We've all been there. Burnout. Sex workers are no stranger to burnout. As independent contractors, we are not always in the position to say no to work so I invite adult performer, Spencer Bradley , onto the show to share their experiences on how they deal with it all. Having worked as a stripper previously, we compare and contrast just how vastly different working as a dancer is vs. working on-screen in pornography. The luxury and privilege of having the choice to not go to work or hide in the c...
Dec 04, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Season 5Ep. 171
***TRIGGER WARNING: Mention of incest, rape, and sexual assault.*** This has been a long-awaited episode that's been in the works over the past couple seasons so I am thrilled to finally bring on Lily Craven onto the show! Lily is an adult performer in pornography who specializes in MILF and mommy dom content. What is it that attracts so many people to this particular content? It is, after all, one of the most popular genres in porn. But what makes it so popular? Surely, the people who find this...
Nov 27, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 170
With Twitter being observed as the next platform to go down, it's important that we look at other avenues to keep our online presence alive. We've talked about diversifying in the past but hey, those platforms can disappear in a minute as well. We've briefly mentioned it before but it's becoming more and more apparent that having your own personal website might be the best way to go. I've invited my webmaster, Anthony of Fox Digital, to come onto the show to have a candid discussion about the im...
Nov 20, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 5Ep. 169
I know I don't post bonus episodes anymore but today is an exception! I guest lectured recently at Florida State University in their Human Sexuality class where I spoke to class of eager and curious students about sex work. It's always a pleasure to speak to this class and every cohort is different and I so very much appreciate the respectfulness and all of the questions that were asked in class. Thanks Alicia for having me! Watch the video exclusive + bonus episodes only on Patreon: patreon.com...
Nov 13, 2022•51 min•Season 5Ep. 168
***TRIGGER WARNING*** Mention of money talk, body image, sexual assault.*** It's about time I conducted this long-awaited episode about Reddit with my colleague, Suki Jade! Suki is a FSSWer, Twitch and Discord streamer, the Social Media Director at PS Group, and Reddit pro. Having been in the industry for 10 years, Suki's done it all. She speaks to us about her background and as an undiagnosed person on the spectrum explains to us why SWer has been her career of choice. Having been an early adop...
Nov 06, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 5Ep. 167
***TRIGGER WARNING*** Mention of the Robert Pickton case; murder and assault.*** I know so many SWers that have PHDs or that are working towards getting their PHDs. Moreover, there are people outside the scope of our community who are studying us and are constantly on the lookout for SWers with lived experience to share their experiences to contribute to their research. Even with the best intentions and ethics set in place, there are times where SWers are still getting exploited in this space fo...
Oct 30, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 5Ep. 166
***TRIGGER WARNING: Mention of substance abuse*** Love this intimate conversation with FSSWer, Charlee Beckett . Charlee has dabbled in many forms of SW over the past decade and comes on the show this week to speak to us about her battle with substance addiction. She has had a long relationship with alcohol and various drugs throughout her late teens and adulthood. We speak about the parallels of the hospitality industry and SW and speak about how substances can be intertwined within our work. C...
Oct 23, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 165
I can't believe it's taken me this long to record and episode on the legalization of sex work. I know that I advocate for the decriminalization of sex work, but I also think it is fair that we hear from those who are working in a legal capacity. That's why I was so excited when I got the opportunity to interview with Ariel Ganja , a legal courtesan based in the state of Nevada, in the USA. Ariel works at the famed Chicken Ranch just outside of Las Vegas which is a legal, licensed brothel. I was ...
Oct 16, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 164
It's going to be another threesome on the show this week. Rico and Chloe reached out to me wanting to speak about their unique proposition: offering their services as a complete unit. Both FSSWers, Rico and Chloe met on a whim and were curious about entertaining the idea of perhaps combining their services for a stellar offering: themselves. It's not something you always hear about. The dynamics and true chemistry that comes from a real-life couple brought to life in the bedroom, is something th...
Oct 09, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 5Ep. 163
Very excited to bring on my friend, fellow pole athlete and stripper, Jenna Elissa . Jenna and I have known each other for sometime and she was supposed to come on before the pandemic hit but she's finally here joining me on the show for a completely different topic: pregnancy. Jenna (at the time of recording) was 38 weeks pregnant, awaiting her first child. As a SWer, it can be both an exciting time in peoples' lives. Exciting to bring life to a little human but terrifying, because planning for...
Oct 02, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 5Ep. 162
There has been so much interest in cryptocurrency, blockchain and decentralized systems and with our payments methods constantly being threatened by big financial processors, people have been seeking out alternative methods on how to get paid and other platforms that we can thrive on. Lorilee Fedler , the founder of Fantasy Digital , reached out to me to speak about her new company, a creator-specific platform powered by blockchain. We speak about what we can expect from the platform both as a c...
Sep 25, 2022•53 min•Season 5Ep. 161
We're in full swing for Season 5! This week, I am bringing on Princess Snow Angel, or Snowy as I like to call her. She is a cam model who shares her story of growing up in a small town, discovering the freedom of cam and the adult industry and how it got her out of there. Throughout her story, Snowy tells us how she was doxxed by a fellow family member, the borders and walls she's had to build up around her family and goes into some other toxic relationships she's had with friends and those arou...
Sep 18, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 160
Welcome to Season 5 of Stripped by SIA! Thank you so much for all of your support over the past 3 years - such an honour to be able to share the stories of so many sex workers. To kick off Season 5, I bring on writer, journalist, and sex worker, Cathy Reisenwitz , onto the show! Cathy is an esteemed writer and has written for TechCrunch, VICE, and the Daily Beast and the author of the newsletter, Sex and the State. Cathy joins me in speaking about how politics has shaped sex work and in turn, di...
Sep 11, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 5Ep. 159
It's been a long time coming but I finally have Bryan Knight's episode out! We waited a long 5 months to finally release this and I am so stoked for you to all join me on my learning journey when it comes to hypnosis and sex work. Bryan is a self-taught hypnotist who incorporates hypnosis into his sex work. Is it all a manipulative tactic? A get rich scheme? Does it have any healing benefits? Bryan and I divulge into these questions and he speaks about it in his own personal experience and is so...
Sep 04, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 4Ep. 157
Here's an additional episode for Season 4 before we head into Season 5! I get to interview Oliver Wong of Delphine Films . Oliver is a director and producer of pornography behind US-based company, Delphine Films. They focus on narrative-forward pornography, a perspective which is found in a lot of Asian pornography. We speak about the differences between North Americans and Asians in how they view sex, how they view porn and how it is consumed and perceived. We mention the illegalities of the co...
Aug 28, 2022•58 min•Season 4Ep. 157
I am absolutely thrilled to bring on Lula Blue of SHIFT Calgary this week onto the show. Lula is a FSSWer based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada who is also a strong advocate for all things sex work-related and who volunteers at SHIFT Calgary, a harm reduction support group for former and current SWers. Lula shares her own story of alcohol addiction early on and the struggles that accompanied that and how it impacted her personal life and even her sex work. On her own road to recovery, she found that...
Aug 21, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 133
I am so proud of this episode with dominatrix, Mistress Marley . It’s really inspiring to hear all that Mistress Marley is doing for the community. As a young sex worker, Mistress Marley dabbled in other forms of sex work and stumbled into domming when answering an ad on Craigslist. It gave her the freedom and flexibility to live her life the way she wanted to. But there was one problem: the domming world was very White. The lack of peers that looked like her and spaces that were safe to her ins...
Aug 14, 2022•57 min•Season 4Ep. 154
We’re nearing the end of Season 4 but I’ve still got some killer guests to bring on over the next couple of weeks!!! I am thrilled to bring this week’s guest onto the show. You may have recognized her from Open House: The Great Sex Experiment on TV, calling in all the way from the UK, Dr. Lori Beth Bisbey joins me this week on the show. An esteemed psychologist, GSRD (gender, sex, relationship, diversity) therapist, and polyamorous leatherwoman, Dr. Bisbey brings on a wealth of information and r...
Aug 07, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 153
Branching out into sex work for the first time? Or are you a long-time veteran who's been in the biz for a minute and need a little inspiration? Whoever you may be, you might want to take a listen this week's episode with Carly David of We Are PS Group and one of her consultants and adult creator and performer, Siri Dahl . We Are PS Group is a sex worker run creative marketing agency who is spearheaded by founder, Carly David. Carly and her talented team of consultants (including myself!) help s...
Jul 31, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 151
Really excited to finally release this episode with the oh-so-talented pornstar, Cindy Starfall ! Cindy is a lauded pornstar who has been in the industry for 10 years - virtually unheard of in the adult industry! Cindy was born and raised in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, and her humble beginnings in porn stem from webcamming. She was later scouted by a recruiter from Hustler and the rest is history! But it wasn't all sunshine and rainbows for her. Although more widely accepted in North America, in Vietn...
Jul 24, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 151
I’m still pinching myself that I scored an interview with reknowned adult performer and sex work advocate, GoAskAlex , this week! GoAskAlex is an ostomate and if you don’t know what that term is, you’ll soon learn what that is on the show. After a life-changing surgery, she had a permanent medical device placed on her body. Due to the nature of our jobs and the use of our bodies, this one was near impossible to conceal. Alex shares her story of living with a disability and how she was able to li...
Jul 17, 2022•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 150
***TRIGGER WARNING*** Mention of sexual assault, human trafficking, sex trafficking and rape. We're dipping into some heavier content today. I speak with sex trafficking survivor, burlesque dancer, and spiritual guide, London Bridges , on today's episode. I recently heard London's story on another well-known podcast but was shocked at the lack of sensitivity training that the hosts had when they interrogated her during her interview and the blatant disregard that was comment section on their Ins...
Jul 10, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Season 4Ep. 149
So excited to bring this one onto the show this week for some fun, lighter material! This week, I bring to you cam model, Kiley Corrupt , who specializes in cosplay and elf content. I met Kiley when I was in Tempe, AZ for the YNOT Reunion this past April and knew I just wanted to bring her onto the show at some point. Kiley is a YNOT and XBIZ-nominated cam model on Streamate who speaks to us about her very specific content, how the adult industry has worked for her thus far, the pitfalls that we...
Jul 03, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 4Ep. 148
I've got to say, I was a little nervous yet super excited to record this week's episode. I had a riveting conversation with Brussels-based, Espace P , a non-profit organization which helps and protects sex workers in Belgium. I got the opportunity to speak with their public relations representative, Quentin Deltour , to learn more about the organization, the history and who Espace P helps, and how much of a resource they are for sex workers based in Belgium. Although it is a small country, Belgi...
Jun 26, 2022•1 hr 34 min•Season 4Ep. 147
Folks, I am so stoked to bring on this week's guest onto the show! If you haven't heard of Alison Rey , she is a longstanding adult performer and producer in the industry who will be giving us an insight on the porn industry. Alison shares with us her story on how she got into porn, having the choice to say no to scenes you don't want to do, challenging certain storylines in porn and how she went from performing to producing...and back to performing. She lays it all down for us this week in debu...
Jun 19, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 146
***TRIGGER WARNING: Mention of human trafficking, sex trafficking*** It’s a heavier episode this week as I speak with Maya Romero , a fellow cam model, on her story on how she was sex trafficked. What started as a seemingly harmless encounter with her then-boyfriend, turned into a nightmare. “Have you ever heard of OnlyFans?”, said her abuser. Little did she know what she would encounter and ensue over the next six months would have a hold on her life. We speak about warning signs and red flags,...
Jun 13, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Season 4Ep. 145
I have been patiently awaiting for this episode to be released! I am really excited to pair my nerdiness on artificial intelligence and sex work on this episode with fellow dominatrix, researcher and professor, Dr. Mistress Snow , onto the show this week! Dr. Snow is an adjunct professor and researcher at NYU at the AI Now Institute and the UCLA Center for Critical Intelligence and as a sex worker, she understands the many discriminatory practices through artificial intelligence that major platf...
Jun 05, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 122
Really excited to get to know this super fun couple, Rikki ‘n Jodi , this week on the podcast! Jodi reached out to me and wanted to come on the show to speak about relationships because well, his type of relationship is more common than you! This week we will be talking all about polyamory and sex work. Rikki, also known as the TheeBlackAsian and Hoochipapi, is a content creator, advocate, and former dancer and Jodi, a manual meditation therapist. Rikki and Jodi tell us their story on how they m...
May 22, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 142
With so much emphasis on the trans community in recent times regarding gender affirming surgery and trans rights, I think it was time to have an overdue conversation with trans activist, Velvet Steele . Velvet is a longtime educator, advocate, SWer and icon in the queer community in Vancouver who I’ve been looking forward to having on the show. Velvet provides her crystal clear perspective on how language has shaped, impacted and harmed the community. Going from the past to present, we discuss p...
May 15, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 4Ep. 141
***TRIGGER WARNING: Binging, eating disorders.*** Really excited to finally release this episode with this week’s guest, BADKITTYYY . BADKITTYYY is an award-winning BBW, pornstar, and clip maker. Despite her many accolades, I get the opportunity to speak to BADKITTYYY about her more vulnerable side. She opens up about why she waited so long to get into sex work, body issues that she’s struggled with before, and her battle with binge eating. She brings up an important point that BBWs can also suf...
May 08, 2022•59 min•Season 4Ep. 141
