Curious about poppers and using them during sex? You’re not alone, and author Adam Zmith has just published an excellent book about the history of poppers and their connection to sex, particualry within the gay community. Enjoy this bonus episode and grab a copy of Adam’s book ‘Deep Sniff: A History of Poppers and Queer Futures’, out now! Support us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack << […]
This Reboot Republic podcast is the first part of our Budget 2022 Panel Analysis. This first panel of four guests gets a social justice and equality analysis of Budget 2022, its measures, positives, and failings with Colette Bennett, policy analyst with Social Justice Ireland who talks about welfare, housing and health, SIPTU economist Michael Taft who highlights the need for […]
This was recorded for our patreon members on Sept 17th. But given the Tánaiste’s recent and unhelpful comments on scoliosis we’re posting it now here for all. Some of you might have seen the viral thread our guest, Physicist, Dan Nickstrom, (@dan462) posted about the healthcare his son received in Helsinki recently and how it compared to his experiences in […]
Last week Economist at Trinity College Dublin, Ronan Lyons, rejoined us on the tortoise shack to dig into housing policy and the supply challenges. We discuss Budget 2022 and whether Ireland should be in such a rush to balance its books. We look at Ronan’s claims of anti-science in the housing debate and ask where does he think we are […]
This Reboot Republic podcast Rory and Tony discuss the scandal of NAMA’s continued sale of land and property to cuckoo investor funds, its failure to use its land for affordable housing and how the Minister for Finance has the power to change NAMA’s direction under the 2009 NAMA Act. They show that NAMA still has huge land and property, and […]
We were putting together today’s podcast on NAMA (out now on the patreon feed) and adding the “patreon ad”, when the conversation got a bit more serious. Rory and Tony discuss the work that goes into The Tortoise Shack, the personal costs that come with that and the choices facing the platform in the weeks ahead. We reflect on the […]
One of the most common questions we hear is ”how do I speak to my kids about consent?’, and at what age. To explore this, I’m joined by educator Nadine Thornhill who works with parents to talk to their kids about sex, consent, and how to prevent sexual violence. Nadine talks about making awkward conversations engaging for kids and how […]
We’ve just finished recording a really excellent Sunday Special. Joining Martin and Tony are journalist with the Dublin Inquirer, Shamim Malekmian, Author, Alvagh Cronin, Mr Irish election projections, Harry McEvenasoneya and GFA advocate, writer and regular contributor, Emma DeSouza. We talked about Shamim’s work in exposing children going missing from our asylum system, the murder of MP Sir David Amess, […]