Welcome to the Tortoise Investigates feed. It’s the home for the best of our podcast series, where you can find all our chart-topping, award-winning stories in one place. We’ve covered everything from extraordinary tales of deception to suspicious deaths to one mother’s decades-long fight against the police. Our journalists cover a wide range of stories but there is a thread that ties them all together – in every series, you’ll hear us going deep on a story, taking our time to investigate, g ...
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Welcome to the Tortoise & the Hare Bookclub, where speed doesn’t matter, but the love of books does! Whether you devour novels in a day or savor them slowly, we’ve got something for you. Join us for relaxed and playful conversations about books—popular hits, hidden gems, and everything in between. Plus, we’ll dive into the latest trends on BookTok and Bookstagram. It’s the perfect bookish hangout for every kind of reader!
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People often ask me why I love trail running. It's all about the stories. You meet a different kind of person on the trails: connects with nature, doesn't mind slowing down if someone is in need, says, "Good job, runner." Trail runners are competitive, for sure. But it's also egalitarian. Seldom will you find the elites separated from the regular folk. Everyone gets lost at some point. Everyone falls. These are our badges of passage. This is my take on trail culture. Logo: Kevin Stich Music: ...
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Ireland’s original independent left leaning news, politics, and culture podcast that doesn’t take itself too seriously and still punches well above its weight. Join critically acclaimed & derided hosts, Martin McMahon and Tony Groves as they delve into the news of the day, pull apart the spin and challenge you to be an activist. This is the non-corporate, ad free, non-plastic-podcast reality that the medium is made for. There will be shenanigans!
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There is still hope for the Galapagos Tortoise!
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podcast Cover art photo provided by Cedric Fox on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@thecedfox
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Reboot Republic is the innovative Podcast that delves beyond the headlines and soundbites and pulls up the roots of our Social Crises to unearth progressive solutions.
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Endangered species Cover art photo provided by Annie Spratt on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@anniespratt
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A podcast about creating adventure and habits for a more fulfilling life, hosted by @DaveCorn
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“Comedy podcast with a rational thinker who knows math and can build anything and an ADHD, fast talking wannabe serial entrepreneur.”
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On a journey through space and time...Talking about MMA, Technology, Psychology, Music and everything in between.
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To strive is human, to saunter divine. Welcome to The Tortoise - a podcast that digs deep into the power of slow. Brooke McAlary (author of "Slow", "Care" and "Destination Simple") is joined by her husband Ben for a monthly deep dive into the realities of trying to live slow in a world that won't stop racing. On the third Thursday of every month, join Brooke and Ben for an unscripted, unedited, always candid and usually fun conversation about slow living and how embracing our inner tortoise ...
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1406. The Bike Shed Economy
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackPoverty Pay on the Government PayrollIn this Echo Chamber Pod we are joined by national organiser with the Independent Workers Union (https://www.union.ie/) Alex Homits, to discuss how the State and many State services are currently outsourced to largely untaxed and unaccountable companies at a cost of ten…
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Found objects and other stories
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A dozen years ago I happened upon a book in the middle of a dirt road surrounding a cotton field. It was a Bible. In Spanish. I still wonder why someone who had likely carried it with them across the US-Mexico border suddenly dropped it and left it behind. Were they being chased by border patrol or some law enforcement agency? I will never know for…
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Ep. 3 - Not Quite Alice
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Send us a message In this episode, we dish on our guilty pleasure book tropes, get into the Dark Halos series by Amanda Aggie, and give our hot takes on The Empyrean series by Rebecca Yarros. Website: arcadiareads.wixsite.com/arcane-book-nest
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Introducing... Rogue Russia: Agents of mayhem Last October, the head of MI5 said Russia was on a mission to cause "sustained mayhem" on European streets. It might be hard to spot at first, but it is there in plain sight. This is the unpredictable, violent world of the modern Russian intelligence services. You can listen to the episode on the Slow N…
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2024 Energy Review: Record Growth and What’s in Store for 2025
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This month, Senior Portfolio Manager Brian Kessens shares these key insights: Energy Sector Recap: AI-driven growth with midstream performance surging by 44% as measured by the Alerian Midstream Energy Index. Trump’s Energy Agenda: Anticipated lighter regulations and a comprehensive energy strategy Natural Gas Demand Outlook: LNG exports, AI-powere…
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1414. International Co-operation, Not Militarisation with Senator Alice-Mary Higgins
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this podcast we are joined by two-term Senator (looking to be reelected on the NUI Panel) Alice-Mary Higgins. We talk about her work in scrutinising, amending and improving legislation, her determination to put society and environment before market interests in our political decision making process and …
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1403. The Housing Crisis in 2025
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this podcast housing expert and lecturer, Dr Lorcan Sirr, joins us to talk about the housing bubble in the affordable housing market, the issue of homelessness as an acceptable feature (and not a bug) of the current market and so much more. I'd argue this is as good a 'The State of Housing Going Into 20…
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1407. Trump 2.0 and the Occupied Territories Bill
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this pre-inauguration podcast, US-based professor of economics, Constantin Gurdgiev, rejoins us to talk Trump 2.0, the Tariff wars, housing inequality as the key driver of political polarisation in both the US and Ireland, the fires that swept California and what, if any, impact Ireland passing the Occu…
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46. #GazaCeasefire – A First Step
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackAs reports of a ceasefire deal are emerging, we are joined on the PalCast by a very special guest, Dr Ayesha Khan, who is an Emergency Medicine physician. Dr Khan has recently returned from Gaza, where she worked in trying to hold together the crumbling medical facilities. This is a first-person account of…
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1408. ‘Bankrupt Overnight’ – Kevin Bakhurst admits that RTE is insolvent
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this tortoise shack exclusive we reveal that RTE Director General, Kevin Bakhurst told staff at a townhall meeting last year that despite acknowledging their rogue employer practices, RTE cannot repay them what they are entitled to because that would "bankrupt them overnight."Not only do we reveal it, b…
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Three Events, Two Cancelations and One Great Experience
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A longish story about why I did not volunteer on Sunday at the Bandera trail race, plus some history. Also, why I won't be running Big Bend this weekend. But the real story involves a terrific indoor rowing event at my favorite workout spot, overcoming mental obstacles and treating it like an ultra. Oh, and I threw in a couple of journalism referen…
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this podcast two-term Senator and candidate in the upcoming Seanad election, Lynn Ruane, sits down to talk about her work in Leinster House, her dedication to the people of her community and the importance of not giving up.This is a broad conversation about class, politics, the criminal justice system, …
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1396. Out of, But Still in Gaza
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackListeners will know Palestinian journalist Mahmoud Mushtaha has the brave reporter who would update the world from Shifa Hospital during the Israeli attacks. You might also recall his reports on the famine sweeping Gaza and him having to eat animal food to survive.Today he’s in the UK, studying at Universi…
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1400. Spain, We Love You, Awfully
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackSpanish politics has had everything recently, lawfare, corruption, love letters, natural disaster mishandling and a hard left that is eating itself. Rejoining us on the podcast is Madrid-based Prof Joe Haslam and (also) Madrid-based journalist and host of the Sobremesa Podcast, Eoghan Gilmartin.This is ver…
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Snowdrop Relay Experience
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I was reacquainted with some old friends from the RGV and made new ones during the Snowdrop 55-hour relay last week. It was a great experience and I made new friends and supported a great cause. Photo: l-r: Janelle Uroff, Silvia Garza, me, Shanty Rodriguez, Vicki Allen, Norma Lozano
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this 2024/25 special we sit down with journalist with El Pais in Mexico City, Nicholas Dale Leal, who brings us on both a geographical and ideological tour of Latin America from Milei’s anarcho-capitalist Argentina to Sheinbaum’s socially-democratic-with-a-side-of-cartel Mexico and everything in between…
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Ep. 2 - Dragons and Brainrot
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Send us a message Spoilers abound as the Tortoise and the Hare play games and discuss and review When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker. Hot takes are guaranteed and opinions on ACOTAR are shared. Website: arcadiareads.wixsite.com/arcane-book-nestArcadia and Angela
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45. Gaza and the Heroism of Those Who Don’t Want to be Heroes
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackDr. Nour Nafez Hammad is a Palestinian educator and scholar who is engaged in the fields of literature and education. In this episode of PalCast, she speaks of personal loss, the role of storytelling and literature in creating a Palestine away from the control of Israeli narrative. She explains how the use…
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Send us a message Get to know the tortoise and the hare, their favorite books, and hot takes. Caution: inappropriate jokes are made, spoilers are spoiled, and books are insulted. Honest opinions only. Website: arcadiareads.wixsite.com/arcane-book-nestKatie and Angela
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1393. We Need Radical Compassion in 2025
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this 2024/2025 tortoise shack special we are joined by journalist and Our Man in Stockholm, Mr Philip O’Connor, to discuss how the (sadly many) missed opportunities of 2024 can be seen as learnings for 2025.We talk politics, media and the need for a more combative opposition within both areas. Then Phil…
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Spilling the Tea and Other Stories
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Hey, it's New Year's Eve, and I am looking back a little on the year. This episode gives you a very brief peek at Snowdrop, but more importantly, a look at some creeps from this past year. The last of which I skillfully avoided at Snowdrop. He does not deserve my time or attention, but here I am, outlining his creepy behavior. For 2025, I only want…
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1392. UK 2024 Wrap – Labour’s Progressive Regression with Prof Richard Murphy
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this wrap of 2024 we skip over the Irish Sea to talk with listener favourite, Prof Richard Murphy, about the UK’s year of turmoil and the stability of having a politics of not very much ambition.Richard talks about how the Labour Party had continued to impose rules upon itself under the guise of fiscal …
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1395. Fulfilling Promises to the Disabled Community
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackListeners will remember Ann Marie Flanagan from our 'No on the Care Referendum' podcast. Well she’s decided that the best way for to see the promises made after that failed referendum is for her to be at the table where the legislation gets written and negotiated. So she’s running for the Seanad and joins …
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44. Gaza – A Child’s Christmas Wish for Peace
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackBanias is a wonderful a 8-year old child living in Gaza, now displaced in Al-Zawayda. She joins us to speak of the dreams that she still carries and the life that she left behind in her home, now destroyed, in Gaza city,Banias shares her hopes for the new year, talks about rebuilding Gaza, wanting to visit…
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1397. The Tortoise Shack Wrap of 2024
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this wrap of 2024 we are joined by the dream team of Shamim Malekmian and Harry McEvansoneya, to look back over 2024, share a few laughs and worry about the direction of travel in too much of global politics. We talk heroes, villains and the stories that included both of those. All Hail the Bike Shed.Ha…
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1389. No, No Happy Christmas to RTE. Up the Workers!
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack(Editors Note: Recorded Dec 12th)Martin vs RTE at the WRCMartin went to the WRC to represent RTE worker Joey Kelly vs Arthur Cox who are representing RTE. It was standing room only and despite the attempts to have the case dismissed, what was revealed shows that RTE is not taking steps to resolve its mistr…
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1385. Left Unity in 2025?
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackI won't lie, I wanted to see PBP Cllr Conor Reddy get into the Dáil. But that's the democratic process and his (and my) disappointment is, as Conor outlines, a waste of time when the work on the ground continues. We look at the opportunity of real Left Unity in the next Dáil and in street-led activism and …
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1386. Imprisonment as a Last Resort
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackHuman Rights Lawyer, Saoirse Brady is the Executive Director of the Irish Penal Reform Trust (https://iprt.ie) and she kindly sat down with us in the tortoise shack to talk about our prison system, restorative justice, community sanctions, ending secondary punishments and much more.We really got a lot out …
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We are partnering with Audiochuck, so that we can continue to bring our listeners brilliant investigations like Elon's Spies. You can join Tortoise as a member to get early and ad-free access to new series and support our investigations at www.tortoisemedia.com/invite. Introducing...Crime Junkie - MURDERED: JonBenet Ramsay The morning after Christm…
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