Green* Light

Have you ever wondered what an inaitmacy coach does, or how sex scenes are filmed? We did, sp we spoke to legendary intimacy coordinator Ita O'Brien, who has worked on Conversations with Friends, It's a Sin, and I May Destroy You. Find Ita at itaobrien.com

In this bonus episode for Pride month, we are looking at bisexuality in pop culture with our special guest, El Reid Buckley. You can find El on twitter at @ereidbuckley.

We are delighted to be joined by Lenny Abrahamson, director of Normal People and Conversations with Friends. Lenny chats to us about depicting sex on screen, the backlash to sex scenes, and whay sex and class are intertwined. Find Lenny at @lennyabrahamson on twitter

What is it like to star in a Netflix show about masturbation, consent, and pleasure? Joining us to answer this is Dirty Lola, star of Netflix show The Principles of Pleasure who chats to us about the show, Masturbation Month, and how consent can be so so sexy- with yourself and in relationships. Find Lola at @dirtylola on IG and twitter  

So many romcoms feature stalking, but we are told that these are romantic gestures instead of troubling actions. Joining us to discuss stalking in pop culture is Eve McDowell, who campaigns for updated stalking laws. We discuss Kanye, music, tv, films and stan culture to explore how stalking is wrongly portrayed as romance.  

From Pamela Anderson to Paris Hilton, female celebrities have been targeted and subject to image based sexual abuse- but did we realise that was what it was, or did we just view their leaked sex tapes as entertainment? Joining Caroline and Alex for this episode is Mary McGill, who explores how celebrities and non- celebrities alike deal with IBSA and leaked nudes.

Listen back to our first LIVE podcast as part of NUIG Consent week. We were delighted to be joined by Shawna Scott (sexsiopa.ie), Imasha Costa(@caseofburritos) and Robbie Lawlor (@robbie_lawlor) as we discuss WAP, lapdancing for the devil, Bollywood, and sex positive film moments.  

This episode of Green*Light podcast looks at the trope of the “perfect victim” and how it contributes to the ongoing power of rape myths in our wider society.  We speak with Louise O'Neill and Caitríona Daly whose powerful works confront and deconstruct this figure and draw attention to the wider peer and family networks involved in the aftermath of sexual violence.  

The Green* Light podcast will explore how consent, sexual violence, and relationships are depicted in and shaped by pop culture, from Hollywood to TV shows.Hosts Dr. Caroline West, Dr. Charlotte McIvor, and Alex Black discuss some of their favourite and not so favourable pop culture moments that deal with sex, consent, and pleasure.