Ep.15 Spotlight on Mental Illness
This week Linda is joined by not one, but three guests, to talk about their experiences of living with mental illness, the kind of support
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The PAC Woman Podcast is your place for Politics, Activism and Comedy. Hosted by Linda Hayden who is involved with politics through the Social Democrats, she is a founding member of The Victims Allicance and a victim advocate and also a stand-up comedian. Join her for weekly chats with a huge mix of guests, including those from marginalised groups whose voices need to be heard.
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Ep.14 My Dad, My Hero
In the keeping with the theme of resilience and hope, this week’s PAC Woman Podcast is something completely different. It is an old recording, thought
Ep.13 African and Fabulous with Joy Tendai Kangere
Join Linda in a discussion with Joy Tendai Kangere about loving being a Black person, about having to neutralise microaggressions every day with her children
Ep.11 Oppression and Racism against Travellers with Anne Marie Quilligan
Join Linda as she speaks to Anne Marie Quilligan, about working as a carer, the shocking statistics about how Travellers are affected by homelessness, lack
Ep.12: Adoptee Rights and Having a Seat at the Table with Maree Ryan-O’Brien
In case you were unaware, there is legislation currently being rushed through the Dáil that could result in the sealing of the archive from the
Ep.10: The Dead Zoo with Paolo Viscardi
Taking a departure from the norm, Linda got the opportunity to go to the Natural History Museum in Dublin, to check out the renovations and
Ep.9 The Grief Geek with Caroline Lloyd
This week Linda is joined by author of Grief Demystified and soon to be Doctor, Caroline Lloyd, aka The Grief Geek. Join them as they
Ep.8 How To Make Comedy Safer with Ruth Hunter
Following on from the podcast on why women are leaving comedy in Ireland, Linda is joined by Comedian, Ruth Hunter, to talk about the codes
Ep.7 Why Women Leave Comedy in Ireland – with Teresa Coyne and Linda Meehan Ashton
Joining Linda this week are Linda Meehan Ashton and Teresa Coyne, two brilliantly funny women who left the comedy scene in Ireland due to misogyny,
Ep.6 Sex Education with Jennifer Dalton
In this episode Linda is joined by Jen Dalton, who runs Child Protection Solutions, an organisation that provides consent, relationship and sex education workshops for
Perfidious Albion with Dawn Foster Ep.352
On Friday evening we were live on zoom with an audience of tortoise shack members and the always terrific writer, columnist, broadcaster and friend of
The Eternal Hun – Alannah Murray Ep.5
Join Linda and the Eternal Hun and Tortoise Shack royalty, Alannah Murray, to talk sex and body positivity, dating during a pandemic, fashion, accessibilty and
Surviving & Thriving after Childhood Sexual Abuse with Mick Finnegan Ep.4
Joining Linda this week is Mick Finnegan, a child sex abuse survivor who tells us what happened to him, the systems that failed him, his
Revenge Porn aka Image Based Sexual Abuse Ep.24
In this live recording Caroline is joined by sexual violence campaigner and host of PACwoman podcast Linda Hayden. We chat to support worker Susan Walsh
Survival Sex Work and Trans People Ep.3
In this episode, Linda is joined by Adeline Berry, who is an Intersex Trans woman. This is both a very educational and deeply human insight
Back to School with Samantha Kenny Ep.2
Join Linda, as she chats to Samantha Kenny, a mother of four children, three of whom have additional needs. They talk about all things disability,
Human Trafficking with Emma-Jane Dempsey Ep.1
In her very first episode Linda chats to human dynamo Emma-Jane Dempsey, who spends her time now locating and supporting the victims of human trafficking.
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August and the Dáil recess is usually a quiet time in the news. But Covid changed everything. So we got the growing Tortoise Shack family
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