Peepshow Podcast
106 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsHosts Jessie and PJ Sage bring you news and stories from the sex industry featuring sex workers, artists, writers, academics, and activists . Each podcast features a roundup of recent news stories and interviews.
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Episode 55: Phoenix Calida on Sex Work and Racial Justice
June 10, 2020 07:52 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBIn Episode 55, we talk to Phoenix Calida, co-host of The Black Podcast (on Wine Cellar Media) and a SWOP-USA board member. We discuss the Black Lives Matter protests, how over-policing disproportionality impacts Black sex workers, and what allies can do to help bring about racial justice. You can support Phoenix’s work on Patreon. This episode is sponsored by Quick and Dirty Media.
Episode 54: Allie Eve Knox and Kiara Skye on Tech, Sex Work, and Payment Processing in the Adult Industry
June 01, 2020 01:09 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBIn Episode 54 we talk to content creators and fetish performers Allie Eve Knox and Kiara Skye about the intersection of the tech industry and sex work, and why crypto may offer solutions to many of the payment processing issues faced by the adult industry. We also talk to Knox about a recent Rolling Stone article on custom porn that she and Jessie were featured in. But, first, we check-in with Sybil Fury about the International Whores' Day Digital Rally that will take place on June 2nd....
Episode 53: Consent and Sexualized Leisure at AVN
May 26, 2020 04:36 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MBIn Episode 53 we bring you a recording from the panel Consent and Sexualized Leisure at AVN. Lynn Comella moderates this discussion about how consent is negotiated on the showroom floor with performers Katy Jayne and jessica drake, and scholars Barb Brents and Paul Maginn. This episode is sponsored by Quick and Dirty Media.
Episode 52: 16 Sex Workers Talk Life and Work During a Pandemic
May 18, 2020 18:51 - 1 hour - 87.4 MBThis is a special COVID-19 episode featuring 16 different sex workers’ stories about their lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. They share a range of experience, emotions, and wisdom. Featured in the episode: Princess Berpl Lycha Rose Reese Piper Nadia Layne Princess Rene Audrey Ashes Adora Bautista Sybil Fury GoAskAlex Luna Luz April Would Starlight Davie Amanda Sweet Shy Spells Courtney Trouble Episode sponsored by Quick and Dirty Media.
Episode 51: Cindy Gallop on Sex Tech Innovation and the Value of Labor
May 12, 2020 02:09 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBEpisode 51 features an interview with Cindy Gallop, CEO of Make Love Not Porn, a site devoted to social sexuality. We discuss how COVID-19 is spurring sex tech innovation and highlighting how care work has been undervalued. We also discuss the relaunch of Make Love Not Porn. Additionally, we talk about the first Women of Sex Tech Virtual Conference, where Cindy Gallop and Jessie Sage were both speakers.
Episode 50: Ashley Fires, Princess Dandy, and Alex More at Woodhull
May 05, 2020 05:13 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBEpisode 50 is our first episode back after a 6-month hiatus! We are happy to report that PJ is now officially cancer free, and this means that we can relaunch! This episode is a bit of a time capsule, going all the way back to the fall of 2019, before our personal lives were uprooted by cancer and the rest of the world was disrupted by COVID-19. Wow, does that seem like a lifetime ago?! We feature interviews that we did at the Woodhull Sexual Freedom Summit. First, we interview professio...
Episode 49: Sex Work and Family
October 10, 2019 13:21 - 1 hour - 45.2 MBIn Episode 49 we focus on family and sexuality. We talk to sex workers and parents Kym Cutter and Natalie Brewster Nguyen about raising kids in community with other sex workers. We also interview Elizabeth Ann Wood, author of Bound: A Daughter, a Domme, and an End-of-Life Story, about caring for her dominatrix mother at the end of her mother’s life. This episode is sponsored by Quick and Dirty Media.
Episode 48: Woodhull’s Legal Challenge to FOSTA/SESTA
September 16, 2019 05:09 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBEpisode 48 is the second in a series of episodes recorded at the Woodhull Sexual Freedom Summit. This episode focuses on the summit itself, as well as Woodhull’s current legal challenge to FOSTA/SESTA. We interview President and CEO of the Woodhull Sexual Freedom Foundation Ricci Levy, then, Larry Walters, one of the attorneys representing Woodhull in the FOSTA/SESTA suit. This episode is sponsored by Quick and Dirty Media.
Episode 47: Aging and Sexuality: Normalizing Senior Sex
August 31, 2019 03:51 - 56 minutes - 77.8 MBEpisode 47 is the first in a series of episodes recorded at the Woodhull Sexual Freedom Summit. This episode focuses on a film that premiered at the summit: jessica drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex: Senior Sex, a sexually explicit instructional video on senior sex. We interview writer, sex educator, and advocate for ageless sexuality Joan Price, who co-created the film with jessica drake. And we also have a conversation with two of the film’s performers, Bonnie Nilsen and Joel Kann. This epis...
Episode 46: Theorizing the Web Special Episode: Suppressing Sex
July 07, 2019 03:51 - 1 hour - 52 MBEpisode 46 is a special live recording of the “Suppressing Sex” keynote panel we hosted last April at the Theorizing the Web conference in Queens, NYC. Cameron Glover, Liara Roux, Ramona Flour, Sunny Moraine, and Samantha Cole join PJ and I to discuss the social consequences of policing sex off of social media, with a special eye to the impacts of FOSTA/SESTA on marginalized sex communities. This episode of The Peepshow Podcast is sponsored by Quick and Dirty Media. Please show us your...
Episode 45: XBIZ Miami with Destiny Diaz and Riley Nicks
June 06, 2019 06:23 - 59 minutes - 40.7 MBEpisode 45 is a special XBIZ Miami episode. We will be featuring an interview with XBIZ’s BBW Clip Artist of the year Destiny Diaz. We talk about navigating conventions, work/life balance, her tutorials for other sex workers, her new series Tinder Tales. We also start out talk briefly to Riley Nicks as she travels home from her first sex industry convention. She talks about finding community, shooting VR porn, and more!
Episode 44: Lena Paul on Consent and Trauma Informed Porn
April 08, 2019 03:58 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBIn Episode 44, we are honored to have porn performer and director Lena Paul with us. She explains why it was important for her to cut her ties with Evil Angel following the news of James Deen’s return in a forthcoming docu-porno called Consent. We also talk about creating trauma informed porn sets, and approaching our work with vulnerability and openness. In our news segment, we catch up on the work that we have been doing, including podcast appearances and new articles. We also preview th...
Episode 43: AVN Past and Present with Nina Hartley, Lynn Comella and Miss Lollipop
March 03, 2019 03:24 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MBIn Episode 43, we wrap up our coverage from the 2019 Adult Entertainment Expo and Adult Video Network Awards, looking specifically at the history of the event and the ways it’s changed over the last 35 years. We interview porn performer Nina Hartley, writer and academic Lynn Comella, and cam model Miss Lollipop, who all offer unique perspectives on the event.
Episode 42: Fresh Faces of the Adult Industry with Lydia Love, Ashlee Juliet and Gwen Adora
February 14, 2019 13:36 - 1 hour - 45.8 MBIn Episode 42, we bring you fresh faces from AVN: three young and ambitious women who are making their way in the adult industry. First, we talk to cam model and clip producer Lydia Love about finding her way in the biz and celebrating her 21st birthday at AVN. Second, we interview Ashlee Juliet about working both in front of and behind the camera. Last, we talk with Gwen Adora about combining sex education and sex work.
Episode 41: EJ Dickson on waterboarding as kink and Dahlia Dee on MV Tube
February 07, 2019 12:26 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBIn Episode 41, we talk interview journalist EJ Dickson about her recent Rolling Stone article on waterboarding as a consensual kink. We also feature an interview with performer Dahlia Dee, who will talk about performers’ reactions to the new tube site launched by ManyVids. But first, we discuss the news that the UK just lifted its obscenity ban, which outlawed squirting, fisting, and other acts in pornography.
Episode 40: Lux Alptraum on Naked Selfies the Lies Women Tell
January 30, 2019 15:25 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MBIn Episode 40, we talk to Lux Alptraum, author of Faking It: The Lies Women Tell About Sex, and the Truths They Reveal. The book takes for granted that women do in fact lie, and asks what those lies are trying to tell us. We also discuss a piece recently published in the New York Times, “The Real Naked Selfies Are Coming,” about the media’s handling of a fake naked selfie purporting to show congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez nude. We talk about how we ought to handle real naked pictu...
Episode 39: Madeleine Holden on Dick Pics and the Male Gaze
January 16, 2019 02:14 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBIn Episode 39 we talk to Madeleine Holden about her Tumblr blog “Critique My Dick Pic;” her essay on the male gaze, and the state of feminism. For our news segment, anthropologist and organizer Kate Doyle Griffiths joins us to discuss whether the upcoming International Women’s Strike make sense for sex workers.
Episode 38: Red on prison reform and the political power of art
January 10, 2019 19:30 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBEpisode 38 is our first episode of 2019! This week we feature an interview with Red, a New York City based Marxist/feminist community organizer sex working art historian. Red’s organizing efforts sit at the intersection of art, politics, and labor. In addition to a discussion of the prison industrial complex as it relates to sex work politics, we talked to Red about the work they have done curating the art exhibit Whores Will Rise. For the news segment, we invited back Kate D’Adamo to talk...
Episode 37: Special Episode: International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers
December 27, 2018 10:32 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBEpisode 37 is our last for 2018. We end the year with a special episode that features live coverage from SWOP Pittsburgh’s December 17 event held in honor of the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. We begin our episode with an interview of Christa Daring, SWOP USA’s Executive Director. They tell us about the history of the day, what organizations around the country are doing to commemorate it, and why it is important. We then move to a recording of the event that we, alo...
Episode 36: The Tumblr Sex Ban with Sunny Moraine and Jaymie Delight
December 21, 2018 06:32 - 1 hour - 49.7 MBIn Episode 36 we explore Tumblr’s recent ban on adult content. We feature two interviews discussing the ban’s impact on marginalized communities: erotic artist Jaymie Delight and genre fiction writer Sunny Moraine. We also introduce Peepshow Podcast’s new weekly Feature Artist promotion.
Episode 35: Andy on Ethical Non-Monogamy
December 12, 2018 12:43 - 1 hour - 46.1 MBEpisode 35 features a discussion of polyamory and ethical non-monogamy with Andy, the owner of The Growth Arc. The Growth Arc is a trauma informed, sex-positive, relationship and sexuality coaching program that she started in 2017 to help people be more honest with themselves in all of their relationships. We talk to her about her own path to ethical non-monogamy and how she is drawing on these experiences to help others. But, first, we discuss Ashley Judd's recent comments about abolishin...
Episode 34: Liara Roux on Coming Out
December 05, 2018 09:57 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBEpisode 34 features an interview with sex worker, activist, producer, and director Liara Roux. We talk to them about their activism around internet freedom for sex workers, starting with their “Open Letter to Patreon.” And, on a more personal note, we discuss their recent Motherboard article, “Coming Out as a Sex Worker, Coming Out as a Person” and the impact it had on their personal life and career. But, first, we reflect on our first year of podcasting adventures. We also talk about our ...
Episode 33: Talking Sex Podcasting with Sluts and Scholars
November 28, 2018 08:40 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBEpisode 33 features an interview with fellow sex podcasters Nicoletta Heidegger and Simone from Sluts and Scholars. They talk to us about why they started a sex podcast and how they’ve negotiated it in their professional lives. We also discuss the important work they are respectively doing in the areas of reproductive advocacy and therapy. For our news segment, we discuss the recent misogynistic viral campaign #ThotAudit, which threatened to turn sex workers in to the Internal Revenue Serv...
Episode 32: Danielle Blunt On Health Care Access for Sex Workers
November 21, 2018 07:59 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBEpisode 32 features an interview with NYC based dominatrix, full spectrum doula, and sex worker rights advocate Danelle Blunt. We discuss the work that she did with Persist Health Project, connecting those who work in the sex trades with affirming health care services. We also examine the way that stigma impacts health care and some strategies that sex workers and other marginalized communities employ in order to get the care they need. We also talk about the value of doulas. For our news ...
Episode 31: Christina Springer: Stories and Poems from a Happy Ending Massage Parlor
November 14, 2018 05:20 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBEpisode 31 features an interview with Pittsburgh-based Alt.Black artist and spoken word poet Christina Springer. Her new book, The Splooge Factory, comes out on Frayed Edge Press this month. It is a collection of poetry exploring her experiences as a receptionist in a “happy endings” massage parlor in Pittsburgh, PA. We talk to her about her experience at the massage parlor; her own history and art; love and intimacy; race, eroticism, and sex work; and motherhood and aging.
Episode 30: Lorelei Lee on Finding Strength in Sex Work Communities
November 01, 2018 03:57 - 1 hour - 51 MBEpisode 30 features an interview with sex worker, activist, and writer Lorelei Lee. We discuss her article, “Once You Have Made Pornography,” which describes the many ways sex work stigma manifests and its impacts your life. We also talk about strategies for combatting stigma and how sex workers rely on each other for support and affirmation. For our news segment, Julian Gill-Peterson, author of Histories of the Transgender Child, joins us to discuss the Trump administration’s recent memo...
Episode 29: Laura Helen Marks on Hardcore Pornography and the Victorian Gothic
October 24, 2018 10:02 - 1 hour - 47.3 MBIn Episode 29, we interview professor Laura Helen Marks and discuss her new book, Alice in Pornoland: Hardcore Encounters with the Victorian Gothic, which explores Victorian and Gothic literature’s connection to past and present pornography. We also talk about her tortoise, and her thoughts about anti-porn feminism.
Episode 28: Kimberlee Cline Reflects on Her 20-Year Career in the Sex Industry
October 16, 2018 07:09 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MBIn Episode 28 we interview sex worker, mother, and cannabis activist Kimberlee Cline. October marks her 20th year in the sex industry. She reflects on her career, the history of the sex workers rights movement, and its connection to cannabis activism. Before we talk to Kimberlee, we discuss an article from Future of Sex that reports on increased interest in non-monogamy.
Episode 28: Stacey Swimme Reflects on Her 20-Year Career in the Sex Industry
October 16, 2018 07:09 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MBIn Episode 28 we interview sex worker, mother, and cannabis activist Stacey Swimme. October marks her 20th year in the sex industry. She reflects on her career, why she has outgrown her sex work persona Kimberlee Cline, the history of the sex workers rights movement, and its connection to cannabis activism. Before we talk to Stacey, we discuss an article from Future of Sex that reports on increased interest in non-monogamy.
Episode 27: Vera Sky on Race, Size, and Representation in the Cam Industry
October 10, 2018 06:47 - 58 minutes - 39.9 MBIn Episode 27 we interview Vera Sky, XBIZ's 2017 Cam Model of the Year. We talk to her about her life and her career. We also tackle issues of race, body size, and representation, as well as what it is like to be a sex worker in middle America. But, before we do that, we reflect on what Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearings have signified for women in this country.
Episode 26: Hacking and Hustling: A sex worker led tech conference
October 03, 2018 07:58 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBEpisode 26 is a special episode, brought to you from Eyebeam in Brooklyn, NYC. We cover Hacking//Hustling: A Platform for Sex Workers in a Post SESTA World with a combination of interviews and captured audio. We discuss the need for a sex worker centered tech conferences with Ingrid Burrington, an Eyebeam art resident who helped to facilitate the event. We then move to footage of the sex worker panel that kicked off the event. We feature snippets of Tina Horn, Lorelei Lee, Danielle Blunt, ...
Episode 25: Rev. Beverly Dale on Preaching Sex Positive Christianity
September 22, 2018 09:05 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBIn Episode 25 we interview the Rev. Dr. Beverly Dale about her sex positive Christian ministry. We talk about her personal history with the Church, and how she came to believe that the Church is on the wrong side of sexual politics. We also talk about sex work as a form of ministry. Additionally, we bring you live footage from “Marcha de las Putas” in NYC. Lastly, we bring you exciting Peepshow Podcast news!
Episode 24: Mistress Eva on Being an Asian Dominatrix
September 15, 2018 04:58 - 1 hour - 45.9 MBIn Episode 24 we interview Mistress Eva, a semi-retired Professional Dominatrix who now runs an online BDSM slave training program and tours worldwide with a base in Bali, Indonesia. We talk about her life, work, and the ways that being an Asian sex worker in an Asian context is different than the experiences of Western sex workers. For our news segment, we talk to Melissa Mariposa, the sex worker who started Red Umbrella Hosting, a website hosting company for sex workers trying to survive...
Episode 23: Suprihmbé on Pro-heaux Womanism
September 01, 2018 01:35 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBEpisode 23 is the first from our new studio space! We bring you a rich interview with writer, artist, and sex worker suprihmbé about political bisexuality, pro-heaux womanism, dominatrix culture, writing, and more! For our news segment, Juniper Fitzgerald returns to talk to us about two stories: first, Jill Filipovic’s New York Times’ Op-ed, “Stormy Daniels’, Feminist Hero”; and, second, the police shooting and death of sex worker Donna Dalton.
Episode 22: Blood Money Art Show at Lucas Lucas
August 21, 2018 06:13 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBEpisode 22 is a special episode, brought to you from the Lucas Lucas Studio in Brooklyn, NYC. We cover the Blood Money exhibit—an immersive experience organized by local pro dommes that features art and performance by sex workers and their allies. The event benefited the Lysistrata Mutual Care Collective. This episode is a combination of interviews and on the floor footage. We first talk to three of the museum curators and artists: Mistress Sybil, Mistress Niko, and Caroline Caldwell. We ...
Episode 21: GoAskAlex on Being a Sex Worker with a Chronic Illness
August 13, 2018 22:29 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MBEpisode 21 marks the final installment in our month-long series of positive stories about sex workers. For our news segment, we bring Samantha Cole, from VICE’s Motherboard, back on to talk about the latest development in the deepfakes story. We highlight an essay she wrote for Broadly that argues the deepfakes issue is first and foremost about control of women’s bodies. Next, we feature Canadian cam model and artist GoAskAlex, who talks to us about the intersection of sex work and chro...
Episode 20: Juniper Fitzgerald on Rewriting Femme Narratives
August 06, 2018 08:48 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBEpisode 20 marks the third installment in our month-long series of episodes that focus on positive things going on in world of sex work right now. This episode focuses on the way in which sex workers are taking care of one another, and how they are rewriting narratives. For our news segment, we will bring Alex Bishop and Penny Trait back on the show to follow up on the project they have been working on since the sex work and motherhood episode. They talk about I Give a Fuck, and how they ...
Episode 19: Stoya On Sex Across Different Mediums
July 30, 2018 09:57 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MBEpisode 19 marks the second installment in our month-long series of episodes that focus on positive things going on in world of sex work right now. This episode focuses on the recent creative achievements of two sex workers. For our news segment, we will feature a brief interview with Braislee Adams, a cam model whose nude hula-hooping video went viral this week. She will talk to us about what it is like to become an internet sensation overnight. And next, we talk to pornographer and wr...
Episode 18: Lola Davina On Self Care in an Anti-Sex Work Era
July 23, 2018 09:22 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBEpisode 18 marks the beginning of a month-long series of episodes that focus on positive things going on in world of sex work right now. We start with a discussion of a recent article Jessie wrote in The Establishment as a follow up to Episode 14, which focused on sexuality and motherhood. We highlight the very important political work that sex working mothers are doing in their parenting. Then, we have the pleasure of speaking to Lola Davina, author of Thriving in Sex Work. She talks...
Episode 17: Andre Shakti on Masculine Socialization and Safer Sex Practices
July 16, 2018 14:34 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBThis week we feature an interview with educator, performer, and journalist Andre Shakti, who writes on topics of sex work, queerness, and non-monogamy. We talk to her about queer identity, why negotiating safer sex practices is harder with cis men, and why sex education that emphasizes empathy could be a step toward a better sexual culture. In our news segment, we talk about Stormy Daniels' recent arrest at a strip club in a Columbus, OH, and what this says about attitudes toward sex ...
Episode 16: Megan Guza on Condoms as 'Instruments of Crime' in Prostitution Cases and Graydancer on FOSTA/SESTA's Impact on the Kink Community
July 06, 2018 04:20 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBWe start Episode 16 with a brief update on our lives and a new format for the show. Then, we have a discussion with Megan Guza about her article, "Condoms Criminalized in Allegheny County Prostitution Cases," where she reports on the way that condoms have been criminalized in prostitution cases, putting sex workers at risk. We also talk about the work that we did with SWOP Pittsburgh to challenge these practices. Finally, we talk to Graydancer, a writer, sex and kink presenter, and host ...
Episode 15: Theorizing the Web Special: Sex Emojis with Kelly Steinmetz, Catfishing with Mattie Brice, and Gay Tinder with Lindsay Ferris
June 04, 2018 07:45 - 1 hour - 51 MBWe start Episode 15 with an informal discussion of our reflections on this year’s Theorizing the Web conference, which we recorded on the long car ride home. Theorizing the Web is an annual conference in New York that focuses on social issues in digital technology. After our brief discussion we bring you interviews with three conference speakers who we thought were doing work relevant to the show. First, we talk to Kelly Steinmetz about the use and social impact of sex emojis. Then, we tal...
Episode 14: Special Episode on Sexuality and Motherhood
April 26, 2018 07:33 - 1 hour - 52.6 MBWe are really excited to bring you a special episode that examines the interplay between sexuality and motherhood. After a brief update on some changes in the podcast and in our lives, we discuss two recent articles that came out after FOSTA/SESTA were signed into law. The first is a DailyBeast article written by Amy Zimmerman about the ways in which FOSTA/SESTA is putting sex workers at risk. The second is a BuzzFeed article written by Jenny Heineman and Brook Wagner about the lack of m...
Episode 13: AVN Special: Financial Domination with Goddess Kyaa and Geographies of Porn Consumption with Dr. Paul Maginn
April 16, 2018 16:56 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBThis is the last episode that will bring you interviews and insights from this year's AVN in Las Vegas. We had a great time there, talked to tons of amazing people in the industry, and are happy that we got to share all of that with you on the podcast. This final episode will begin on the expo floor with short interviews featuring Sammi Ross (@SammiRoss), Nathan Bronson, Sam Phillips (@SamsPajamaParty), Ramona Flour (@RamonaFlour), Karina Latina (@cutebbwlatina), Ela Darling (@ElaDarling)...
Episode 12: AVN Special:FOSTA/SESTA with Kate D’Adamo, Gay Porn with Westley Woods, and Trans Representation with Chelsea Poe
April 07, 2018 00:03 - 1 hour - 45.2 MBWe begin Episode 12 by bringing in Kate D’Adamo (@katedadamo) from survivorsagainstsesta.org to help us cover the news. She discusses the status of FOSTA and SESTA and what the implications of the law will be for the sex work community as a whole. She also talks about the work that sex work activists are doing and how to get involved. We then go back to the AVN expo floor and interview Westley Woods (@thewestleywoods) about his career in gay porn and the new iWantGayClips division of iWant...
Episode 11: AVN Special: Deepfakes with Samantha Cole, Findom with Violet Doll, and Riot Grrrl and Queer Porn with Courtney Trouble
February 16, 2018 16:10 - 1 hour - 49.8 MBWe start Episode 11 on the floor of the AVN Expo, talking to iWantEmpire’s (@iWantEmpire) adult content producer and pro domme Violet Doll (@VioletDoll). We talk to her about her the evolution of her career and her creative process. We then move onto our news segment, where we are joined by VICE Motherboard (@motherboard) assistant editor and journalist Samantha Cole (@samleecole), to discuss Reddit, Deepfakes, issues of consent. Lastly, we feature an extended interview with queer p...
Episode 10: Special Episode from BDYHAX2018!
February 11, 2018 16:27 - 1 hour - 98.4 MBThis is a special episode coming out of the BDYHAX Convention in Austin, TX. PJ and I had the opportunity to be there last week. The convention is a 3-day celebration of human enhancement, transhumanism, and biohacking that brings together industry experts, curious newcomers, and everyone in between. We spend this episode talking to several of the people who both spoke at and attended the convention. We first bring you a short interview with convention Director and Co-founder Trever Goodma...
Episode 9: AVN Special: Lynn Comella on Female Owned Sex Toy Shops & Dominic Rystan on Being a Non-Binary Porn Performer
February 01, 2018 07:10 - 1 hour - 102 MBWe start Episode 9 on the floor of the AVN Expo, talking to cam performers and clip producers about their hopes for the convention. We hear from Christy Ocean (@ChristyOcean), Scarlet Raven (@ScarletRaen_69), Little Puck (@littlepuck), Miss Lollipop (@MissLollipopMFC), and Scarlett Fox (@ScarlettFoxPlay). We interview Dr. Lynn Comella (@LynnComella), from University of Nevada, Las Vegas, about her new book Vibrator Nation. Vibrator Nation is the history of feminist owned, sex-positive sex...
Episode 8: OkCupid's Real Name Policy, Julian Gill-Peterson on Trans Histories, and Nikki Night on Cam Model Coaching
January 25, 2018 04:22 - 1 hour - 94 MBWe begin Episode 8 discussing OK Cupid’s policy change push users to use real first names. We look at Kate Conger’s (@kateconger) article, “OK Cupid’s Real Name Policy is Dumb.” Next we chat with Julian Gill-Peterson (@gpjulian) about his upcoming book Histories of the Transgender Child, which shatters the widespread myth that today’s transgender children are a brand new generation. He does this by uncovering a previously unknown twentieth century history during which they not only existe...
Episode 7: Ron Jeremy, Touching & Consent - Interviews with Ginger Banks & EJ Dickson
December 21, 2017 04:05 - 52 minutes - 72.3 MBIn Episode 7, we interview cam model Ginger Banks (@gingerbanks1) and journalist EJ Dickson (@ejdickson) about the sexual assault allegations leveled against Ron Jeremy. These allegations are nothing new, but what is new is the attention that they are now garnering and so what we explore in this episode is what has changed in the industry and in society writ large so that these allegations are finally getting attention. Importantly, we see the stakes of this story as being much bigger t...