1284. Biden vs Trump – The Gone Man vs the Con Man

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack We had a lot of people ask if would we do a reaction podcast to the Biden vs Trump debate, and were not that keen to be honest. But then it happened and all the worst fears about the Gone Man vs the Con Man came to life on screen. So we relented and got Colorado-Based Economist and friend of the pod, Constantin Gurdgiev on to talk through the slow moving car crash and all of the implications it has for America, the Presidency, Ukraine, NATO, the BRICS countries and the "West." We tried to keep it light. But this was a total disaster for Joe Biden. The Affordable Housing Podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-106976644 The Full Constantin Podcast is here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-107050342

Please join us on patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this the next in our series of podcast exposing massive bogus self employment in RTE, Martin is joined by former RTE employee Angie Mezzetti and Fine Gael Deputy Brendan Griffin. Brendan has been the lone voice for silenced workers at the Media Committee by expressing the concerns and frustrations of RTE employees past and present. We discuss how RTE's "bill" has risen from €1.22 million to €21.3 million in the space of three and a half years and how the final bill will be in excess of €200 million. We also need your help to drag the truth out of the darkness and into the light. Please contact the members of the Committee here:https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/press-centre/press-releases/20240611-joint-oireachtas-committee-on-tourism-culture-arts-sport-and-media-meet-for-engagement-with-terence-o-rourke-chairperson-to-the-board-of-raidio-teilifis-eireann/ The Podcast on why the legacy media steal our stories uncredited is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/106987452?pr=true

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Maha Hussaini is a Palestinian award-winning journalist and the Strategy Director of Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor. In June, she won the Courage in Journalism Award by the International Women's Media Foundation, an award that was later rescinded following a smear campaign by pro-Israelis. She joins us from Gaza to talk about her reporting, the situation on the ground, the need to have an active Palestinian voice and western media bias towards the Palestinians. Maha was displaced multiple times but she continues reporting from Gaza despite the huge challenges. Please listen and share this very special PalCast episode with Yousef Aljamal, Helena Cobban and Tony Groves. The Latest RTE Exclusive is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-106869218 The Gaza Appeal Details are here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/nuseirat-dr-105860337

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack If you were hoping to hear from a senior Sinn Féin TD on their local and European election results, as well as the immigration "debate", well as they used to say on the tele, here's one we made earlier. Rejoining us is Eoin Ó Broin and he is brutally honest about the last few months, as well as very concerned about the mess that Darragh O'Brien's flagship Planning Bill may make of housing delivery. The EU Migration Pact Podcast is here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-106771210 Gaza Appeal Details are here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/nuseirat-dr-105860337

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack If you've been with us from the beginning you'll know the story of how the Police (PSNI) burst through the doors of award winning journalists and documentary producers, Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey and arrested them for the crime of accuracy in their work on the Loughinisland Massacre. Six years on and their dogged determination has revealed a spying network that has monitored hundreds of journalists, solicitors and (Left Leaning?) NGO's. In this podcast the lads outline what has been uncovered, the questions that need to be answered and why they're calling for a public inquiry. Sunlight is the best disinfectant. No Stone Unturned. The Whistleblower Special Podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-106599653

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Deanna Othman is a Palestinian American, who is both a journalist and educator. She is from the West Bank, but has traveled to Gaza twice, most recently in June 2023. In this episode of PalCast, she shares her experience of visiting Gaza and how the world has changed since then. Othman speaks of the feelings of being a Palestinian-American in the diaspora during Eid and the impact the genocide has had on her, especially as a mother. This year’s Eid is different for both Palestinians in the diaspora and those trapped in Gaza. Othman shares her thoughts on the legacy of Refaat Alareer who visited Chicago in 2014 as part of a speaking tour. Yousef Aljamal, Helena Cobban and Tony Groves also discuss the latest updates from Gaza. The Gaza Appeal is here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/nuseirat-dr-105860337 The Eamon Ryan standing down podcast is here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-106432774

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Rejoining us on the podcast is listener favourite, Prof Richard Murphy and he's is in feisty form. Richard outlines the societal challenges and the economic realities facing the UK, as well as the political and financial options available to the soon-to-be new Prime Minister, Keir Starmer. Richard also, quite rightly, defends himself from the people who claim that his criticism of Labour's lack of ambition is a defence of the terrible Tories. The Gaza Appeal Details are here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-105638638

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack No current RTE bogus self employed employee has been allowed to speak publicly. Unions refuse to have their voices heard, mainstream media is terrified of RTE and even the Oireachtas has been told by unauthorised legal figures to ensure the bogus self employed workers get no voice in the ongoing hearings and investigations into the rogue employer that is RTE. Only the Echo Chambers Podcast will give voice to these workers who have had their pensions and entitlements stolen by RTE for decades. Ms. M is one of those voices. Her story is one of many. The Spying Podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-106111924

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Editors Note: This is the first PalCast since Yousef's sister, Fatima was killed in Gaza. Yousef talks about her at the beginning. The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) started Palestinian refugee camps in Gaza in 1948. The AFSC’s educational work in Palestine goes back to the early 1900s when the first Quaker School, the Friends School, was established in Ramallah. This PalCast episode hosts Jennifer Bing, who is the National Director of the Palestine Activism Program, to talk about the AFSC’s work in Gaza now and before October 7, which included bringing Palestinian writers and speakers to the US. Listen to this episode hosted by Yousef Aljamal, Helena Cobban and Tony Groves to learn more. The Gaza Appeal Donation Details Are Here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/nuseirat-dr-105860337

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack This is a bumper podcast on everything (the Sinn Féin fall, the far right gains and more) that we know so far on the results of the Local and European Elections. Joining us to break it down is the best in the biz (and massive Carly Rae Jepsen fan) Mr irishelectionprojections.com, Harry McEvansoneya. This is the last time we get to hit snooze on a volatile situation. Buckle up. It is getting bumpy. The Gaza Appeal is here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/nuseirat-dr-105860337