Sunday Special #Run2020
25 October 2020 - 43 minsThis week Linda Hayden of the PAC Woman Podcast took the helm and led Martin, Vicky, and roving reporter Caroline through some of the news of the week. Caroline was live outside the Diggers to show everybody our Hero of the week Tony Groves, as he finished the Dublin City Marathon and so completed #Run2020 with two months to spare.
We were joined by Special Guest Soc Dem TD Holly Cairns, who was on to discuss the bill passed to seal the archive from the Commission of Investigation into the Mother and Baby homes. We also discuss where in the world is Seamus Woulfe, increased Garda powers and what happens when you're caught masturbating in a work meeting.
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346. The Generation Gap – Generation Trapped
Please help #BringZakBack:https://gofund.me/3cd66442 Why does no one want to talk about our generational inequality problem? In this Reboot Republic Rory talks to NERI economist Ciaran Nugent about the generational and social divide in Ireland - on housing, rent, employment - but also the on-going cost of living crisis and deprivation figures, including arrears on utility bills, while others are going on their second ski holiday this year. Ireland we have an inequality problem - but why does no one want to talk about it. Shamim Malekmian on our broken asylum system:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-101051238
49 mins
28 March Finished
347. An Irish Palestinian story: the power of protest
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Reboot Republic Rory talks with Abdullah Al Bayyari, an Irish born Palestinian doctor working in Galway, who for years has been an activist and advocate for the Palestinian voice in Ireland and his community. He tells his own story of his pride in Ireland's support for Palestine and he outlines the horrendous situation facing his family in Gaza. We discuss the importance and power of continuing to protest in solidarity with Gaza, to provide hope, to change the narrative, to give people a collective connection and giving the leadership so lacking from Governments in demanding an immediate end to the Genocide being committed by Israel to the people of Gaza. Please join the protest this Saturday March 23rd 1pm at the Garden of Remembrance. Hope to see you there. Music by Fieldsy The Generation Gap podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-100475943
45 mins
22 March Finished
345. Mendicity, Dublin: Building a Community For Those Without a Home
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this short podcast you'll hear some of the recordings we did when Rory took Reboot Republic into Mendicity, Dublin's oldest charity. We sat with volunteers and service users and heard about their reality and the barriers they face daily and what a place like Mendicity means to them. Thank you to Louisa and her team in Mendicity and we hope to see you all soon. Support them here:https://www.mendicity.org/make-a-donation/
21 mins
19 March Finished
#24 – Damien Dempsey
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this very special episode of The Fresh Batch, Dean and Sparky chat with their longtime friend; singer-songwriter, Damien Dempsey. Hearts open, vulnerable and full of love. This is a conversation about Aboriginal wisdom, spiritual healing, the power of singing and friendship and why we're all dancing with our own madness. "If I'm going to find some healing..." Recorded by Ger Kellet The next Fresh Batch with Criminologist, Trina O'Connor, is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/100308377
1 hour 27 mins
14 March Finished
7. Kath Browne: ‘Beyond Opposition’ – How can we live together when we don’t agree?
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this episode, Niamh chats with Professor Kath Browne, a social and cultural geographer at UCD. We discuss her fascinating ERC-funded project, Beyond Opposition, which seeks to explore the everyday experiences of people who are opposed to, or have concerns about, legislative and cultural changes around same sex marriage, abortion, gender self-identification and other sexual and gender equalities. The project also explores how we might address the social polarisation that has emerged between people occupying different standpoints on sexual and gender rights. Kath’s work probes what it means for feminist/LGBT+ movements ‘when we feel both under threat and simultaneously we are gaining some forms of power?’. In our conversation, Kath discusses the heterogeneity among those opposed to different forms of gender/LGBT+ equalities; the ways in which they experience public space now that they can no longer assume that their views are widely accepted; the ethical and emotional aspects of doing research with people opposed to your very way of being; and the potential for radical empathy. Kath’s research also questions some of the unintended consequences of some LGBT+ activism, and asks how, if at all, we might overcome some of the social polarisation that defines contemporary politics and social life. For more information on the Beyond Opposition project, check out: https://beyondopposition.org/ The Gaza Fundraiser is here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/thank-you-from-100216021
56 mins
12 March Finished
1211. Candidate Rory Hearne
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Our friend and fellow tortoise shack podcast host, Dr Rory Hearne, has announced that he's seeking to run for the Soc Dems in the upcoming European Elections. So you knew that we were going to sit down and ask him all about it. We discuss his reasons for getting into party politics, the type of tradeoffs that might be required of him, why the Soc Dems and not Sinn Féin, the values that he wants to put at the heart of his campaign and the future of Reboot Republic. The Damien Dempsey Podcast is out now here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-99392216 The Gaza Fundraiser is here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/update-from-from-99005710
37 mins
3 March Finished