Rupture Radio

This week we are delighted to bring you an exclusive interview with Paul Murphy & Brid Smith about the breaking news that RISE is now joining PBP. We ask about what this means, how this will work, and the challenges and opportunities facing the socialist left.

To find out more about this exciting news, you can attend the online rally to celebrate on Thursday at 7:30pm, more info here: https://forms.gle/3Dnz7E76H6aLb7K16

Rupture Radio is produced by RISE members and we are delighted to be joining PBP, and encourage our listeners to take the leap with us. You can join online in two minutes at https://pbp.ie/join

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Rupture Radio is a weekly podcast looking at news, politics and culture from a socialist perspective. It is produced by members of the RISE network within People before Profit, and linked to Rupture - Ireland's eco-socialist quarterly. Check out the magazine at rupture.ie 

We are excited to have launched our new Patreon Community as a way for our listeners to support the podcast, get extra content and an opportunity to talk with the podcast team and have a say in topics and interviews we take on. Sign up today at https://www.patreon.com/ruptureradio

Any comments or queries please send them to [email protected] or get in touch on Twitter.

See you next week, cheers!

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This week Paul and Michael are joined by special guest, journalist Carl Kinsealla (@TVsCarlKinsella on the tweet machine) to discuss the 'great land giveaway' that is the so-called 'Land Development Agency', the lacking Irish media landscape and continued government mishandling of Covid.

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Rupture Radio is a weekly podcast looking at news, politics and culture from a socialist perspective. It is produced by RISE members, and linked to Rupture - Ireland's eco-socialist quarterly. Check out the magazine at rupture.ie 

We are excited to have launched our new Patreon Community as a way for our listeners to support the podcast, get extra content and an opportunity to talk with the podcast team and have a say in topics and interviews we take on. Sign up today at https://www.patreon.com/ruptureradio

Any comments or queries please send them to [email protected] or get in touch on Twitter.

See you next week, cheers!

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A change of pace this week as we welcome Ciaran and Rob on from the Corner Späti podcast to discuss all things European politics. This is one part of a two hour discussion with the other hour to be found on the CS' feed here - https://operationglad.io/113

We kick things off by discussing the unveiling of Turkey's new space program, then move onto the breakdown of the Italian government, and finally ask the lads how they go about covering European politics at large.

SECOND PART OF THE CONVERSATION ON CORNER SPATI FEED - https://operationglad.io/113 - The second part of the conversation focuses on Irish politics and specifically the performance of the government, CETA, and the Irish far-right. 

Be sure to check out Corner Späti on Twitter - https://twitter.com/cornerspaeti

Sign up today at https://www.patreon.com/ruptureradio

Any comments or queries please send them to [email protected] or get in touch on Twitter.

Ciaran: https://twitter.com/CiaranDold

Rob: https://twitter.com/leninkraft

Be sure to check out Corner Späti on Twitter - https://twitter.com/cornerspaeti

Further Reading:

Italy’s New Technocratic Government Is an Insult to Democracy - Paulo Gerbaudo

Rupture Radio appearance on Corner Spati

Cheers,

See you all next week!

As a bit of a bonus this week Diarmuid sits with Dublin South West councillor Liam Sinclair who left the Green Party on January 19th due to disagreements with their function in government.

Liam gives his perspective on what drew him to the party initially, what life was like on the inside, and what eventually caused him to leave.

Sign up today at https://www.patreon.com/ruptureradio

Any comments or queries please send them to [email protected] or get in touch on Twitter.

Further Reading:

Liam's interview in the Independent after leaving the Green Party

Cheers,

See you all next week!

This week Cian, Megan, and Éoin were delighted to be joined by PBP activist and musician Eoghan Ó'Ceannabháin to discuss mental health, music, and feel good vibes of Simon Harris and Stephen Donnelly.

Check out Eoghan's new album 'Solas an Lae' - http://eoghanultan.bandcamp.com/releases

Rupture Radio is a weekly podcast looking at news, politics and culture from a socialist perspective. It is produced by RISE members, and linked to Rupture - Ireland's eco-socialist quarterly. Check out the magazine at rupture.ie 

We are excited to have launched our new Patreon Community as a way for our listeners to support the podcast, get extra content and an opportunity to talk with the podcast team and have a say in topics and interviews we take on. Sign up today at https://www.patreon.com/ruptureradio

Any comments or queries please send them to [email protected] or get in touch on Twitter.

See you next week, cheers!

Social Media

Links:

Eogan's recent article - 'Ireland’s Colossal Covid Catastrophe'

Vincent Browne absolutely crucifying Stephen Donnelly about joining Fianna Fail

What does a 'Zero Covid strategy' involve, and could it work in Ireland? This week, as an extra bonus episode, we sat down with Paul Murphy TD to try out a possible new 'Rupture Explainer' series, this one on Zero Covid.

Paul's recent article on Zero Covid in thejournal.ie has been read almost 100,000 times as people try to understand this alternative to the governments failed yo-yo lockdown strategy, so we thought it would be a good opportunity to dive into this idea and give you a chance to find out more about it. Check out Paul's article here: https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/zero-covid-strategy-5331482-Jan2021/

This is a trial-run for a possible new series of 'Repture Explainer' episodes where we take a policy, concept or issue and try to break it down. Please let us know your feedback and ideas by email to [email protected] or get in touch on Twitter.

If you want to support the podcast you can do so on our Patreon which also allows listeners to get extra content, and provide feedback and suggestions to the podcast team.

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This week Paul sits down with Dan Finn to discuss his book 'One Man's Terrorist: A Political History of the IRA' as well as his perspectives on the development of the various Republican groups in the 70s, 80s, and 90s.

Dan is a historian, writer, and Features Editor at Jacobin Magazine.

If you find this conversation interesting you can purchase Dan's book at the following link: 

https://www.versobooks.com/books/3077-one-man-s-terrorist

If you want to support the podcast you can do so on our Patreon which also allows listeners to get extra content, and provide feedback and suggestions to the podcast team. 

Sign up today at https://www.patreon.com/ruptureradio

Any comments or queries please send them to [email protected] or get in touch on Twitter.

Further Reading:

Dan Finn, 'One Man's Terrorist: A Political Hisotry of the IRA' - https://www.versobooks.com/books/3077-one-man-s-terrorist

Dan Finn, 'The Adaptable Sinn Féin' - https://jacobinmag.com/2016/04/sinn-fein-ireland-republicanism-socialism-austerity-troubles

Dan Finn, 'Irish Politics Since The Crash' - https://catalyst-journal.com/vol1/no2/irish-politics-finn

Cheers,

See you all next week!

This week Jess sat down with Ty Moore from the USA to discuss the far-right riots on Capital Hill, Biden's inauguration, Bernie's mittens meme and what the socialist left is and should be up to now.

Ty Moore is a member of the Reform & Revolution (R&R) caucus in the Democratic Socialists of America who we talked to back in Novemeber before the presidential election. You can follow him on twitter here, and check out these articles from R&R:

The Biden Years Will Open Big Opportunities for the Left

Winning the Dirty Break Under Biden: What next for DSA?

Rupture Radio is a weekly podcast looking at news, politics and culture from a socialist perspective. It is produced by RISE members, and linked to Rupture - Ireland's eco-socialist quarterly. Check out the magazine at rupture.ie 

We are excited to have launched our new Patreon Community as a way for our listeners to support the podcast, get extra content and an opportunity to talk with the podcast team and have a say in topics and interviews we take on. Sign up today at https://www.patreon.com/ruptureradio

Any comments or queries please send them to [email protected] or get in touch on Twitter.

See you next week, cheers!

Diarmuid, Roisin, Dave & Éoin discuss the Mother & Baby Homes' Report, the government's handling of Covid, the media's response, and the latest from the unrivalled intellect of Pat Leahy

Rupture Radio is a weekly podcast looking at news, politics and culture from a socialist perspective. It is produced by RISE members, and linked to Rupture - Ireland's eco-socialist quarterly. Check out the magazine at rupture.ie 

We are excited to have launched our new Patreon Community as a way for our listeners to support the podcast, get extra content and an opportunity to talk with the podcast team and have a say in topics and interviews we take on. Sign up today at https://www.patreon.com/ruptureradio

Any comments or queries please send them to [email protected] or get in touch on Twitter.

See you next week, cheers!

Links

Petition: Birth certs for adoptees now

Pat Leahy: It hangs in the balance if the pandemic will change the political landscape

Factfind: Did the government actually follow NPHET's advice heading into December?

This week we sit down with Eddie Conlon to discuss the state of Trade Unions in Ireland, how best to strengthen them, and the issues that need to be overcome. 

Eddie is a member of the Teacher's Union of Ireland and People Before Profit, and has been active in the trade union movement since the 1980s and a leader of many campaigns against social partnership and for workers' rights.  

Rupture Radio is a weekly podcast looking at news, politics and culture from a socialist perspective. It is produced by RISE members, and linked to Rupture - Ireland's eco-socialist quarterly. Check out the magazine at rupture.ie 

We are excited to have launched our new Patreon Community as a way for our listeners to support the podcast, get extra content and an opportunity to talk with the podcast team and have a say in topics and interviews we take on. Sign up today at https://www.patreon.com/ruptureradio

Any comments or queries please send them to [email protected] or get in touch on Twitter.

See you next week, cheers!

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Links:

Towards Fighting Unions - Eddie Conlon