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Peepshow Podcast

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Hosts 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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Episodes

Sex Industry Book Club Announcement

Wondering what is coming after Peepshow? We can't wait to start our next venture. The Sex Industry Book Club will be starting this week! Our first book is Dr. Heather Berg's Porn Work. If you have questions for Heather, please send them to us by Thursday, May 12. Also follow our new socials on Instagram and Twitter: @xIndustryBooks.

May 09, 20224 min

Episode 100: Farewell Peepshow: Final Episode

In this final episode, PJ and Jessie reflect on what they have gained from their time as Peepshow co-hosts, where they are now in their careers and why the show is ending, and what is next for them.

May 09, 202256 minSeason 1Ep. 100

Episode 99: Health Care Access for Sex Workers

Jessie Sage and Peepshow Podcast Intern Bella Cowan talk to sex workers and doctors about the barriers to health care access that sex workers face, what sex workers are doing to get their needs met, and how the health care system can better accommodate them. Hosts: Jessie Sage, Bella Cowan Guests: Bryan Knight , Ember Fiéra , Adrie Rose , Ava Adore , and Dr. Yasaswi Kislovskiy...

Apr 14, 20221 hr 9 minSeason 1Ep. 99

Episode 98: Sex Workers Talk Trek

As we wrap up Peepshow, we made sure to do the episode that host PJ Sage has been dying to do since we started Peepshow in 2017: Sex Workers Talk Trek. We invited our friends Hunny Daniels and Princess Berpl , also long-time Star Trek fans, to discuss the sexiness and social value of Trek. We talk about our favorite characters, best sex scenes, what the show tells us about sex and gender, and more! Hosts: Jessie and PJ Sage Guests: Hunny Daniels and Princess Berpl Sponsor: Assembly Four...

Jan 08, 20221 hr 16 minSeason 1Ep. 98

Episode 97: Sex Worker Coming Out Stories, December 17 Collaboration Episode

In Episode 97, Peepshow Podcast has collaborated with SexWork CEO's On the Whorizon and The Oldest Profession Podcast to share sex workers' coming out stories in celebration of December 17, the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. Our guests this episode are Plush Piper, Treasure the Stallion, SultryMissEm, Sasha Raee, Ruby Lynne, Rayne Storm, Mona Underwood, Charla Hathaway, Bianca Baker and Isla Cox. Sponsor: AssemblyFour https://assemblyfour.com/...

Dec 17, 20211 hr 41 minSeason 1Ep. 97

Episode 96: Marla Cruz on Laws that Impact Strippers

In Episode 96, Jessie Sage talks to Marla Cruz , a proud Texan, stripper, and socialist who cut her teeth in the reproductive justice movement. They talk about reproductive and abortion care, SB315, the TX law that pushed 18-20-year-old strippers out of the club, and why strippers should support full decrim. This episode is sponsored by Assembly Four ....

Jun 01, 202152 minSeason 1Ep. 96

Episode 95: Visual and non-visual arousal with Arousr

We talk to Femme Fatale, Social Media Manager, & Brand Ambassador for Arousr.com . We talk about her modeling history, the expertise and training she brings to the company, the benefits of offering non-visual erotic performances and interactions in a porn-saturated market, and more. This episode is sponsored by Assembly Four and Arousr .

May 14, 202156 minSeason 1Ep. 95

Episode 94: Financial Discrimination with Adrie Rose

This week Jessie Sage talks to Adrie Rose about being an out sex worker in academia, banking discrimination, sex work politics, and living in Pittsburgh. Episode sponsored by Trouble Films , Assembly Four , and After Adult Podcast .

Apr 29, 202153 minSeason 1Ep. 94

Episode 92: Sex Addiction with Dr. David Ley

In Episode 92, Jessie Sage talks to Dr. David Ley about the myth of sex addiction, the moral panic around porn, the need for comprehensive sex education, and much more. Episode sponsored by Assembly Four, After Adult Podcast, and Trouble Films.

Apr 14, 20211 hr 2 minSeason 1Ep. 92

Episode 91: Decoding Stigma with Zahra Stardust and Gabriella Garcia

In this episode we talk to Zahra Stardust and Gabriella Garcia about the work they are doing to Decode Stigma . We talk about the tech, intersectionality, and sex work values and solidarity, imagining an internet designed by sex workers. This episode is sponsored by Trouble Films , Assembly Four , and After Adult Podcast ....

Apr 06, 20211 hr 2 minSeason 1Ep. 91

Episode 90: Peepshow Live: BBW Porn and Fat Politics

Recording from a Peepshow Live event, hosted by Jessie Sage and Courtney Trouble . They talk to guests Shy Spells , April Flores , and Destiny Diaz and fat politics and BBW porn. This episode is sponsored by Assembly Four , After Adult Podcast , and Trouble Films ....

Mar 25, 20211 hr 13 minSeason 1Ep. 90

Episode 89: Reading Erotica with Joanna Angel

This week we talk to porn star Joanna Angel about her new choose-your-own erotic novel Club 42 . We also discuss the Atlanta shootings that took place on March 16 at massage parlors. This episode is sponsored by Assembly Four , After Adult Podcast , and Trouble Films ....

Mar 20, 20211 hr 4 minSeason 1Ep. 89

Episode 88: Porn Work with Heather Berg

In Episode 88, we talk to Heather Berg about her new book, Porn Work: Sex, Labor, and Late Capitalism . Porn Work details entrepreneurial labor on the boundaries between pleasure and tedium. Rejecting any notion that sex work is an aberration from straight work, it reveals porn workers' creative strategies as prophetic of a working landscape in crisis. This episode is sponsored by Assembly Four , Trouble Films , and After Adult Podcast ....

Mar 15, 20211 hr 22 minSeason 1Ep. 88

Episode 87: Mommy Dommes and Caregiver Archetypes with Mistress Blunt

In this episode, Mistress Blunt and I talk about our Mommy Domme origins, caregiver archetypes, communicating boundaries within relationships, rationalizing desire, and so much more. The full transcript of our interview can be read on Blunt's website . This episode is sponsored by Assembly Four , After Adult Podcast , and TROUBLEfilms ....

Mar 07, 20211 hr 4 minSeason 1Ep. 87

Episode 86: Biometrics scanning and trans porn performers with Dylan Thomas

Jessie Sage and guest-host Reese Piper talk to porn performer Dylan Thomas about his work, his F2M transition, coming out to his family as trans an a sex worker, and also the biometric technology that has been introduced at Pornhub and its potential impact on trans performers. See Samantha Cole's piece on the biometric technology in Motherboard. This episode was sponsored by Aorta Films , After Adult Podcast , Assembly Four and TroubleFilms ....

Feb 25, 20211 hr 11 minSeason 1Ep. 86

Episode 85: Why is it so hard for sex workers to find therapists?

This is a special episode on sex work and therapy, where Annie Solomon and I pull snippets of the interviews we did for our recent Pulp Magazine article on the same topic. Interviews include: femi babylon , Jet Setting Jasmine , Alan the Sex Chaplain , Mistress Blunt , and Emily Warfield . This episode was sponsored by Aorta Films , After Adult Podcast , Assembly Four and TroubleFilms ....

Feb 17, 20211 hr 2 minSeason 1Ep. 85

Episode 84: From Sexual Explorations to Love with Tracy Clark-Flory

Tracy Clark-Flory talks about her new book Want Me: A Sex Writer's Journey Into the Heart of Desire . We talk about sexuality, desire, grief, and love. Not to mention pregnancy, a maturing sexuality, and the neoliberal feminist myth of sexual empowerment and "having it all." Tracy Clark-Flory is a senior staff writer at Jezebel. Her work has been published in Cosmopolitan, Elle, Esquire, Marie Claire, The Guardian, Women's Health, and the yearly Best Sex Writing anthology. Prior to Jezebel, she ...

Feb 11, 202157 minSeason 1Ep. 84

Episode 83: Sex work, motherhood, and narrative with Juniper Fitzgerald

In Episode 83, we talk to Juniper Fitzgerald , author of the first children’s book to show a sex working mama, “ How Mamas Love Their Babies .” We talk about sex work and motherhood, pregnancy, narrative, string theory, nostalgia, and more! We also talk about her essay in the new anthology, We Too: Essays on Sex Work and Survival , edited by Tina Horn and Natalie West , and published on Feminist Press . Episode sponsored by Aorta Films , After Adult Podcast , Assembly Four and TroubleFilms . And...

Feb 04, 20211 hr 15 minSeason 1Ep. 83

Episode 82: After Dark: Aging in the Sex Industry with Seska

This is a special after dark episode where Courtney Trouble and Jessie Sage talk to Seska about aging in the sex industry, her multi decade career, the differences she felt between porn and escorting, why we all love threesomes, and more! You can check out Seska's work at seska.com. Episode sponsored by Aorta Films , After Adult Podcast , and the Old Pro Project ....

Jan 29, 20211 hr 13 minSeason 1Ep. 82

Episode 80: Sex Work as a Couple with Jet Setting Jasmine and King Noire

Jet Setting Jasmine and King Noire join Jessie and PJ Sage to talk about working in the industry as a couple. They discuss creating porn that centers the pleasure and desires of the performers themselves, balancing work and family, creating a sex positive household, negotiating poly, surviving quarantining, and more! This episode is sponsored by After Adult Podcast , The Oldest Profession Podcast , and AORTAfilms ....

Jan 11, 20211 hrSeason 1Ep. 80

Episode 79: Peepshow Live: Sex Work and Self Care

This is a a recording of a live panel on sex work and self care. We have four panelists, Chelsea Poe , Jet Setting Jasmine , Stacey Swimme , and Ashlee Juliet , who talk about everything from addiction and recovery, to counseling and therapy, to creating a reasonable schedule, to work life balance as a sex worker. This episode is sponsored by After Adult Podcast , The Oldest Profession Podcast , and AORTAfilms ....

Jan 09, 20211 hr 26 minSeason 1Ep. 79

Episode 78: Porn Performers Talk Pornhub and Payment Processing

In this special compilation episode, we bring together the stories of 8 porn performers and sex workers to talk about the issues they face with payment processing. They talk about bank accounts, porn platforms, cash apps, and how Visa/Mastercard pulling out of Pornhub is impacting them. This episode includes stories from Bella Vendetta , Siri Dahl , Mary Moody , Courtney Trouble , Reya Sunshine , Kiara Skye , Maiia , and Allie Eve Knox ....

Dec 21, 20201 hr 19 minSeason 1Ep. 78

Episode 77: Pornhub, Payment Processing and Nicholas Kristof with Melissa Gira Grant

"At the end of the day, what this is about is preserving white male power. If the consequence of going back on Pornhub is reducing the incomes of people who were already marginalized, who were already lower to middle income, who were already blocked from other forms of work because they are trans, because they are undocumented, because of disability, then it isn’t an unintended consequence. It is just part of how this thing goes." Melissa Gira Grant We talk to Melissa Gira Grant about Nicholas K...

Dec 16, 20201 hr 4 minSeason 1Ep. 77

Episode 76: Coming Out as a Sex Worker

This is a special collaboration between The Oldest Profession Podcast and Peepshow Podcast in honor of December 17th, The International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers . In this episode, Kaytlin Bailey and Jessie Sage share and talk about the brave coming out stories contributed by members of our sex work community....

Dec 15, 20201 hr 17 minSeason 1Ep. 76

Episode 73: Siri Dahl from After Adult Podcast

This week we are doing a joint episode with After Adult Podcast . We have on Siri Dahl from the After Adult Podcast, and we talk about porn, podcasting, politics, and place.

Nov 25, 20201 hr 20 minSeason 1Ep. 73

Episode 72: Peepshow Live: Cosplay Porn

The third “Peepshow Live” is a Halloween special that will focus on the work of cosplay porn. We will talk about sets, costumes, performances, and more. Moderated by Jessie Sage and Princess Berpl , this cosplay panel will feature a conversation with Chibella Chan , Catjira , and Little Puck . Sponsored by PS: Group. PS: Group is a strategic marketing firm for independent sex workers. They offer a comprehensive range of solutions custom designed by and for those in the adult industry. Their serv...

Nov 16, 20201 hr 8 minSeason 1Ep. 72
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