Together Old Pros Historian, Dr. Charlene J. Fletcher, and podcast host, Kaytlin Bailey, discuss Boston’s infamous “Big Dig,” a construction project that unearthed a trove of archeological treasures from a 19th century brothel. According to census records, the “parlor house” in question belonged to brothel owner Mrs. Lake, who set high standards for her SWers’ self-care and personal hygiene. For more resources on this episode, visit our website: https://oldprosonline.org/brothel-owner-mrs-lake...
Apr 13, 2022•43 min
This week, on Old Pro News, we’re talking about decrim in Belgium, a stripper strike in North Hollywood, and financial discrimination in the sex industry. Our guest is Alexandra Hunt, a congressional candidate from Philadelphia who has made her background as a stripper a part of her campaign while refusing to be reduced to that one aspect of who she is and what she stands for. And then Keesha connects Alexandra Hunt’s fight for dignity to the worthiness of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. For more r...
Apr 08, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 5
It’s unclear if Ella “Cattle Kate” Watson was a SWer, but what we do know is she was a renowned pioneer of the Wild West. She was a ranch owner, entrepreneur, and woman who sought to challenge gender norms to live life her own way. Why then is her name notorious throughout American history? Join your host Kaytlin Bailey as she reclaims the often misremembered story of the infamous Ella “Cattle Kate” Watson. For more resources on this episode, visit our website: https://oldprosonline.org/cattle-k...
Mar 30, 2022•40 min
This week, on Old Pro News, we’re talking about transgender housing justice, Safe Reporting in Colorado, and the dictionary. Our guests are Yeonhoo Cho and Esther Kao from Red Canary Song, who are here to commemorate the one year anniversary of the Atlanta spa shootings with a conversation about Asian migrant massage workers rights. For more resources on this episode, visit our website: https://oldprosonline.org/oldpronews-004/ GUEST BIO AND LINKS Yeonhoo Cho and Esther Kao, organizers with Red ...
Mar 25, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Evidence of the oldest profession can be traced back to ancient Greece and Rome. Volumina Cytheris, also known as Lycoris the Mime, is among the oldest and most influential courtesans in history. This week on The Oldest Profession Podcast, travel back in time with Kaytlin Bailey for a history lesson on ancient Rome and Lycoris the Mime. For more resources on this episode, visit our website: https://oldprosonline.org/lycoris-the-mime...
Mar 16, 2022•37 min
This week, on Old Pro News, we’ll update you on exciting new pieces legislation regarding sex worker safety at the state and federal levels, as well as some troubling developments from Russian Only Fans creators. Our very special guest this week is host Lakeesha Harris’ daughter, Desiree. They share a personal conversation on generational sex work. For more resources on this episode, visit our website: https://oldprosonline.org/oldpronews-003/ GUEST BIO AND LINK HEADLINE 1 | John Oliver’s Sex Wo...
Mar 11, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 3
The Ramones are perhaps one of the most iconic rock bands in American music history. Founded in 1974, the Ramones are known for hits like “Animal Boy,“ "Poison Heart,'' and “53rd & 3rd,” written by the band’s bassist and former front man, hustler Dee Dee Ramone. Not only did he invent punk rock, but he also side hustled as a SWer to pay for his bad heroin addiction. Join Kaytlin Bailey for a deep dive into Dee Dee Ramone’s rockstar life and legacy on this week’s episode of The Oldest Profess...
Mar 02, 2022•49 min
This week, on Old Pro News, we’ll update you on a former stripper who is running for Congress, and an exciting new exhibit at the Institute of Contemporary Art in London. Then, host Lakeesha Harris will explain why the EARN IT Act is the new FOSTA SESTA. Our guest today is Daly Barnett from the Electronic Frontier Foundation. She’s here to break down the return of EARN IT, and how it could allow the government to violate your privacy. For more resources on this episode, visit our website: https:...
Feb 25, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 2
With razor sharp wit and a keen eye for business, Belle Brezing (1860 – 1940) clawed her way out of humble beginnings and eventually claimed her space as Lexington’s most successful Madam. Belle Brezing’s reputation was nationally known and served as the inspiration for the Belle Watling character in Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind. Join Kaytlin Bailey as she recounts the story of Belle Brezing on this week’s episode of The Oldest Profession Podcast. For more resources on this episode, vi...
Feb 16, 2022•55 min
Welcome to the first episode of Old Pro News, with your host, Lakeesha Harris! For more resources on this episode, visit our website: https://oldprosonline.org/oldpronews-pilot/ Headlines: New York District Attourney Bragg Includes Landmark Sex Work Reform in Policy Statement / Decriminalize Sex Work https://decriminalizesex.work/ny-district-attorney-bragg-includes-landmark-sex-work-reform-in-policy-statement In Light Of Dallas’ New SOB Ordinance, Imagine What Could Be Possible If We Transformed...
Feb 11, 2022•28 min
Welcome to Old Pro News, your source for the latest in politics and culture affecting sex workers and everyone who supports our movement. Hosted by longtime human rights activist and former sex worker Lakeesha Harris, Old Pro News will bring you headlines, interviews, and analysis every other Friday. https://oldprosonline.org/news
Feb 02, 2022•2 min
This week our host Kaytlin Bailey is joined by Old Pros historian, Dr. Charlene Fletcher for a powerful conversation about Maya Angelou’s unapologetic past as a sex worker. To ignore this part of Maya Angelou’s personal journey does a great disservice to her legacy. Maya Angelou wasn’t ashamed of sex work and neither are we. For more resources on this episode, visit our website: https://oldprosonline.org/maya-angelou-sex-worker...
Feb 02, 2022•43 min
Nevada brothels house the only legal prostitution in the United States. Why then does Nevada have the highest arrest rate per capita? Join The Oldest Profession Podcast host, Kaytlin Bailey, to learn why the legalization of sex work as seen in Nevada brothels does not work, and what we should be pushing for instead (Spoiler Alert: It’s the decriminalization of sex work). For more resources on this episode, visit our website: https://oldprosonline.org/nevada-brothels...
Jan 19, 2022•58 min
Kaytlin Bailey sits down with Jessie Sage and Melrose Michaels from On the Whorizon Podcast. We all asked you to send in your stories about coming out, and being outed as a sex worker. Some of these stories are funny, some of them are sad, but they all remind us this holiday season that we are never alone. For more resources on this episode, visit our website: https://oldprosonline.org/sex-work-coming-out-stories/...
Dec 16, 2021•1 hr 37 min
What is gained or lost by the language we use to define ourselves and our community? Where does this language come from and who gets to use it? In this season finale, two influential thinkers (thotscholar aka Moses and The Scarlot Harlot aka Carol Leigh) meet for the first time and explore the role of language in the sex worker movement. They ruminate on the importance of discourse around language, the impact of using such language and the evolution in discourse over time.
Aug 09, 2021•1 hr
Margo St. James, who founded the prostitutes’ rights organization COYOTE (Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics) and later the St. James Infirmary, passed away this year on January 11, 2021. As a tribute to Margo, we have the great pleasure of speaking with living legends of the early sex worker rights movement, Miss Vera and Annie Sprinkle. To learn more about the life of Margo St. James and the sex worker rights movement, please visit https://margostjames.com ....
Jun 23, 2021•58 min
Margo St. James, who founded the prostitutes’ rights organization COYOTE (Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics) and later the St. James Infirmary, passed away this year on January 11, 2021. As a tribute to Margo, we have the great pleasure of speaking with living legends of the early sex worker rights movement, Miss Vera and Annie Sprinkle. To learn more about the life of Margo St. James and the sex worker rights movement, please visit https://margostjames.com ....
Jun 21, 2021•52 min
June 2nd is International Whores' Day! To celebrate, we are re-releasing an episode from Season Two featuring Kaytlin Bailey & Ceyenne Doroshow. By doing this, we hope to draw attention to how far the sex worker rights movement has come in the last three years since their conversation. Telling our stories has an impact. Keep telling yours, and we'll keep those of the sex workers who came before us.
Jun 01, 2021•39 min
Margo St. James, who founded the prostitutes’ rights organization COYOTE (Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics) and later the St. James Infirmary, passed away this year on January 11, 2021. As a tribute to Margo, we have the great pleasure of speaking with living legends of the early sex worker rights movement, Lottie Da, Molly Bode, and Carol Leigh. Original Audio from the short film Hookers 1975 by George Csicsery, Zala Films and Carol Leigh's film Outlaw Poverty Not Prostitution Original Music by Q...
May 21, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Margo St. James, who founded the prostitutes’ rights organization COYOTE (Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics) and later the St. James Infirmary, passed away this year on January 11, 2021. As a tribute to Margo, we have the great pleasure of speaking with living legends of the early sex worker rights movement, Carol Leigh http://sexworkermedialibrary.org , Dolores French, author of Working: My Life as a Prostitute , and Norma Jean Almodovar http://www.normajeanalmodovar.com/mybio.html . To find out m...
Apr 14, 2021•42 min
Margo St. James, who founded the prostitutes’ rights organization COYOTE (Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics) and later the St. James Infirmary, passed away this year on January 11, 2021. As a tribute to Margo, we have the great pleasure of speaking with living legends of the early sex worker rights movement, Carol Leigh http://sexworkermedialibrary.org , Dolores French, author of Working: My Life as a Prostitute , and Norma Jean Almodovar http://www.normajeanalmodovar.com/mybio.html . To find out m...
Apr 07, 2021•45 min
To conclude our series on Jack the Ripper's victims, our Old Pro historian Dr. Charlene J. Fletcher hosts a panel discussion with Charlotte, a spokeswoman for the English Collective of Prostitutes (ECP) and AK Saini, a contributing author to We Too, as well as a sex worker and storyteller.
Apr 03, 2021•55 min
Recorded during the release of our series on Jack the Ripper's victims, Kaytlin and Dr. Fletcher had the great pleasure of speaking with Tina Horn. Tina is the creator and writer of the sci-fi sex-rebel comic book series SfSx (Safe Sex), which you can proudly contribute to the book's Kickstarter HERE . She's also the author of two nonfiction books and has contributed to or creative directed numerous anthologies including the queer horror collection Theater of Terror and the feminist essay collec...
Apr 01, 2021•1 hr
This is the final episode of our series on the women murdered by Jack the Ripper. Mary Jane Kelly, generally considered the fifth and final victim, was found dead on November 9, 1888. Stock Media provided by sounddogs / Pond5
Mar 31, 2021•21 min
This is the fourth episode of our series on the women murdered by Jack the Ripper. Catherine Eddowes, also known as Kate (which is how we reference her) was found mutilated in the southernmost corner of Mitre Square on September 30, 1888. Stock Media provided by sounddogs / Pond5
Mar 24, 2021•35 min
Continuing our series on the women murdered by Jack the Ripper, this episode focuses on his third known victim. Elisabeth, an immigrant from Sweden, was found murdered on September 30th, 1888. Stock Media provided by sounddogs / Pond5
Mar 17, 2021•38 min
Continuing our series on the victims of Jack the Ripper, this episode is about Annie, who was brutally murdered in London's East End on September 8, 1888. Stock Media provided by sounddogs / Pond5
Mar 10, 2021•22 min
Late in the summer of 1888, a serial killer murdered at least five women in London's East End. The press at the time was quick to paint his victims as prostitutes, punished for their promiscuity. This series tells the full story that has been glossed over again and again. This isn’t about Jack the Ripper, it’s about the women he killed. This episode is about Polly, murdered on August 31, 1888. Stock Media provided by sounddogs / Pond5
Mar 04, 2021•32 min
To honor the recent death of the trailblazing sex worker organzier Margo St James, this month The Oldest Professional Podcast will pay tribute to the OG old pros who have spent their life fighting for our rights, our dignity, and our stories. To start off our series, we sit down with living legend Annie Sprinkle and her long time partner Beth Stephens.
Feb 14, 2021•41 min
Dr. Charlene Fletcher and Kaytlin Bailey host a discussion with the City Coordinators involved in #OldProProject 2021: Savannah Sly, TS Candii, Valentine, Danyell Davis, Mx. Pucks A'Plenty, and Joaquin Remora.
Feb 02, 2021•1 hr 4 min
