This is technically my 100th episode (including bonus and miniseries) and I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate than having a super amazing guest on to fit the celebration! This week I am bringing Dr. Raven Bowen , CEO of National Ugly Mugs (NUM). Based in London, UK, NUM is a by and for charity that assists and support sex workers. Prior to her position at NUM, Raven hailed from Vancouver, Canada and was also the Executive Director at PACE Society (which you may have heard on Episode #7...
Jul 25, 2021•59 min•Season 3Ep. 1000
I am VERY EXCITED to bring on this week’s guest because it’s a topic that we haven’t yet spoken about on the podcast…and that topic is findom. Findom, or financial domination, is a fetish involving a subordinate and dominant complex where money is given or gifted to a financial dominatrix. It’s a total power play which is gaining in popularity over the years and the curiosity surrounding it continues to grow. To tackle such a huge subject, I invite findomme, Vanessa Jolie , a former escort turne...
Jul 18, 2021•58 min•Season 3Ep. 99
A casual Instagram encounter turned into conversation which turned into an invitation to come onto the show to speak. I invite Kit Rothschild of PACE Society to come onto the show this week to share and spread the word about PACE Society, a sex worker-led and run organization located in Vancouver, Canada. PACE Society has been supporting sex workers since 1994 and offers a plethora of services and programs to support sex workers. Back in Montreal where they are from, Kit was introduced to sex wo...
Jul 11, 2021•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 98
Alright, it's BONUS EPISODE TIME ...featuring me . We all need a little break, don't we? Also, happy 4th of July to all my American listeners! Even more of a reason to have a bonus episode break, am I right? I had the opportunity and invitation to guest lecture again (third time's a charm - thanks Alicia!) at Florida State University in their Human Sexuality class. This lecture was a little bit different than the previous two guest lectures where I really speak about sex work on a global scale a...
Jul 04, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 97
I can’t have a sex work podcast without dedicating an entire episode to sex toys! With that being said, I welcome Shelley from Pleasure Bird , Vancouver’s same-day sex toy delivery service. Although Shelley isn’t a sex worker herself, she is an advocate for positive sexual education, sexual wellness and positivity. She started Pleasure Bird last year amidst her own curiosity around sex toys. Although she is no expert, she has been fascinated by the world of sex toys, the joy it brings to individ...
Jun 27, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 96
Whatever happened to the peepshow? You know what I’m talking about. The little booth that you can peer through to see scantily-clad women dance for you. Sometimes there were even smaller venues that were connected to sex stores. Some just aired pornographic material 24/7. For a few quarters, you can pop in and get some live entertainment. But where did these venues go? I speak with former peepshow dancer, Sunshine McWane , to speak about her experience of working in numerous peepshow establishme...
Jun 20, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 95
After a ton of back and forth rescheduled and postponed interviews, the stars aligned and I was finally able to catch a wave with this water-loving Cancer, Samantha Knoxx . Samantha is a full-time companion based in London, Ontario, Canada who has dabbled in all types of sex work: stripping, erotic massage, sugaring, porn, and now finally finding her niche in escorting. Inbetween her busy touring schedule, Samantha also volunteers her time at SafeSpace, a support centre for sex workers. She is f...
Jun 13, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 94
I've been really excited to release this week's episode as it hits close to home and the news is hot off the press! I was able to catch Jenn Clamen who is the National Coordinator for the Canadian Alliance Sex Work Law Reform here in Canada to discuss the launch of the Charter challenge against the prostitution laws in Canada. We speak about what this may mean for sex workers in Canada, the outcome it hopes to achieve and the amount of exhaustive work that has gone into launching this. Jenn grac...
Jun 06, 2021•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 95
I am feeing so lucky to have connected with former dancer and writer based in Brooklyn, NY, Reese Piper , this week to talk about two things: autism and the Stop Internet Sex Exploitation Act in the USA. Sure, these things may seem like they are unrelated but perhaps they really aren’t. There’s just as much stigma in disability as there is in sex work. But what happens when you’re in both and doubly marginalized? Reese speaks on her very unique experience as an exotic dancer beginning down under...
May 30, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 92
I am beyond ecstatic to bring on Miss Lady Vanessa who is a full-service sex worker based in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. Vanessa tells us the most fascinating story of her life in sex work beginning at the ripe age of 16, being groomed by a local pimp in the big city of Vancouver and getting into sex work in the early 1990s. At the time, sex work, besides stripping amongst other things, was really limited to the streets. She was a street-level prostitute for 3 years when she got “hooked”....
May 23, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 3Ep. 91
I am soooo excited to bring to you all this week, Jessie Sage of Peepshow Media ! I have this thing of scrolling on Twitter when I wake up in the morning (because, you know, it's the last "safe" platform we have as sex workers) and I remember stumbling upon Jessie's page recently. I creeped all of her links and quickly found out that she is the co-host of The Peepshow Podcast , editor-in-chief of the Peepshow Magazine (which is a killer resource for sex workers) AND she founded Peepshow Media wi...
May 16, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 71
We're gearing up for summer here in Vancouver, Canada (okay, not quite) but this week is all about channeling that BIG. GIRL. ENERGY. I invite escort, Evie Brookes , onto the show this week to speak about her experiences sampling all different types of sex work, finding her niche in escorting, talking all about body image, the terms "BBW" and "plus-size" and reclaiming and owning the word "fat". Evie wears a number of different hats in her life including but not limited to: sex worker, actor, di...
May 09, 2021•59 min•Season 3Ep. 70
It's week 2 of Season 3 and I have been meaning to invite this week's guest onto the show for some time now. As I have guest lectured in a couple of her classes over the last year already, her invitation was long overdue. This week I am bringing on licensed therapist and counsellor, as well as adjunct professor of Human Sexuality and Florida State University, Alicia Armstrong , onto the show! With over ten years of experience working in the field, Alicia brings her seasoned expertise working wit...
May 02, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Season 3Ep. 88
Wow... well, WELCOME TO SEASON 3 EVERYONE!!! What an amazing ride this has been so far! Thank you to everyone who has listened, wrote in, asked questions, recommended and referred guests, those who have reached out, and of course, my insanely intelligent guests - I really couldn't have done this with you all. Season 2 was very politically-charged and dived deeper into my advocacy for sex workers. Season 3 will continue onto ride that wave to further educate civilians, aim to decriminalize sex wo...
Apr 25, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 87
Hi folks! Season 2 has officially ended and I will be taking a 1 week break before I debut Season 3 next week! Season 2 was filled with so many political angles, activism from around the world, and revealed the injustices that were happening right here in our community. I'm so excited to bring Season 3 to you but for now, I'll leave you with a fun bonus episode - my recording of my recent guest lecture in Dr. Tamara O'Doherty's criminology class from two weeks ago! It'll just be me speaking on t...
Apr 18, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Season 2Ep. 86
Sex workers, have you done your taxes yet? If not, then you'll want to this listen closely to this episode! I catch up with Janet who is an exotic dancer based in Toronto, Canada and a financial consultant . Having a background in accounting, she wanted to share her knowledge on personal finance and managing money and assets with her peers. To further educate herself, she enrolled herself in to receive financial certification and began to take clients on. I recently attended one of her financial...
Apr 11, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 85
A lot of the season has been politically-charged and an expression of anger and frustration so I thought I'd take a lighter and funner approach this week...but boy, was I wrong! I brought on Virgil Avery of Foxy Fitness and pole dancer manager for Snoop Dogg and a lot of pole dancer/stripper shows out there. Virgil used to work as a bouncer for many stripclubs in NYC and is based in NYC/NJ where he is the first Black and male pole dance studio owner in the world. I have personally trained out of...
Apr 04, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Season 2Ep. 84
***TRIGGER WARNING*** The episode will be discussing the topic of rape. Feel free to skip the episode or stop around the 45:00 minute mark if this is a trigger for you. It has been a minute since we've had an escort onto the show so on the Karina Riviera's recommendation (Season 1, Episode 25), I invite her duo and bestie, Yana Petrova . This full service escort is based in Vancouver, Canada and we explore how she got into the industry, mistakes she made when she first started and what eventuall...
Mar 28, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 83
I have finally found the perfect guests to help articulate the world's most popular fetish: feet fetishes! It's been a LONG time since I've talked about this (and in a much broader scope at that) and I'm so excited to welcome Ennie and TopToes from the Oh Those Toes Podcast ! We are diving deep into the wild world of foot fetishes and all its subgenres. Ever heard of trampling? Crush? Vore? Giantess? We go into it ALL of it. We can also break down the foot fetish down to its roots. Where does it...
Mar 21, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Season 2Ep. 82
As sex workers (and as womxn in general), we have the unfortunate pleasure of dealing with an exceptional amount of harassment. Whether it's unsolicited dick pics, countless DMs in your inbox or something as simple as cat calling when you're walking down the street, we are constantly subject to this. It's never fun. But sometimes these "harmless" things can take a turn and snowball into something even scarier: further harassment and stalking where you now have to get legal and the police involve...
Mar 13, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 81
I am very excited to bring on Dr. Tamara O'Doherty of Simon Fraser University's School of Criminology. SFU is my alma mater and is the #1 school in the nation (Canada) for Criminology so I was super stoked to invite Tamara onto the show to share her expertise, research and findings on the topic at-hand this week. As sex workers, we are are deeply affected by the anti-human trafficking laws the were enacted by governments around the world. We've mentioned this particular topic a countless number ...
Mar 07, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 80
We've got a few bodies onto the show today! I am super excited to invite Dr. Tuulia Law, Jennifer* and Janice* from Work Safe Twerk Safe onto the show today! It's a 50/50 split in today's episode where I spend the first half of the episode speaking with Dr. Law from the Criminology department of York University discussing her extensive work and research in sex work. I ask her why this research is so sorely needed and why she decided to take the academia route. We then dive deeper into her specif...
Feb 28, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 79
Oooooh, this is a good one. And I'm ashamed to admit I haven't done an episode on this subject but here goes! This week's episode is all about selling your used panties. Has this thought ever come across your mind? Maybe it piqued your interest while watching the last couple seasons of Orange is the New Black ? Perhaps you may have considered it. Even if you haven't, you'll still want to listen in to this episode as I have got the ultimate guest on this week to share the ins and outs of this bus...
Feb 21, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 78
Just keeping the momentum going here with super strong, incredible and knowledgeable guests in the sex worker space making a difference and making waves. I invited AMD of the Yes, A Stripper Podcast to come onto the show to speak intimately about her experiences stripping in LA, the realization of her white privilege, the gentrification of strip clubs in LA, social media monitoring censorship, amputation and more. I get up close and personal with AM as she lets us into her world. This serial ent...
Feb 14, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 77
Get your seatbelts on. I've been trying to get this week's guest on the show since Season 1 and she's finally here. Please welcome Nicky Ninedoors on the show! Nicky is an all-around artist. She is a well-known burlesque dancer, stripper, pilates and pole dancing instructor, healer, singer, pianist and so, so much more. She was able to let us in to her private life and lead us down on how she got started in the biz. From her roots in burlesque to overcoming her whorephobia to start stripping fou...
Feb 07, 2021•1 hr 35 min
We've all heard the negative stereotypes when it comes to sex work, but it gets worse when you or if you decide to bear a child. Calgary-based stripper, Lil Kat , joins me on the show this week to speak about the additional struggles of being a mom AND being a sex worker. The mislabeling of sex worker moms is a tired double standard which continues to happen to this day. We discuss Sigmund Freud's Madonna/whore complex which is still perpetuated to all moms today, regardless of their occupation;...
Jan 31, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 75
It may have taken me 56 episodes + 18 bonus episodes BUT I've finally sourced an erotic masseuse fit for the show! Thanks to a fellow listener and fan (thanks Dan!), I bring Canadian erotic masseuse, Lexie Caldera , onto the show to speak about her experience working in adult spas. What actually goes on behind closed doors? How do you give a happy ending? Are extras include? How does the whole thing work!? Lexie explains it ALL to us in major detail so you'll want to be listening closely. She al...
Jan 24, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Season 2Ep. 74
I'm baaaaaaaack! It's 2021 and although I had released a bonus episode last week, I am really kicking things into high gear with this week's guest, Lynx Chase , who is officially ringing in 2021 on the pod! Lynx is a Metis, French and Lithuanian stripper, burlesque artist and kinkster who I have been dying to speak with FOREVER. They are a wealth of knowledge when it comes to BDSM and kink positivity and which they happily shed light on. A bulk of the episode goes into speaking about their Indig...
Jan 09, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 72
Welcome back, everyone and happy 2021!!! I hope you've all had a restful and enjoyable holiday! I'm taking a little break this week so enjoy this bonus episode featuring... me, Steph Sia aka Kim Chi, guest lecturing at Florida State University this past November! I speak about my podcast, how I got started in sex work, pole dancing and my thoughts on it as a sport, differences and parallels between government legislation surrounding sex work globally, and more. A big thank you, once again, to Al...
Jan 03, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 71
The last episode of the year and we are going out with a BAAAAAAANG! I invite Madame Nova Caine onto the show to speak about...pretty much everything. 53 episodes in and it's important to review and educate all you listeners out there where the term "exotic" in exotic dancer came from. We dive deep into the history of sex work, acknowledging its colonial roots as brown and black bodies being a muse for the white man and how this colonizing perspective is found even in today's world. The competin...
Dec 27, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Season 2Ep. 70
