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On Episode 3 of The HazBeanz Show, we talk to Tara Sillery, An Irish Woman who has lived in the Middle East for the past 10 years. We caught up with Tara while she has momentarily relocated back to Ireland to live with her mother during the current Global Pandemic. Tara talks to us about life as an Irish woman working in PR, Fashion and Tv presenting, as well as her voluntary work with Syrian Refugees.
This show is split into 2 parts, and is a little longer than usual, so as to capture perspectives of expats but also the words and opinions of locals living in Beirut, Lebanon, Post-Explosion.
We talk to a local Doctor, Jad El Khouri about life in Beirut, customs, lifestyles and the changing dynamic towards a more inclusive society.
We also talk to Medical expert and public health Campaigner, George Bou Mansour. We learn about the corruption seen in the are by politicians and the mismanagement of funds. Currently , Lebanon does not have enough funds to pay for basic medical supplies, and inflation has meant that those supplies are now too expensive to obtain in the quantities required.
Our Final guest joining us on the phone from Beirut, is Huaida Rajab, a restaurant owner whos premises was damaged significantly during the recent explosion.
This show has been kindly sponsored by The Furniture Emporium, Ornamore, Galway.
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The HazBeanz Show is presented by Martin Beanz Warde
Sound Tech and editing by Chris Sture
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If you want to help rebuild Beirut please go to these links for donations for Lebanon you can check the below reliable NGOs:
*Lebanese Red Cross:* https://www.supportlrc.app/donate/donate.html
*Offre Joie:* https://www.givingloop.org/offrejoie
*Impact Lebanon:* https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/lebanon-relief?utm_term=jE4Nkrgvz
*Chance Association*: https://chanceassociation.org/donate
*Bank to School:* https://banktoschool.weebly.com/donate-now.html
*Arc En Ciel:* https://www.arcenciel.org/donate/
*Bassma*: https://www.bassma.org/DonateNow/donateonline/
*Sesobel*: https://sesobel.us/donate-today

In this episode we talk to Laura Angela Collins, Author of the book "The Tinker Menace: Diary of an Irish Traveller" , which tells of life in a magdalene laundry as a Traveller woman. We also discuss Traveller rights, Women's rights and the devastation caused by Traveller shame pages and image based abuse within the community.
Please support Laura by buying her book:
"This is a page turning book which shows the heart-breaking journey that Mary Collins and her daughter Laura Angela took. It shows their close bond, while in Marys childhood she was being beaten in the Magdalene laundry and industrial school to hate her ethnicity and her mother to never have the bond they both share. Mary’s sister Margaret aged fourteen was locked away in Sunday wells good shepherds cork Magdalene laundry. Her mother Angelina was locked away in St. Vincent Magdalene laundry for twenty seven years after being deemed a good mum in reports, once she entered the doors of the laundry, she would never see freedom again. When Mary was on the edge after so much betrayal, corruption, cover ups & injustice, Laura sets out to expose the extensive cover ups created by the Irish government and Catholic Church around the child abuse inquiry & the genocide on her small community to the public. She promises to help her mum remove her loved one from a neglected mass grave after the State and Church was both responsible in taking their life. "
You can pick up her book on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tinker-Menace-Diary-Irish-Traveller/dp/1091090769
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The Hazbeanz show is presented by Martin Beanz Warde
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In this episode we have a chat with Irish musician, historian and writer, Brian Warfield, Of the Wolfetones. Brian is great craic, but also, he is a legend when it comes to Irish music.

In episode 2 of the Hazbeanz show we talk to a group of LGBT+ Travellers about life in and outside the community. For the very first time in the media, we also speak to a Trans Traveller, Ruby O'Brien, who talks to us about transphobia and physical assaults. we also speak to Hughie Maughan of big brother fame, Oein DeBharduin of LGBT Tara (Traveller and Roma alliance), Ireland's only LGBT+ Traveller and Roma support group. Finally we speak to James Lawrence, of Gr8 Bristol, an LGBT+ group for the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community in Bristol, UK.
This episode may be distressing to some viewers, so we are asking people to view with that in mind.
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The show is presented by Martin Beanz Warde and on sound engineering is Chris Sture.

In this first episode of season 2 of the HazBeanz show, we speak to Traveller activist and mother to her Autistic son, about the issues the autistic community face and how we can all learn more from simply listening to the autistic community.
We have now brought in a video version of the show on youtube and facebook. Check out Our Facebook page @TheHazBeanzpodcast , twitter @TheHazbeanzshow and Youtube Martin Beanz Warde.
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The HazBeanz show is presented by Martin Beanz Warde, with Chris Sture on sound