Hi everyone and welcome back to Rupture Radio! This week we're reading Dot Com-monism by Cian McGrath. In this piece, Cian McGrath looks at the changing relationship between the left and the internet. The left has utilised the internet to develop consciousnesses, organise protests and effect change. This piece argues however that we need a deeper a…

Hey Everyone! Today we have a reading of an old article from 2021 by Des Hennelly on the state of housing in Ireland and how we got here. As important now as it was almost 3 years ago when it was first written. Delving into the development of the housing market since the foundation of the state Des notes the impact neoliberalism and capitalism have…

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Hey everyone! This week we're joined by 2 of our comrades across the Atlantic from the Reform and Revolution caucus in the DSA. We discuss the current state of the DSA, the recent R&R conference in Portland Oregon (with Rise correspondent Robin Koenig) and the upcoming 2024 US Presidential elections and what role the socialist left can play as we g…

Hello and welcome to Episode 01 of GTMM. Today I'm talking about my thoughts and approach when dealing with Rupture & Repair in your relationships. In my journey as a recovering people pleaser co-dependent, I'm putting into practice in my friendships how to be accountable to the ruptures from the big to the little ones.…

This week we're joined by freelance journalist Garrison Lovely to discuss his latest article in Jacobin Magazine 'Can humanity survive AI?' Whos behind AI? Where is the development of AI going? What does this mean for workers? and what can a socialist future look like with AI? These and more are the questions we discuss out, as well as the grim fut…

Hi everyone and welcome back to our new series life on the left. This week we're joined by Helena Sheehan, professor emeritus at Dublin City University, accomplished author and a life long activist on the left for over 50 years! Nicole talks to Helena about her life, moving to Ireland and her history with the left in Ireland and the United States, …

Hello everyone! This week we're joined by Ruairí Fahy, People Before Profit candidate for Limerick City North and recently announced as the People Before Profit candidate for the first ever directly elected mayor position in Limerick. In this interview we discuss why Ruairí is running for mayor, what a socialist mayor actually looks like and the im…

Hey everyone and welcome back to Rupture Radio! This week we have a special episode for you with an interview with Costas Lapavitsas on his latest article in issue 11 of Rupture 'Making Sense of the Interregnum since 2007-9' , co-written with Nicolas Aguila Costas walks us through the developments in the world economy before, during and after the f…

Welcome back to Rupture Radio! This week we have a reading of Sarah Frazer's article from issue 7 of Rupture where she makes the case for full legalization of drugs. Frazer challenges conventional thinking on the subject of drug legislation and argues that decriminalization does not go far enough to help drug users and wider society. If we are goin…

Hello and welcome back to Rupture Radio! Today we have the first episode of our new series life on the left with our first ever guest Bríd Smith, People before Profit TD for Dublin South-Central and current candidate in the upcoming European elections for the Dublin constituency! Nicole and Bríd sit down for a one on one discussion about Bríd's lif…

This week we sat down with Jess Spear, environmental scientist turned ecosocialist activist and Rupture regular to discuss her latest article in issue 11 of Rupture. 'Five reasons why agriculture should be central to our ecosocialist vision' Jess dives deep into the relationship between industrial agriculture and the alarming decline of wildlife po…

As we all celebrate the new year, and make resolutions to break, we thought it would be a good opportunity to revisit the topic of burnout, including ideas for how to avoid it in the year ahead. Following a new intro from Cian, meandering through new years day thoughts, we are re-run a previous interview with sociologist Laurence Cox to discuss the…

Rupture issue 11 is here! To celebrate this week have an interview with Rupture Chief Editor Cian Prendiville to discuss the theme, articles and the future of Rupture going in 2024. The theme of issue 11 is land, find out why this theme matters and its significance for eco-socialists today, find out what goes into the making of Rupture magazine. De…

Welcome back to another riveting episode of Rupture Radio! This week our panel dissects the recent far right riot in Dublin, what does this mean for the city, the nation and what can we do to combat the far right's messaging and disinformation. This is an extremely important issue so don't miss out on this episode! ---- Rupture Issue 11 is availabl…

On this episode we have a reading of Padraig Mac Oscair's article on Gig for Gaza which took place on the 28th November. In this article Padraig gives his review of the recent ‘Gig for Gaza Fundraiser’ in the 3Arena, as well as highlighting the clear link between the cultural and the political in expressions of solidarity from Ireland. This article…

This week Diarmuid sits down to interview Patrick Bresnihan on his and co-author Naomi Millner's new book 'All We Want Is The Earth: Land, Labour, and Movements Beyond Environmentalism'. They discuss the modern conception of 'environmentalism' and where it comes from, the interconnection or 'resonance' between movements for land, labour rights, and…

This week we have a reading of 'The Shell to Sea Campaign and its Legacy' by campaigner, freelance journalist and photographer William Hederman. William takes us through the history of the Sheel to Sea campaign and draws a thread between this campaign and its successes and what we can learn from the campaign today. ---- Rupture Issue 10 out - The t…

Missed the live talk on November 7th in Dublin? No worries – we've got you covered! Join us this week for an exclusive recap of the engaging discussion with esteemed historian and author Paul Le Blanc. Delve into the insights from his latest book, "Lenin: Responding to Catastrophe, Forging Revolution." Le Blanc, a distinguished scholar in socialist…

In this episode we feature a reading of the article "Should we ally with 'green capitalists'? No'" by RISE member Diana O' Dwyer in which she explores the current climate crisis and the dilemma faced by socialists over whether or not to support reforms driven by capitalists in the fight against climate change, or is this a short sighted strategy th…

If you're around Dublin next Tuesday November, drop in to Connolly Books from 7pm for an important talk on Lenin and why you should actually read about his life and ideas. We have special gues US-based socialist activist and acclaimed historian Paul le Blanc on his new book "Lenin - Responding to catastrophe, forging revolution", followed by an int…

On this episode of rupture radio we're joined by Madeleine Johansson to discuss her article in rupture issue 10 about the rise of the far right in Sweden and what we in Ireland can learn from this troubling development Madeleine is an activist, author and councilor for People Before Profit She is a member of the Red network and has recently publish…

We're back, baby. This week we have a full panel to unspin the news. We have Paul Murphy, Nicole McCarthy, Kay Keane and Rupture editor Cian Prendiville to discuss the news of the week. The topics this week include: Israels war on Gaza, the Irish governments damp squib of a budget for 2024 and a short snippet about the recent congress of Brazil's b…

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This week we're joined by People Before Profit rep for Dublin North West Conor Reddy to discuss his the recent anti-refugee protests taking place across Ireland in recent weeks. We discuss the nature of these protests, what's driving their attendance, the presence of far-right activists, what can be done, and the need to provide an alternative by b…

The war in Ukraine has sparked intense discussion and debate among socialists and Marxists worldwide about how to understand and respond to this war. Should socialists support or oppose NATO governments sending weapons and military aid to the Ukrainian government? What is an internationalist and socialist strategy to avoid a catastrophic nuclear co…

The war in Ukraine has sparked intense discussion and debate among socialists and Marxists worldwide about how to understand and respond to this war. Should socialists support or oppose NATO governments sending weapons and military aid to the Ukrainian government? What is an internationalist and socialist strategy to avoid a catastrophic nuclear co…

To celebrate reaching our 100th episode of the podcast, this week we brought our panels back - with Diana O'Dwyer, Cian Prendiville, and Paul Murphy discussing the rampant price gouging from energy companies in Ireland, what socialists can do to counter this rise, and the need for energy companies to be put into public ownership. This episode was o…

Brazil's far-right, Trump-like president Bolsonaro has been booted from office, beaten in the recent election by centre-left candidate Lula da Silva. This week Cian sits down with Brazilian socialist MP Luciana Genro to discuss Bolsonaro's time in power, how he was beaten, what Lula's government will bring and what the socialist left is doing to co…

This week Diarmuid is joined by Ciarán Mac Aodha Bhuí to discuss his article from the latest issue of Rupture Issue 8 - Tá Gá Le Gníomh - we discuss the impact capitalism has on minority languages and the struggles of the irish language specifically. Ciarán is a writer and socialist activist based in Limerick and a regular contributor to Rupture. -…

Dave Hill is a revolutionary socialist, a member of Anti Capitalist Resistance as well as the Labour Left Alliance in Brighton & Hove. He was active in the Labour Party in the 1980s and again involved in Labour in the course of the Corbyn movement. He speaks from his own perspective about events in particular in England and the challenges facing th…

This week's episode is slightly different - we recorded an audiobook version of an old talk from revolutionary Marxist theoretician George Breitman. This is an excerpt from a whole series of talks Breitman delivered in 1975 looking at the method behind the so-called 'Transitional Programme', which Trotsky advocated for in the 1930s as a way to link…

This week Cian is joined by Des and Devin to dig into the so-called 'budget bonanza', debunking the government spin and exposing it's Thatcherite fine print. We also look at the missed opportunities here, and discuss what a socialist budget would look like. Check out PBP's alternative budget here: https://www.pbp.ie/people-before-profit-launch-cost…

This week Cian is joined by sociologist Laurence Cox to discuss the bane of every activist's existence - burnout. The pair outline where burnout stems from, the ways in which it changes how we organise, and what steps we can take on a personal and organisational level to go about countering and preventing it. Read Lawrence Cox's paper on burnout he…

This week Diarmuid was joined by Chris Beausang as they sat down with Bill Rolston and Robbie McVeigh, authors of 'Anois ar theacht an tSamhraidh: Ireland, Colonialism and the Unfinished Revolution', for a discussion of the nature of Irish colonialism. We discuss what led them to writing the book, the resurgence of colonial and post-colonial though…

This week Cian sits down with Paul Murphy to ask him to explain the Robert Troy scandal from start to finish, pausing briefly for a tangent on this twitter meme. ----- Rupture Issue 8 is due out at the end of the month. The theme of the issue is IMPERIALISM and will feature articles on the basis for war in the 21st century, Ireland and neocoloniali…

This week Diarmuid sat down with David Broder, author of 'First They Took Rome: How the Populist Right Conquered Italy" and Europe Editor of Jacobin Magazine, to discuss the political situation in Italy, the recent collapse of Mario Draghi's government, and the rise of the Italian far right. David's Twitter can be found here ----- Rupture Issue 8 i…

This week Cian sat down with socialist activist and trade unionist Paul O'Connell to discuss the breakdown of Boris Johnson's premiership, the non-alternative posed by Labour, the recent RMT strikes, and what British socialists should do going forward. Paul's Twitter can be found here ----- Rupture Issue 7 has been released! The theme of this issue…

This week we interviewed James O’Toole about his new book The Return of Class War Trade Unionism as well as the general approach of socialists when engaging in labour struggles. James' book can be purchased here - https://bit.ly/3bKCJk4 Rebel Telly Facebook Rebel Telly Instagram Red Talks Podcast ----- Rupture Issue 7 has been released! The theme o…

The recent 2022 People Before Profit AGM was a major success and marks another positive step forward in building a major, pluralist eco-socialist party in Ireland. Here newly elected PBP Steering Committee member and Rupture author Cian Prendiville reports on some of the key highlights from the conference. This episode is an audio recording of a Ru…

In this week's podcast, we sat down with Richard Boyd Barrett to discuss the ongoing cost of living crisis and the Cost of Living Coalition which has been formed to get active around the issue. A national demonstration is planned for Saturday June 18th at Parnell Square If any listeners would like to get involved with this coalition you can email a…

In this week's podcast, Rupture regular Diana O'Dwyer sat down with US-based socialist feminist activist Rosemary Dodd to discuss the recent leaked draft opinion that the US Supreme Court is planning to overturn the 1973 Roe v Wade decision, the consequences this would have for abortion rights in the United States, and the growing fightback by soci…

This week we have a bonus episode - a recording from a live public meeting Rupture organised with RISE on the case for eco-socialist degrowth. Capitalist growth is destroying our life support systems. Every single year the material taken from the Earth to feed the insatiable capitalist appetite for profits grows larger and larger and the waste spew…

This week we sat down to discuss the ideas of Eco-Socialist Degrowth. Attend the Degrowth meeting this Thursday 5th May in Connolly Books. Tickets HERE Capitalist growth is destroying our life support systems. Every single year the material taken from the Earth to feed the insatiable capitalist appetite for profits grows larger and larger and the w…

This week Cian sits down with Rupture regular Diana O'Dwyer to discuss the government's war on neutrality, and the Marxist case for defending it. Diana recently helped write the PBP Neutrality Bill which would have enshrined neutrality in the constitution and barred the government from joining NATO or other military alliances. It was narrowly defea…

As we are in the final week of production for Rupture Issue 7 we have decided to re-run a great interview our friends over at the Irish Left Archive did with Rupture contributor and RISE National Organiser Jess Spear. They discuss how Jess got into political activism, the launch of Rupture Magazine and Rupture Radio, and the place of People Before …

This week Cian sits down with Starbucks worker Laila Dalton about her experience trying to unionise her Starbucks shop in Pheonix Arizona (USA), and socialist author and activist Alex Stout who has written about the US-wide Starbucks unionisation drive. Since the first Starbucks unoinised last December, oer 150 stores across America have filed for …

This week Cian sits down with Des Hennelly (@LeftistDad) to dig into the government's Climate Action Plan, and see how it measures up to the latest warnings from the IPCC. Spoiler Alert: It's a plan to fail. --- Rupture Radio is a weekly podcast looking at news, politics and culture from a socialist perspective. It is produced by members of the RIS…

Cian and Paul sit down to discuss Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine, the resulting refugee crisis and the threat of this spiralling into a full-scale inter-imperialist war between Russia and NATO. For more on the war check out this initial statement from People Before Profit and this statement from US-based revolutionary socialists in the Reform …