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That Paul Murphy fella, he's awful gobby. He had the temerity to accuse us of 'fake news.' The bollix! He rejoins us to talk Left Unity, Ultimatums, his upcoming role with Newstalk breakfast and the Sinn Féin reset. Hmmm.

In this forever-behind-the-paywall Echo Chamber, Martin and Tony talk the news of the week and things get a bit heated. Which is a good thing. We cover Trump, RTE, transphobic journalists, Coolock Says No to Ireland and the awful behaviour of legacy media in both race-baiting and our politics. CW: contains traces of Irish Times FG hagiography.

We need people at the bottom to pay more tax and those who are going to inherit small fortunes a bit less. At least that's the current political narrative we're reading in the newspapers lately. But that's complete bullshit, isn't it. Rejoining us on the shack is economist with NERI, Ciarán Nugent and he outlines some economic realities and societal truths. Enjoy.

When is austerity not austerity? When it’s done as part of “grownup” politics or so we’re told. Rejoining us is the wonderful Prof Richard Murphy and he paints a picture of the economic future that is seemingly unwelcome in the new era of the new NEW Labour Party. Enjoy.

Ahmad Al-Naouq is the co-founder of We Are Not Numbers. He lost his family due to Israeli bombing on his family home in Gaza in October 2023. Since then, he has been appearing on different media outlets to defend and put forward the Palestinian narrative. He joins PalCast co-hosts Yousef and Helena to talk about the ongoing genocide in Gaza, international solidarity, the depraved violations in Isr...

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...

In this podcast 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 p...

Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced once more in Gaza. Polio is spreading. Yes, Polio! Meanwhile those who were lucky to get out before Israel closed the Rafah crossing find themselves living lives in limbo. Rejoining us on the shack to chat about what is happening is journalist, regular contributor and Gazan, Hana Salah. Note: Please if you can do donate to the Dignity for Palesti...

It was, as always, a pleasure to be joined by Senior Reporter with the Business Post and the journalist who in our opinion does the most to keep the housing crisis in the news, Killian Woods. We talk about the scathing Housing Commission Report, the "minority" report that followed and the fudged commencement stats and the perception that the Government have turned a corner on housing.

As if US politics couldn’t get any more chaotic, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived for an official visit. Add in the ICJ’s opinion on the Israeli illegal settlements and the ongoing daily horrors in Gaza and there is a lot to discuss. On this PalCast, Yousef, Helena and Tony are joined by Gazan journalist and regular contributor Mahmoud Mushtaha. Don’t miss it.

Today's guest, journalist, podcaster and Our Man in Stockholm, Philip O'Connor tweeted earlier "on this day in 2011, far-right terrorist Anders Behring Breivik murdered 77 people in Norway. Instead of being rejected after that horror, his views have since become mainstream - in our parliaments, our media & our workplaces. That tide needs to be turned. No pasarán." So we decided that we'd have...

I fully and unequivocally condemn the thing that I might've quietly condoned. Say nuttin' A walk through dual language signposts, deliberate class blindness, Joe Biden's $55 rent and Martin's love for Hulk Hogan...

Writer, essayist and self-proclaimed humanity optimist, Jon Schwarz rejoins us to talk all things America, MAGA, Biden standing aside/pushed out and why, despite the incompetence of the elites, he thinks there are better days ahead. Long live the proletariat!

A short "did you see that?" podcast just for you. Everything from Keir Starmer's Kings Speech, the NI Legacy Bill, political death threats, J.D's Advance and hopefully a reckoning for Ursula Von der Leyen.

Shahd Safi is an Arabic/English translator and teacher, freelance journalist, social media coordinator, and human rights advocate. She is from Gaza and is now in Cairo. She joins Yousef Aljamal, Helena Cobban and Tony Groves to talk about her journey out of Gaza and her experience of surviving Israel’s airstrikes which ended with her movement to safety in Egypt after she paid for her exit.

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...

In this very special podcast our friend and contributor of many years, Hana Salah, returns to talk about her life since we last spoke on air almost 3 years ago. Hana talks about life before October 7th, how her world was utterly changed in the months afterwards, her volunteering work (with your help, listeners), reporting from a warzone and the difficult decision to leave Gaza.

In this very patron-only podcast we discuss Sinn Féin’s review into their electoral failures and their new listening economic unit strategy. Then we discuss the attempted assassination of Donald Trump and what it says about America, the types of acceptable violence, partisan media and a polarised society.

As England prepare to lose to Spain and Colombia prepare to defeat Argentina, we speak with Colombian-English and Mexico-based journalist with El Pais, Nicholas Dale Leal. Don’t worry, football barely gets a mention. We discuss the failed coup in Bolivia, the upcoming (rigged?) elections in Venezuela and the latest immigration cruelty in Panama CW: This podcast plays out with a song that all decen...

Filmmaker and newly appointed Centrist Dad*, Luke McManus, rejoins us to discuss his latest doc, The Locals, which goes out on RTE 1 this Monday at 9:35pm and then on the RTE Player. Luke follows the candidates for the Local Elections in Dublin's North Inner City in what was a campaign featuring a vast spectrum of political and social views across a part of the city that has great poverty and plen...

A lot has happened since we last spoke to Vice-Deputy Leader of the Portuguese Socialist Party, Joao Pina. From a case of political corruption that never was, to losing their governing majority and on to winning big in the EU elections. So we had a lot to talk about. The news isn't all good, but the fight goes on.

Dr. Abdalhadi Alijla is a Palestinian social and political scientist, and a native of Shujayia in Gaza city. In this episode of PalCast, he joins Yousef Aljamal and Helena Cobban to talk about his memories there and what has happened to his family. Dr. Alijla discusses Israel’s plans behind evacuation orders, its impact on Palestinians and the latest Lancet reporting suggesting 186,000 deaths in G...

In this podcast Martin and Tony are rejoined by Mr irishelectionprojections.com 's Harry McEvansoneya and reporter with the Dublin Inquirer, Shamim Malekmian. They discuss Shamim's report into the fire in a migrant camp that didn't happen, but very definitely did. We also talk a good and bad week for Sinn Féin, the ineffectiveness of local government vs car parks and much more. Note: I got a bad b...

In this podcast we are rejoined by writer, activist and commentator Emma DeSouza and Shrapnel cohost Sam Mcilwaine to discuss the UK general election results, their implications for the island of Ireland and why we have too much politics and not enough doing the job of governing. Robin Swann is a dangerous man and Derry/LondonderryFeaturing Van Morrison, Ian Paisley Jnr, Rev Singsong and Michael F...

Note: This podcast opens with "Where is the world? Where is the world?” which are the words of Belal, a doctor in Gaza, recounted by the actor Benedict Wong. I just thought it had to be shared. In this Martin and Tony podcast we talk Soc Dem future, far right France, Trumps best week ever, music festivals and the shaping of debate by fading legacy media.