Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic, Rory talks to Blessing Dada, about her story of child hood trauma, activism, racism and her ideas for allyship and vision for equality and community. Born and raised in Dublin, Blezzing is Black-Irish and a passionate activist for mental health awareness and a champion for social justice. She is an award-winning writer […]
Activist, human rights campaigner, pure Ballymunner and cohost of this weekends #IrelandForAll Solidarity March, Dean Scurry joined me to discuss the genesis of this inclusive and diverse show of solidarity and love. We discuss the recent protests in Ballymun, the bad faith actors and countering false information. Dean talks about his experience of Apollo House and how that act of […]
In this Reboot Republic, Rory chats with tortoise shack editor and Reboot producer, Tony Groves, about a new report that showed an inequality in cancer outcomes based on peoples socioeconomic levels. We discuss inequality as a driver of polarisation and protests. Rory talks about the need to move away from a neoliberal atomisied society and to invest in community. We […]
Our guest is Sinn Féin Senator, Lynn Boylan, who recently helped reveal a Govt 2009 emergency response that became a long-term subsidy to Large Energy Users (Big Business and Corporations) paid for from additional charges on us, the regular householder. We look at how this happened and why it was kept long after the emergency period had passed. We also […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Last year I spoke with friend of mine, audiologist and tinnitus specialist, Frank McGrath and listeners really engaged with it. So this Tinnitus Awareness Week we decided to revisit a condition that impacts so many. Frank talks about the myths surrounding tinnitus, the treatments available, the pathways to management if a “cure” is impossible and […]
We’re back. This week we talk about our last conversation on body image, finding the right balance and living our best lives. Follow us @BuiltPod, @builtdiffpod Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack https://media.blubrry.com/built-different/media.blubrry.com/built_different_podcast/content.blubrry.com/built_different_podcast/built_diff_ep26.mp3Podcast (built-different): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 56:08 — 49.7MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | https://tortoiseshack.ie/built-different-podcast/
In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory, talks to Dr Calvin Swords, Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Social Studies Maynooth University, about mental illness and mental health. We ask do we fully understand the significant differences between mental health challenges and mental illness? Calvin explains the difference between the medical approach and the bio psychosocial models to ‘recovery’, social […]
It was great to be joined for the first time in 2023 by tortoise shack regular, our favourite Irish-Russian US-based economist, Constantin Gurdgiev. He breaks down the US debt ceiling “crisis”, how much of the world is trying to dedollarise their economies and the bumpy economic road ahead of us in 2023 that will sadly lead to more polarisation unless […]