127: Hasan Piker - US Politics, Socialist Discourse and International Palestine Solidarity
Rebel Matters Podcast
This week’s guest on Rebel Matters is Turkish-American political commentator Hasan Piker. We discussed politics, the United States and Palestine solidarity during Hasan’s brief visit to Ireland. This is our first full-length video episode recorded in the new Rebel Matters studio. You can find the full episode on our Youtube channel. Huge thanks to all our Patrons who have supported the show through thick and thin. We are working really hard to keep the show going and can't do it without the support we get on Patreon. If you would like to help us make more episodes please consider...
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126: Dave Zirin - The NFL and the United States Military
Rebel Matters Podcast
This week we speak to American political sportswriter Dave Zirin about the overlap between sports and politics. Rebel Matters is available on many of the usual podcast platforms and our website . The show is gratefully supported in full by our followers over on Patreon. Visit see our various tiers of support and find out how you can become a Patron.
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125: Amu Gib - Prisoner for Palestine on Hunger Strike in HMP Bronzefield
Rebel Matters Podcast
This episode is a conversation with Palestine Action prisoner Amu Gib, and was recorded on the 18th day of their hunger strike in HMP Bronzefield. Demands of the strike are: an end to the censorship of letters and books, and freedom of expression; immediate bail; the right to a fair trial; the deproscription of Palestine Action; and the closure of all Elbit weapons factories in Britain. Rebel Matters is available on many of the usual podcast platforms and our website . The show is gratefully supported in full by our followers over on Patreon. Visit see our various tiers...
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124: Hazem Jamjoum - Ghassan Khanafani and Palestinian Liberation
Rebel Matters Podcast
This week we hear from Hazem Jamjoum, a Palestinian cultural historian, educator, editor, and translator. He has recently launched Safarjal Press, a publishing house with a focus on publications for communities in struggle, which we discuss during the conversation. His translation of Ghassan Kanafani’s was published by 1804 Press in 2023, and his translation of Maya Abu al-Hayyat’s was released by the CSU Poetry Center in October 2024. Rebel Matters is available on many of the usual podcast platforms and our website . The show is gratefully supported in full by our...
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123: Moana Maree Maniapoto - Indiginous Rights in Aotearoa
Rebel Matters Podcast
This week's guest is Moana Maniapoto, Māori musician, songwriter, activist, documentary maker, journalist, and TV presenter. Moana's music has been described as a politically charged Haka-funk-dub-fusion. She also hosts her own weekly current affairs show, Te Ao with Moana, which that examines local, national and international issues through a Māori lens, and screens on Whakaata Māori , Māori+ and NITV (Australia). Rebel Matters is available on many of the usual podcast platforms and our website . The show is gratefully supported in full by our followers over on Patreon....
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121: Presential Candidate Catherine Connolly
Rebel Matters Podcast
This week's guest is Irish Presidential Election Candidate Catherine Connolly. Massive thanks to Catherine for taking time out of her schedule at this busy lead up to the election, which will be held on Friday 24th of October 2025. Tá an t-eagrán seo ar fáil as Gaeilge freisin ar do rogha ardáin phodchraolta. Rebel Matters is available on many of the usual podcast platforms and our website . The show is gratefully supported in full by our followers over on Patreon. Visit see our various tiers of support and find out how you can become a Patron.
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122: Iarrthóir ar Uachtáranacht na hÉirinn Catherine Connolly
Rebel Matters Podcast
This episode is also available in English wherever you listen to podcasts. An tseachtain seo labhair muid leis an Iarrthóir Uachtarántachta Catherine Connolly. Míle buíochas léi as am a chur ar leataobh don chomhrá seo le linn tréimhse gnóthach feachtasaíochta agus an toghchán le titim amach ar an 24 November 2025. Rebel Matters is available on many of the usual podcast platforms and our website . The show is gratefully supported in full by our followers over on Patreon. Visit see our various tiers of support and find out how you can become a Patron.
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120: Mansoor Adayfi - 15 Years in Guantanamo (Part 1)
Rebel Matters Podcast
This week's guest is Mansoor Ahmad Adayfi, whose memoir Don't Forget Us Here recounts his experiences during 15 years spent in the prison at Guantanamo Bay. In this first part of the conversation he explains how he came to be detained and the treatment of prisoners in the camp. Rebel Matters is available on many of the usual podcast platforms and our website . The show is gratefully supported in full by our followers over on Patreon. Visit see our various tiers of support and find out how you can become a Patron.
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119: Updates from Occupied Palestine
Rebel Matters Podcast
An update from Ainle who has been working in the Lajee Centre in the Aida Redugee Camp in Bethlemhem for the past seven weeks with the Aclaí Paelstine Project. You can learn more about Aclaí, the work that's being done on the ground, and how you can support or volunteer at Rebel Matters is available on many of the usual podcast platforms and our website . The show is gratefully supported in full by our followers over on Patreon. Visit see our various tiers of support and find out how you can become a Patron.
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118: Greg Stoker: US Imperialism Leading Genocide in Palestine
Rebel Matters Podcast
In this episode we hear from Greg Stoker. Greg is an anti-imperialist left wing activist and US veteran with a strong presence on social media since October 2023. We speak about the state of play in Palestine since begining of the genocide, with a focus on US involvement, and also touch on other aspects of activism out likely outcomes of the current situation in Gaza and for the rest of the world. You can find Greg online at @greg.j.stoker on Instagram, X, and TikTok and he is also the host of the Colonial Outcast Podcast, which is on YouTube and other podcasting platforms. Thanks...
info_outlineThis week's epsiode is with my long term friend Conor Hammersley, and in this episode we discusses the isssues of male violence towards women and men's health.
Conor has extensive experience in the area of men’s health at a research, policy and advocacy level. He is a PhD Scholar with Teagasc and the National Center for Men’s Health and his work looks at the socio-cultural context that shapes gendered behaviour among rural men in Ireland.
His research interests include gender and health, mental health and suicide prevention in men, and health promotion targeted at ‘hard to reach’ populations of men.
He has a number of peer-reviewed publications and has presented at national and international conferences on rural men’s health and is a board member of the Ending Sexual Violence, Prevention and Support Committee (ESP) in the Institute of Technology Carlow and the National Farmer Health Alliance in Ireland and a member of the American Public Health Association.
This epsiode was edite by Emma Ní Chearúil.