40. May Jeong

This week I’m joined by Vanity Fair reporter May Jeong. May has an impressive, award-draped body of work that is soon to include a book about sex work. She came into my life due to her incredible loongform reporting on the Robert Kraft Case. Our conversation in this episode centers around her evolution as a writer, how she came to be on the sex work beat, and how her own experiences, many relevant to her identity as a woman of Korean descent have shaped her conception of journalistic ethics and tone in covering sensitive topics.

Resources: 

SWOP Behind Bars Super Bowl Bailout Fund

“YOU WON’T BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED”: THE WILD, DISTURBING SAGA OF ROBERT KRAFT’S VISIT TO A STRIP MALL SEX SPA

Florida Is Creating a New Sex Offender Registry Just for Prostitution Customers

New human trafficking bill filed ahead of Super Bowl

Ah Toy, Pioneering Prostitute of Gold Rush California

All In A Day's (Sex) Work is produced by Blair Hopkins and brought to you in part by SWOP-Behind Bars. Music by Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes. Special thanks as always to Alex Andrews and remember: All In A Day’s (Sex) Work is an ever-expanding narrative; if you are a sex worker, partner, patron, or other adult industry-adjacent person, I want to hear from you! Email me at [email protected].