Big Sexy Talk
Highly commended in the Irish Podcast Awards 2023 – Best Sex & Relationships podcastDo you remember all the family gatherings spent discussing the joys of sex around the dinner table? Or the classes in school where your RE teacher showed you how to put a condom on a demonstrator? No? REALLY! If, like us, you didn’t have those cosy conversations about sex growing up, then this is the podcast for you! Big Sexy Talk is brought to you by Informing Choices NI. It is produced in mini-series format, with each collection of episodes focusing on a different area of sexual and reproductive health. We conduct in-depth interviews with key influencers, and provide information on sexual and reproductive health services. Join us on a journey as we create a culture of openness about sexual and reproductive health and empower people with the information they need to make informed choices. After all this is a sexual health podcast, so it is.
Autor: Informing Choices NI
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11 hr 12 min
Último Episodio: 2.06 (Nick Mathison MLA) - Open conversations: taking the politics out of RSE
This episode features an in-depth interview with Nick Mathison MLA. Nick is an Alliance Party MLA representing the Strangford constituency, and the Chair of the Education Committee in the Northern Ireland Assembly. During the interview Nick reflects on the messages he received around relationships and sexuality growing up; his views on positive and negative depictions of masculinity; his experiences of working in England; his journey into politics; conversations on sexual health in the workplace; his role on a Board of Governors at a local Primary School; discussions with constituents regarding Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE); the Education Committee’s inquiry into RSE; the role of parents in the teaching of this subject; meaningful engagement with young people; and forming relationships with MLAs from different political parties. Useful linksInforming Choices NIEducation Committee - RSE InquiryNI Assembly - RSE Motion LegislationThe Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023ResearchNIACT Review 2024A thematic …
Publicado: 15 de octubre de 2024 | Duración: 51 min
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2.06 (Nick Mathison MLA) - Open conversations: taking the politics out of RSE
15 Oct, 2024This episode features an in-depth interview with Nick Mathison MLA. Nick is an Alliance Party MLA representing the Strangford constituency, and the Chair of the Education Committee in the Northern Ireland Assembly. During the interview Nick reflects on the messages …
Duración: 51 min2.05: (Joe Harris) - It's more than a condom demonstration
26 Sep, 2023This episode features an in-depth interview with Joe Harris. Joe has worked in the field of sexual health for almost 30 years, during which time he has been employed in both the community and statutory sectors. He worked for the …
Duración: 50 min2.04: (Yas Rodriguez) - A deafening roar of information
19 Sep, 2023This episode features an in-depth interview with Yas Rodriguez. Yas was born and raised in Cuba, before moving to Northern Ireland in her 20's, and has now lived in Belfast for the past 25 years. She is a parent, and …
Duración: 45 min2.03: (Ellen Taylor) - How do you get rid of a stigma?
13 Jun, 2023This episode contains an in-depth interview with Ellen Taylor. Ellen is the Vice President and Community Relations Officer of the Secondary Students’ Union of Northern Ireland and chair of the Newry, Mourne and Down Youth Council. She is starring in …
Duración: 50 min2.02: (Professor Dirk Schubotz) - Conducting sexual health research with young people
06 Jun, 2023This episode contains an in-depth interview with Professor Dirk Schubotz. Dirk is a professor in the School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work at Queen’s University Belfast and has conducted vast amounts of research in the areas of sexuality, …
Duración: 46 min2.01: (Mary Crawford) - 'Mummy said here’s a letter for you'
30 May, 2023The opening episode of series two contains an in-depth interview with Mary Crawford. Mary was the CEO of the Brook Advisory Clinic in Northern Ireland for 25 years, and oversaw the organisations transition to Common Youth before retiring in 2018. …
Duración: 1 hr 8 min1.06: (Dr Laura McLaughlin) - Providing safe and compassionate abortion care
21 Mar, 2023The final episode of the first series contains an in-depth interview with Dr Laura McLaughlin. Dr McLaughlin is co-chair of Doctors for Choice NI, and a member of the Northern Ireland Abortion and Contraception Taskgroup. Following the decriminalisation of abortion …
Duración: 1 hr 1 min1.05: (Gráinne Teggart) - Achieving decriminalisation and law reform
14 Mar, 2023This episode contains an in-depth interview with Gráinne Teggart. Gráinne joined Amnesty International in 2009 and is the Deputy Director of the human rights organisation in Northern Ireland. She has lead Amnesty’s campaigning and strategic litigation on abortion law reform …
Duración: 1 hr 7 min1.04: (Clare Bailey) - Running the gauntlet
07 Mar, 2023This episode contains an in-depth interview with Clare Bailey. Clare is a former leader of the Green Party in Northern Ireland and represented the South Belfast constituency from 2016 to 2022. During her time in the Northern Ireland Assembly, she …
Duración: 1 hr 12 min1.03: (Dawn Purvis) - From the backstreets, to Great Victoria Street
28 Feb, 2023This episode contains an in-depth interview with Dawn Purvis. Dawn is a former MLA, representing the East Belfast constituency from 2007 to 2011. Following a period in politics she was appointed Programme Director for Marie Stopes International and led the …
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