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Real Revisit : Samhain
This is a Ready to be Real revisit from 2020 — recorded during the height of the Covid restrictions.
In it, I speak to folklorist, artist and musician…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Doireann Ní Ghlacáin: The Cailleach
Topics covered: Gaeilge, music, heritage, culture, shame, colonisation, Irish Americans, Samhain, An Chailleach.
In this special Oíche Shamhna episod…
8 months ago
Denise Phillips : Miracles Do Happen (re-release)
Topics covered : Fertility, multiple rounds of IVF, miscarriage, acceptance, magic.
This is a re-release of a conversation I recorded with business w…
8 months ago
Denise Gough: Part 2 — Speaking from the scar
Topics covered : Grooming, childhood sexual abuse, shame, addiction, survival, recovery, therapy, healing, acting, Palestine, censorship, collective …
8 months, 1 week ago
The Real Take - Denise Gough on Palestine
This is The Real Take — a glimpse of the honesty, wisdom and connection you’ll find in every episode of Ready to be Real.
In this snippet Irish actor…
8 months, 1 week ago
Denise Gough: Part 1 — Acting, Celebrity Culture and the West Bank
Topics covered : Acting, celebrity culture, Palestine, grief, Zionism, solidarity.
This week, I’m honoured to speak with award-winning Irish actor Den…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
The Real Take - Dr. Gabor Maté on humanity
In this short clip, I revisit the powerful words of Dr. Gabor Maté — words that are resonating so deeply with me right now, especially in light of th…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Laura Dowling : Love your vulva!
Topics covered : Shedding shame, pubic hair, pelvic floor muscles, UTI's, periods, STI's, birth, constipation and the importance of fibre.
This week,…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
The Real Take - Catherine Connolly
In this snippet I speak to Presidential candidate Catherine Connolly about how she feels about politics, what matters to her and what kind of Presi…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Catherine Connolly — Presidential Hopeful
This is a conversation I recorded on the 3rd of September with Independent TD and Presidential candidate, Catherine Connolly.
She lives in the Claddag…
9 months ago