The Echo Chamber from Tortoise Shack

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Will Pedro Sanchez win, but still lose?

"Vox hates brown people"
This Tortoise Shack episode jumps into a tumultuous few weeks in Spanish politics. It explores the complex political landscape, focusing on the runners, riders and far right nutters, who are all headed towards an election in less than two months. Is it a housing referendum? Is it an immigration election?
Madrid-based guests, journalist Eoghan Gilmartin and Professor Joe Haslam, discuss the implications for Spain's future and the broader European context. Is a miracle comeback on the cards?
Prof Richard Murphy on Burnham and Polanski:https://www.patreon.com/tortoiseshack/posts/patron-exclusive-171801910
Dr. Belal Adnan Abuiyada in Gaza:https://www.patreon.com/tortoiseshack/posts/patron-exclusive-171782366
The Public Sector Strikes Podcast:https://www.patreon.com/tortoiseshack/posts/patron-exclusive-172328073

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Malak Abu Krayem is a Palestinian Computer Scientist, App Developer, and children's book writer. She joins us from Gaza to talk about how she lost the career that was planned out after October 7th. She explains how she is carving a new path through the genocide and, working within Gaza and remotely with people abroad, is creating Apps and Art that open doors for herself and her friends struggling in Gaza.
Colour Palestine: https://www.amazon.fr/-/en/gp/product/B0HL7D45NJ?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tpbk_0&storeType=ebooks&qid=1790680560&sr=8-1
Snaptek:https://snaptek.app/
Burnham, Polanski and Another Song with Prof Richard Murphy:https://www.patreon.com/tortoiseshack/posts/patron-exclusive-171801910
The Worker's Budget Podcast:https://www.patreon.com/tortoiseshack/posts/patron-exclusive-171801404

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"Unwinding neoliberalism is the key challenge in housing politics"
In this Tortoise Shack episode, Tony sits down with Mick Byrne, an Associate Professor of Social Policy at UCD, to discuss his excellent piece on the historic Spanish housing proposals and what it means for a housing system trying to unravel decades of neoliberal policies.
Spain has ignited significant public unrest, leading to protests that have captured not only national attention but also given a template to housing activists internationally.
Tony and Mick debate this in the context of the Irish system. It is a friendly disavowal of one another.
Mick's Substack:https://theweekinhousing.substack.com/
The Spanish Election Podcast:https://www.patreon.com/tortoiseshack/posts/patron-exclusive-171874179
The Worker's Budget podcast:https://www.patreon.com/tortoiseshack/posts/patron-exclusive-171801404

Note: Recorded October 6th, before the sad passing of Mariacarmen.

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'The AI Boom is starting to look a lot like the Dot Com Bubble.'

In this Tortoise Shack podcast, U.S.-based Professor of Economics, Constantine Gurdgiev and Tony explore the intersections of economics, AI, equity and bond markets, and how Ireland's future is tethered to the growing/peaking bubble.
We discuss how current trends threaten global stability and dinner table prosperity. The lessons of the near past are often forgotten too quickly, and today's economic landscape is fraught with challenges reminiscent of historical crises.
Be Rosa Luxemburg and not one of Hayek's Bastards.
The Green Party 's Zionism is Racism motion:https://www.patreon.com/tortoiseshack/posts/patron-exclusive-171492244
A Worker's Budget?:https://www.patreon.com/tortoiseshack/posts/patron-exclusive-171801404

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In this Tortoise Shack episode, Madrid-based Journalist, and host of the excellent Sobremsa podcast, Eoghan Gilmartin, rejoins us to discuss his fantastic investigative journalism piece that reveals the influence of conflicts of interest in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the role of Saudi Arabia in climate diplomacy, and the political implications of Spanish border policies. The conversation highlights the complexities of climate negotiations and the importance of transparency in scientific assessments.
The investigation is here: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/21/saudi-arabia-aramco-oil-scientists-ipcc-climate-reports
The Spanish Housing Revolution:https://www.patreon.com/tortoiseshack/posts/patron-exclusive-171581922
The Zionism is Racism motion:https://www.patreon.com/tortoiseshack/posts/patron-exclusive-171492244