We might have heard of the term incels, but what do they actually do and should we be afraid of them? Joining me to discuss this is Dr Debbie Ging to explore what incels are, their connection to misogyny, and how they can get out of this mindset. 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/Debbie_Glowwest.mp3Podcast […]
This week in front of our live Tortoise Shack Members we recorded a very different, difficult, enraging and at times hopeful Sunday Special. We were joined from his hospital bed in CUH by Nadim Hussain, who is recovering from his 9 Day Hunger Strike in order to prevent his deportation. Nadim tells us how his parents were killed in 2018 […]
Our guest on ConversayTrans this week is the illustrious Jayson Pope, a young activist who found community and conviction in the BeLonGTo Youth Services. He has been publicly out as a trans man since he was 13, so his youth is not an indication of his inexperience in being trans. His story is one of hope, with a deep support […]
This Reboot Republic podcast is the second of our Budget 2022 Panel analysis and gets a social justice and equality analysis of Budget 2022 its measures, positives, and failings from an all female panel of five guests, with Early Childhood Teacher and Big Start campaigner, Deborah Reynolds who highlights the win their campaign achieved and need for continued action for […]
Curious about poppers and using them during sex? You’re not alone, and author Adam Zmith has just published an excellent book about the history of poppers and their connection to sex, particualry within the gay community. Enjoy this bonus episode and grab a copy of Adam’s book ‘Deep Sniff: A History of Poppers and Queer Futures’, out now! Support us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack << […]
This Reboot Republic podcast is the first part of our Budget 2022 Panel Analysis. This first panel of four guests gets a social justice and equality analysis of Budget 2022, its measures, positives, and failings with Colette Bennett, policy analyst with Social Justice Ireland who talks about welfare, housing and health, SIPTU economist Michael Taft who highlights the need for […]
This was recorded for our patreon members on Sept 17th. But given the Tánaiste’s recent and unhelpful comments on scoliosis we’re posting it now here for all. Some of you might have seen the viral thread our guest, Physicist, Dan Nickstrom, (@dan462) posted about the healthcare his son received in Helsinki recently and how it compared to his experiences in […]
Last week Economist at Trinity College Dublin, Ronan Lyons, rejoined us on the tortoise shack to dig into housing policy and the supply challenges. We discuss Budget 2022 and whether Ireland should be in such a rush to balance its books. We look at Ronan’s claims of anti-science in the housing debate and ask where does he think we are […]