Poz Vibe Podcast

Veda and Robbie are together once again for this episode - hurrah! And their guest this week is Oliver Brown. In 2019, following a cycling accident in London, Oli found himself in A&E when he received his diagnosis. In July 2021, he delivered a talk to the British Ministry of Defence, telling his story and challenging their foundation on some of their outdated rules. With the support of the Te...

FYI: The audio in this episode was recorded by Robbie in the airport after his time at the AIDS Conference in Munich recently. You will hear some airport noise in the background as a result. Our guest this week is Abdul-Fatawu Salifu, a young leader based in Ghana. Abdul is advisory member of the Unitaid Communities Delegation and a project officer at Hope for Future Generations and the National E...

The audio in this episode was recorded by Robbie during his time at the AIDS Conference in Munich recently. Please note that there is some wind interference in this recording but hopefully it won’t affect your enjoyment too much. This week our special guest is Mario Campos. Mario is a 28-year-old influencer, speaker, and content creator. He is an ambassador for the National Minority AIDS Council a...

The audio in this episode was recorded by Robbie during his time at the AIDS Conference in Munich recently. You’re going to hear him speak with Vimbainashe Jazi, a young woman passionate about making the world a better place for young people living with HIV. Her mission is to advocate in their best interest and contribute to strengthening the service delivery for them too. She also shares her own...

Hello Poz Vibe Tribe - we're back! This week our guest is Ainara a.k.a Ainy who lives in Cork with her husband Peter. Ainy lives with HIV and she is also a campaigner who is fighting to get HIV patients access to IVF treatment. In this episode, she talked to us about the stigma she has faced because of the virus and also how Ireland is seriously behind in offering fertility treatments to peopl...

We've come to the end of another season of Poz Vibe but what a season it's been. We've spoken to some incredible guests yet again and expanded our community even further. We hope you've found it helpful and made you feel part of something bigger. Remember, you are never alone - we are always here for you. Community is everything. Our final guest for Poz Vibe x Chem Sessions is Maur...

Hello Poz Vibers, We learned so much from our guest this week Michael O'Dea . Michael is a chemsex specialist, works with MenAsWell outreach and is a co-ordinator/co-founder of RISE Ireland. He is also a health and medical psychologist with an interest in innovative sexual health programmes, gbMSM wellbeing, HIV advocacy, stigma experiences and processes and consent. Share it with your tribe a...

This week we are bringing you another anonymous episode voiced by actor and activist David Sanchez Calvo. Our anon guest shared their real life experiences with chemsex and we are grateful to David for bringing the story to life with his voice. But everything you hear in this episode is true and was experienced by our brave and beautiful interviewee. Our Poz Vibe tribe are truly the best. Love, Ve...

Hello beautiful people. In this episode we had an incredible conversation with Graham Ryall . Graham is the Senior Addiction Practitioner at Rialto Community Drug Team and his main focus is working with people who engage in Chem Sex. We learned so much during this chat. Huge thanks and love to Graham for sharing so much knowledge with the Poz Vibe community.  Love, Veda and Robbie. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Chem Session No. 9 and feelin’ fine. This week Lady Veda and Lord Robbie Lawlor sat down with Padraig Burke , the communications director for Gay Health Network . Padraig talked to us about funding for sexual health in Ireland and looking after one another.  Love, Veda and Robbie. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Poz Vibe Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Veda⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Lady and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

We’re heading to the theataaah this week Poz Vibers. Veda and Robbie chatted with Philly McMahon and Phillip Connaughton creators of the dance party theatre experience that is Party Scene. The This Is Pop Baby production is touring again around Ireland so what are you waiting for? Book those tickets now tribe. Love, Veda and Robbie. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Poz Vibe Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The Chem Sessions x Poz Vibe project continues! This week we’re sharing another anonymous episode with our guest's voice being re-enacted by actor Daniel Ujj. Our anon guest shared with us their first experiences with fisting, moving to Ireland, finding a new community and the blurred lines between a love of sex and a love of drugs. We hope you get something out of this episode. Love, Veda and...

**Content warning: There are mentions of death by suicide in this episode. Listener discretion advised.** Hello Poz Vibers, Welcome back to a brand new Chem Sessions x Poz Vibe Podcast episode. This week we had a wonderful conversation with Pat, a single country gentleman and a kinky bear with a bit of a wild side. He spoke to us very openly about his relationship with drugs, chem sex and how his...

We’ve put together something a little different for this week’s Chem Sessions x Poz Vibe Podcast episode. Our guest wanted to stay anonymous and so we had their story re-told by actor and performer Luis Noguera . Our guest shared their experience of chem sex, drug use and fisting! It is an INCREDIBLE listen - we hope you like it!  Remember to stay positive and stay powerful. Love, Veda and Robbie....

This week Chem Sessions x Poz Vibe Podcast present former guest and forever friend of the podcast, Conor Anderson . Conor shares his story of alcohol addiction and chemsex parties through to his sobriety and establishing his own tribe and community.  We always love talking to Conor and hope it reaches the ears of those who need to hear his story most. You are never alone Poz Vibe tribe.  Love, Ved...

In this episode of the Chem Sessions we were so grateful to hear the story of Michael Walsh. He shared his experience of chem sex and his struggles with addiction. Thankfully, he has come out the other side of darker times and in this own words he says ‘Born in 1978 in Rockbrock, Rathfarnham...three children - so yeah, I’m a daddy and a DADDI!’ We hope Michael’s story give you hope. During the con...

Welcome back Poz Vibe Tribe to episode 2 in our special Chem Sessions series. This week we were lucky to chat to Aoife Drury of Drury Therapy . Aoife is a Psychosexual and Relationship Therapist with more than 15 years of experience working in mental health. She is also in her final year of a Doctorate in Psychotherapy at Dublin City University, where she has specialised in researching the impact...

Hello Tribe! We are Poz Vibers through and through but for this season, we're taking a slightly different path and focussing on Chemsex and all that goes with it. In our first episode for this project, we spoke to Andrew Shannon , Chemsex Project Coordinator at MPower Ireland. But that's not all that's new. The wonderful Lavender the Queen has created a beautiful graphic for us and Tin...

Hello again tribe and welcome to season 5 of Poz Vibe Podcast. In this episode we talked to the director of new film ‘Pregnant with a Drag Queen' Colin Brady and ⁠Adrian Duggan⁠ (a former guest on this pod) who plays a young Veda in the docu-drama. The film tells the story of one Enda Mc Grattan a.k.a our leader Veda Lady, as a queer person growing up in 1990’s Dublin. The project, a winner of...

**This conversation mentions an experience of assault** Hello-ho-ho Poz Vibers! Welcome to the final Poz Vibe Podcast episode of 2023. Never fear though - we know that 2024 will bring even greater things for you (yes you!) and the Poz Vibe community and we can't wait to take you all with us. For this special festive episode, we were lucky enough to spend some time chatting with incredible drag...

It's World Aids Day - may the Power of Poz be with you! We are so happy to have a very special guest joining us this week - the icon and musical legend that is Holly Johnson! He was performing at the National Concert Hall but Veda managed to sit down with his old friend to talk about Holly's experience of living with H.I.V. He shares what it was like in the 80s when friends were starting t...

Welcome back Poz Viberz. We had a gorgeous chat this week with Donagh O'Malley who talked about his experience of living with HIV. Donagh shared what it was like telling his mum about his status and the joy of adopting his young son. He returned to live in Ireland in early 2022, after 28 years living away and works for himself in the music industry. He has established a gorgeous new life and r...

We're winnerz Poz Vibe tribe! Veda and Robbie are delighted to share that Poz Vibe podcast was awarded the Noel Walsh HIV Activism Awards at The GALAS on October 7th. Thanks to all of you who voted and for every single one of you who listens and shares episodes of the pod with your friends, family and allies. This podcast is all about community and we'd be nothing without you. But now back...

Hello Poz Vibers - the tribe has returned! We're back in Ireland for the rest of this season after a great time in Oz and a great summer. In this episode we chatted to Kiro 'Ciarán' Rodrigues an activist living in Dublin. During our conversation he shared what it was like initially facing his HIV diagnosis, letting go of stigma and not just living a great life but thriving! Kiro - you&...

And so we come to the end of another season of Poz Vibe podcast and what a season it has been! We travelled to the other side of the world to hear more incredible stories from people living with HIV. Our community continues to grow and we are so grateful to you all for helping us expands peoples hearts and minds when it comes to talking about HIV. In this episode, we recapped our thoughts on the e...