Turning Earth

Two interviews with activists who have spent time in Palestine in recent years, to give some context to anyone who may not understand how and why the recent escalation in violence occurred. When we look at Israel and Palestine, we can't understand the situation without understanding it as a case of settler-colonialism. Hopefully this episode will make that clear, and you will understand why the st...

Firat, an interview with Johnny McElligott of Safety Before LNG about the recent decision by An Bord Pleanala to refuse planning permission for the proposed LNG platform in North Kerry, and what's next for the campaign. In part 2 of the episode we go to The Shopfronts (That Social Centre), a squatted social centre in Phibsboro, for a chat with two activists from the Revolutionary Housing League.

An interview with Patrick Bresnihan on the history of environmentalism, disentangling and challenging the hidden assumptions, and inherited common sense of the movement. Most importantly, we talk about what lessons can be drawn out from this to inform our political work today. The conversation was oriented around his new book with Naomi Millner, All We Want Is The Earth, available now from Connoll...

Just ahead of this year's climate camp, here's a short intro to some of the campaign groups involved. Capitalist extractivism is hitting Leitrim hard, but the people are ready to fight. https://climatecampireland.ie/ https://saveleitrim.ie/ https://twitter.com/love_leitrim/ https://www.facebook.com/people/North-Leitrim-Sustainable-Energy-Community

The final episode in this series! More discussions on community organising and movement building. Hear Lucky Khambule tell the story of the strike and occupation that started MASI, as well as more chats with Eoghan O'Ceannabhain, Donal O'Kelly, Eddie Mitchell, and finishing off with Enda McHugh introducing CATU, how it works, and how you can join.

Conversations about organising and community building, with Maureen O'Connor from XR, Eoghan O'Ceannabhain from PBP, Donal O'Kelly, Laura Kehoe, Emma Mincks, and Jacintha and Thomas from Abhainn an Olfhia.

Interviews with Ed Horgan of Shannonwatch, Eoghan O'Ceannabhain from PBP, Donal O'Kelly and Ted Cook on Ireland's neo-colonial status and relationship to imperialism. Reflection and analysis of increasing anti-migrant agitation in Ireland.

Hear perspectives on the Green betrayal and the corporate hold on government, from activists in Leitrim, Clare, Tyrone and from across the Atlantic.

This episode examines the effects of capitalist imperialist exploitation on communities in Ireland and around the world. Hear from Raymond Kemble about the destruction and death caused by the fracking industry in his hometown. Maureen O'Connor of Extinction Rebellion discusses the colonial commonalities between Ireland and Uganda. Environmental scientist Laura Kehoe discusses the difficulties and...

Capitalism creates and depends on upon sacrifice zones for its existence. How do communities who live in these areas respond? In this episode you will hear from activists from Treasure Leitrim, as well as some of the contributors from earlier episodes. Newcomers include Jacintha & Thomas, representatives from Keep Tulla Untouched.

The housing crisis and the biodiversity crisis share a common ancestor: privatisation. A brief history of land enclosure in Ireland, to explain how we got into this mess. Interviews with Ted Cook, Eoghan O'Ceannabhain, Enda McHugh, Eddie Mitchell, Brian Smyth, Fergal Anderson and more.

Take a walk through The Gearagh with Ted Cook, and around Leaf & Root Farm with Fergal Anderson. Hear from Nuala McNulty and Joe Sheerin of Save Dough Mountain, Brian Smyth of Save Leitrim and Eddie Mitchell from Treasure Leitrim.

New series begins on DDR, Wednesday 7th December, 4PM

New bi-monthly series begins 4pm, Wednesday 7th December on Dublin Digital Radio

RTÉ tell us "The Truth Matters". The Washington Post carries the tagline "Democracy Dies In Darkness". What do these statements mean? How much do our actions align with our values? How does the news work?

An interview with William Hederman from Futureproof Clare. William explains the dual threat of Liquified Natural Gas and the runaway construction of data centres in Ireland. We are facing a future of energy shortages and catastrophic climate change. The Irish government, instead of tackling the issues, are trying to preserve business as usual and sacrificing our stability and safety in the process...

A short episode exploring the ecological and social issues surrounding the construction of data centres in Ireland.

This episode is an interview with independent researcher and activist Mark Malone. We take a look at how the far right use social media to organise, and how social media platforms benefit from hosting extremist content. https://farrightobservatory.medium.com/remembering-the-utoya-massacre-as-facebook-hosts-calls-to-kill-irish-president-cf10790af67a

The Principle of Charity is based on the idea that 'arguments should aim at finding the truth, not winning the fight.' We can use it as a tool: to fully understand the opinions and feelings of people we disagree with, and to fully understand our own worldview. To challenge and refine our own views and opinions, to keep an awareness of what feelings they are based on. Ultimately, to get closer to t...

"The heartbeat of critical thinking is the longing to know - to understand how life works." - bell hooks Thinking is an action. Thinking about the world and how it works is a practical act. Thinking about how we think will make us better thinkers. Every child is born with this wonder in their minds and somewhere along the way life beats it out of us. We lose our ability to ask questions and we ass...

Moving deeper in to Carl Sagan's The Demon-Haunted World, we'll have a think about how we can use the scientific method to tell if we're being lied to. Who's telling us the most real story of reality, or who's trying to confuse us, to lead us astray, or to exploit us?

An audio essay, some sonic rambles and worried mumbles, wondering about how do we know the truth, who can we trust, who's being a nonsense-merchant and who's pointing us in the right direction? Guided by Carl Sagan's The Demon-Haunted World, I'll try to drown out some of the noise with some mostly sensible sense.

The first episode in a new series, where we'll be thinking and talking about forests. In this episode we talk about monoculture, the many ways that it's jeopardising the basis for life on earth, and what we can do about it. This episode features excerpts from an interview with Natalia Beylis from the campaign group Save Leitrim: https://www.facebook.com/saveleitrim/ Music by Woven Skull: https://w...

This is part two of the first episode in a new series, where we'll be thinking and talking about forests. In part two we delve a little deeper into the ideology behind the practice of monoculture, and what role government and big companies play. We also explore the alternative approaches and responses we can make as communities. This episode features excerpts from an interview with Natalia Beylis...

More from Sean, Peter and John of the Greencastle Peoples Office on, among other things, how much of a fucking head-melt it is to stand up to the power of the extractive industry.