The Echo Chamber from Tortoise Shack

Ireland’s original independent left leaning news, politics, and culture podcast that doesn’t take itself too seriously and still punches well above its weight. Join critically acclaimed & derided hosts, Martin McMahon and Tony Groves as they delve into the news of the day, pull apart the spin and challenge you to be an activist. This is the non-corporate, ad free, non-plastic-podcast reality that the medium is made for. There will be shenanigans!

62. I’m Not a Beast with a Horn, But a Freedom Fighter with a Stone
May 14, 2025 –
1455. Everyone Should Have a Home – 3 Years On
May 13, 2025 – 26:42
61. Goodbye from Genocide
May 8, 2025 – 46:50
60. My Smile is Resistance
May 1, 2025 – 37:32
1452. Maybe I’m Amazed with John Harris
Apr 29, 2025 – 43:30
1443. An Post vs Your Local Post Office
Apr 26, 2025 – 40:31
59. One Day in Gaza
Apr 24, 2025 – 40:56
1450. Travellers Not Invited
Apr 21, 2025 – 32:04
1449. Journalism has failed Palestinian Journalists with Niall Sargent
Apr 18, 2025 – 43:25
1445. An Austerity of Ambition
Apr 17, 2025 – 47:23
1447. From Sympathy to Solidarity with Dr Ciarán O’Carroll
Apr 15, 2025 – 19:46
1441. RTE vs the Law – Is the Gig (Economy) Up?
Apr 13, 2025 – 41:37
58. My Students Kept Me Going
Apr 12, 2025 – 53:08
1444. Still Not Heard, Still Not Safe
Apr 11, 2025 – 52:08
1436. Extermination Camps in Mexico
Apr 9, 2025 – 33:14
RTE Receiving Illegal State Aid
Apr 6, 2025 – 37:52
57. We Are Not Doing Enough!
Apr 4, 2025 – 29:53
1437. A Bad State of Affairs with Simon McGarr
Apr 1, 2025 – 39:22
56. When my Aunt died I stopped living – Maram’s Story
Mar 30, 2025 – 33:45
1431. ReArm EU vs Irish Neutrality
Mar 28, 2025 – 45:41
1434. Trump, Tariffs and Tax Haven Ireland
Mar 26, 2025 – 53:37
1435. Cancelled or Fair Criticism?
Mar 24, 2025 –
1427. Lynn Boylan is going back to Palestine
Mar 23, 2025 –
1429. From Corporate Law to the Ukraine-Russia War
Mar 21, 2025 – 27:33
54. The Three Times I Should Have Died
Mar 14, 2025 – 48:03
1433. The Ditch to Publish Children’s Hip Operations Report!
Mar 12, 2025 – 18:47
1430. RTE back in the Workplace Relations Commission next week!
Mar 12, 2025 – 18:18
1428. Trump, Zelenskyy and the DOGE’ing of Democracy
Mar 10, 2025 – 59:31
53. Interrogated, Tortured and Still Determined – Dr Khaled Alser
Mar 8, 2025 –
1426. ‘Where did Sinn Féin f@ck up, Matt?’
Mar 6, 2025 – 55:23
1423. Boe Conroy in Bo, Sierra Leone
Mar 4, 2025 – 59:41
1421. There’s Money for War, Just Not the War on Poverty – Prof Richard Murphy
Mar 2, 2025 – 45:43
52. Gaza – ‘We Stayed Knowing That We’d Either Live Together Or Die Together’
Feb 27, 2025 – 37:35
1419. The Opposition’s Spokesperson for Lowry’s Lackey’s, Paul Murphy
Feb 26, 2025 –
1416. A Cohesive and More Oppositional Opposition with Cian O’Callaghan
Feb 24, 2025 – 43:13
51. Rebuilding More than Buildings
Feb 21, 2025 –
11. The Departed Stay Present – Meryl Streek
Feb 20, 2025 – 50:43
1418. Post-Election Blues with Adam – SpiceBag – Doyle
Feb 16, 2025 – 32:17
50. Support Gazan Doctors
Feb 13, 2025 – 32:44
1415. The Gist with Simon McGarr
Feb 10, 2025 – 59:58
1410. Beating the Billionaire Broligarchy
Feb 7, 2025 – 33:47
49. This is Gaza – Trump’s Clownish Ethnic Cleansing Plan
Feb 5, 2025 – 37:18
1413. I Was Always Me with Jenny Maguire
Feb 2, 2025 – 51:51
48. Gaza – The Returning
Jan 31, 2025 – 42:04
1406. The Bike Shed Economy
Jan 28, 2025 – 32:19
1414. International Co-operation, Not Militarisation with Senator Alice-Mary Higgins
Jan 26, 2025 – 33:49
1403. The Housing Crisis in 2025
Jan 22, 2025 – 46:56
1407. Trump 2.0 and the Occupied Territories Bill
Jan 20, 2025 – 50:05
46. #GazaCeasefire – A First Step
Jan 16, 2025 – 47:28
1408. ‘Bankrupt Overnight’ – Kevin Bakhurst admits that RTE is insolvent
Jan 15, 2025 – 29:11

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