The Political Economics of Covid-19 with Stephen Kinsella

Associate Professor of Economics at UL, Stephen Kinsella joined us to discuss the “economics” of the Fine Gael/Fianna Fáil framework document, the EU’s actions in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, capital flight, tax havens and the O’Connell Street Spire. We also discuss how wealth buys access, the need to broaden the tax base post Covid and how people will […]

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Juicy Lucy and Dry Dora Ep.4

Joan Price is a 76 year old sex educator and author of Sex After Grief, and Naked at Our Age. She joins Caroline to discuss how she became a sex educator in her 50s, how to maintain an active sex life, the negative impact of Viagra, and safe sex. She also discusses how to have sex after bereavement. Join us: […]

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Coronavirus – Covid-19 Tech Support

If you are 65+ in Ireland and need help with your tech issues with smartphones, tablets, laptops then covid19tech.ie can help you. We were delighted to be joined by one of the volunteers behind this excellent and free service, John Harrington, to discuss how it works and how you (yes, you) can help. They are looking for volunteers and for […]

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Coronavirus – Trump vs Reality with Jon Schwarz Ep.279

From where we sit it looks like Donald Trump is ramping up his war on criticism of his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, rather than ramping up his governments response to it. So to get a better insight into these events we were delighted to be joined from Maryland via zoom by journalist and writer with the intercept, Jon Schwarz. […]

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Homelessness In A Pandemic with ICHH’s Anthony Flynn

Ireland already had a housing and homelessness emergency before the Covid-19 pandemic. While the emergency response has received near universal acclaim we’d seen the number of people still sleeping on our streets still very high. So we caught up with Independent Dublin City Councillor and CEO of Inner City Helping Homelessness, Anthony Flynn, to discuss what is going right, what […]

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#NoGoingBack with Dr Clíona Ní Cheallaigh

As part of our ongoing look into the impacts of Covid-19 and our #NoGoingBack series we chatted with infectious diseases specialist and internal medicine physician, Dr Clíona Ní Cheallaigh. Clíona explains how those already most vulnerable in our society are the worst impacted by a pandemic like coronavirus. She explains how her research and work in St James’s Hospital on […]

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Identity: Intersex and Sex Work with Adeline Berry

Joining us in episode three is the amazing Adeline Berry, who is trans, intersex, and a sex worker. She joins Caroline to discuss identity, labour, and the politics of running a dungeon and fighting for sex worker rights. Addy also discusses how art can be a medium for change as well as stress relief. For the hardship fund visit: sexworkersallianceireland.org […]

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#NoGoingBack – with Ellis Palmer

We are delighted to be joined by BBC World Service journalist, Ellis Palmer, as part of our series looking at the good things that could possibly come from the Covid-19 pandemic. We discuss how our society, that already had a long way to go to level the playing field for disabled people, needs to react to the new normal. Ellis […]

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