We were delighted to catch up with writer and journalist with The Intercept, Jon Schwarz, to talk about life in the US post Presidential election. Jon explains the Russian Roulette that is the US election process and the discuss Covid America, Trump’s America and the America, Joe Biden is soon to be President of. We also ask about Glenn Greenwald’s […]
On this Reboot Republic podcast we talk to a panel of young people about mental health, their experience of lockdown and the pandemic, how they feel about the demonising of young people, the Leaving Cert, and we ask how is it to be a young person in Ireland today, and what do they see as their future. They are an […]
Joining Caroline this week is sex educator Sarah Sloane, educator with dating app Hashtag Open. Sarah chats about what its like to date while being poly & kinky, and how to spot healthy power dynamics in kink relationships. There’s a ton of myths about BDSM and Sarah is here with her sex educator superhero cape on to bust them! She […]
This week Tony was “hosting” and was joined by Caroline, Linda, Martin and Vicky for our usual dive into the weeks news and some stories you might have missed out on. We had a lot to cover. We discussed the Bloody Sunday Commemorations, Seamus Woulfe Watch, NPHET vs the Govt, RTE and the class based curtain twitcher’s, the ongoing Brexit […]
We got such a great response that we decided to have him back again. In this episode of Reboot Republic – Hanging with the Hearne’s, Rory and his teenage son Leo talk about the lots of lovely feedback on the first episode, and then go on to discuss how social media is affecting young people, the commercialisation of our attention […]
This Reboot Republic asks how do we achieve a quality and affordable childcare and early years education, that also provides a decent salary and conditions for workers and staff. We talk to Orla O Connor from the National Women’s Council of Ireland, Lynette Monk, educator from Kilbarrack Community Childcare, Tanya Ward, CEO of Childrens Rights Alliance, and Darragh O Connor, […]
Earlier in the week we caught up with Sinn Féin Leader, Mary Lou McDonald to talk about a tumultuous few months in Irish politics. We ask has this coalition of chaos made her a Lucky General, issues of bullying within Sinn Féin and our wider politics, the importation of US style attack ads and what an alternative government might look […]
In March of 2019, 4 hours after he was released from Garda custody for a public order offence, 20 year old Niall took his own life on the family farm. This week his mother, Johanna bravely and powerfully speaks to us about what kind of young man Niall was, the struggle they’ve had to find out from Gardaí what exactly […]