It was a pleasure to be joined for our first Sunday Special of 2022 by Dr Liqa Ur Rehman, Legal Assoc Seán Grant, Reporter with notewrothy.ie Maria Delaney and Ireland Thinks analyst Kevin Cunningham. We discuss the iniquity of Ireland’s visa and Stamp system, the Suvern discourse on NI, classrooms and covid, the latest polls North and South, Happy Coup […]
What’s it like to film queer porn- and to film porn in a pandemic? Joining me to share their experiences is queer porn performer Tommy Clifford who chats about remote filming porn in a pandemic, trans representation in porn, and filming after bottom surgery. Find Tommy at @TomdeFun on Instagram Support us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack << Back To The Glow West […]
For our money, Virgin Media News Reporter, Rob O’Hanrahan has covered the pandemic and its impact on schools better and more consistently than anyone else. So we were delighted that he joined us this morning to give us an overview of where we stand now, the communication missteps, mitigation strategies and the importance of keeping schools open WHILE making them […]
This Reboot Republic talks to Dr Eddie Murphy, Clinical Psychologist about the psychological importance of housing and home. It is a discussion that ranges from how homelessness is an adverse childhood experience, to the attachment to home, the importance of belonging, emigration, and hope in value and culture shifts. Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Editors note: This was recorded December 8th […]
It was a pleasure to be joined by Camilla Fitzsimons and Sinead Kennedy who are the people behind the new book, Repealed Ireland’s Unfinished Fight for Reproductive Rights. The book traces the history of the origins of the Eighth Amendment, which was drawn up in fear of a tide of liberal reforms across Europe. It draws out the lessons learned […]
This Reboot Republic talks with Bulelani Mfaco, activist, educator, and asylum seeker living in Ireland in Direct Provision since 2017. Bulelani tells his story from growing up in Apartheid South Africa to his housing activism and why he could not return due to violence against the LGBT community. He also explains the positive impact of the right to housing in […]
There’s more to the politics of sexual pleasure than just the orgasm gap. Joining me to discuss this is PhD researcher Katalin Zsiga who talks about her research and findings from around the world that identifies barriers to true sexual equality. Find Katalin at @zsigakatalin 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/Sexual_Pleasure_Glowwest.mp3Podcast (glow-west): Play […]
In this very special tortoise shack podcast Dr Caroline West of Glow West joins Martin and Tony to talk the year to come, the resolutions and revolutions they want to see and the things that they want to see left in 2021. You’ll also hear from Green Party Cllrs (Dublin & Belfast) Hazel Chu and Brian Smyth, former UN Special […]