The Echo Chamber from Tortoise Shack

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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 unwelcome (and in our opinion one of the drivers of far right hate) in the new era of the new NEW Labour Party. Enjoy.

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Hana Salah is a Palestinian journalist from Gaza who endured and reported on the genocide until she was able to leave to Egypt then to Qatar in March 2024. Her two sisters were injured after an Israeli airstrike hit the building that she and her family took as a shelter. She was displaced a couple of times in the process. Hana joins co-hosts Yousef Aljamal, Helena Cobban and producer Tony Groves to talk about her experience in Gaza, but also the recent developments in the region and world wide, which might see an all out war.

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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.

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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 a chat that I've been putting off for a few months. Thank you again, Philip.

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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 Israeli jails and the Israeli bombing of schools and filming of war crimes for social media clout.

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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.

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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 decent people will find offensive.

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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.

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Listener-favourite, writer, essayist and self-proclaimed humanity optimist, Jon Schwarz rejoins us to talk all things America, MAGA, Biden standing aside/getting pushed out and why, despite the incompetence of the current ruling class, he thinks that there are better days ahead.

Long live the proletariat etc etc.

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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.

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