Please join us in 2023 at patreon.com/tortoiseshack This podcast will hopefully help you in chatting with family and friends over Christmas about Housing for All and challenge the blaming of refugees and the ‘house our own first’ narrative. In this Reboot Republic podcast, Rory talks to Emily Duffy, Director of Parable Grassroots communications, about how to talk about messages and […]
This special Reboot Republic Podcast, was recorded as part of the Mental Health Reform’s Coalition Conversations and discusses how housing and mental health are connected, how the housing crisis is impacting on mental health and how a secure home is essential for wellbeing. Rory facilitates a conversation with Martina Smith, Chief Executive Officer, HAIL (Housing Association for Integrated Living), Aodhan […]
In this Reboot Republic Rory talks to Sean Keyes, financial journalist with the Currency and equity research advisor about the housing crisis, investor funds, neoliberalism, the market and what ways forward to solve the housing crisis. Sean is @Keyes Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack https://media.blubrry.com/rebootrepublicpod/content.blubrry.com/rebootrepublicpod/Reboot_Pod_Ep_255.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 37:16 — 29.5MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify […]
This Reboot Republic podcast is a special collaboration with the Care Experience Podcast. Rory, Aisling Bruen, care worker and advocate, and Peter Lane from EPIC, Empowering People in Care, talk about the experience of young people in and leaving care, and how the current housing crisis has affected the care system. As we know, care-leavers and children about to leave […]
In this Reboot Republic, I chat with Grace Dyas, artist, activist, writer, director, producer and performer. Grace explains her newest film installation, A Mary Magdalene Experience. We chat and digress about the cult of saviours, egos, social change, housing and the neoliberal religion, social housing and how can we create a value shift and change housing through a right to […]
The Tanaiste has taken a lot of criticism for his comments about young people finding things just as bad should they emigrate. And deservedly so. But our guest today is Primary School Teacher, Podcaster and Cork man in Dublin, Padraig Wilson McCarthy, and he’s part of the generation who are watching their ability to live a life less ordinary stifled […]
Content Warning: This podcast discusses subject matter that some listeners may find disturbing. This Reboot Republic talks to Kelly Ann Byrne, about her experience of being homeless with her children, her own childhood trauma and growing up in care, and the central importance of home, and support services like Focus Ireland. Kelly Ann is a Focus Ireland Lived Experience Ambassador. […]
In this Reboot Republic podcast Rory talks to well known radio presenter and Irelands largest book club host, Rick O’Shea, about his take on Rory’s new book, Gaffs, Rick’s own experience of growing up in social housing, and his recommendations for good reads on societal issues. Rick describes Rory’s book Gaffs… …about 10 minutes in 😉 Some great reading recs! […]