Author Archive: Caroline West

Green* Light: Live! Ep 03

Listen back to our first LIVE podcast as part of NUIG Consent week. We were delighted to be joined by Shawna Scott (sexsiopa.ie), Imasha Costa(@caseofburritos) and Robbie Lawlor (@robbie_lawlor) as we discuss WAP, lapdancing for the devil, Bollywood, and sex positive film moments.   << Back To The Green* Light Podcast https://media.blubrry.com/green-light-podcast/media.blubrry.com/glowwest/content.blubrry.com/glowwest/GreenLight_EP03.mp3Podcast (green_light): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 56:33 […]

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Asking for Anal: Ep 124

Anal is for everyone and sure if you’re spicing up your sex life, amazing anal sex can be a lot of fun. Joining me today to walk us through how to have the best anal sex of your life is Dean O’Reilly, who hosts bottoming classes and is a student union leader. Find Dean at @accidentalrainbow Support us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack << […]

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Sex Work & Safety: Ep 123

Recently, Amnesty International released a report on the experiences if sex workers in Ireland since the change in the law in 2017. To discuss this report I’m joined by current sex workers Poppy Devine and Roman, (@redumbrellafront), former sex worker Adeline Berry (@adeline_whitney), and Amnesty worker Anna Blus (@annamblus). You can find the report here: HERE and a blog post here: HERE Support us […]

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Feminist Porn: Ep 122

Can porn be feminist? What could make porn feminist in the first place? To answer these questions, Im joined by feminist pornographer Paulita Pappel, found of lustery.com and hardwerk.com. She explains what feminist porn looks like, and how we can support sex workers. Find Paulita at @paulitapappel on twitter Support us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack << Back To The Glow West Podcast https://media.blubrry.com/glow-west/media.blubrry.com/glowwest/content.blubrry.com/glowwest/Paulita_Glowwest.mp3Podcast […]

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Supporting Trans POC: Ep 121

We know that trans people face additional challenges in life, but what about trans people of colour? Joining me to discuss this is Sabah Choudrey, author of Supporting Trans People of Colour. Find Sabah at @sabahchoudrey on twitter and sabahchoudrey.com Support us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack << Back To The Glow West Podcast https://media.blubrry.com/glow-west/media.blubrry.com/glowwest/content.blubrry.com/glowwest/sabah_Glowwest.mp3Podcast (glow-west): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 42:23 […]

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The Perfect Victim: Ep 02

This episode of Green*Light podcast looks at the trope of the “perfect victim” and how it contributes to the ongoing power of rape myths in our wider society.  We speak with Louise O’Neill and Caitríona Daly whose powerful works confront and deconstruct this figure and draw attention to the wider peer and family networks involved in the aftermath of sexual […]

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21st Century Sex Education: Ep 120

What kind of questions about sex do people ask when they get to ask anonymous questions? Here to answer this is Grace Alice O’Shea, author of Sex Educated – a brand new book providing inclusive sex education for young people and adults. She also outlines what sex coaching is, and how we can enjoy our digital and in-person sex lives. […]

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Vigils and Violence: Ep 119

Last week an online vigil was held to remember Ashling Murphy, recently murdered by a man. However, this vigil was disrupted in the most disgusting way. I talk to three of the women involved in this vigil- Christine O’Mahony, Rosemarie Maughan, and Evie Nevin who share their experiences. This is an upsetting conversation so there are trigger warnings for sexual […]

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