Sex work, ear-gasms, and the LOLs: Ep 92

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 […]

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The Overseas Podcast: Afghanistan The Irishman who served there

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 […]

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137. Investor Fund Build-to-Rent Dystopia in Drumcondra: what is wrong with it & what you can do

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 […]

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Positive Polyamory: Ep 91

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, […]

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136. Ireland’s Economic Policy: A New Direction with Prof Aidan Regan

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 […]

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135. Ireland & the Climate Crisis

This Reboot Republic talks to Orla Kelleher, who is a graduate of law and completing her PHD in the Sutherland School of Law UCD on climate change and legal approaches. Orla sets out the scale of the Climate Crisis and what Ireland needs to do to really reduce carbon emissions, to decarbonise, while ensuring a just transition. Orla explains about […]

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Breakups and Boundaries: Ep 90

Breakups are no fun, most of the time. But they are something that most of us will experience whether it is a good or bad experience. Here to help make this more of a positive experience is educator Justine Ang Fonte who support people through romantic and plantonic breakups (as well as being an incredible sex educator!). Justine talks about when to break up […]

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603. Bear’s Necessities with David Butler

We are joined on the Echo Chamber Pod by David Butler, who is dad to eight year old Bear, a child with profound disabilities. David describes the battle he’s had to go through just to get a vehicle capable of accommodating Bear and his wheelchair. Covid exacerbated all of David’s efforts until, in the end, after much soul searching and […]

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