Rupture Radio

This week Diarmuid, Róisín, Cian, and Rupture newcomer Éoin discuss the spiraling situation around Covid 19, the fatal shooting of George Nkencho by Gardaí in Clonee, and the mobilization of the far right around the issue.

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

Links

PBP Statement on #JUSTICEFORGEORGENKENCHO 

Elaine Doyle thread on undercounting of Coronavirus cases in Ireland 

Mark Malone thread on Far-right misinformation campaign

Zero Covid Strategy with Socialist Policies

This week Diarmuid sits down with RISE researcher Diana O'Dwyer to discuss the ills of the permanent crisis of the Irish healthcare system. Among other things they discuss how things got this bad, the role religious orders and NGOs play in this process, and the struggle for a National Healthcare Service.

The discussion is loosely based on an article Diana wrote for the latest issue of Rupture Magazine, if you would like to purchase the magazine you can do so at https://rupture.ie/

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Rupture Radio is a weekly podcast offering a critical look at news, politics, and culture from a socialist perspective. Its produced by members of RISE which is a socialist organisation in Ireland, find out more on https://www.letusrise.ie/

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This week Diarmuid is joined by Chris Carroll, a member of the All-Ireland National Health Service Campaign, to discuss his article in Rebel News entitled "The Limits of Sláintecare". In this episode they discuss the flawed approach taken bythose pushing the policy, historical and contemporary opposition to universal healthcare, and how it can be achieved through social movements.

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Rupture Radio is a weekly podcast offering a critical look at news, politics, and culture from a socialist perspective. Its produced by members of RISE which is a socialist organisation in Ireland, find out more on https://www.letusrise.ie/

Any comments or queries please get in touch on Twitter

See you next week, cheers!

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Jessy, Paul and Des talk about the latest self-made crisis of this government: student nurses exploitation. Des brings us up to speed with a surprisingly honest climate report from the Environmental Protection Agency, and Paul embarrasses himself with sub-par Simpsons knowledge, before the panel do go through he roll of dishonour of government scandals in 2020.

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 quarertly. 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

Links

Student nurses petition: https://my.uplift.ie/petitions/pay-student-nurses-and-midwives

EPA report: https://www.epa.ie/irelandsenvironment/stateoftheenvironmentreport/

#FixTheBill petition https://my.uplift.ie/petitions/fix-ireland-s-2020-climate-bill

This week Diarmuid sits down with a handful of writers from the new issue of Rupture to discuss their pieces and give a sneak peak into the magazine itself.

At 1:00 Rupture editor Jess Spear gives an overview of the magazine and discusses her own article 'It Doesn't Have to be This Way' on the crisis in the care economy and the role of the state.

At 24:40 Róisín O'Shea discusses her article 'The Right to Transition' on trans healthcare in Ireland.

And finally at 41:08 Des Hennelly discusses his article 'Severed' on the Metabolic Rift between humans and nature.

If you would like to purchase the magazine you can do so on https://rupture.ie/

Please consider supporting this podcast on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ruptureradio.

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Rupture Radio is a weekly podcast offering a critical look at news, politics, and culture from a socialist perspective. Its produced by members of RISE which is a socialist organisation in Ireland, find out more on https://www.letusrise.ie/

Any comments or queries please get in touch on Twitter

See you next week, cheers!

What is Ecosocialism Episode

Socialist Green New Deal Episode

Jessy's back, back again. And this week she's joined by Rosin, Dave and special guest Jack Sheehan. This week the panel talk about the promised vaccines, the shocking scandal of image-based sexual abuse and Jack tells us about the exploitation of post-grad workers and how they're getting organised to fight back.

This week Diarmuid sits down with Jess Spear and John Molyneux to discuss a new pamphlet they've written entitled "What is Ecosocialism?", along with a more general discussion on the environmental movement, and socialist solutions to the climate crisis.

If you are interested in purchasing this pamphlet you can do so for €3.50 at the following link.

John Molyneux is a long-standing socialist activist, author, member of People Before Profit, and editor of the Irish Marxist Review which can be found here.

Jess is a paleoceanographer, author, member of RISE, and editor of Rupture Magazine which can be found here.

Both are members of the Global Ecosocialist Network which can be found here.

John has been doing some introductory videos on Marxist concepts and ideas which can be found here.

For one week only, anyone who subscribes to Rupture Radio on Patreon will receive a free copy of the 'What is Ecosocialism?" pamphlet along with all our other rewards. If you would like to support this podcast please consider subscribing on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ruptureradio. 

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Rupture Radio is a weekly podcast offering a critical look at news, politics, and culture from a socialist perspective. Its produced by members of RISE which is a socialist organisation in Ireland, find out more on https://www.letusrise.ie/

Any comments or queries please get in touch on Twitter

See you next week, cheers!

This week Paul, Nicole and new panelist Michael discuss what has been a news-filled few weeks. We talk about the joy of seeing Trump get the boot, and how the underwhelming performance of Biden highlights the need for a left and socialist opposition. Michael brings us up to speed on events in South America, where an attempted coup in Bolivia got rebuffed by an electoral victory for MAS, and we talk about the scandalous suspension of Corbyn from the UK Labour Party. And finally, we delve into the scandal of Varadkar leaking confidential information to his friends and political allies, and what it tells us about politics in ireland.

This week we also recorded our first eve bonus b-side chat for our supporters on Partreon, to get access to that and support the podcast join the community at https://patreon.com/ruptureradio sign up this week to get a free podcast sticker

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Readings:

Paul's article on Leo the Leak https://villagemagazine.ie/leo-varadkar-must-go/

Article from Catalyst on the end of 'Progressive Neoliberalism' in Latin America https://catalyst-journal.com/vol4/no2/the-end-of-progressive-neoliberalism

Video with David Greaeber on 'The Weaponisation of Labour Antisemitism' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6oOj7BzciA

Episode of 'Bad Faith' podcast discussing the US election result https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9iYWRmYWl0aC5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw/episode/OTgxZjRiY2QtNjg3Mi00NTdjLWI3NmEtODBjM2M1NmY1ZTdk?hl=en-IE&ved=2ahUKEwj937ns2_HsAhWloXEKHZfqDCUQjrkEegQIBRAL&ep=6

This week Diarmuid sits down with Ty Moore and MJ Lin of Reform and Revolution to discuss the US Election, how socialists should respond, whether Trump will resist a loss, and the prospects for building an independent third party in the near future.

Reform & Revolution is a caucus within the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and stands in the revolutionary socialist tradition which fights to end economic inequality, racism, sexism, and all forms of oppression.

More from R&R can be found here: https://reformandrevolution.org/

Reform and Revolution magazine: https://reformandrevolution.org/subscribe/read-the-latest-reform-revolution-magazine/

If you would like to support this podcast please consider subscribing on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ruptureradio. Our new Patreon community is a way for our listeners to support the podcast, get extra content, and an opportunity to have a say in the topics we take on.

Please support the podcast by rating and reviewing it here: https://ratethispodcast.com/RuptureRadio

Rupture Radio is a weekly podcast offering a critical look at news, politics, and culture from a socialist perspective. Its produced by members of RISE which is a socialist organisation in Ireland, find out more on https://www.letusrise.ie/

Any comments or queries please get in touch on Twitter

See you next week, cheers!

This week we are delighted to bring you a crossover episode with the Week at Work podcast! 

Rupture Radio's Dave Murphy and Diana O'Dwyer are joined by Clare O'Connor and Dave Gibney to discuss the week's top stories.

The panel discusses the sealing of the Mother and Baby Homes' records, a Zero Covid strategy with socialist policies, and the ongoing response to the pandemic.

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

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