In this very special Reboot Republic Podcast I am joined by Professor Manuel Aalbers, professor of urban and economic geography at the University of Leuven and author of The Financialization of Housing. Manuel explains how the financialisation of housing – the increased treatment of housing as a financial asset is leading to major problems and exclusion in housing systems, such […]
We were delighted to joined by Specialist in Public Health, Dr Marie Casey. She talks us through the last 10 months and points out that while we are still firefighting, we must right now also be preparing for other curve balls and planning more than one exit strategy. We also talk about the emotional, societal, economic and health service recovery […]
Did you know that there is a difference between reproductive rights and reproductive justice? Sex educator and abortion support worker Irma Garcia is here to explain this concept, and shows us why access to contraception is just one factor amongst many in reproductive justice. We also discuss why language is important, the impact of restricted abortion laws, and harassment from protester. Join: patreon.com/tortoiseshack […]
This week Linda Hayden of the PAC Woman Podcast, walked Martin, Vicky and Tony through a jam packed Tortoise Shack Live Podcast. We covered amongst other things: Gamestop crashing Wall St, the Polish Abortion ban, #WeCanBeZero with Tomás Ryan, the Mother and Baby Homes investigation in NI and the deletions from the recent report with Simon McGarr, the Greens and […]
In this Reboot Republic podcast, Professor Clíona Ni Cheallaigh, Clinical Lead of Inclusion Health and Infectious Diseases in St James’ Hospital, about why Ireland needs a Zero Covid strategy and why the Government is refusing to implement it. Clíona critiques the false dichotomy of economy versus public health and sets out key aspects to achieving a Zero Covid, including investing […]
Joining me for the first live podcast of 2021 is sex educator Sarah Sproule, who supports parents to talk to their children about sex. Sarah chats about getting over anxieties and fears around talking to kids about puberty & sex, and what to do if your kids ask awkward questions about negative experiences of sex. Sarah offers a very calm […]
This week we talk with Patrick and Catherine Barry, who share with us their story of their son, Stuart, who died in 2017. Stuart suffered from mental illness, and took his own life days after an arrest. In this episode we hear of their experiences with the Gardaí and how they believe Stuart was failed on that night. We also […]
Good News Klaxon! There’s a lot of doom and gloom these days, so when we heard that Ben Akhile’s deportation order had been revoked (see previous podcast Ben’s Deportation) we got back on to his partner, Bernie D’Arcy to find out all about it. Then to make things even better, Ben himself spoke to us about the relief they both […]