The Echo Chamber from Tortoise Shack
The Irish independent news, politics and culture podcast that doesn't take itself too seriously. Join hosts Tony Groves and Martin McMahon and a wide range of guests as the tackle everything from twitter to the Taoiseach. There will be shenanigans!
Cover art by @Ciaraioch
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 174
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
44. Gaza – A Child’s Christmas Wish for Peace
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Banias is a wonderful a 8-year old child living in Gaza, now displaced in Al-Zawayda. She joins us to speak of the dreams that she still carries and the li…
Banias is a wonderful a 8-year old child living in Gaza, now displaced in Al-Zawayda. She joins us to speak of the dreams that she still carries and the li…
00:33:07 |
Thu 26 Dec 2024
1397. The Tortoise Shack Wrap of 2024
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In this wrap of 2024 we are joined by the dream team of Shamim Malekmian and Harry McEvansoneya, to look back over 2024, share a few laughs and worry about…
In this wrap of 2024 we are joined by the dream team of Shamim Malekmian and Harry McEvansoneya, to look back over 2024, share a few laughs and worry about…
00:43:43 |
Tue 24 Dec 2024
1389. No, No Happy Christmas to RTE. Up the Workers!
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(Editors Note: Recorded Dec 12th)
Martin vs RTE at the WRC
Martin went to the WRC to represent RTE worker Joey Kelly vs Arthur Cox who are representing RTE…
(Editors Note: Recorded Dec 12th)
Martin vs RTE at the WRC
Martin went to the WRC to represent RTE worker Joey Kelly vs Arthur Cox who are representing RTE…
00:21:45 |
Sun 22 Dec 2024
1385. Left Unity in 2025?
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I won't lie, I wanted to see PBP Cllr Conor Reddy get into the Dáil. But that's the democratic process and his (and my) disappointment is, as Conor outline…
I won't lie, I wanted to see PBP Cllr Conor Reddy get into the Dáil. But that's the democratic process and his (and my) disappointment is, as Conor outline…
00:20:54 |
Fri 20 Dec 2024
1386. Imprisonment as a Last Resort
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Human Rights Lawyer, Saoirse Brady is the Executive Director of the Irish Penal Reform Trust (https://iprt.ie) and she kindly sat down with us in the torto…
Human Rights Lawyer, Saoirse Brady is the Executive Director of the Irish Penal Reform Trust (https://iprt.ie) and she kindly sat down with us in the torto…
00:56:24 |
Tue 17 Dec 2024
1388. Inside Syria – Hope and Despair
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In this must hear podcast journalist and tortoise shack regular Gareth Browne joined us from Syria to describe what he has witnessed since being one of the…
In this must hear podcast journalist and tortoise shack regular Gareth Browne joined us from Syria to describe what he has witnessed since being one of the…
00:39:27 |
Fri 13 Dec 2024
1382. The Hard Work Has Started with Sinn Féin’s Mairéad Farrell
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In this post GE2024 podcast we are joined by Sinn Féin poll topper and maybe short-lived head of the Public Accounts Committee, Mairéad Farrell, to discuss…
In this post GE2024 podcast we are joined by Sinn Féin poll topper and maybe short-lived head of the Public Accounts Committee, Mairéad Farrell, to discuss…
00:37:01 |
Thu 12 Dec 2024
1381. Gary Gannon on the Next Dáil
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In this Post-General Election 2024 Podcast we talk with newly re-elected Soc Dem TD for Dublin Central, Gary Gannon. He talks about the mistakes he made in…
In this Post-General Election 2024 Podcast we talk with newly re-elected Soc Dem TD for Dublin Central, Gary Gannon. He talks about the mistakes he made in…
00:30:07 |
Tue 10 Dec 2024
1377. A Game Changing Freedom of Information Win
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Note: this was recorded a few days ago, but we didn't want it to get lost in the GE2024 news cycle.
In this podcast we are joined by freelance freedom of i…
Note: this was recorded a few days ago, but we didn't want it to get lost in the GE2024 news cycle.
In this podcast we are joined by freelance freedom of i…
00:39:33 |
Mon 09 Dec 2024
1380. Paul Lazarus Murphy on the Next Dáil and GE2024
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In this extended GE 2024 election results and outcomes podcast we are joined by recently re-elected PBP TD, Paul Murphy for a chat about his last few years…
In this extended GE 2024 election results and outcomes podcast we are joined by recently re-elected PBP TD, Paul Murphy for a chat about his last few years…
Fri 06 Dec 2024
41. Gaza Latest and Remembering Refaat
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The situation in Gaza is getting worse. Three women were crushed to death by men who lined up to get aid in Central Gaza. Israel continues to expand the Ne…
The situation in Gaza is getting worse. Three women were crushed to death by men who lined up to get aid in Central Gaza. Israel continues to expand the Ne…
00:41:24 |
Thu 05 Dec 2024
1364. America: From Exceptionalism to Isolationism
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In the last few weeks of the US presidential campaign tortoise shack regular and Latin American journalist with El Pais, Nicholas Dale Leal spent time in Miam…
In the last few weeks of the US presidential campaign tortoise shack regular and Latin American journalist with El Pais, Nicholas Dale Leal spent time in Miam…
00:35:22 |
Tue 03 Dec 2024
1376. The BIG Election Reaction Podcast
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In this GE2024 podcast we talk results, our predictions, Fianna Fáil's impending Fine Gael identity crisis, Sinn Féin's need to work outside the box, the f…
In this GE2024 podcast we talk results, our predictions, Fianna Fáil's impending Fine Gael identity crisis, Sinn Féin's need to work outside the box, the f…
00:24:24 |
Sun 01 Dec 2024
1373. GE2024 – The Candidates, Rory Hearne
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I'll be honest, this is not really a candidate interview. There are a couple of mean questions. But it's more touching base with our friend Rory and wishin…
I'll be honest, this is not really a candidate interview. There are a couple of mean questions. But it's more touching base with our friend Rory and wishin…
00:22:53 |
Thu 28 Nov 2024
1371. GE2024 – Political Polar Opposites
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In this GE2024 special we're joined by Public Affairs Consultant, occasional Irish Times columnist and lifelong political operator, Gerard Howlin for a cha…
In this GE2024 special we're joined by Public Affairs Consultant, occasional Irish Times columnist and lifelong political operator, Gerard Howlin for a cha…
00:56:37 |
Thu 28 Nov 2024
1369. GE2024 – Climate Action, The Dog That Didn’t Bark?
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In this GE2024 Special podcast we are rejoined by campaigning journalist and climate activist, John Gibbons, to run the rule over the climate ambitions of …
In this GE2024 Special podcast we are rejoined by campaigning journalist and climate activist, John Gibbons, to run the rule over the climate ambitions of …
00:54:06 |
Wed 27 Nov 2024
1366. GE 2024 – The Candidates – John Lyons
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In this GE 2024 candidate podcast we talk with Independent (left) Cllr John Lyons, who is running against the odds in Dublin Bay North.
John talks about th…
In this GE 2024 candidate podcast we talk with Independent (left) Cllr John Lyons, who is running against the odds in Dublin Bay North.
John talks about th…
00:33:43 |
Wed 27 Nov 2024
1367. GE2024, The Candidates – Dr Jen Cummins
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Jen Cummins is a first time candidate with the Soc Dems in Dublin South Central. It's a very diverse, and dare we say unequal constituency where Jen has he…
Jen Cummins is a first time candidate with the Soc Dems in Dublin South Central. It's a very diverse, and dare we say unequal constituency where Jen has he…
00:33:44 |
Tue 26 Nov 2024
1361. GE2024: The Candidates with Síomha Ní Aonghusa
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In this GE 2024 podcast we talk with Síomha Ní Aonghusa who is a campaigner on housing, women’s rights, anti-racism, and Palestine solidarity. She is a fir…
In this GE 2024 podcast we talk with Síomha Ní Aonghusa who is a campaigner on housing, women’s rights, anti-racism, and Palestine solidarity. She is a fir…
00:28:21 |
Tue 26 Nov 2024
1360. GE2024 – The Candidates, Lorna Bogue
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In this GE 2024 pod we talk with Rabharta Party, Lorna Bogue, who is a city councillor representing Cork City South-East on Cork City Council since 2019 an…
In this GE 2024 pod we talk with Rabharta Party, Lorna Bogue, who is a city councillor representing Cork City South-East on Cork City Council since 2019 an…
00:35:14 |
Mon 25 Nov 2024
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