In this Reboot Republic, Rory is joined by Tony to discuss the progress report into the governments housing plan, Housing for All. Rory debunks some of the myths around the ‘wins’ and discusses why the tenant protections in it are far from adequate. They talk about the overreliance on Investor Funds and the risks that poses to the economy and […]
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 […]
The Green* Light podcast will explore how consent, sexual violence, and relationships are depicted in and shaped by pop culture, from Hollywood to TV shows.Hosts Dr. Caroline West, Dr. Charlotte McIvor, and Alex Black discuss some of their favourite and not so favourable pop culture moments that deal with sex, consent, and pleasure. << Back To The Green* Light […]
There is a lot of politicians, including members of our own government, making statements about the situation along the Ukrainian border with Russia. Rather than indulge that hot air we decided to talk with members of both the Ukrainian govt and the opposition. This podcast is with founder of the NGO Legal 100, current President of the Interparliamentary Union, Voice […]
On this episode of Policed: the Beat, Vicky speaks to criminal defence lawyers Shalom Binchy and Michael Finucane about attendance at Garda interviews. We discuss what right lawyers have to be in the interview and why it matters. We also discuss currently proposals to legislate for attendance, and some of the significant problems with those proposals. Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack
It is always great to chat with writer with theintercept.com Jon Schwarz. We talk all things American politics, fears about inflation in the economy and why it’s not the worry it’s made out to be and the current Covid situation. Then we get into what Martin and Jon really want to talk about, the film Don’t Look Up. If you […]
In conversation with Alexandra and Jules for this episode, is Fladh Tubridy Co-Chair of the Dun Laoighaire CATU (Community Action Tenants Union) branch. For this special episode we focus on the rights to housing and trans people precarious position in housing. Fladh been apart of CATU the last few years and has really seen the necessity and power of collective […]
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. […]