It feels like two steps forward & then kicked three steps back: Systemic racism, mental health and the Traveller accommodation crisis with the Cork Traveller Visibility Group This #HousingShock episode of Reboot Republic talks to Breda O Donoghue, advocacy officer with Cork Traveller Visibility Group about the issues of systemic racism faced by Travellers, the impact on their mental health, […]
Unwanted choking and facials- all far too common and all part of the spectrum of sex violence when done without consent. Joining me to discuss how we figure out how non consensual violence found its way into the bedroom is Rachel Thompson, author of Rough which explores these topics alongside looking at how we name these events when they happen […]
In this #HousingShock episode of Reboot Republic Rory introduces and reads his recent two part article in the Irish Examiner, which outline that we can and must tackle the housing and climate crises together but there is no realistic plan for retrofitting our housing stock and no strategy for ensuring new housing is a net-zero contributor to climate emissions. In […]
Sex is a serious business for some, but where’s the space for the fun? Joining me this week is sex educator Tim Langan who chats about his experiences as a sex worker and sex educator and using humour to help people to connect with their pleasure. Tim talks about connection, humour, ear orgasms, and how people can enjoy their sex […]
In this Tortoise Shack podcast Beirut based journalist, Hannah McCarthy, speaks with Irish man, James, who served with the British army in Afghanistan. They discuss the initial invasion, the Taliban, the experience of battle, the geopolitics of the situation and why the people who really suffer are the civilians. A fascinating insight. Follow Hannah @Hannahmc_carthy Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack https://media.blubrry.com/echochamberpodcast/content.blubrry.com/echochamberpodcast/Overseas_Podcast-Afghanistan-The_Irishman_who_served_there-August_2021.mp3Podcast […]
This Reboot Republic podcast discusses the problems with the Build-to-Rent developments being proposed and developed in Ireland by global investment funds. This podcast is about the future of this city and country- it is about what type of homes are being built for Generation Rent and how global real estate investment funds are turning homes into profit maximising commodities. Rory […]
There is a lot of information and misinformation out there on the topic of polyamory. To help us navigate our way through this, Ruth Crean joins me to discuss the realities of being poly. Ruth is poly herself and training to be a poly aware therapist, and is also a member of Polyamory Ireland. We talk about poly joy and managing breakups, […]
In this Reboot Republic Rory and Martin from the Echo Chamber Podcast are joined by Professor Aidan Regan, Associate Professor at the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin (UCD), and Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence in the New Political Economy of Europe at UCD’s Dublin European Institute. We discuss the limitations of traditional […]