The Art of Flirting: Ep 39 

Joining Caroline this week is sex educator Marla Stewart who is here to chat to us about the art of flirting. Marla gives advice on how to increase your confidence before and during flirting, and how to increase your chances of success when sliding into DMs. Practice for when we can flirt with strangers in bars again! Join:  patreon.com/tortoiseshack << Back […]

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Tortoise Shack Live #SundaySpecial Ep.14

Earlier Martin took the lead as we recorded the Tortoise Shack Sunday Special along with an audience of our supporters, and it was PACKED. Joining us to talk the Seamus Woulfe crisis, the SIPO debacle, the Oscar Traynor Road Site, Political Attack ads, Covid Christmas and Universal Basic Income were Constitutional and Electoral Law lecturer, Dr Jennifer Kavanagh, Sinn Féin […]

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Ep.34 Save Oscar Traynor – Public Housing on Public Land

This Reboot Republic podcast looks at the issue of social and affordable housing and the use of public land for another Public Private Partnership – this time the Oscar Traynor site in North Dublin – and we ask is it a good deal? Dublin City Councillors are set to vote on the transfer of the public land to a private […]

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The Policed Podcast

9. Policed in Ireland – Stop and Search

This week, we speak to two teenagers, Orlaith and Brendan (not real names) about their experience of stop and search in a town in Donegal. Stop and search, while often a short, minor encounter, can have huge consequences and we see that in how these young people feel about the police. We know so little about stop and search in […]

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Episode 400: The Whistleblowers – The Fallout

We do regular short Tortoise Shack member only podcasts that are (whisper it) behind the paywall. But today’s was a bit different. We discussed the ‘no confidence’ vote, the ugly Trump style politics, the Seamus Woulfe debacle and the incompetence of continuing with the current housing policies. But seeing as it is our 400th Episode we’ve made that free to […]

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Ep.399 The Whistelblowers with Noel McGree

Our guest is retired (more on that on the podcast) Prison Officer, Noel McGree, who refused to turn a blind eye to the corruption he saw in the Prison Service. He followed procedure, followed the rules and has suffered greatly for it. This is a shocking podcast but even more shocking is the daily harassment and abuse Noel and his […]

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Ep.397 The US Elections with Séamus Malekakzali on Biden-Harris, Iran and Israel

We just finished recording with our friend in Minnesota, Affairs Editor and journalist, Séamus Malekafzali. We discussed what the almost global sense of relief, the Four Seasons Press Conference, what the results might mean for the Middle East and specifically Palestine and the Middle East. We also talk about the fragility of American democracy and what, if any, changes the […]

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Bodies and Bondage: Ep 38 

Ever been curious about being tied up, or tying someone up? This week, bondage queen Midori is here to walk us through the finer points of bondage. She discusses techniques, material, power dynamics, and why you don’t need to know a million knots in order to tie someone up. Midori also looks at how people of differing abilities can enjoy […]

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