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Artificial intelligence is evolving at an unprecedented pace—what does that mean for the future of technology, venture capital, business, and even our understanding of ourselves? Award-winning journalist and writer Anil Ananthaswamy joins us for our latest episode to discuss his latest book Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI . Anil helps us explore the journey and many breakthroughs that have propelled machine learning from simple perceptrons to the sophisticated algorithms shaping today’s AI revolution, powering GPT and other models. The discussion aims to demystify some of the underlying math that powers modern machine learning to help everyone grasp this technology impacting our lives, even if your last math class was in high school. Anil walks us through the power of scaling laws, the shift from training to inference optimization, and the debate among AI’s pioneers about the road to AGI—should we be concerned, or are we still missing key pieces of the puzzle? The conversation also delves into AI’s philosophical implications—could understanding how machines learn help us better understand ourselves? And what challenges remain before AI systems can truly operate with agency? If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform. Sign up for our newsletter at techsurgepodcast.com for exclusive insights and updates on upcoming TechSurge Live Summits. Links: Read Why Machines Learn, Anil’s latest book on the math behind AI https://www.amazon.com/Why-Machines-Learn-Elegant-Behind/dp/0593185749 Learn more about Anil Ananthaswamy’s work and writing https://anilananthaswamy.com/ Watch Anil Ananthaswamy’s TED Talk on AI and intelligence https://www.ted.com/speakers/anil_ananthaswamy Discover the MIT Knight Science Journalism Fellowship that shaped Anil’s AI research https://ksj.mit.edu/ Understand the Perceptron, the foundation of neural networks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perceptron Read about the Perceptron Convergence Theorem and its significance https://www.nature.com/articles/323533a0…

Reboot Republic - Rory Hearne by Tortoise Shack Media

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Reboot Republic is the innovative Podcast that delves beyond the headlines and soundbites and pulls up the roots of our Social Crises to unearth progressive solutions.

290 epizódok

#Ireland #Tortoise Shack Media #Society #Conversations #Arts #Comedy #Min Maxed

Reboot Republic - Rory Hearne by Tortoise Shack Media

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Reboot Republic is the innovative Podcast that delves beyond the headlines and soundbites and pulls up the roots of our Social Crises to unearth progressive solutions.

290 epizódok

#Ireland #Tortoise Shack Media #Society #Conversations #Arts #Comedy #Min Maxed

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381. Housing Failure as Government Policy

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic pod Rory is joined by producer Tony to discuss the latest Dáil shenanigans, the government’s continued backpedaling on pre-election promises and to answer your (excellent) questions. We will try to do a Question Time segment regularly, so please do send us in yours as well as any ideas, suggestions or feedback on the patreon feed. Thank you. The latest Reboot with the wonderful Lousie Bayliss is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-123311633 Donate directly to Palestinian medical student Rajeh via PayPal:anas.kassab.2000@gmail.com…

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380. Rebooting Reboot 36:19

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic (Reboot) Rory chats with producer Tony about his first few weeks in the Dáil, the new government's attempts at stroke politics, the government misleading the public with phantom new homes, the opportunity for cooperation on the opposition benches and then he answers some of your questions.…

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1373. GE2024 – The Candidates, Rory Hearne

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack 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 wishing him well for Friday. How could we not? For all our GE 2024 coverage, including the results podcasts to come please go to patreon.com/tortoiseshack…

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374. A Real Housing Solution: Cost Rental Homes 43:18

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory discusses the new (at least new to Ireland) affordable rental housing model: cost rental housing. He talks with authors of the new report, The Impact of Cost Rental Housing: Security, Affordability and Place, Dr Michael Byrne, Dr Cian O Callaghan and Rosemary Hennigan of Tuath Housing and Aengus Hennessy a resident in new cost rental housing. Cost rental housing is public housing for those earning incomes above social housing thresholds, and new tenants highlight its importance for giving real long term stability, in contrast to private rental, the ability to put down roots and be part of community. We discuss challenges around making it genuinely affordable and how the Government can and should expand this through increased investment. Read the report here: https://www.housingagency.ie/sites/default/files/The%20Impact%20of%20Cost%20Rental%20Housing.pdf For all our GE 2024 coverage go to patreon.com/tortoiseshack…

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#2. ‘My Mam Thought I was Mad’ – Sadhbh Coffey Duff 1:00:37

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this episode of Sparks Will Fly, Ray is joined by Reboot Republic Host, Rory Hearne to chat with their very special guest, plumbing apprentice, Sadhbh Coffey Duff. This is a belter of a conversation with a wonderful young woman. Please give it a listen. Music is by the soon-to-be legend, Meryl Streek. The GE 2024 Candidate Pods are here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-115656727…

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379. The human toll of the war on Lebanon with Sally Hayden 48:56

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Podcast Rory and Tony talk with Sally Hayden, Irish journalist and award winning author of My Fourth Time, We Drowned, about the reality of the Israeli invasion and attacks on Lebanon. Sally has been living in Beirut since January and describes what she has seen and the experiences of people on the ground, as she has written about in her regular Irish Times articles. We talk about Israel's psychological war, the ill state of international human rights and the dehumanising of people that has accelerated over the last year. The GE 2024 Candidate Interviews are here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/115336691 Subscribe to Sparks Will Fly:https://open.spotify.com/show/0glRkpPWzMGzwHvyjCEuR9?si=7v3cs_CZSrCIDzDuPRfUmg…

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378. Labouring Forward with John Harris 42:05

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic we talk once more to award winning journalist and podcaster with the Guardian, John Harris about the tensions, achievements and neoliberal technocracy of the new Labour Government in the UK. We dig into the disconnect between the big parties and ordinary people. We also talk about autism, disability and the waste of energy that are the culture wars. Finally John tells us about his new book that'll be out early in 2025. The GE 2024 Candidate Pods are here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/114681387 Donate to Rory's marathon for Gaza:https://www.patreon.com/posts/112598735…

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A Green Social Justice Approach for Climate & Inequality 30:45

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Please join us at patreon.com/toroiseshack In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory discusses a new approach to addressing both climate and inequality - in changing the narrative and moving towards transformative changes, such as public investment in warmer green homes for everyone, with Dr Ciaran O'Caroll, Lecturer in TU Dublin and climate analyst. We also discuss the Budget, data centres, and a green social justice approach to the climate transition. The General Election Starting Gun podcast:https://www.patreon.com/posts/114250721 Donate to Rory's marathon for Gaza:https://www.patreon.com/posts/112598735…

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375. Budget 2025 – Tokenism not Transformational 50:21

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Please join us on patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory dissects Budget 2025 with Michael Taft, economist , and Susanne Rogers of Social Justice Ireland and they find more tokenism than transformation, We discuss how the Budget was actually regressive - those on higher incomes gained more - it failed to take transformative action on housing, health or child poverty. Michael points to a broad public retrofitting scheme as one measure that would have used the billions for transformation. Rory is also joined by Mike Allen of Focus Ireland who highlights how shockingly there was not one mention of homelessness in the Budget, and no increase in funding for preventing homelessness. We also discuss the socially divisive narrative spread by the Taoiseach and others that are trying to deflect attention away from Government policy failure and blame immigrants and others vulnerable for homelessness. We always enjoy your feedback, and please share the podcast around. Thank you for listening. (Editors note: Don’t miss Michael Taft singing) Rory's Dublin Marathon for Dignity for Palestine:https://www.patreon.com/posts/112598735…

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372. Early Childhood Education: A Public Model 33:16

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic podcast Rory discusses the crisis in childcare and how a public system of Early Childhood Education and Care would work, with Orla O Connor and Eilish Balfe of the National Women's Council of Ireland, and Lynette Monk, manager of a Community Childcare and Afterschool Service, who was also involved with SIPTU's Big Start Campaign. The childcare and early years education sector is in a crisis -from lack of places, unaffordable fees, under valuing and low pay of staff, there is a clear need for a new approach, a public model. Eilish, Orla and Lynette explain about the new Alliance for a Public System of Early Childhood Education and Care, #TogetherForPublic initiative and the ways we can build a more equitable, accessible, and high-quality early childhood education system for all children and families. Rory's Marathon:https://www.patreon.com/posts/112598735…

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373. Factchecking the Taoiseach’s Homelessness Claims 43:22

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack n this Reboot Republic, Rory alongside Adam Boyle, Solicitor with the Mercy Law Centre, factcheck Taoiseach Simon Harris' claims that "homelessness numbers are heavily impacted by the fact we are seeing many people seek protection in our country, seek asylum in our country". We highlight how asylum seekers are not included in the homeless numbers the Taoiseach references, how the majority of people presenting as homeless are doing so due to evictions from the private rental sector or household breakdown (which is often hidden homelessness). We also discuss the policy origins of homelessness -from the shift from direct social housing building to HAP, discrimination in the private rental sector, and failure of Government to provide renter protections. We also discuss the problems with current definitions of homelessness, the way in which presentations to homelessness are not capturing the true figures, and the danger of narratives blaming asylum seekers and immigration. See mercylaw.ie for more Rory's Dublin Marathon for Dignity for Palestine here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/112598735…

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371. Budget2025 – We Can End Child Poverty & child Homelessness 48:08

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this podcast Rory discusess the issues of rising deprivation and homelessness amongst Ireland's children, with Tanya Ward, Director of the Children's Rights Alliance. The number in children experiencing enforced deprivation has increased from 200,000 to 257000 between 2021 and 2023, while the number of children homeless with their families has increased by 87% since 2021, yet we have billions in Budget Surplus. We discuss how the lifting of the eviction ban resulted in an increase in children and families in homelessness and the on-going cost of living crisis for families, the failure of government to implement targeted measures, and the public support for new initiatives from free school books to school meals. We highlight the need to continue to hold the ambition and hope to end child poverty and child and family homelessness. Support Rory and Dignity for Palestine:https://www.patreon.com/posts/111983961…

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369. Budget 2025 – Boston, Berlin or Copenhagen? 34:17

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this podcast Rory talks to Dr Tom McDonnell, Director of the Nevin Economics Research Institute, about the state of the Irish economy, and the upcoming Budget, why it is wrong to frame it as a 'give-away' budget, how we have record economic growth and yet deprivation has increased to 17%, why the Budget should invest in a wellbeing economy - in housing, a public construction company, public childcare, universal healthcare and climate transition. We also discuss how Ireland's economy is a neoliberal one, where the market dominates, and how we could become more like the Nordic wellbeing economies. The US Politics Pod is out here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/111858654…

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370. Highest Ever Homelessness: What can be done? 32:36

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks with Louise Bayliss, Advocacy and Campaigns Coordinator with Focus Ireland. The latest homelessness figures show that we have the highest recorded homeless in Ireland, with the number of children homeless with their families at 4,401 children, an 87% increase since the Governments plan Housing For All in 2021. We discuss the traumatic impact of homelessness on children and families, and what are the solutions: including a re-instating of the ban on no fault evictions and allocating priority to families homeless in social housing. Homelessness is not evitable, and we must end it. A Home of Your Own Podcast:https://www.patreon.com/posts/111406218 Gazza Appeal:https://www.patreon.com/posts/108592125…

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368. Trauma informed solidarity with Anne Marie Quilligan 39:53

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks with Anne Marie Quilligan, a qualified social worker and Traveller activist about her experiences growing up in Limerick, community, discrimination, Traveller homelessness and the Carrickmines tragedy, the parallels between anti-asylum seeker and anti-Traveller racism, and what a trauma informed approach to exclusion and solidarity means, we discuss the need to build cross society connections to challenge the rise in the far right. The Ditch Podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/47414904 Gaza Appeal:https://www.patreon.com/posts/109090405…

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367. More Landlords Than Ever! 33:37

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory chats with Tony about the latest data that rips up the long running “landlords are fleeing the market” narrative and shows how the lifting of the no-fault eviction ban is having such a devastating impact in terms of homelessness. They also discuss Rory’s decision to try and retain the Soc Dem seat currently held by the soon-to-retire Roisin Shortall. Tickets for our Live Show:https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-tortoise-shack-tells-an-echo-chamber-exclusive-tickets-1002392050607?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&_gl=1*1f8z42w*_up*MQ..*_ga*MjYyMzc5OTcyLjE3MjQ4MjU4NjI.*_ga_TQVES5V6SH*MTcyNDgyNTg2Mi4xLjAuMTcyNDgyNTg2Mi4wLjAuMA..…

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366. With Proper Planning, Healing Can Happen 39:35

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory speaks with a brilliant panel of Ber Grogan of Mental Health Reform, Charles O’Mahony NUIG lecturer and Mental health, human rights & disability law & policy researcher and Ciara Glynn, mental health peer, activist and of the wonderful team at Solace Cafe, to discuss the issues facing people in need of mental health services and those who are struggling to deliver in this unequal and unfair financially driven society. The Latest from the SpyCops inquiry is here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-110376652 The Gaza appeal is here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/water-for-gaza-108592125…

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365. Inequality: What Can We Do with Profs Kate Pickett & Richard Wilkinson 45:09

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory chats with Professors Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson, authors of several ground breaking and massively influential research on inequality including the Spirit Level (2009), the Inner Level (2015), and Act Now ( 2024, multi-author). We discuss how and why more unequal societies do worse in terms of trust, health, wellbeing, and environment, and what can be done to achieve more equal societies. A must-listen for anyone interested in inequality. Gaza Appeal:https://www.patreon.com/posts/look-what-you-us-109090405…

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364. Dereliction Blues

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic episode Rory talks tackling Ireland's blight of dereliction and solutions, with Jude Sherry and Frank O Connor of Anois. Four years on from Jude and Frank's first Derelict Ireland tweets, we look back and see the cultural change in attitudes, as the public has demanded action on Ireland's scandal of huge numbers of derelict buildings while a generation are locked out of a home. This is a podcast of hope and solutions. The Gaza Appeal:https://www.patreon.com/posts/look-what-you-us-109090405…

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363. Ireland Says Yes – Inequality & NAMA 37:56

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory is joined by Tony Groves to discuss the big issues of recent weeks including , the anti-immigrant protests, Sinn Fein's statement, rising inequality and the Government, and a history of NAMA and how its land should be immediately transferred to a public home building agency. Derelict Ireland Podcast here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-108852398 Gaza Appeal here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/look-what-you-us-109090405…

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361. Climate Action and Social Justice Go Hand in Hand 55:36

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this reboot republic podcast, Rory chats with Saoirse Exton, climate activist and youth advisor to the UN Secretary General, and Professor Mary Murphy, author of Creating an Ecosocial Welfare Future. We discuss the recent elections and analyse why the Green vote declined in the failure to put social justice and cost of living issues central to green politics. We discuss the ideas presented at the Rethinking Growth Conference, and new ideas for climate and green politics and activism: around nurturing community, local democracy, addressing housing, feelings of insecurity, and growing inequalities. New Reboot Pod on NAMA out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-108782593 Gaza Water Appeal Here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/water-for-gaza-108592125…

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Coolock – ‘No Lessons Were Learned After the Riots’ 41:35

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack This is not the Community of Coolock: After the Protest Finding Positive Ways Forward In this Reboot Republic, Rory discusses the fallout from the protests in Coolock and finding positive ways forward for communities with Cllr John Lyons, Cllr Daniel Ennis and Niamh McDonald of the Hope and Courage Collective. We discuss the strategy of the far-right and leaders spreading hate, the fact that the protests and violence does not represent the majority of the community in Coolock, the contradictions in the policing and state interventions, the need to engage in dialogue with communities, and not talk down to them but rather work with and support communities to get proper resources from playing pitches to playgrounds. Hana Salah Podcast is here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-108054435 Gaza Appeal Details here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/dignity-for-103882396…

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360. Why are the Government opposing affordable housing? 42:19

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot podcast Rory talks to Rosie Lynch of Workhouse Union about what is happening to community led affordable housing initiatives in Ireland. We ask why is the Government not supporting community led affordable housing? It appears once more the market is king in housing policy as investor funds like Bartra get funding to build social and affordable housing but the Government wont fund affordable housing providers like O Cualann. Community led housing, as explained by Rosie, is a really viable alternative affordable housing model that can address both the housing crisis and care crisis in terms of meeting housing needs in an inclusive way, and also meet environmental needs through community land trusts and cooperative co-housing. It needs real support. To find out more check out SOA at Self Organised Architecture Home - SOA Gaza Appeal Details:https://www.patreon.com/posts/dignity-for-103882396…

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System Failure: I’m 42 and Homeless 35:45

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks with Dwayne Woods, artist manager, music publicist and mental health advocate, who just last week was made homeless by repeated state failures to support him from avoiding becoming homeless. He tells his story which challenges the Government spin that describes homelessness as having complex causes, and shows its state failure - housing failure, that is causing homelessness. Dwayne's story is powerful and heartbreaking. Please share it. The Whistleblower vs the Public Accounts Committee Podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-106599653 The Gaza Appeal is here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/nuseirat-dr-105860337…

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388. Generation Rent: Living in Fear 36:58

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks to Jenny Roche, who, with her family, is facing eviction from their home in Galway. Jenny is a lecturer in film in NUI Galway and has been living in her rental home for 19 years. She tells her housing story of living in fear, anxiety, the impact on her child, and how she is overholding because there is no where to go and she refuses to be evicted into hidden homelessness. This is the tsunami of evictions we've warned about and with almost 19,000 notices to quit served to tenants in 2023, the Government must re-instate the eviction ban, make the tenant in situ scheme work, and stop evictions into homelessness. As Jenny says, renters need to come together and take action. Please email the Minister for Housing Darragh O Brien and Galway County Council calling on them to keep Jenny and her family in their home. Join CATU - the tenants union. Gaza Appeal Details:https://www.patreon.com/posts/nuseirat-dr-105860337…

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357. Rory’s Return 35:49

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory talks with Tony about the last few weeks of his candidacy for the Midlands North-West MEP election, the highs, lows and everything in between. They also discuss the results and dig into some of the outcomes and what learnings the broad left must take after what was a mixed bag of voting. The Eoin Ó Broin post-election and planning bill podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-106538176 The Dignity for Gaza Appeal is here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/nuseirat-dr-105860337…

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1269. Nuseirat, Gaza with Dr Musallam Abukhalil and Adam SpiceBag Doyle

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack It was a pleasure to be rejoined on the podcast from Nuseirat by Dr Musallam Abukhalil from the medical shelter where he works with his colleagues and the volunteers with Dignity for Palestine, and activist artist Adam SpiceBag Doyle. We just wish it was under better circumstances. We talk about how things are right now on the ground in Gaza and the immense suffering of thousands of displaced people and how voluteers are resilient, yet overwhelmed. Note Adam is donating money from the sales of his An Phalaistín scarves to Dignity for Palestine. You can get them here:https://spicebagmerch.bigcartel.com/product/an-phalaistin-scarf For Donations please click here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/nuseirat-dr-105860337…

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356. 100% Irish, 100% Palestinian 40:08

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To help Khalid get his family out of Gaza you can donate to:https://gofund.me/39137fbb An Irish Palestinian Story of Genocide In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory talks with Khalid El-Astal, who was born in Belfast, when his father was doing a PhD in Queens University. He then moved to Gaza with his brothers and family when he was 8. He shares his story of living with the reality of the Isreali genocide. He tells how his wife and mother were killed in Gaza in November by Israeli bombs, and how his father and brothers are still in Gaza trying to leave. I also talk to Daithi MacAnBhaird from Kildare Palestine Solidarity Campaign about their connection with Khalid, and the on-going work they are doing. And to get involved with Kildare Palestine Solidarity Campaign go to @ipsc.kildare The Gaza Orphan Appeal details are here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/gaza-orphan-for-105080810…

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355. Something to Fight For 54:32

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Messaging & actions of hope to counter the far-right In this Reboot Republic podcast. Rory discusses messaging and taking actions based on hope, solidarity and solutions to counter the far right, with Niamh McDonald of the Hope and Courage Collective and Emily Duffy of parable. Niamh and Emily explain their research on messaging and the far right, and provide ideas and ways to communicate with audiences to win them away from far right arguments, but also the importance of community organising to get real positive change. The Dignity for Palestine appeal is here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/103886136…

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354. Real Action – UCD Students’ Palestine Encampment 54:21

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this podcast Rory and Tony talk to Martha Ní Riada the President of UCD Student's Union about the encampment of students taking place in solidarity with Palestine. Martha sets out the core demands of the students, calling on the University in relation to the Boycott Divestment Sanctions campaign, and tells us how the camp is going and what people can do. Support the Irish Palestine Solidarity Action Saturday 18th Dublin 1pm Parnell Sq The new Shrapnel Podcast, Balaclava Street Revisited, is out now here:…

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354. The Hope We Can’t See Yet with John Harris 54:21

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Joining us on this Reboot Republic podcast, is award winning Guardian political commentator and the host of their Politics Weekly Podcast, John Harris. We discuss the fallout from the UK local elections, the imminent end of this Conservative government, the prospects for a better and fairer deal from a Labour government and the hope that is not seen in the headlines, but that John sees in the communities that he visits and the people who he talks with. More abut Dignity for Palestine here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/were-back-in-all-103886136 Support John and James as they walk Hadrian's Wall for the Sound Lab:https://www.gofundme.com/f/james-harriss-hadrians-wall-walk…

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353. Greenwashing Climate Policies & Politics with Professor John Sweeney 44:17

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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks with Professor Emeritus John Sweeney of Maynooth University about the reality of climate change that is here now, social justice and inequality and climate policy, Ireland's failing to meet its carbon budgets, and what is needed to be done in agriculture, transport, and at a European Union level. Guardian Political Commentator and host of their Politics Weekly Podcast, John Harris joined us to talk UK politics and the hope that we might not be able to see yet. Out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-103920517 The Dignity for Palestine appeal is here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/were-back-in-all-103886136…

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352. Trade Union Revival 59:44

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Respect at work & solidarity in society! As part of Trade Union Week, in this Reboot Republic, Rory talks with Ethel Buckley, Deputy General Secretary of SIPTU trade union and Maeve Richardson, the National Student Voice Organiser for the Irish Second-level Students’ Union (ISSU) and a SIPTU member. We discuss the growing support for trade unions among young people, the reality of union busting in Ireland, the need for strong worker' rights and collective bargaining legislation, and a new Union campaign organised by CWU, FSU, Mandate and SIPTU called Respect at Work. We also discuss the important role of unions in tackling the rise of the far right and racism and building cross society and worker solidarity. You can find out more about Respect at Work https://respectatwork.ie/ The Climate Pod with Prof John Sweeney is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-103328240…

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351. The HAP Trap & Stopping Evictions into Homelessness 41:13

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory talks to Executive Director of the Simon Communities of Ireland Wayne Stanley about their recent report, Locked Out Of The Market, which found in March there were just 38 properties available to rent within HAP limits and none in many places across the country including Athlone, Galway City, Limerick city and Sligo. We also discuss solutions to preventing homelessness including a targeted eviction ban within the Simon Homelessness Prevention Bill and the need to build 15,000 social housing homes per year. The Latest Reboot Pod on Respect At Work is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-103138201…

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350. Why is the Government blocking affordable house building? 46:56

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory and Tony talk with Hugh Brennan of the O Cualann Co Housing Alliance about the work that Hugh is doing to actually build affordable housing and the blockages and lack of support he is facing from the Government and Department of Housing. Hugh outlines what is needed in order to build affordable housing. Not-for-profit affordable housing providers need additional funding (and loans) support from Government. He asks why isn't the Government doing it? And why is the Land Development Agency looking for double digit returns making affordable housing more expensive. And we finish with a key proposed solution of the state setting up factories to fast build tens of thousands of homes. A real solution. The Latest RTE revelations are available now only here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-102227581 Rory set out that proposal here: Homes for Ireland, report launched today | Maynooth University…

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349. From Farmers to Migration: Social Justice is the key to Climate Action

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks with Dr. Ciarán O'Carroll, Climate & Sustainable Transition expert and Lecturer in Sustainability Leadership at TU Dublin, about strategies in climate action, from putting social justice central to all climate policy and action, from lifting farmers out of poverty to addressing housing and migration, Ciaran outlines core ideas on policy and economics, coalition building and changing narratives. The Hugh Brennan Housing Podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/102064746…

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348. The Truth Behind the Spin: Ireland’s latest housing & homelessness figures 37:01

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory and Tony discuss the latest homelessness and social and affordable housing figures, the reality that the homeless figures don't even measure the true level of homelessness, and the affordable housing figures don't show actual affordable housing built by the state. We discuss the core problem of Government promoted financialisation of housing and we also outline solutions - reintroduce the eviction ban to stop people being made homeless, and invest in the state capacity to deliver social and affordable housing. The RTE vs Keith Walsh scoop podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-101704120 The latest Reboot with Dr Ciaran O'Carroll is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-101758867…

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346. The Generation Gap – Generation Trapped 49:18

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please help #BringZakBack:https://gofund.me/3cd66442 Why does no one want to talk about our generational inequality problem? In this Reboot Republic Rory talks to NERI economist Ciaran Nugent about the generational and social divide in Ireland - on housing, rent, employment - but also the on-going cost of living crisis and deprivation figures, including arrears on utility bills, while others are going on their second ski holiday this year. Ireland we have an inequality problem - but why does no one want to talk about it. Shamim Malekmian on our broken asylum system:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-101051238…

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347. An Irish Palestinian story: the power of protest 45:05

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic Rory talks with Abdullah Al Bayyari, an Irish born Palestinian doctor working in Galway, who for years has been an activist and advocate for the Palestinian voice in Ireland and his community. He tells his own story of his pride in Ireland's support for Palestine and he outlines the horrendous situation facing his family in Gaza. We discuss the importance and power of continuing to protest in solidarity with Gaza, to provide hope, to change the narrative, to give people a collective connection and giving the leadership so lacking from Governments in demanding an immediate end to the Genocide being committed by Israel to the people of Gaza. Please join the protest this Saturday March 23rd 1pm at the Garden of Remembrance. Hope to see you there. Music by Fieldsy The Generation Gap podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-100475943…

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345. Mendicity, Dublin: Building a Community For Those Without a Home 21:33

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this short podcast you'll hear some of the recordings we did when Rory took Reboot Republic into Mendicity, Dublin's oldest charity. We sat with volunteers and service users and heard about their reality and the barriers they face daily and what a place like Mendicity means to them. Thank you to Louisa and her team in Mendicity and we hope to see you all soon. Support them here:https://www.mendicity.org/make-a-donation/…

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#24 – Damien Dempsey 1:27:54

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this very special episode of The Fresh Batch, Dean and Sparky chat with their longtime friend; singer-songwriter, Damien Dempsey. Hearts open, vulnerable and full of love. This is a conversation about Aboriginal wisdom, spiritual healing, the power of singing and friendship and why we're all dancing with our own madness. "If I'm going to find some healing..." Recorded by Ger Kellet The next Fresh Batch with Criminologist, Trina O'Connor, is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/100308377…

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7. Kath Browne: ‘Beyond Opposition’ – How can we live together when we don’t agree? 56:25

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this episode, Niamh chats with Professor Kath Browne, a social and cultural geographer at UCD. We discuss her fascinating ERC-funded project, Beyond Opposition, which seeks to explore the everyday experiences of people who are opposed to, or have concerns about, legislative and cultural changes around same sex marriage, abortion, gender self-identification and other sexual and gender equalities. The project also explores how we might address the social polarisation that has emerged between people occupying different standpoints on sexual and gender rights. Kath’s work probes what it means for feminist/LGBT+ movements ‘when we feel both under threat and simultaneously we are gaining some forms of power?’. In our conversation, Kath discusses the heterogeneity among those opposed to different forms of gender/LGBT+ equalities; the ways in which they experience public space now that they can no longer assume that their views are widely accepted; the ethical and emotional aspects of doing research with people opposed to your very way of being; and the potential for radical empathy. Kath’s research also questions some of the unintended consequences of some LGBT+ activism, and asks how, if at all, we might overcome some of the social polarisation that defines contemporary politics and social life. For more information on the Beyond Opposition project, check out: https://beyondopposition.org/ The Gaza Fundraiser is here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/thank-you-from-100216021…

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1211. Candidate Rory Hearne 37:44

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Our friend and fellow tortoise shack podcast host, Dr Rory Hearne, has announced that he's seeking to run for the Soc Dems in the upcoming European Elections. So you knew that we were going to sit down and ask him all about it. We discuss his reasons for getting into party politics, the type of tradeoffs that might be required of him, why the Soc Dems and not Sinn Féin, the values that he wants to put at the heart of his campaign and the future of Reboot Republic. The Damien Dempsey Podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-99392216 The Gaza Fundraiser is here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/update-from-from-99005710…

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344. Stand Together 30:43

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Together for Diversity not Hate: March 2nd Dublin In this Podcast, Rory talks with the organisers of the Solidarity March Together Against Racism, Hate and War and for Homes, Health and Rights for All, including Clare O Connor, Community Activist, Stephanie Hanlon, convenor of Le Cheile, Paul Murphy TD and Lola Gonzalez, who is a long time advocate based in Leitrim standing up for migrants and refugees. The solidarity march is set to take place on March 2nd at 130pm in Dublin. We hope you can make it. The Candidate Rory Hearne podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-99319639 The Fresh Batch is available now here:https://open.spotify.com/show/6WCE6oZVS1Q6j5PDyJgdNd…

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343. The Children’s Rights Alliance Report Card, 2024 39:08

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic Rory, talks to Tanya Ward, CEO of the Children's Rights Alliance about the findings of the Report Card 2024 assessing the Government's progress on its commitments for children made in the Programme for Government. We discuss some positive work on education and food poverty, challenges on creating a public early years and education and childcare system, and the failures in mental health, and on-going shameful neglect of children in homelessness. You can read the full report here:Report-Card-2024.pdf (childrensrights.ie) The Candidate Rory Hearne podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-99319639…

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342. What will happen house prices? Ireland’s Housing crisis with the ESRI’s Prof Kieran McQuinn 47:23

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory talks to Professor Kieran McQuinn, Research Professor at the ESRI, about their new report, CONTRASTING HOUSING SUPPLY IN IRELAND, NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE REST OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. We discuss the issues in the Irish housing market that are constraining supply, the need for the state to provide social and affordable housing, the role of investor funds, what will happen house prices, and Rory's proposal for a national building agency. We even share some thoughts on where house prices might be heading. Buckle up. The Gaza Fundraiser is here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/update-from-from-99005710…

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Yes Yes for an Ireland that values care and equality for all families 35:22

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic Podcast, Rory talks about the upcoming referendums on the family and care to Orla O Connor, Director of the National Women's Council, Ailbhe Smyth, activist and academic, and Damien Peelo, CEO of Treoir. We discuss why these referendums will make a difference in giving equality to all Ireland’s children that were born outside of marriage, recognising the diversity of families in Ireland, and really valuing care. We outline why it is so important that everyone gets out and votes yes for the Ireland that we are today, and to give clear direction to this and all future Governments to better support families and care. To get involved in the Yes Yes campaign go to:www.nwci.ie The Gaza Fundraiser is here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/important-update-98690483 The Spanish Politics Special Podcast is here:…

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340. Dr Meg Ryan, Rory Hearne and Martin Leahy @ Podcasts for Palestine 26:39

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please help keep the mics on by joining us at:patreon.com/tortoiseshack CW: This conversation discusses subject matter that some people may find upsetting. Another highlight from the Podcasts for Palestine was the live Reboot Republic conversation between our very own Dr Rory Hearne and Irish Psychologists for Palestine's Dr Meg Ryan. A terrific listen especially as we are all witnessing horrors daily from Gaza on our phone screens. Then musician and activist, Martin Leahy, takes to the stage to lift everyone's spirits with a uplifting rendition of his song "Palestine." If you find yourself singing along, don't worry, Martin had the Sugar Club on its feet singing! The latest update from the West Bank with Hannah McCarthy is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-98331907…

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339. Investor Funds, Who Benefits? 52:28

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Join us and help keep this show going at:patreon.com/tortoiseshack This is a recording of the excellent live podcast, 'Do we need investor funds? How can we get affordable housing?' hosted by Rory Hearne with special guests O Cualann CEO, Hugh Brennan, Business Post's Killian Woods, CATU's Aisling Hedderman and architect, Alfonso Bonilla. A really interesting discussion that outlines the negative impact of investor funds on the housing market for those looking to buy or rent an affordable home, and solutions that outline how we can get affordable housing, and the three things you should ask election candidates on housing when they come knocking on your door. The Full Pod with Q&A is available now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-96782556…

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338. Inequality – Poor Living in a Rich Country 31:54

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Ireland's inequality problem: time to tax wealth or The trickle down myth: wealth is being sucked up In this Reboot Republic podcast Rory talks to Bríd McGrath, Director of Public Affairs at Oxfam Ireland, about their latest report “Inequality Inc.”, which shows that Ireland´s richest two Irish billionaires have more wealth than the bottom half of the population, the richest 1% hold 35.4% of Irish financial wealth.and a progressive wealth tax on Irish millionaires and billionaires could generate up to €9.2 billion a year. Rather than blaming refugees and aslyum seekers we should focus on the real problems - the myth of the trickle down economics and the reality that wealth is being sucked up to the billionaires from everyone else. The first release from Podcasts for Palestine is out now here and it is a must listen:https://www.patreon.com/posts/97471772…

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1180. Don’t Compare Me To The Almighty, Compare Me To The Alternative 46:09

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/podcasts-for-palestine-tickets-782538141647 The current UK government seem to rely on an unforeseen f@ck up coming along in order to distract the public from the latest unforeseen f'ck up. But what is the alternative? Our guest, listener-favourite, Prof Richard Murphy, recently wrote 'Five reasons to reject Keir Starmer’s Labour at a General Election' so you know we had to have him back on the pod As usual with Richard we get stuck into UK politics, the economic outlook and dive-deep in an effort to find some hope for what is or may be to come. Is 2024 the year where something new is born or are we sleep walking into weakening democracy? The Luke Ming Flanagan interview is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-97063426…

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337. Mental Health and Homelessness – Hope through Housing 46:19

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Tickets:https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/podcasts-for-palestine-tickets-782538141647 In this first podcast of 2024, Rory talks with Louisa Santoro, CEO of Mendicity (Ireland's oldest charity), about the homelessness crisis affecting people living in Ireland and newly arrived asylum seekers, and the lack of a whole of Government response. They discuss the real causes of homelessness being in the lack of social and affordable housing. They ask why record levels of homelessness are still not treated as an emergency by the Government? They also delve into the mental health impacts of being in homelessness, and the work being done by Mendicity empowering those in homelessness through supporting services and social enterprise. To find out more about Mendicity: Home - Mendicity Sign the Gaffs4All Petition: #Gaffs4All | Uplift Join CATU- the community and tenants union If you missed the investor funds live podcast it is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-96782556…

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332. The Antidote to the far right – Better Public Services 41:29

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic Podcast, Rory talks about the rise of the far right in Europe and its roots in the cuts to public services, with Professor Catherine De Vries, Dean of international affairs and Professor of Political Science at Bocconi University in Milan. Professor De Vries sets out how recent electoral inroads in Europe for the far right reflect public dislike of government cuts in public services, and trying to defeat the far-right by taking a tougher line on migration would be a mistake, based on wrong lessons drawn from the far right’s rise. Immigration motivates a hard core of far-right voters. But an important driver of the far right’s current success is the centre right’s hollowing out of public services through austerity. Attempts to get tougher on migration will do little to reverse the far right’s advances. Tickets for Podcasts for Palestine:https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/podcasts-for-palestine-tickets-782538141647 Season 2 of Múscailt is out now:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-96586459…

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334. An Alternative to the Real Estate Narrative 57:28

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us in 2024 at:patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this podcast Rory talks to real estate expert Rob Cass (and friend of the pod), Director of Irish Sustainable Homes, about the housing crisis, how Ireland is not full, we have land and vacant buildings but a failure to acknowledge and plan for real levels of housing need, and three ways in which we can provide housing for everyone here, and the diaspora and future population growth , why the market wont provide affordable homes and how we can do it, through a number of ways including changing local authority plans, providing credit for SMEs to build and renovate, investing in vacant and derelict housing in towns across the country. The latest from Palestine with Hannah McCarthy in Ramallah is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-96095413 Tickets for Podcasts for Palestine:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/podcasts-for-palestine-tickets-782538141647?aff=oddtdtcreator…

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Climate (In)Action – More Blah, Blah, Blah? 48:16

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Tickets for Podcasts for Palestine:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/podcasts-for-palestine-tickets-782538141647?aff=oddtdtcreator We've seen in Ireland and indeed globally a rebranding of State failures to make real progress in Climate Action into so-called historic successes. Yes, there has been some good things added to plans, but surely we should have moved beyond worrying about what type of linguistic gymnastics is less offensive to the fossil fuel industry? Joining Tony and Rory is Mr. Glass Half Empty himself, climate activist and commentator, John Gibbons, and he serves us a few shots of cold hard truth that would sober up even the drunkest drinker of Hopium. Please join us in 2024 and help keep this show on the road: patreon.com/tortoiseshack…

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335. Exploring our emotional responses to Gaza Genocide with Psychologist Dr. Meg Ryan 51:31

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Tickets for Podcasts for Palestine Here:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/podcasts-for-palestine-tickets-782538141647?aff=oddtdtcreator In this podcast Rory talks with Dr. Meg Ryan about our different emotional responses to the Genocide in Gaza, the psychology of the de-humanisation of the people of Palestine, finding ways to sustain ourselves through conversations, bearing witness, taking collective action, and why Psychologists in Ireland have come together to form Psychologists for Palestine. Dr. Meg Ryan is Assistant Professor in Global Health, and Director of the MSc in Global Mental Health in Trinity college and a practicing Chartered Counselling Psychologist. You can find out more about Psychologists for Ireland here: https://www.instagram.com/irishpsychologistsforpalestine The Tadhg Hickey interview is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-94992441…

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333. Ireland for All – The Dublin Riots 41:41

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Austerity ripped the hearts out of our communities- the Dublin riots: finding a way forward through community In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory talks about the impact of the stabbing and the riots in Dublin and the political and media response, to Paula Kearney, community worker in Dublin's North Inner City, Glen Kearney, youth worker in the inner city, and Dean Scurry, youth worker and activist in Ballymun. We discuss the deprivation and inequalities in the city, along with the impact of austerity on community, attitudes and actions of the Gardai, the rise in racism, and finding ways forward through community engagement and civil society action for investment in the key social issues affecting communities. The Ditch wrap of 2023 podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-94831589…

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331. Build Homes, Not Hate 49:04

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic Podcast, Rory talks about the increase in anti-immigrant politics, but also the positive work being done to welcome and support refugees and real solutions that can build homes and provide asylum seeker accommodation with Tanya Ward of the Children's Rights Alliance and Dr Lorcan Sirr, Senior Lecturer with TUD. Irish Nationalism, Sinn Féin and the far right with Researcher of Global Politics and Online Subcultures, Joshua Molloy, is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-94361655…

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330. “Scrap the Green Paper” on Disability Reforms. 52:48

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory hears from Gillian Kearns, a co-founder of NeuroPride Ireland and secretary of Disabled Women Ireland, and Maryam Madani from Disability Power, who explain what is in the Green Paper on Disability reform, how the proposals have failed to listen and include the voices and perspectives of disabled people, the upset this has caused, how the reforms are neoliberal workfare rather than enabling disabled people. The Scrap the Green Paper Coalition is holding a protest outside the Dail from 12pm-2pm Thursday 7th Dec. You can sign their petition here:https://beacons.ai/scrapthegreenpaper The Latest PalCast on the rising famine levels in Gaza is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-94126263…

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329. Gaza and the Role of International Courts 37:35

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic Podcast, Rory and Tony talk to Professor Shane Darcy, Deputy Director of the Irish Centre for Human Rights in the School of Law at NUI Galway. Professor Darcy provides an overview of international humanitarian law including the International Criminal Court, and how Ireland could be doing more to pressure Israel to stop its war crimes against the people in Gaza, such as bringing Israel to the International Court of Justice in relation to crimes of genocide. Prof Darcy researches the fields of international humanitarian law, international criminal law, business and human rights and is author of a number of books including Judges, Law and War: The Judicial Development of International Humanitarian Law. The Latest PalCast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-93890179…

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328. Israel-Palestine – Survivors Guilt 41:35

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack My sister is in Gaza: Ireland-Palestine Solidarity with Fatin Al Tamimi In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory talks with Fatin Al Tamimi, who is a Palestinian/Irish human rights activist and a director of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Fatin talks about her worry for her sister and family who are in Gaza and had to leave their home and are now in a shelter with no water. Fatin also talks about the de-humanisation of the Palestinian people, the racism and complicity in the mainstream media and the need for the Irish Government to do more to support Palestine, and the importance of public action like protest and the Boycott Divest Sanction campaigns. You can find out more at www.ipsc.ie…

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327. Protest & the Economics of Care with Prof John Barrry 41:34

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic podcast Rory talks to John Barry, Professor of Political Economy in Queens University Belfast. We talk about the role of public protest and activism in influencing social change and our Governments on things like stopping the Genocide in Gaza. We also discuss the necessity for alternative an system to capitalism - one based on values of care, dignity, environment, and well being, and political strategies for change. Nicholas Dale Leal on Argentina's New Chainsaw Wielding President is out now:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-93221599 Tickets:http://douglassinwexford.com/…

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326. At Risk of Genocide: Gaza with Mary Lawlor, UN Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders 33:55

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks with Mary Lawlor, Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders about her assessment of the war on Gaza, and the role of human Rights Defenders in highlighting human rights violations. She highlights that what Israel is doing in Gaza is a form of collective punishment and is at risk of becoming genocide. We discuss how important international solidarity and public action is. Ms Lawlor is an Adjunct Professor of Business and Human Rights in the Centre for Social Innovation (CSI), School of Business, Trinity College Dublin. She has worked extensively with and on the situation of human rights defenders. In 2001 she founded Front Line Defenders - the International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders. The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign is holding a national protest in Dublin this Saturday at 1pm starting at the Garden of Remembrance Palestinian Pop Star, Bashar Murad, joined us for a chat. It's out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-92885508 And make sure you subscribe to the PalCast now:https://open.spotify.com/show/2Ds0A1iqsArKTeNEOiRWEE…

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325. What the UN and the Public can do to Stop Israel’s Massacres in Gaza 46:25

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Gaza Fundraiser here:https://www.gofundme.com/f/urgent-appeal-for-gaza?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory and Tony, talk to Professor Balakrishnan Rajagopal, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, a lawyer by training, he is an expert on many areas of human rights. He outlines how Israel is committing genocide and war crimes in its attacks on the civilian population and infrastructure in Gaza. He also explains that there is more the UN can do to put pressure on Israel, such as the UN General Assembly 'unseating' Isreal, putting an embargo on arms to Isreal, and implementing the Uniting for peace resolution to get a ceasefire. We also discuss the loss of home and domicide (the destruction of home) in Gaza, and the trauma of homeloss, the growing public international community outcry for peace. We also discuss the wider global affordable housing crisis, and legalizing a right to housing as a challenge to the neoliberal commodification of housing. The 'What's Happening with The Ditch' Pod is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-92526741…

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320. The Vienna Housing Model – Housing for the Common Good 40:57

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack This is a podcast of hope, alternatives and solutions for the housing catastrophe in Ireland, and indeed for housing crises all over the world. Joining Rory and Tony is Michaela Kauer, who is the Director of the Brussels Liaison Office of the City of Vienna. They talk about the famous Vienna housing model, where half of all housing in the city is public affordable housing. Michaela outlines how the Vienna housing model works, the treatment of housing as a right and need not a commodity that drive the model, including being in the Constitution, regulations for renters - how renters get to set the rents in negotiation with landlords and government, the 2019 Vienna law where two thirds of all new private development must be subsidised affordable housing, the role of municipal and not-for-profit housing providers, and how we can deliver housing for the common good. The brilliant Gazan writer, Muhammad Shehada, joined us for a chat and it's out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-92284739…

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322. Excuse-flation, Vulture Capitalism and a Democratic Alternative 44:07

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please support us by becoming a member at patreon.com/totoiseshack In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory talks with Grace Blakeley, economist, staff writer at Tribune Magazine and author of 'Stolen: How to save the world from financialisation' and the upcoming book 'Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts and the Death of Freedom'. We discuss the escalating humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, and then Grace outlines her analysis of the 'cost of greed' crisis, inflation/excuse-flation, the central planning at the heart of vulture capitalism and a hopeful strategy for building a democratic alternative. The Latest from Zak in Gaza is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-91890887…

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324. Israel-Palestine – The Gaza Death March 33:16

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack " I ran from death in Gaza City to find it in Rafah" If you've been with us a while you'll have heard from author, academic, researcher with Politics Today and proud Gazan, Dr Yousef M Aljamal, before. Sadly and tragically he rejoins us today to talk about how the Israeli bombing of Gaza has killed nine of his family and what that brutality is doing to his home and any sense of hope he might have for a peaceful and just life in a free Palestine. Yousef outlines what he feels is the goal of 'the most right wing government in Israeli history' and how this campaign is unprecedented in both cruelty and ambition. This is another voice that we need to hear from on our mainstream platforms. Read his latest piece here: https://politicstoday.org/gaza-death-march/ Dr Sharon Lambert on the Citizens Assembly for Drugs is out now:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-91593486…

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323. Dublin Marathon Special: Support DePaul – Support Rory 46:02

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please support us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Reducing the Trauma of Homeless with DePaul In this podcast Rory talks to Niamh Thornton and John Dermody from DePaul who are senior service managers working in homelessness services. Niamh talks about the specific experiences of women in homelessness, with one woman describing it as 'being stripped of her motherhood', and how De Paul work to support them, and John explains the trauma of homelessness, particularly for children, and what is the trauma informed approach De Paul take in delivering their services, in prevention of homelessness and support for those in their services. Rory is running the Dublin Marathon for DePaul, you can donate at: https://www.justgiving.com/page/roryhearne4marathons?utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=page%2Froryhearne4marathons&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=pfp-share The Hazel Chu Podcast is out now here:…

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315. Infantalised, Confined, stagnant – Art expressing Ireland’s Generation Hidden Homeless 42:41

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this podcast Rory talks with artist Alison Byrne about her Glass Art Installation ; Hidden Homelessness: exploring the housing crisis in Ireland. Through an evocative arrangement of 12 small glass houses, this thought-provoking artwork gives expression to the pressing issue of hidden homelessness in Ireland and its impact on individuals, couples, and families forced to live with relatives. The imagery conveys the feeling of being trapped or confined in a tiny space, often the childhood bedroom. Alison speaks about her own experience in hidden homelessness, and brings us through the other 12 experiences, the impact on mental health, the descriptions of feeling stagnant, confined, unstable, the link between health and anxiety, infantalised, the guilt of resentment, and survival. We also talk about how such art can also be brought into forms of protesting the housing crisis. Check out Alison's work at: Exploring the Housing Crisis in Ireland: A Thought-Provoking Glass Art – WildBird Studio The Grace Blakeley podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-91199255…

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321. Israel-Palestine ‘My Parents Could Be Dead Now’ 38:47

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Longtime listeners will be familiar with the Palestinian NASA engineer, Loay Elbasyouni, as the man who designed a helicopter that flew on Mars. But today he rejoins us to talk about the conflict raging in Gaza and how his parents (dual Palestinian and German citizens) have ended up trapped in the city and what, if anything, is happening to help get them out. This is a deeply personal podcast and Loay talks with great warmth for his homeland and great passion for his people. We also discuss resistance, Israel's goals and learning to live in peace. Reminder that the National Demonstration - End the Siege is Sat Oct 21st at 1pm from the Garden of Remembrance The Hidden Homelessness Podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-90849548…

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319. Budget 2024 – More of the Same 56:37

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack We decided to give some immediate reactions to the Budget and needless to say Rory was deeply unimpressed. I tried to be a bit more positive, but couldn't sustain it for more than a few minutes. We talk tax cuts instead of investment in public services, mortgage holders getting a better deal than renters, Fianna Fáil delivering for Fine Gael's base and why the spending on housing is actually a reduction in real terms. In summary, despite the hype, this is not a progressive budget. In the second half you can listen to our pre-budget asks and what Rory thinks should have been done, in particularly on housing and for renters. The Healthcare not Handcuffs podcast is out now here:…

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317. Budget 2024: Landlord tax breaks or reducing rents, investing or saving? 41:22

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory and Tony discuss what should the coming Budget do on housing and what it shouldnt do. We discuss the proposal on landlord tax breaks and why its a bad idea, we also discuss Rory's proposal for reducing rents by 20% and how it would be done, and we break down the actual spending in the housing budget and show that the Government's €4bn headline figure is actually very misleading. The Citizens Assembly for Drugs, Healthcare not Handcuffs podcast is out now:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-90627401…

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Budget 2024 – What should it do for Cost of Living, Poverty and Housing? 48:21

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory and his guests discuss what would a budget that really tackles the cost of living crisis, inequality, the housing crisis and social justice look like and is the economy really at full capacity? He talks with Dr Tom McDonell, Director of Nevin Economics Research Institute, Dr. Tricia Keilthy, head of Social Justice and Policy at St Vincent De Paul and Michael Taft, economist with SIPTU. They set out what are the key measures that should be in Budget 2024 including reducing the cost of education, health, housing and investing in public services, increasing (not reducing) taxes, increasing welfare spending linked to cost of living, and increasing capacity to build through public construction company.…

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313. The Reality of Inequality 52:52

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory talks with Assistant Professor in Economics from Trinity College, Dr Barra Roantree about the reality of income inequality in Ireland. We discuss what is inequality, wealth and income inequality trends, and look at what can be done about it through taxation. Barra outlines the main findings of the ESRI report that he co-wrote, 'Poverty, Income Inequality and Living Standards in Ireland', which showed that income inequality has increased in Ireland in recent years, particularly for groups like Lone Parents (42% in deprivation). We also have a robust discussion on approaches to taxing REITs and a national state building company to solve the housing crisis. The Naomi Klein podcast is available now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-90076219…

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315. Ending Youth Homelessness: Lessons from Finland & Scotland 42:41

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks to a panel of very special guests form Finland, Scotland and Ireland, who all work in the area of youth homelessness and housing. Joining him are Hilma Sormunen, from NAL, which builds and rents youth affordable housing in Finland (they talk about the Finnish experience of successfully reducing homelessness and their approach to housing as a social right and housing first approach), Tracey Longworth from Almond Housing Association, and Audrey Heron from Rock Trust in Scotland (who dicuss the Scottish homelessness and housing crisis, and what is being done there through Housing First for youth to provide homes), and finally Clare Austick, Housing Policy Manager with Cluid Housing, a not for profit housing provider in Ireland about what is being done in Ireland. Thank you for an informed and engaging conversation. Tickets for Thursday:https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/tortoise-shack-live-tickets-698299581847?aff=oddtdtcreator New Shrapnel -Music, Conflict and Culture:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-89512183…

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314. Pushing Back on Failed Housing Policy with Leilani Farha 53:19

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory and Tony are rejoined by Director of the global movement for a right to housing, The Shift and former UN Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing, Leilani Farha. They discuss where the financialisation of housing is at globally, how the real estate funds are still devouring up our homes. We take on the idea that we need Build to Rent REITs to provide housing, and layout how we can ensure housing should be delivered as affordable and as a human right, and why we should put it in the Irish Constitution. Leilani outlines how governments have gotten into the business of producing homelessness. A great listen. Tickets:https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/tortoise-shack-live-tickets-698299581847?aff=erelexpmlt Barra Roantree on the Reality of Inequality Podcast:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-89153383…

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312. Hope and Courage: How to Counter Hate & Fear 51:17

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory talks to Niamh McDonald, Coordinator of the Hope and Courage Collective, about their new report 'Greater than Fear', which provides lessons from communities in Ireland about how to create hope and solidarity within communities to stop the spread of hate and fear by the far-right. We discuss the on-going protests and organising by the far-right around anti-Trans & LGBTQI+, sex education in schools, anti-immigrant and housing issues, but also the way in which mainstream politics is expressing their hate, and the need to engage and discuss with people around us and in our communities, take action based on solidarity, and the importance of the upcoming elections. We offer hope and ways to create an inclusive Ireland. You can read the report here: GreaterThanFear_H&CCReseach_September2023 (hopeandcourage.ie) Tickets for the Live Show:https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/tortoise-shack-live-tickets-698299581847?aff=erelexpmlt…

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311. Retiring into Homelessness: The Older Generation’s Hidden Housing Crisis 35:45

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks with Gráinne Loughran, Senior Policy & Advocacy Officer with Alone, the national older person's charity, about the housing crisis facing over 60s in Ireland. The Census showed an 83% increase in numbers of renters over 65 - who face into homelessness if they are evicted. We discuss the hidden housing crisis facing older people and the impact on their health of housing insecurity, substandard housing, homelessness and the impact on self esteem and mental health facing retirement with no home of your own. Live Show Tickets:https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/tortoise-shack-live-tickets-698299581847?aff=erelexpmlt To hear the Robert Gibson, Bloody Friday Pod click:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-88904382…

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310. Was Everyone in the North Inner City Born in a Robbed Car 35:54

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks to Paula Kearney, a community worker in the North East Inner City about the community response to the recent proposals around armed gardai, the reality of life for young people and communities in the inner city, the structural violence of inequality and exclusion that is done by the state to these communities, issues around police violence against young people, and solutions based on tackling inequalities, homelessness, the housing crisis, regulation and decriminalisation and supporting young people. Note: The phrase 'Was everyone in the north inner city born in a robbed car' comes from a Garda comment to a north inner city resident. Tickets for Tortoise Shack Live:https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/tortoise-shack-live-tickets-698299581847?aff=erelexpmlt The Electoral Commission Podcast is out now FREE:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-88495722…

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309. Hope for the Hopeless with John Harris 51:50

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Podcast, Rory and Tony are joined by award winning writer, political commentator and host of the Guardian's Politics Weekly podcast, John Harris, for a long overdue catchup. They discuss the general state of the UK's politics as it moves beyond the various crises of recent years, the struggles of working class communities (and the hope in them), Tory meanness, the fear of Labour to be seen as promising too much and the need for better political stories that give people hope. The How to Fix RTE podcast with Simon McGarr is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/88035500…

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303. Climate Action – Hope and Disruption 53:06

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory talks to Saoirse Exton, a youth climate activist with Fridays for Future, and youth advisor to the UN on climate. Saoirse sets out a fantastic critique of how neoliberal economics is flawed for the planet and social justice, her views as a young person on finding hope in action on climate action, her disruption of Minister Eamon Ryan's speech & the reaction against it, and how a new economic and social model is needed. The Saudi-Yemen border report podcast with Nadia Hardman is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-88173321 Tickets for the Live Show:https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/tortoise-shack-live-tickets-698299581847?aff=erelexpmlt…

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307. CATU Special – Public Tenants Taking Action 1:12:09

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory talks with tenants living in public housing in Dublin about the challenges faced living with mould & broken windows due to poor maintenance by Dublin City Council, even in regenerated houses in Ballymun. We hear the real life experiences and the work being done as part of CATU Crumin-Drimnagh & Davitt House tenants & CATU Ballymun-Finglas, in organising tenants and getting DCC to respond to tenants who have been ignored, many for several years. This is taking action for a right to housing! Tickets for Tortoise Shack Live:https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/tortoise-shack-live-tickets-698299581847?aff=oddtdtcreator Simon McGarr on how to fix a broke and broken RTE:https://www.patreon.com/posts/88035500…

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308. The Social Contract is Gone: A Generation of Teachers Locked Out 59:05

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Podcast, Rory talks to Róisín McCashin, a primary school teacher and member of the Education Coalition Dublin West. Róisín explains the impact that the housing crisis and pay and conditions inequalities for younger teachers - with a generation locked out of housing. She tells of teachers living out of cars, couchsurfing, and living as she is, an 'adult in the attic'. She presents the findings of their survey of 28 schools in Dublin West that shows that 110 teaching positions were unfilled. She challenges the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's gaslighting claims that we have the highest every number of teachers when in fact we have the highest number of unfilled teaching positions, and the data is not being collected on how many teachers schools are short of. Because of the teaching & housing crisis, schools and classes are likely to close this coming Winter as they are at constant risk of closure, schools are on verge of collapse due to lack of teachers. While all students' education is being damaged as they are missing time with leaning support teachers for in class support for reading, writing, math's, core skills & subjects. And its causing huge stress for teaching and school staff. Presale tickets for Sept:https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/tortoise-shack-live-tickets-698299581847?aff=oddtdtcreator The CSO vs the RTB stats podcast is out here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-87721295…

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305. Ideas to Solve the Housing Crisis from across Europe 56:31

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks to Dara Turnbull, an Irish economist and housing researcher working with Housing Europe in Brussels about his new report 'Delivering on Housing in Ireland: A European Policy Perspective'. We discuss the current status of housing delivery in Ireland, the delivery of social housing and ideas from Europe such as tackling vacancy through a state guarantee in Estonia, the state bank lending for social housing in France, and the overall approach to delivering social housing as a public good, valuing it not stigmatising it. The SpiceBag and Dr Sharon Lambert podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-87488678 Read more from Dara here:https://t.co/7tRtyXGHDd…

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304. The Right to Housing Referendum 1:05:02

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Podcast, Rory talks with Dr Conor Crummey, Assistant Professor in the school of law and criminology Maynooth University about a potential right to housing referendum. We discuss what symbolic and substantive change putting a right to housing in the Constitution would bring about, arguments on 'a free house' for all, what wording should be used, and why a referendum is essential to deliver a legal right and political obligation on the Government and Irish state to deliver a right to housing. The Ditch Live in the Sugar Club is out here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-86683661…

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306. Census 2022 – Generations Locked Out 28:41

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack n this Reboot Republic, Rory and Tony analyse the most recent data results released on housing from Census 2022. We discuss the key trends in terms of falling home ownership back to the 1960s, and rising private rental, rents, and the number of older households stuck renting, the emergency of the older renter, the 160,000 vacant homes and how much rental is actually vacant. These statistics show the failure of housing and economic policy pursued over the last thirty years. Its time for change. Enough is enough. The Saoirse Exton podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-86591738…

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300. Cooking for Freedom with Mavis Ramazani 42:37

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks to the remarkable Mavis Ramazani, about her personal experiences and her innovative work of empowering refugees and asylum seekers in Ireland. Mavis is a pioneer for empowering refugees, particularly women, a campaigner with MASI (Movement of Aslyum Seekers in Ireland), a Sheroes Global Award winner (2022), and she works for the Irish Refugee Council. She explains the reality of living in Direct Provision, trauma that refugees experience, and the need for trauma informed service provision, and what that should look like. She explains how empowerment and integration can be done through the prism of food, providing self cooking facilities, and she outlines the initiative she has set up – Cooking for Freedom. An incredible and powerful story with positive suggestions for how we can build an inclusive Ireland, from the grassroots. To help out contact Cooking for Freedom http://cookingforfreedom.ie/ The Podcast with Pádraic Fogarty is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-86576407…

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301. The Housing Crisis is Breaking the Health System 1:05:24

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Doctors Homeless, Sleeping in Cars, Unable to take up posts! In this Reboot Republic Rory and Tony talk to doctors working in the Irish health system who are being exploited, and devastated by the housing crisis. The doctors tell their experiences of living in hidden homelessness - living out of their car, couch-surfing, living in insecure housing, and the impact on them and the health system. We talk to Dr. Ali Raza Ansari, who has been made homeless, he does his shift in the hospital and then goes into a situation of couchsurfing with a friend, we talk to Dr Liqa Ur Rehman, a paediatrician in the Coombe Hospital about the need for the HSE, hospitals and the Government to take responsibility for providing accommodation for doctors. Dr Anum Zara is a psychiatric doctor and she explains the impact of the housing situations on mental health, and need for secure accommodation for healthcare staff. Dr Hussain explains that he had to turn down a post in Portlaoise hospital because he couldn't find accomodation, or a school place for his children, while Dr Aman has been offered a position in Clonmel Hospital but cannot take it up because she cannot find anywhere to live. These doctors are providing essential care, they want to stay in Ireland, they love Ireland. This is a housing and health emergency, the Government, hospitals and the HSE must take emergency action. The Tortoise Shack Live in the Sugar Club Part 1 is out now:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-86435515…

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302. Stop Victim Blaming, Leo Varadkar 39:35

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Listen to this Leo Varadkar - The reality of life for Ireland's working homeless In this very important Reboot Republic Rory talks to Darren Duffy, who is working and also homeless, living in emergency accommodation in Dublin. He explains what is the reality of life in emergency accommodation, how he has been in homelessness for 18months, and yet has never had an offer of social housing. He also explains the devastating impact homelessness has had on his mental health and how is starting to blame himself, think something is wrong with him, despite, as the facts point out, the reasons for almost all homelessness is because of the failed politics of the victim blaming Leo Varadkar and successive FF/FG Government's policies of high rents and failing to build real social housing. Please share this podcast, people need to hear this, and contact your local TDs and Minsiter for Housing and the Taoiseach - to take real emergency action to end homelessness and stop blaming those in homeless for their housing policy failures. This is a powerful must listen and share podcast. Tickets:https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/tortoise-shack-live-tickets-632859177837…

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297. Eco & Status Anxieties 28:54

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Can we help the environment & our well being? Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory talks with Dr Morgan Phillips, Head of Education & Youth Engagement at Global Action Plan, about eco anxiety and the connection between status anxiety, inequality and conspicious consumption, and how we can address the environment while also improving our well being. The Podcast with PBP's Paul Murphy is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/85943322 Tickets for our live show:https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/tortoise-shack-live-tickets-632859177837…

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293. Factory Built Homes 38:29

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack The solution to the housing crisis the developers and banks don’t want you to know about: Factory built sustainable homes for €150,000 In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks to Building Surveyor, Fergus Merriman, about a revolutionary idea for delivering homes – mass produced factory built housing, that are sustainable and affordable. Fergus explains how it could and should be done. The developers, banks and other interests dominating housing don’t want this idea. But its time to make our housing system deliver homes for people, not assets. Iceland Staff Podcast out now:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-85731945…

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295. Our Common Humanity: Taking on the far right through community conversations 42:53

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us for lots of exclusives at patreon.com/tortoiseshack (Note: Recorded June 19th for members) In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks to Dean Scurry, community activist in Ballymun and co-organiser of the Apollo House occupation, about Dean's innovative work responding to the rise in anti-refugee protests. Dean went and spoke to asylum seekers and homeless sleeping in tents, and to young men from working class communities involved in the protests. Dean explains how we need to come at this through finding our common humanity, understanding and responding to the scale of abandonment and exclusion of working class communities, the housing crisis, and being honest, about it all, as Dean is in this conversation about his own mental health. You can help by taking some positive action on world refugee day June 20th The Men Who Fall Out of Windows podcast with Constantin Gurdgiev is out now here: Limited Tickets for Tortoise Shack Live are available here:https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/tortoise-shack-live-tickets-632859177837…

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299. Tackling Racism & Discrimination in Ireland – Why is the Hate Crime Bill important? 46:57

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory speaks with Senator Eileen Flynn and Dr Seamus Taylor of the Department of Applied Social Studies Maynooth about the Hate Crime Bill which is progressing through the Dail and Seanad currently. Seamus and Eileen explain why it is important in making it clear that hate crime is not acceptable in Ireland, ranging from anti-minority and ethnic groups, gender identity, anti-Traveller, disability. They also discuss areas where it needs improvement, but also the fear of it being derailed. Eileen talks about her own community's experience of racism and discrimination, about the need for education, and Government action on tackling discrimination and wider socio-economic inequalities. The Stephen Kinsella podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/84307940…

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291. Feeding People on the Streets of Dublin – The Muslim Sisters of Eire 34:18

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks to Lorraine from the Muslim Sisters of Eire, who are doing trojan work providing hot meals to those who need it on the streets of Dublin, and also working to support integration and tackle racism. We discuss the on-going cost of living crisis, what they are seeing in terms of social needs in Dublin, how it is beyond anything seen in recent years, we also discuss how to tackle the far-right and what we all and the Government should be doing. More see:msoe.ie The Hate Crime podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/84849607…

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298. Homes for Ireland: The case for a National Sustainable Home Building Agency 1:31:10

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack This is a special podcast that sets out the case for setting up a National Sustainable Home Building Agency, a state agency that would build, refurbish and retrofit social and affordable (public) housing. The podcast is a recording of the launch of the paper making the case for Homes For Ireland, and you will hear from the authors of the report, Rory Hearne and Phil Murphy, but also Fr Peter McVerry, homelessness campaigner, who describes it as the most important proposal on the housing crisis he has seen so far, and we also hear from Barry Murphy of Raise the Roof Cork. We hope you enjoy this! The Assassination of Rafael Moreno podcast is out now:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-82173060…

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294. The Generation Gap 49:18

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks to Dr Tom McDonnell, Director of the Nevin Economic Research Institute about where the Irish economy is headed, interest rates and inflation, why tax cuts just benefit those on higher incomes and will result in poorer public services, how the older generation has rigged the economy to benefit themselves, the growing intergenerational inequality (‘gerentocracy’) and social class inequality in Ireland on housing and cost of living. We also discuss Tom’s role in the Commission on Taxation, and how its calls for wealth tax was ignored, and why it didn’t recommend tax cuts, yet that is what Fine Gael are pushing for, despite the evidence. We also discuss the president’s comments on economics as a profession, Rory’s economics background, challenging the need to challenge the ‘market is best’ mantra among economics and develop an economics based on wellbeing and sustaining the planet. The podcast with the Muslim Sisters of Eire is out now here:…

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296. People Rising – Raise the Roof Cork 39:13

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks to some of the organisers of this weekends (Saturday June 10th) Raise the Roof rally taking place in Cork City. He's joined by Barry Murphy, general secretary of the plasters union, Eva Mitchell, union organiser with SIPTU, and Martin Leahy, musician and friend of the pod. We talk about the need to challenge the normalisation and powerlessness in the housing crisis but also understanding that those affected are in extremely vulnerable and difficult situations. Eva talks about the injustice faced by her generation locked out of housing, forced to emigrate, and searching for hope, Barry sets out why we need a public construction company and the history of delivering public housing in Ireland, while Martin talks about facing eviction, the anxiety, terror and also expressing the anger through art and music. Please if you can, join the protest this weekend, or share and support on social media #raisetheroofcork The podcast on Martin's win vs the Public Services Card is out now:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-83826040…

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We are a volcano: Artists of the shafted Generation 57:53

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory speaks to two artists, Aoife Ward and Eve Woods, who talk about their art and activism work in Dublin, including their 'hotel walking tour', action as pretend estate agents selling derelict buildings and the mental health impacts of living in insecure and crap rental, the two rounds of emigration from austerity to the housing crisis, the collective depression of a generation. We also discuss politics, how this can change, and the volcano they might build to represent the bubbling anger of a generation who should explode over the housing crisis. Aoife and Eve work collaboratively under Con: temporary Quarters Insta: con_temporaryquarters https://instagram.com/con_temporaryquarters?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==…

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289. Nurses on the Frontline 54:10

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } The Interconnecting Housing and Health Emergencies Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory talks to nurses about how they are being affected by the housing crisis (paying three quarters of their salaries on rent, huge personal stress) and how its also impacting the health system (hospitals unable to recruit staff due to lack of housing), and on their patients (the impact of stress, substandard housing and homelessness on health). The podcast starts with Ms Phil Ni Sheaghdha, General Secretary of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO), and is followed by nurses involved with the INMO, including Jamie Murphy, a nurse in CHI Tallaght who talks about how housing is impacting nurses and their patients, with children from 6 months old with multiple presentations at hospital due to respiratory illness picked up in hotels and homeless hubs. We also talk to representatives of the Indian nurses organisations, including Janet baby joseph, a midwife in Cork University Hospital, representing the Cork Indian Nurses. The interview with Housing Minister, Darragh O'Brien is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/83243652…

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287. Poverty is Lonely 35:56

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Rory's guest this week is Dr Tricia Keilthy, Head of Social Justice and Policy at St Vincent De Paul. They discuss the intensifying cost of living crisis, the 50% increase in calls to SVP for energy support, people going without heat, the need for a rent arrears support fund as a key homelessness and poverty prevention measure. They look at how the cost of living intersects with the housing crisis in the area of rising rent arrears and evictions, how illogical the concept of moral hazard is in dealing with arrears given long term social costs and trauma, the need for a broader definition and response to poverty that looks at the cost of living and isolation, using the surplus to invest in social infrastructure like childcare and transport, and how financial support for children in Direct Provision falls “shamefully short” of the bare minimum. The SVP is looking for volunteers: If you can help go to www.svp.ie The podcast with Housing Minister, Darragh O'Brien is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-83243652…

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288. Meryl Streek – The Legitimate Anger of a Generation 34:40

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this episode of Reboot Republic, Rory and Tony are joined by music producer and artist Meryl Streek, to discuss the inspiration and motivation behind his music, and his latest single "If this is life then I don't want it", which is released today (May 16th). This single is a reaction to the housing crisis in Ireland and samples Rory's voice on the issue of generation locked out. Meryl talks about his own personal journey, grief and loss, and music influences, the anger of a generation and his hope to reach out and bring about change with his music. You can listen to the song here:https://open.spotify.com/track/2CKEkGee7OwpKATFJsRoWm?si=J0ZmLo75RMKBUED_AOmBYg The Echo Chamber with Housing Minister, Darragh O'Brien is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-83243652…

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286. Is Green Capitalism possible? 56:54

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack A gendered and inequality analysis of Climate Issues and Policy In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks to Vanessa Conroy, a tutor and researcher in the Department of Applied Social Studies in Maynooth about Climate policies, action and inequality. Vanessa outlines her research on a gendered analysis of Climate policy and highlights the need to take a gendered view of areas like migration - where 80% of people displaced by Climate related disasters are women, the failure of the Irish Climate action plan to address the gendered impact of the transition, in areas such as transport, and its link to violence against women, in Ireland we have a long way to go on gender inequality , also relating to care, disability. Rory and Vanessa discuss the issue of making a transition to reducing carbon emissions that leaves inequalities intact, and in fact worsens them, such as access to retrofitted homes, EV vehicles. Adding a lick of green paint to capitalism would be a lost opportuntity to address key social inequalities in a socially just transition. The Trial of Paul Murphy podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-82594098…

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285. More Money, More Problems 46:56

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Invest the 20bn surplus in housing & climate-with economist Michael Taft In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory talks with economist with SIPTU Michael Taft, about what should be done with the budget surpluses of 20bn (and even could be 40bn). Michael outlines why the 20bn should not be saved away for pensions (which should be covered by taxation) and used to invest in key areas like housing (we discuss construction capacity and a public construction company) and Climate - in developing public wind energy and retrofitting. This is a historic possibility to address key social issues - we should use it in public investment not waste it on 'subsidising' the market. Listen now for free to Hurlers on the Ditch: https://www.patreon.com/posts/no-paywall-on-82242776…

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275. The Brother in Australia – The Aussie Housing Crisis & When Jackie Healy Rae calls you… 49:57

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory chats with his brother, Declan, who has been living in Australia for over 11 years, about the housing crisis in Australia and their new turn to investor fund build to rents, and about floods and climate change, Declan's experience of flooding in his home recently, and his work in the area of water pollution and water management, and back to when Declan worked in environmental monitoring with Kerry Council Council and the call he received from Jackie Healy Rae! The Housing in Helsinki podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-81742881…

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Devastation & Determination: Town Hall Meeting on the eviction ban 42:13

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory sets out the state of the housing crisis, the impact and responses needed to the lifting of the eviction ban, as part of a Town Hall meeting in Galway West organised by Uplift calling for a reinstating of the eviction ban. You will also hear from Saoirse McHugh of Uplift, and a mother who is facing eviction and the devastating mental health impact of this, a discussion about solutions with the audience, and action you can take to email your TDs, fill in the Uplift eviction map & sign the petition. www.uplift.ie…

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“It’s about the housing crisis” – That Famine Eviction Picture with Artist, Spice Bag 33:26

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory & Tony chat with the artist Spice Bag, who's picture of depicting a famine eviction with modern day Gardai elicited a massive reaction. We discuss what were Spice Bag's motivations in developing the picture, the legitimacy of the parallel between the famine evictions and todays housing crisis, how all art is political, and art can express and elicit a reaction and response that is essential in engaging people with social crises. You can order the picture here, all funds go to homeless charity:https://spicebagmerch.bigcartel.com/product/eviction-print?fbclid=IwAR3sD3s-NG-VMg5z650xUySWhEsFxv9rJLYTg4oPljfT3UU45dVwOUyp2VE The Killian Woods podcast is available now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-81405068…

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272. School Teachers Emigrating to Australia Because of the Housing Crisis 44:48

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In This Reboot Republic, Rory talks to Dara MacGearailt, a primary school teacher in his mid 20s, who has emigrated to Australia because of the cost of rent and living in Dublin. This is the lived reality and explains how the housing crisis is forcing a generation of young people to leave Ireland, it's about the emotional impact of emigration, the crisis facing primary schools - some might classes have to close in September because teachers cannot afford to live in Dublin - about the normalising of living at home, infantilisation and why we must not accept the housing crisis and emigration as the Irish default setting - because its not. The killian Woods interview is here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-81405068…

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282. Homelessness, Solidarity and Compassion with Fr Peter McVerry 55:04

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory & Tony talk to Fr Peter McVerry about the reasons behind the lifting of the eviction ban, how the Government knew about the figures facing eviction, yet still went ahead, the political machinations around the decision, the need to reinstate the ban and make the tenant in situ scheme work. Then we hear from Enya Kennedy, a mother of three who tells of her traumatic experience of living for 7 months in emergency homeless accommodation showing that emergency accommodation is not suitable - people need homes. For the Spicebag interview click here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-81168820…

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11,000 Notices to Quit; Where Will They Go? 37:08

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Why the Government has to Re-instate the eviction ban: the landlords' strike, mortgage arrears & how to build affordable homes for sale In this Reboot Republic, Rory and Tony discuss the on-going fallout of the Governments terrible decision to lift the eviction ban, the latest data from the RTB showing 11,000 notices to quit issued in 2022, with 84% for no fault evictions, revealing a tsunami of housing distress unless the Government reinstates the eviction ban, the landlord's strike by selling up to deter further renters rights, the growing issue of mortgage arrears and how the state must step in a build affordable homes for sale. The Fr Peter McVerry and Spicebag podcasts are available now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-81082874…

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268, Is Art Politically Motivated? – Asbestos 40:12

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Street Art, Multiple Personas & Social Change with Asbestos This Reboot Republic talks to the Irish artist, Asbestos, whos been creating work on the street and in a variety of media since 2003. He outlines his recent work on a mural on home in Cork, how he uses the concept of masks and personas to create dialogue and provoke a reaction to the world we are trying to navigate, and how he can cover his work with masks and identity and how he uses that for social change campaigns, and his run in with the Taoiseach and the irony of their use of his art. The interview with Fr Peter McVerry is available now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-81082874 Yes, we address the "dispute."…

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280. A Cruel Cruel Decision – Reboot Republic Live Eviction Ban Special 1:24:15

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Lifting of the eviction ban, analysis & action: Keeping people in their homes This is the live Reboot Republic Podcast/Webinar where Rory and a panel of guests discuss the real life human impacts of the lifting of the eviction ban, the terror facing renters, the trauma of home loss, and analysing solutions such as the tenants in situ scheme - its current limits and what needs to be done, the issues around overholding -tenant staying in their home, the need for a right to housing in the constitution, and actions of solidarity being taken including Uplift plan for Constituency on-line town hall meetings. Speakers include John O Haire, family services, Focus Ireland, Siobhan O' Donoghue, Uplift, Aoife Kelly Desmond, Managing Solicitor, Mercy Law Centre, Aidan Farrelly, Lecturer/Researcher Applied Social Studies Maynooth, we also hear from Aoife Welby from Feile Housing, Laoise Neylon of the Dublin Inquirer and Rebecca O Riordan who tells her families story of facing eviction, her children, and emigration.…

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279. This is Going to Explode – The Eviction Ban: We Need a COVID Style Emergency Response 41:16

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Podcast Rory talks to Tony about the implications of the Government's terrible decision to lift the eviction ban, the social explosion of evictions and misery that is ahead as a result of lifting the ban, an idea for a COVID -like response to implement the tenant-in situ scheme, action for continuing to keep tenants in their homes, the Uplift evictions map, and the holes being blown in the Government's housing plan from global financial turmoil and interest rates. Join us on Wednesday evening 730 for a Live Podcast: Where will we go? The Eviction ban: action and emergency solutions…

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278. Welcome to Ireland (And Homelessness) 29:26

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory talks to actor and writer Jack Walsh (Killnaskully, Vikings, Penny Dreadful) about his new play, Welcome to Ireland- Meltdown of an Irish Tour Guide. This is a semi-autobiographical play about a disgruntled Irish tour guide trying to keep his head above water while in danger of losing his home. By day he sells 'Brand Ireland' to tourists from far and wide with enchanting tales of ceol and craic; by night, he faces the threat of eviction from his chronically damp Capel Street flat, feeling the floor falling from under his feet, with no hope of an alternative. Drawing on his own experiences, Jack says “The life of an actor, selling Ireland as a tour guide and a close shave with homelessness. I’ve put it all into a show, full of madcap characters, lots of humour and some stark home truths. Ireland without the plámás. Everyone in the Dáil should see it”. The play is Directed by Deirdre Molloy and Produced by Connor Dudley-Fergus…

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277. Lifting the Eviction Ban is the Cruelest Decision an Irish Government has ever made 45:28

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks with James O Toole, one of the residents of Tathony House, where 26 households face eviction in June. We talk about the fear being experienced by those facing eviction, the absence of evidence underpinning the Government's decision to lift the ban, and we make an appeal to listeners and the public to take whatever action you can to pressure the Government to change their decision. They must keep the eviction ban or we will see the highest number of evictions since the Famine. We discuss why local authorities are not purchasing units where tenants are in place: the ideology and bureacracy and games between the Minister, the Department and Local Authorities. This needs to be treated as an emergency - suspend the rules and keep people in their homes. We encourage tenants to join CATU, the tenants union, and protest this decision. Sign the uplift petition - to keep the ban in place (Keep the Eviction Ban | Uplift) and please share this podcast around. Thank you…

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276. Eviction Ban Crisis – Galway Academic Facing Homelessness with her Children 34:14

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory talks to post-doctoral researcher in the University of Galway, Dr Faiza Alssaedi, who with her two children and partner are facing becoming homeless on the 1st May if the eviction ban is lifted. Dr Alssaedi who has a PhD in Mathematics and works as researcher and tutor in the University of Galway, has lived in Ireland for 12 years, and Galway is her community and where her children go to school. She explains that Galway City Council told her if she is made homeless there isn't even emergency accommodation available. She describes how she has sent thousands of emails to try find somewhere, and it is devastating her mental health. The eviction ban must be kept in place, please sign the petition at: Keep the Eviction Ban | Uplift…

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271. It’s Not Where You Live, It’s How You Live 1:11:11

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory talks with Dr John Bissett, author of 'Its not where you live, its how you live; Class and Gender Struggles in a Dublin Estate'. John discusses his book and public housing, the life experiences and conditions living in a public housing estate, the problems with the paradigm of classing these areas as deprived and disadvantaged, when it is structural inequalities and state neglect of public housing that is the problem, not the idea that working class people are deprived. We also chat about the way in which the state is the handmaiden of financial capital in privatising social housing, and seeing hope in a change in housing in Ireland and the important role of working as citizens and civil society, as Ranciere's demos, in bringing the necessary major change. Book is available here:https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/its-not-where-you-live-its-how-you-live…

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993. Stories from the Streets 51:33

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please help keep this podcast going by becoming a member at patreon.com/tortoiseshack You might have seen the series, Stories from the Streets, on Virgin Media TV recently. Well the writer and director, Luke McManus and one of the stars of episode 3, homeless rapper, Tommy KD, came over to the tortoise shack to tell us all about it. Tommy recounts his own journey through addiction, sleeping rough and finding peace in art. He shares candidly about his years on the streets and the relationships he had and what resilience means. Luke describes how the focus of a show like this is to break that dehumanising idea about homeless people and why we must all look beyond the strereotypes. We also had a lot of fun!…

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274. “Myself & my son will have no where to go” – The Eviction Ban, a Renter’s Perspective 34:07

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } We need support. Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory, talks to Elizabeth Gregory, a renter and mom who is devasted by the lifting of the eviction ban. She explains the mental anguish and despair caused by the lifting of the ban as she will have no where to go if she is evicted. She cannot see any way that herself and her autistic son could go into emergency accommodation. She makes a clear call on the Government to keep the eviction ban in place. After the discussion Rory reads his Irish Times Op-Ed on the eviction ban. Please sign the Uplift petition below calling on Government to reverse its decision and keep the eviction ban. Extend the Eviction Ban: Keep People In Their Homes | Uplift…

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270. Envisioning a New Path – How to Tackle Climate Emergency & Create an Alternative to Inequality & Capitalism 1:00:29

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks with Professor Mary Murphy, Head of the Department of Sociology in Maynooth University and author of new book, Creating an Ecosocial Welfare Future, which is book on how we can create a more equal and sustainable future through transforming our welfare state to prevent and meet the challenges of the climate emergency. We discuss the structural problems with capitalism and climate - an economic model based on constantly growing consumption, inequality, and how we need to imagine and create an alternative based on meeting peoples and planets needs not the billionaires. We discuss theories of economics and capitalism, social change, and inequality and imagining and developing pathways for power and social change.…

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.wpedon-container .wpedon-select, .wpedon-container .wpedon-input { width: 170px; min-width: 170px; max-width: 170px; } >Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory chats to some of the lead organisers (Dean Scurry, Clare O Connor, and Darragh Adelaide) of the incredible Ireland for All gathering on February 18th which saw tens of thousands people march through Dublin in the largest positive mobilisation in Ireland since the Water Charges in 2015. We talk about the historic importance of the gathering, how it was a moment of celebration, a giant act of solidarity and love, and an assertion for an inclusive welcoming Ireland for refugees, asylum seekers, Travellers, and the diverse population of Ireland. We also discuss how it was also a moment of challenge to the policies of Governments and failures in housing, health, inequality, and poverty that are leaving communities marginalised. We discuss the key role of local 'For All' groups and activists in organising the event, and we discuss how Ireland For All can continue to grow as a new movement for a new Ireland, a vision and pathway for conversations, community action, celebrations and assertions of an Ireland for All based on addressing the inequalities in society.…

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