Some of us may be trying out Dry January and reassessing our relationship with various substances. This could also be a time to reflect on your relationship with sex and subtances, as it might be hindering how we engage with atuhentic sexual pleasure. This episode sees Ralf Rasmussen, aka Real Clear fetish, describe his journey from chemsex to 3 years […]
As we are all back watching Covid-19 graphs and numbers, we decided it’d be best to talk to someone who can actually make sense of them, so we went to Statistician and Political lecturer, Kevin Cunningham. As well as looking at the numbers we discuss the ways the Covid-19 pandemic has been covered and why the Govt haven’t kept pace […]
This Reboot Republic Podcast talks to Chloe Timperley, author of Generation Rent: Why You cant buy a home (or even rent a good one) about what is the housing crisis of Generation Rent, insecurity, unaffordability, and rogue landlords. Chloe outlines the situation in the UK – how Generation rent has been locked into permanent unaffordable renting, the future crisis of […]
It was a pleasure to be joined by Assoc Professor in UCD and member of the Independent Scientific Advocacy Group, Julien Mercille, to discuss the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and that groups plan that if implemented could help to make this lockdown our last. We talk about how it can be achieved, the border as a blocker and the need for […]
We had the great pleasure of speaking with an incredible panel of people, Dr Asad Abu Shark, Norma Hashim, Yousef Alijamal and Danny Morrison, to discuss the book ‘A Shared Struggle – Stories of Palestinian and Irish Republican Hunger Strikers’. We discuss the mechanics of piecing together such a difficult and troubling book, the decades old solidarity between the struggles […]
We are back and this week Linda Hayden leads Caroline, Martin, Tony and Vicky through the week that was. Plus we were thrilled to be joined by Counsellor and Psychotherapist, Ejiro Ogbevoen and Journalist and Writer, Dawn Foster. We talk Covid-19, George Nkencho and the grief process, the school situation, domestic violence over the holidays, Brexit in Covid-19 UK, the […]
In this episode of Policed: The Beat, Vicky speaks to Nana Nubi, a PhD candidate in the University of Limerick and Dr Lucy Michael, sociologist and racism expert. We explore questions and concerns emerging from the killing of George Nkencho by the Armed Response Unit. Questions of the right to life, policing and racism, policing mental health, and accountability are […]
In this Reboot Republic podcast we are delighted to welcome back global expert on inequality – Professor Richard Wilkinson, co-author of the Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone and the Inner Level: How more Equal Societies Reduce Stress, and Improve Everyone’s Well-Being. Richard outlines the status and mental health impacts of inequality, how more equal societies achieve better […]