Truth Matters

In this episode of Truth Matters, The Ongoing West Bank Desecration, I want to focus on the ongoingattacks on Palestinians by Israeli settlers in the West Bank, much of which is going under the radar.

Oxfam announced yesterday that “More Palestinians have been killed by Israeli military and settlers across occupied West Bank in last 3 years since Gaza hostilities than previous 17 combined.”

I am joined by Sharon who spent three months in the West Bank as an international human rights observer to tell of her experiences.

In this episode of Truth Matters, Feminism v The Manosphere, I want to take a look at the rise and threatened fall of women in today’s world.

Much has changed over the past one hundred years to support women, who traditionally were the property of their male guardians, whether that be fathers, husbands, brothers or other men appointed in the role.

Yet, recent research shows that in many countries women’s rights are unfortunately now going in the wrong direction, with shocking levels of misogyny, both online and offline.

This episode of Truth Matters talks about A Waste of Fashion.In this current world of violent turmoil, it’s easy to forget that there are other crises facing the planet.

So today, I want to take a look at the current scenario with fashion waste and in particular what happens to all those discarded goods and returns of online purchases.

In this episode of Truth Matters, Humankind and Inhumankind, I want to review a book I’mreading called Humankind, and compare it with the Inhumankind, the AI Agents that are growing in number.

Humankind is basically good. 

This is the premise of Rutger Bregman’s book Humankind: A Hopeful History.

On the Inhumankind front, AI Moltbook was launched on 28th January 2026 as a Social Network akin to Reddit for AI Agents, with the role of humans asobservers only.  Well, that was the plan anyway.

It’s 2026 and a belated happy new year, or early Chinese new year, to you.

This new series of Truth Matters will cover Environment and Justice Matters. 

In this episode of Truth Matters, Not-So-New New Year and Travels to Taiwan, I’m ruminating on the climate and giving an overview of my recent trip to Taiwan.

We’re already 1/12th of the way through 2026 and for many it’s like a relay race where we’re passing from one global crisis to another.

In this episode of Truth Matters, Crisis, What Crisis? The Housing Time-Bomb, I want to take a look at the factors that have led to this housing crisis, not just an Irish phenomenon, but to be found in many developed countries. For this podcastthough, I will focus mostly on Ireland with examples from elsewhere.  

What type of housing has been built over the decades? When did the housing crisis start? How does a housing crisis affect our population? How could we do this better?

Some of you may know that Crisis? What Crisis? was the name of a 1975 Supertramp LP depicting a man sunbathing; the only colour in a bleak industrial site with factory chimneysbelching smoke. The title relates to the struggles of individuals and theindifference of society.

So, fifty years on and it’s not too different from the struggle and indifference that many people feel today, particularly those impacted by the lack of affordable housing.

Once upon a time it was 15 minutes of fame, but these days it is 15 seconds of focus before it’s onto the next item.

Peaceful protests do not make news. Hundreds of thousands could be quietly marching, but much of the news coverage will focus on the corner where there is a confrontation with an opposing group or the gardai, or police.

I am going to do an overview of what is and what is not activism. I’ll take a look at which were the great activist movements that changed the world and who are the activist heroes and what about the activist villains? Established activists and groups and the perils they encounter. How countries view activism and what laws are in place toeither support or regulate it. What does it mean when a nation imprisons activists? And what is the future of activism… does it make a difference?

In 1984 George Orwell speaks to us through the ages.

In this episode I read an excerpt on Power and an assessment of some of the main points from 1984 that are invaluable to consider now.

This is the second part in this episode of Truth Matters,Private Gun Ownership, The Gun Safe

In Part 2 I'm looking at who's shooting what.

What does this mean in terms of deaths from gun violence? Checking if any guns have been banned.

And how different groups perceive gun ownership. And is gun ownership strictly a man thing?

In this episode of Truth Matters, Part 1 Son of a Gun, Private Gun Ownership, I came across so much information on gun ownership, that I decided to break this episode into two parts.

This first part takes a look at civilian firearms.

Where did it all start? Who makes the guns and what type of guns are available. Where do you get them?

What restrictions are there to gun ownership?And where do we find gun ownership