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Colonial Outcasts Podcasts
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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Operation MIDNIGHT HAMMER: The US PR Stunt to Spark Regional Conflict, Isolate China
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The U.S., Israel, and Iran are edging dangerously close to all-out war. As missile exchanges escalate, munitions stockpiles run low, and diplomacy gives way to deception, the US has decided to strike Iranian nuclear hardsites. This looks like an inflammatory PR stunt, let's get into it. 🔔 Subscribe for weekly breakdowns of global conflicts, realpol…
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1467. Colonial Outcasts with Greg Stoker and Liam Cunningham
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackOn this episode we are joined in the tortoise shack by activist, podcaster and former US army veteran, Greg Stoker and actor and activist Liam Cunningham to talk Gaza, the military industrial complex, the freedom flotilla and the intersectionality between all struggles for human rights and freedom. We also…
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackThe news keeps coming and it don't stop coming. In this member-only pod Martin explains in proper detail why even the highly paid broadcaster, Sarah McInerney is a victim of RTE’s rogue employment practices and then we look at the Leo Varadkar vs Keir Starmer, Kneecap situation, as well as some thoughts on…
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack“In 2015, while at home looking after our new baby, my wife received a letter from the Department of Social Protection telling her that she needed to attend a social welfare office to be photographed for a Public Services Card or have her child benefit payment cut off.As she did not want to drag an infant …
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America's Endgame: Iran, China, and the Road to Global Chaos w/ Assal Rad
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The U.S., Israel, and Iran are edging dangerously close to all-out war. As missile exchanges escalate, munitions stockpiles run low, and diplomacy gives way to deception, the geopolitical stakes have never been higher. In this in-depth analysis, we break down how U.S. foreign policy, Israeli military strategy, and Iranian retaliation are converging…
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this PalCast, Yousef talks to Tony about the latest news and events in Gaza, the cost of famine, Israel funding a proxy militia and the hope that comes from even the seemingly failed people-led initiatives like the Freedom Flotilla and the Global March to Gaza.Liam Cunningham on Displaced in Gaza is out…
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Can Iran Survive? MAGA Fractures as Unpopular Intervention Looms w/ Propaganda and Co.
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In this Iran war update, we discuss the escalating tensions between the United States and Iran. As the conflict intensifies, the media is withholding critical information about U.S. and Israeli involvement. What’s REALLY going on? Why is the world ignoring the dangerous game being played in the Middle East? In this video, we discuss: The U.S. and I…
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1471. Race Riots and a Lack of Leadership in Loyalism
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIt was a great pleasure to be rejoined in the shack by writer, commentator, activist and mammy, Elaine Crory. It’s just a pity that it was to discuss the (bullsh1t) “protect our women” race-riots that have taken place in Ballymena, Larne and in other parts of the North. Elaine breaks it down in her brillia…
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BREAKING: Iran Accesses Israeli Intel – Israel Prepares for STRIKES – CENTCOM on Edge
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🚨 Iran Obtains Israeli Intelligence – Will Israel Declare WAR? (6th Round Talks Collapse?) The Middle East is on HIGH ALERT after Iran reportedly acquired classified Israeli intelligence, prompting direct threats of military action from Israel. As the 6th round of diplomatic talks unfolds, tensions are skyrocketing—with CENCOM (U.S. Central Command…
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackOn June 12th, 2025, people from around the world will participate in the Global March to Gaza, from Cairo to Rafah crossing marchtogaza.net, in an apolitical, peaceful, coordinated, civilian action, demanding immediate humanitarian intervention in Gaza. Joining us on the podcast are two of the remarkable p…
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Revolutionaries Organize Against Systems: Palestine, State Violence, and ICE Abolition w/ Butch Ware
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In Part one we discussed what is happening on the ground, how ICE operates, how local and federal police and now the military are protecting them, what citizens are doing to counter ICE actions, and how this will most likely play out, with journalist Constanza Eliana Chinea. It was a good one, check it out. In this part two we will be connecting fo…
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this very special PalCast, Yousef Aljamal, as part of his book tour is joined for the first time in-person ever by PalCast producer Tony Groves. They discuss the latest news from Gaza, the horrendously militaristic "humanitarian aid" program and the need for more action from civil society. The March to …
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Escalating ICE Raids, LA Riots, and Palestine w/ Costanza Eliana Chinea Pt.1
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Tonight on State of Play on MintPress News, also posting this on my personal colonial outcasts platform to expand the exposure cause we are all sooo shadow banned these days, we are having a two part ICE episode, part one is what is happening on the ground, how ICE operates, how local and federal police and now the military are protecting them, wha…
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this episode Martin is joined by RTE worker Maebh Keary and his workers rights comrade, Matt McGranaghan to discuss RTE's latest day in the Oireachtas. Whilst there seems to be media consensus that they emerged unscathed, Maebh, Matt and Martin pick out some of the most interesting moments and go a litt…
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1461. Not Everything is the Spanish Civil War, Eoghan
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this echo chamber pod Martin and Tony are joined by Madrid-based journalist Eoghan Gilmartin to discuss the huge power blackout in Spain, how it’s been weaponised by the far right, what impact it and similar events are having on politics and ask if the last lefty leader standing, Pedro Sanchez, can navi…
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Orwell's Nightmare Arrives: Palantir Powers National Database of Citizens and What to Do About It
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Hello and Welcome to Colonial Outcasts, the anti-imperialist podcast that your MAGA uncle might hate less today than he did yesterday, as that entire cult of personality is fragmenting yet again with the advent of this new Palantir deal to create a national database that is unprecedented in our history. It will include: - Tax filings - Student Debt…
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this PalCast hosts Yousef and Helena are joined by producer Tony to talk about the cruel and disastrous "aid plan", the ongoing genocide, the change in rhetoric from some western leaders and why even in a week of unbearably devastating news there are some reasons to feel hope.Music at the end is a new s…
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ICE: The Elites’ New Tool for Human Trafficking
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Joined by: Mea https://www.instagram.com/spacebunnynews1 and Ruth https://www.instagram.com/detentionresistance ICE is currently engaging in and facilitating human trafficking for the profit of billionaires, and that’s not a hyperbole. After the Epstein scandal was exposed to the dismay of the ruling class, how do you convince millions of Americans…
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1463. We Need to Fight Anti-Trans Lawfare
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackAlexa Moore is the Policy Campaigns and Communications Manager at the Rainbow Project in Northern Ireland. She's also an LGBTQ activist and a formidable Trans woman. She joins us to talk about Trans Rights on the island of Ireland, the UK Supreme Court decision, the turbulent politics of this time and why …
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64. ‘I Saved Him Only For My Taxes To Pay For The Bomb That Then Killed Him’
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackUS-based Dr. Feroze Sidhwa has travelled to Gaza over the course of the ongoing Genoide to heal the wounds of many, many Palestinians. As a trauma surgeon, he has witnessed many multi-fatality events, including the bombing of the surgery department of the Nasser Hospital and an airstrike that killed a pati…
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Interview with the Black Panthers: Solidarity with Rednecks & Palestine
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Recorded back in November, the Minister of Defense for the Black Panther Party talks rednecks and shares his time-tested wisdom with the current social revolutionary movement, warns us of past and coming challenges to our solidarity and solutions to overcome the divide-and-conquer tactics that have separated us for far too long. https://www.blackpa…
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1459. Gaza, Hollywood and Cork with Lexi Alexander
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackLexi Alexander is the daughter of a Palestinian father and German mother; she is also a former World Kickboxing Champion and close-quarter-combat instructor, who worked her way up from stunt woman to Oscar-nominated director. In fact you've probably watched a few episodes of that kickass show that she dire…
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DC Museum Shooting: False Flag or Rogue Actor? The State Will Crackdown Either Way, Cover For Israel
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Thousand of Children are about to starve and when we say that Fascism is Imperialism turned inwards, this is what we mean. The CIA’s twitter account just posted “The front gate at Headquarters is closed until further notice. Please use alternate routes for Thursday, May 22nd.” We are seeing the coordinated focus on the protest slogan “globalize the…
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this Reboot Republic Rory & Tony talk to the incredible young Gazan journalist Abubaker Abed about his journey from Gaza to Ireland, the importance of solidarity and speaking up, the daily reality of surviving a genocide, and what Ireland can do to show a common humanity when the world turns its backs o…
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We are entering The Global Police State: Dr. William I. Robinson
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Once upon a time...right-wing conspiracy theorists warned us about a coming police-state ran by the global elites. They were right... But...ironically, now they're cheering on that same police state. How is this possible??? Branding. We will be slowly rolling out a series of episodes on the subject of revolution and how we can actually make it happ…
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackYou asked us to look closer at the Trade Union movement in Ireland, so consider this an opening conversation with two Union stalwarts, Scott Miller and Paddy Cole, who are also two of the main organisers of the Tressell Festival. Some mild disagreements. Talk soon again, lads. Limited tickets:https://www.e…
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Palestine, The Final Solution: Gaza 2035 Development Plan, Syria, and Gulf State Complicity
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A long episode here! Today we are going to start by focusing in on Gaza, which is the most visible epicenter of violent imperial policy on the planet, and then expand into the Gulf States. Trump’s recent trip to Riyadh and and the US effort to build the gulf into an AI bastion against china, get Saudi and Syria to Normalize with Israel in order to …
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this podcast we are joined from Gaza by teacher, storyteller and mother, Banyas Abu Harab, who focuses on educating, comforting and inspiring young learners in Gaza, even as the bomb blasts are audible above her voice. This is a very different insight into the reality of the ongoing Genocide in Gaza. Th…
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1460. “Keir Starmer came out as a full-on racist”
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshackIn this extraordinary podcast, Prof Richard Murphy pulls no punches in addressing Keir Starmer's recent speech on migration and the so-called "island of strangers."He outlines how these new policy positions are also contrary to the Labour promise that Growth will underpin all of their actions in government…
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1457. Ireland’s One Trillion Euro Tax Mirage
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Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack"Ireland, once a proud republic of ideas and insurgents, now resembles a serfdom for supranational capital. It is time – long past time – for a reckoning. The question is not whether this gilded scaffolding will crumble. It is whether we will have the courage to build something real in its place." Business…
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Dr. Akram Habeeb is a professor of English at the Islamic University of Gaza. He taught and inspired many academics including Dr. Refaat Alareer. He left Gaza after 45 days of displacement in Rafah, where he did his best to care for his family. In this episode, he talks about his special relationship with Refaat Alareer, education and his own exper…
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