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I Don’t Want To Write Tragedies
Jun 23, 2026
Jim O’Callaghan’s Humpty Dumpty Biometric Bamboozlement
Jun 21, 2026
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Mexico’s World Cup and Colombia’s Day of Reckoning
Jun 19, 2026
Protect Our Neutrality – The People’s Forum
Jun 17, 2026
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The Gaza in my mind is not the Gaza I live in now
Jun 16, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/23/26 | I Don’t Want To Write Tragedies | Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Sondos Sabra is a Palestinian writer from Gaza and co-author of Voices of Resistance, currently pursuing a master’s degree in Creative Writing in the UK. She joins us to discuss her experience of the genocide, the harsh reality of the famine she endured, the loss of several of her family and the heartache of planning for a future when everything is stuck in a worsening present. Paul Murphy wants to go into Government podcast:https://www.patreon.com/tortoiseshack/posts/patron-exclusive-160886543 | — | ||||||
| 6/21/26 | Jim O’Callaghan’s Humpty Dumpty Biometric Bamboozlement | Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack "This week Jim O'Callaghan, the Minister for Justice, stood up and explained why his plan to give the Garda Síochána powers to use AI to surveil the public didn't need the safeguards set down in EU law." Tony and solicitor Simon McGarr jump into the recent legislative proposals and developments surrounding biometric data and AI law in Ireland. Simon examines the implications of new bills, what these mean in terms of EU regulations and laws, and the potential risks to privacy and civil liberties. Welcome to the Ballad of Biometrics, Vol 2. Paul Murphy wants to go into Government podcast:https://www.patreon.com/tortoiseshack/posts/patron-exclusive-160886543 | — | ||||||
| 6/19/26 | Mexico’s World Cup and Colombia’s Day of Reckoning | Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Tortoise Shack podcast, Tony and Nicolas Dale Leal, a Mexico-based journalist with El País, discuss the intersection of politics, football, and current events in Latin America and beyond. They examine the impact of protests during the World Cup in Mexico, the political landscapes in Colombia, Peru, and Brazil, and the influence of global figures such as Bukele and Lula. Nicholas gives his assessment of the Colombian Presidential Election and the optimistic view is not that great. But hope springs eternal, then it kills you. Liam Cunningham podcast:https://www.patreon.com/tortoiseshack/posts/patron-exclusive-159915188 Support the Hind Rajab Centre:https://www.ionadhindrajab.org/ | — | ||||||
| 6/17/26 | Protect Our Neutrality – The People’s Forum | Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack “The People's Forum on Peace and Neutrality has been organised in a context where the EU policy of rearmament, with an increased reliance on weapons production, calls in to question its origins as a peace project and its commitment to UN authority, diplomacy and peaceful conflict resolution.” Joining me this evening from the Neutrality Roadshow is Rory Rowan and (legend) Niamh Ní Bhrian to discuss the even this weekend that’ll feature the likes of Francesca Albanese and (tortoise shack exclusive reveal) Michael D. Higgins. Beyond the forum, this is a great conversation about a battle for neutrality that we need to take to this uncaring government. The Jim O'Callaghan Humpty Dumpty podcast:https://www.patreon.com/tortoiseshack/posts/patron-exclusive-160993442 Tickets:https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/peoples-forum-on-peace-and-neutrality-june-19th-and-20th-tickets-1991047790539?aff=oddtdtcreator&_gl=1*bv64pw*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTgwOTIyODY4NC4xNzgwNTcxNjg4*_ga_TQVES5V6SH*czE3ODA1NzE2ODYkbzEkZzEkdDE3ODA1NzE3OTEkajYwJGwwJGgw | — | ||||||
| 6/16/26 | The Gaza in my mind is not the Gaza I live in now | Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Mohammed R. Isdodi is an English language student from Al-Azhar University whose studies were interrupted by the war. He rejoins us from a "hub" in Gaza City to update us on the latest situation on the ground, the struggle for basics like clean water and his work with others of telling their stories of the last almost three years. He offers a poignant insight into something he has written about the Gaza he walks through today and the one that exists now only in his mind. Mikey Cullen's Sumud Flotilla Podcast:https://www.patreon.com/tortoiseshack/posts/patron-exclusive-160504651 Liam Cunningham podcast:https://www.patreon.com/tortoiseshack/posts/patron-exclusive-159915188 Support the Hind Rajab Centre:https://www.ionadhindrajab.org/ | — | ||||||
| 6/14/26 | We Have an Extremely High Tolerance for Intolerance – Emma DeSouza on the Belfast Riots | Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Tortoise Shack podcast, Tony is rejoined by writer, commentator and activist, Emma DeSouza to analyse the recent riots, racially motivated violence and social unrest in Northern Ireland. Emma explores the underlying causes, societal impacts, and the role of social media, political rhetoric and some mainstream media players. They try to emphasise the importance of community resilience, constructive dialogue and the need to improve the lot of everyone on this shared island of ours. Simon McGarr on Minister Jim O'Callaghan's Humpty Dumpty moment:https://www.patreon.com/tortoiseshack/posts/patron-exclusive-160993442 Mikey Cullen on the Sumud Flotilla:https://www.patreon.com/tortoiseshack/posts/patron-exclusive-160504651 Support the Hind Rajab Centre:https://www.ionadhindrajab.org/ | — | ||||||
| 6/12/26 | The Belfast Pogroms – ‘There’s Always Embers. Leave Them Alone and They’ll Go Out. Add Fuel and They’ll Go Up’✨ | Belfast riotscommunity resilience+4 | Elaine Crory | Tortoise Shack MediaHind Rajab Centre | BelfastNorthern Ireland | Belfastriots+5 | — | 41m 03s | |
| 6/12/26 | We Don’t Need a Rainy Day Fund When it’s Already Pouring Down✨ | disability rightsgovernment funding+4 | Joan CarthyBernard Mulvany | Irish Wheelchair AssociationAccess for All+1 | — | disabilityfunding+5 | — | 42m 59s | |
| 6/9/26 | The Societal Cost of Ireland’s Data Centre Boom✨ | data centresenvironmental impact+4 | Dr Ciaran O'Carroll | Gaza Flotilla podcastHind Rajab Centre+1 | — | data centresIreland+5 | — | 39m 25s | |
| 6/9/26 | ‘We Just Ran’ – Mohammad’s Story✨ | Gazacurrent events+4 | Mohammad AlTurk | Gaza FlotillaHind Rajab Centre | Gaza City | GazaMohammad AlTurk+4 | — | 24m 57s | |
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| 6/7/26 | ‘Sinn Féin’s Left Wing Politics Are Not Up For Debate’✨ | left wing politicsSinn Féin+4 | David Cullinane | Sinn Féin | — | Sinn FéinDavid Cullinane+5 | — | 41m 54s | |
| 6/4/26 | So Jeremy Corbyn, Mary Lou McDonald and Roddy Doyle walk into a festival✨ | political eventscultural festivals+3 | Claire O’ConnorGraham Seely | Sinn FéinHind Rajab Centre | — | Robert Tressell FestivalClaire O’Connor+3 | — | — | |
| 6/3/26 | The Trump Regime, Cuba’s Collapse, World Cup of Uncertainty and Colombia’s New Hope✨ | Cuba humanitarian crisisColombia news+3 | Nicholas Dale Leal | El País | CubaColombia+2 | CubaColombia+5 | — | 43m 25s | |
| 6/1/26 | King Charles, Peter Mandelson and a Tyrone Goldmine✨ | environmental disastermining+3 | Tommy Greene | Tortoise Shack Media | Lough NeaghSperrin Mountains | Lough Neaghgoldmine+5 | — | — | |
| 5/30/26 | Gaza: My Students Keep Me Going – A Teacher Speaks✨ | educationGaza+4 | Arwa Alzraiy | Tortoise Shack MediaHind Rajab Centre | GazaDurham | Gazaeducation+5 | — | 45m 25s | |
| 5/27/26 | Adam SpiceBag Doyle – You Can’t Let Apathy Win✨ | activismeducation+4 | Adam SpiceBag Doyle | Ionad Hind RajabTortoise Shack Media | GazaLough Neagh | activismGaza+5 | — | 16m 50s | |
| 5/25/26 | The bye-bye, By-Elections Special-ish✨ | by-electionspolitics+3 | Harry McEvansoneyaSimon McGarr | irishelectionprojections.comTortoise Shack Media | Dublin CentralGalway West | by-electionsDublin Central+4 | — | 36m 25s | |
| 5/24/26 | On Violence and Justice for Yves Sakila✨ | violencejustice+3 | Philip O'Connor | The SpiceBag PodcastOn Violence | StockholmHenry Street | violencejustice+4 | — | 44m 21s | |
| 5/22/26 | James Leonard – Building Community from the Bottom Up and Getting a Seat at the Table✨ | community developmentpolitics+3 | James Leonard | Tortoise Shack MediaSpiceBag podcast+1 | Cork | communitypolitics+4 | — | 50m 37s | |
| 5/19/26 | Being a Father is My Most Important Role✨ | fatherhoodGaza+4 | Hussam Tannera | Tortoise Shack Media | — | fatherhoodGaza genocide+4 | — | — | |
| 5/18/26 | The Byelection Special-ish✨ | by-electionsIrish politics+3 | Harry McEvansoneya | Fine GaelSoc Dem+4 | GalwayDublin Central+1 | by-electionGalway West+6 | — | — | |
| 5/17/26 | Starmer, Burnham, the Hapless Horserace and the Need for a New Recipe✨ | UK politicsLocal Elections+4 | Prof Richard Murphy | Labour PartyTortoise Shack Media | — | UK politicsLocal Elections+4 | — | 40m 19s | |
| 5/13/26 | Time to Cut Taxes?✨ | tax policyeconomic debate+4 | Ciaran Nugent | NERITortoise Shack Media | IrelandGaza | tax cutsIreland+5 | — | 42m 20s | |
| 5/11/26 | You Were Elected, Now Do Your Job | Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Writer, columnist and political commentator Elaine Crory rejoined me on the tortoise shack to talk Stormont and the mood music of a managed decline. She breaks down why the politicians MUST stay the course and not betray their constituents and the reasons for the latest opinion poll data that shows a 60%+ lead for the Irish unity with EU membership question. This is a belter of a chat with a great voice we need to hear from. The Hope, Courage and Community podcast is here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-157607730 James Leonard in the Shack podcast:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-158043146 | — | ||||||
| 5/10/26 | The First Draft of History | Malak Hijazi is an English Literature graduate, writer, historian of displacement and journalist from Gaza. She joins us from Gaza City to share her story, describe life under the ongoing genocide and explain why she is compelled to record what is happening to her people despite the danger to herself. A remarkable young woman. Don’t miss it. Stormont on the Brink pod:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-157551108 The Hope, Courage and Community podcast is here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-157607730 | — | ||||||
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