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
1315. The Apple Tax – What it Really Means
Shortly after the European Court of Justice ruled that the Irish State had given illegal state aid to Appple, via what was a sweetheart tax evasion scheme,…
1310. Israeli Weapons in Irish Airspace with The Ditch
Editors note: Tony misquotes
In this tortoise shack exclusive, Roman Shortall and Eoghan McNeill of The Ditch rejoin us to discuss what has been revealed …
29. From Heaven to Hell: Seven Months in Gaza
Dr. Mohammed H. Alaqad is a distinguished academic from Gaza, now based in Malaysia. In the Autumn of 2023 he went to visit home after 14 years of being aw…
1308. Postmasters Sold Out?
A Radol is a Ridiculous Argument Devoid Of Logic. Bear that in mind as you listen.
In this short podcast Martin reveal the "legal opinion" sent to Irish Post…
1309. ‘The Gig Economy Is a Lie’ – A Game Changing Win for Workers
You might have seen the headlines across Irish media about the blow struck to the Gig Economy and bogus self employment by musician and workers rights acti…
28. Gaza – Paralysed By Fear
Anas Abu Samhan is a Palestinian writer and translator with a deep focus on the decolonization of mind and language, as well as decolonial epistemology. An…
1305. The SpyCops Scandal – Police Preying on the Vulnerable
As promised we are rejoined by the best person on the planet currently covering the decades old SpyCops Units, who have done some deplorable things to peop…
1306. Delay, Deny and Wait For Me to Die with Noelle Brown
In this Echo Chamber Pod we are rejoined by writer, actor and activist, Noelle Brown to discuss the Mother and Baby Home Redress Scheme that has effectivel…
27. My Children Draw Pictures of a Home That No Longer Exists
Ibrahim Alsemeiri is a PhD Candidate at the University of Utarah in Malaysia. Being from and living in Gaza, with four children, he has been displaced 5 ti…
1303. Beyond Electric Picnic and Other Stories
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In this peek-behind-the-paywall Echo Chamber special, Martin and Tony talk the news of the week and things get a bit heated. Which is a good thing. We cove…
26. Gaza: A Crucial Week To Come
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Dr. Hani Albassous is an Associate Professor in Security and Strategic Studies, he taught in Gaza, Qatar and Oman. He joins PalCast to talk about recent de…
1300. Labour’s Unnecessary Austerity
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When is austerity not austerity? When it’s done as part of “grownup” politics or so we’re told.
Rejoining us is the wonderful Prof Richard Murphy and he pa…
Gaza, Hamas and Israel Expanding the War
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Hana Salah is a Palestinian journalist from Gaza who endured and reported on the genocide until she was able to leave to Egypt then to Qatar in March 2024.…
1294. The Housing Crisis with Killian Woods
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It was, as always, a pleasure to be joined by Senior Reporter with the Business Post and the journalist who in our opinion does the most to keep the housin…