The Clear Lens Podcast

The Clear Lens Episode 4 - Part 1: Palestine is Forever: From Awakening to Life Long Commitment

This is a two-part podcast with psychotherapist Karen Garven, founder of Irish Psychotherapists for Palestine.
 
Karen and I talk about imperialism as the root cause of genocide and the fear we both have of our children growing up in a world intent on militarization. We talk about the role of the witness, capacity for activism, and what we both recognise as a lifelong commitment to end Ireland’s complicity in the g-cide and its march towards militarization.
 
In part two, Karen talks about her experience visiting the West Bank, the heart-breaking things she witnessed, and the people she met there - who have become friends for life.

The Clear Lens Episode 3: Ireland's Double Game: Anti-Colonial Rhetoric Meets Neoliberal Imperialism

Daragh Cogley deals a punch to two-faced government rhetoric that betrays a shocking truth: Ireland is the greatest contributor - per capita - to the Israeli economy than any other nation on earth. Ireland's trade with Israel is 12 times higher - per capita - than even the US.
 
What's going on? We look at the neoliberal structures that run the Irish economy and examine how they betray core Irish principles and identity.
 
It's not all grim. We also look to new ways and alternative visions that put human rights and human dignity before profit.

The Clear Lens Episode 2: Ireland's History in Today's Palestine

Episode 2 with Tomás MacConmara.
In this episode, Tomás and I had a wide-ranging and, at times profound , conversation about the origins of the occupation of Palestine and how the historical record is much simpler than portrayed. We connected Ireland's history to today's occupation of Palestine, discussing the many reasons why Ireland and Palestine are natural allies.

The Clear Lens Episode 1: Neutrality and Irish Sovereignty

A wide-ranging discussion on Irish neutrality with Uplift Programme Director, Brian Cuthbert, also know as The Accidental Rapper.