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Editors Note: Samah went to great lengths to record this PalCast and as a result the audio is variable, but it is a must listen
Samah Zaqout is a Palestinian graduate of English Literature, who’s studying was ended by the brutal Israeli military ‘campaign’ in Gaza. She endured displacement, starvation and loss for 15 months. She lost her grandfather, who was a survivor of the Nakba and as she explains could not bear becoming a refugee for the second time in his life. “Every place is marked red in Gaza. One day I woke up with a shrapnel next to my head on my pillow.” Tune in for the full important interview.
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It's over 11 days since it was reported that nearly 80 percent of hip operations at a Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) hospital were unnecessary, thanks to a leaked expert report obtained by The Ditch.
Since then several members of the Dáil have called for the report to be published and yet outside of RTE publishing what can only be described as a CHI press release, there has been no media coverage.
(We don't understand how such shocking allegations have not created major uproar. Unnecessary surgeries on children!)
The journalist behind that, Pádraig Ó Meiscill, joined us to discuss his scoop and to exclusively reveal that The Ditch have written to CHI and the HSE looking for them to publish the report by Friday morning or they will do so themselves.
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In this Echo Chamber podcast Martin details what is happening next week at the Workplace Relations Commission and why we are all potential mugs in what doesn't seem to be, despite promises from RTE's top table, a fair and transparent process. Why is our National Public Service Broadcaster, RTE, looking to conduct these important meetings in private?
The details you’ll need to use if you want to help shine some light on this process are as follows:
Ref Adjudicator File: ADJ-0054211
Email address [email protected]
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In this very special Echo Chamber pod we are rejoined by cohost Martin McMahon and US based professor of economics Constantin Gurdgiev for a deep dive into Zelenskyy, Ukraine post the White House fiasco, Trump in the crypto world, EU ReArm, the cost of eggs and the insanity of having money for warfare, but not welfare.
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Content Warning: This podcast contains subjects that some listeners may find disturbing.
In this PalCast host Yousef Aljamal and producer Tony Groves talk with Dr Khaled Alser- who is a surgeon in Nasser Hospital, Gaza and who had been abducted by Israeli soldiers in March, 2024 and was finally released from his unlawful detainment on Sept 30, 2024. He is still recovering from the torture and abuse he faced in the Israeli “prison” Sde Teiman and Ofer detention centres.
He tells us about the entire harrowing experience, from working during the Israeli genocide of Gaza, to the siege of his hospital and on through his unlawful imprisonment, humiliation and torture.
Note: Dr Khaled Alser joined us from Nasser Hospital, because even after all he’s been through he continues to work to help the people who need him. A true hero in these dark times.
The New Constantin Gurdgiev podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-123623938
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The Sinn Féin reshuffle resulted in TD for Cavan-Monaghan, Matt Carthy, becoming the party's spokesperson for Justice, Immigration and Home Affairs. So given the problems they had pre GE 2020, we of course wanted to chat with him.
So this is Matt on Bik McFarlane, Israel-Palestine, Lowry's Lackey's, Sinn Féin's mistakes in the last Dáil, the more cohesive opposition and a very broad conversation about immigration.
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In this very special Echo Chamber podcast we are rejoined by adjunct professor of public health at UCC, Dr Niall Conroy. If you’ve been with us a good while you’ll know him as the public health expert who was helping Australia during the Covid pandemic. What you didn’t know is that he has spent years working in Sierra Leone building paediatric, maternity and neonatal care facilities.
In this podcast we talk about the amazing work of the team he’s been involved with and the importance of little victories. Honestly, listen to this. I loved this conversation and I promise that you will as well.
Constantin Gurdgiev on Trump v Zelenskyy and DOGE is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-123623938
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The UK is, let’s face it, stuck in the shit economically, socially and now most worryingly geopolitically. The change of management from Sunak to Starmer hasn’t changed very much for the ordinary citizen, except maybe for the branding and the louder drumbeats of war.
Rejoining us to talk about it all is listener favourite, outspoken commentator and now Professor Emeritus Richard Murphy. We need a new song.
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The Lynn Boylan MEP on her deportation from Israel pod is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-123381157
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In this PalCast - One World, One Struggle, Yousef and producer Tony are joined from Gaza City by lecturer, researcher and educator, Dr Ahmed Junina.
Ahmed talks about his and his family’s decision not to join the displaced during the Israeli brutal campaign on Gaza. He describes the challenges they faced and talks passionately about ‘home’, education, purpose and the need for the International education community to step up and help Palestine students, educators and researchers. This is courage, real courage.
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In this Echo Chamber Podcast, Solidarity-PBP TD Paul Murphy, talks Gaza and the Occupied Territories Bill, the Governments broken promises and lies to the public, his legal case against the junior-super-super-junior minister fudge and much more.
The Ukraine with Lesia Vasylenko is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-122993693
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Joining us on this podcast is Soc Dem Deputy Leader, Cian O'Callaghan, to discuss the rollercoaster of the last few months, Lowrynomics, the broad left cooperation, Owen Hayes, topping the poll in his constituency and much more.
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In this very special PalCast - One World, One Struggle episode, Yousef and Tony are joined by educator, academic (from a longline of Palestinian educators and academics) , Dr Ahmed Nehad, who has a PhD in Sustainable Development.
Ahmed, who is working with others in planning the reconstruction of the Gazan education system, was a friend and colleague of Dr Refaat Alareer. He talks about the obligation of universities and schools around the world to support Gaza’s education system, his commitment to building infrastructure beyond bricks and mortar and shares some stories about our late friend, Refaat.
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In this episode of Sparks Will Fly (with a side of Echo Chamber Pod), Ray is joined by the voice of so many in Ireland's locked-out generation; the politically outspoken punk and thoroughly decent fella, Meryl Streek. They discuss his music, his persona vs himself, how anger can be directed into creative work, sobriety after life on the road and so much more. Yup!
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Activist-artist, Adam SpiceBag Doyle has done some amazing things over the last few years and he will, no doubt, continue to do so. But in this podcast he talks less about art and more about his fundraising for Gaza, Trump 2.0, the apathy of our new-yet-ever-present Irish government and the state of the opposition as the Dáil pantomime ramps up again and the worsening Irish housing crisis. Have a listen. It's more fun than it sounds.
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Rajeh Al-Kahloot is a Gazan medical student who is currently in Istanbul. His medical studies were disturbed by the genocide when his parents lost their home and businesses. Now, so close to completion, he is forced to look for support himself to survive. Rajeh will return back to Gaza to contribute to his community when he is qualified, and he highlights the role of medical workers and students in sustaining the community and in the rebuilding of Gaza.
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2025 and Speaking Power to Truth
In this Echo Chamber Podcast, solicitor, Data Protection expert and writer of thegist.ie Simon McGarr, rejoins the shack for a chat about our data rights in the age of Trump 2.0, his terrifically observant Gists, the Sinn Féin conundrum and a lot, lot more.
Thanks Simon for coming over. We always appreciate your time and insights.
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While the billionaire class rushed to bend the knee to Trump 2.0, another group of gatherings were happening across the world. Andrew Karamagi is a community organiser, lawyer, and principal political advisor to the Fight Inequality Alliance (fightinequality.org) and he joins us from one such gathering in Kenya.
He outlines the negative political, societal and economic impacts the billionaire class are having on people’s lives and how we need to stop rewarding the arsonist with lucrative contracts to put out fires. The biggest danger to societal stability is inequality and it's time to give the red line to billionaires.
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In this PalCast episode BAFTA and Emmy award winning filmmaker, Yousef Hammash joins us to discuss his work during the genocide in Gaza, the role of storytelling in informing the world and how, on the day that Dr Refaat Alareer's body was given a proper burial, the Palestinian people will persevere despite the absolute madness coming out of Donald Trump. This is Gaza. They aren't leaving.
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Jenny Maguire's journey to becoming Students Union President of Trinity College Dublin was far from ordinary. From attending an all-boys school, to running (unsuccessfully) for class president, to finding out that what may seem like setbacks at the time, were really only opportunities for her to grow and learn.
It was a pleasure to chat with her and, as an old foggy who thinks that he knows it all, realise that I can still learn something. Enjoy.
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In this PalCast, Yousef and Tony are joined by special guest, Gazan Political Analyst and Advocate, Muhammad Shehada. They discuss the return of over a million people to their destroyed homes in the north of Gaza, Trumps plan for ethnic cleansing, the arrest of Electronic Intifada's Ali Abunimah and yes, even the ridiculous “condoms for Gaza” story.
As always, Muhammad is erudite, concise and historically honest in his analysis.
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