23. Nothing Lasts Forever
This week join us as we reflect on our most recent live show. We discuss panic attacks, with weird energy and the out of body experiences that we all experience from time to time. Thank you for spending the hour with us
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946. A Christmas Day Treat: Dublin City Farmers – Martin and his Da
Please join us in 2023 and help keep the mic on at patreon.com/toroiseshack In this very special podcast, Martin chats to his Da about being a city farmer in the 40s and 50s in Drumcondra. They talk about floods, cows, what a ’tilly’ of milk is and driving cows 9 miles from the Ward in North County Dublin to Smithfield. […]
17. Thoughts, Thanks and 2023, the Season 1 Wrap
Join us in 2023 at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this end of series episode, Sam and Gareth, look back on a successful first run of Shrapnel. The lads talk about Loyalism, mental health and the cost of living crisis, and link these important themes to the conversations with guests they’ve had on in season one of the pod. Shrapnel will be back […]
256. Conversations at Christmas: How to Counter ‘House Our Own First’ & Other Far-Right Narratives
Please join us in 2023 at patreon.com/tortoiseshack This podcast will hopefully help you in chatting with family and friends over Christmas about Housing for All and challenge the blaming of refugees and the ‘house our own first’ narrative. In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory talks to Emily Duffy, Director of Parable Grassroots communications, about how to talk about messages and […]
933. The Growing Working Poor
The new Survey on Income and Living Conditions is out and the data is very revealing. Rejoining us to dive into the data is Economist with NERI, Ciarán Nugent. We discuss the deprivation levels that are rising while the economy is booming, the staggering growth (up 60% in one year) of working poor and the very real impact on mental […]
254. Coalition Conversations – Mental Health Impacts of the Housing Crisis
This special Reboot Republic Podcast, was recorded as part of the Mental Health Reform’s Coalition Conversations and discusses how housing and mental health are connected, how the housing crisis is impacting on mental health and how a secure home is essential for wellbeing. Rory facilitates a conversation with Martina Smith, Chief Executive Officer, HAIL (Housing Association for Integrated Living), Aodhan […]
937. Spain – Less Inflation Than the EU Average
Rejoining us on the tortoise shack is Spanish-based journalist, Eoghan Gilmartin. The last time we spoke with Eoghan, he’d covered the massacre at Melilia and he gives us an update on this as well as his take on the Spanish cost of living crisis and why they are the least impacted country by inflation in the EU. Another great chat. […]
255. Changing values in housing: Rory chats with Sean Keyes of the Currency
In this Reboot Republic Rory talks to Sean Keyes, financial journalist with the Currency and equity research advisor about the housing crisis, investor funds, neoliberalism, the market and what ways forward to solve the housing crisis. Sean is @Keyes Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack https://media.blubrry.com/rebootrepublicpod/content.blubrry.com/rebootrepublicpod/Reboot_Pod_Ep_255.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 37:16 — 29.5MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify […]