When We’re Not Hustling is a twice monthly podcast that explores the lives and identities of sex workers outside our personas. Each episode features a long-form interview with a sex worker, where we talk about everything but work: personal philosophies, ambitions, family, relationships, passions, hobbies, mental and physical health, identity, spirituality, meaning-making, and more. On this show, we learn who sex workers are outside of the work they are known for. When We’re Not Hustling is a ...
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A Sex Worker's Guide to the Galaxy takes us on a journey into the lives and minds of sex workers from across the industry. It is an interview-based podcast that has one mission -- to go where no man has gone before -- to imagine a world in which sex workers are not demonized or sensationalized, but humanized. Keep up with us on Twitter at @SexyGalaxyPod. Contact us at sexygalaxypod@gmail.com.
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Author Lola Davina reads selected chapters from "Thriving in Sex Work: Heartfelt Advice for Staying Sane in the Sex Industry," a self-help book for sex workers.
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In this season finale, we bring together five Season 1 guests for a heartfelt conversation about what feeds their spirits. We talk about magic, burnout, capitalism, desire, hedonism, work, love, drugs, and so much more. A sincere thank you to everyone who joined us this season and helped our show grow. So much love to all the guests and all the lis…
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S1 E19 AP: A Naked Look at What It's Like to be Married to a Sex Worker with Dr. PJ Patella-Rey
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In this very special After Party, we discuss what it's like to be a partner to a sex worker with Jessie's life partner, PJ. Hosts: Jessie Sage, Melissa Milk, and Emily FosterJessie Sage による
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S1 E19: A Naked Look at What It's Like to be Married to a Sex Worker
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In this very special epsidoe, host Jessie Sage brings on her life partner, PJ Patella-Rey. They have a heartfelt conversation about the challenges and dynamics of their relationship. PJ talks about their history in sex work and experiences in the industry, grappling with trauma, stigma, and the emotional demands of sex work, while also expressing g…
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S1 E18 AP: Direct Action & Changing Careers with Melodie Garcia
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Host Jessie Sage talks to producer Emily Foster and friend of the show Melissa Milk about Melodie Garcia's episode. They discuss various aspects of sex work, creativity, career pivots, and the importance of resources for sex workers. The conversation delves into how sex work can lead to creative pursuits and diverse skill sets, highlighting the cha…
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S1 E18: Direct Action & Changing Careers at Any Age with Melodie Garcia
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This week we talk to Melodie Garcia, the co-director of the New Moon Network, and a public sector consultant specializing in human services program design, grassroots organizational development, and community engagement. In her consulting practice, she helps government agencies develop trauma-informed programming for low-resourced and over-policed …
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S1 E17 AP: When They Say You Can't Sing, Sing Louder! with Body x Blunts
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After Party! Jessie Sage, Melissa Milk, and Emily Foster digest S1 E17: When They Say You Can't Sing, Sing Louder! with Body x Blunts. We talk about disability, performance, gender, and so much more! People: Guest: Body by Blunts Hosts: Jessie Sage, Melissa Milk, and Emily Foster Producer: Emily Foster Music: Benjamin J Benamati Sponsor: Assembly F…
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S1 E17: When They Say You Can't Sing, Sing Louder! with Body by Blunts
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This week we talk to BodyxBlunts, a Texas-based sex worker, singer, burlesque, and drag performer! We talk about their choice to have a double mastectomy, how this impacts their brand, how they got into singing, the successful burlesque trip they run, and so much more! Guest Recommendations: Books: The 5th Season: Every Age Must Come to an End, by …
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S1 E16 AP: Build a City, Burn it Down with Ava Adore
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After Party! Melissa Milk, Jessie Sage, and Emily Foster discuss the playa, community, and equal giving. Ava Adore Episode on Burning ManJessie Sage による
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S1 E16: Build a City, Burn it Down with Ava Adore
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Ava Adore is a lifetime Chicagian who describes her city as a queer and affordable haven, but also talks about why she calls the Nevada desert her home for 6 weeks out of every year during Burning Man. We discuss what it's like to be a traveling escort, the principles of Burning Man, what has pulled her back every year since 2011, understanding her…
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S1 E15 AP: Horses, Healing, & Finding Yourself After Illness with Allie Awesome
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We discuss Allie's journey and how illness has affected all of us, how ketamine feels, and more. With special guest Melissa Milk.Jessie Sage による
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S1 E15: Horses, Healing, & Finding Yourself After Illness with Allie Awesome
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In a very powerful and heartfelt episode, Allie Awesome talks about illness, depression, and healing through ketamine treatment and equine therapy. Guest Recommendations: Books: Super Communicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection by Charles Duhigg Horses Never Lie: The Heart of Passive Leadership by Mark Rashid Podcasts: Knowledge …
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S1 E14 AP: Radical Trust & Hitchhiking the World with Chloe Nova
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After Party! Jessie Sage, Melissa Milk, and Emily Foster digest S1 E14: Radical Trust & Hitchhiking the World with Chloe Nova, talking about risk, travel, adventure, criminalization, and what hitchhiking and sex work have in common. People: Hosts: Jessie Sage, Emily Foster, Melissa Milk Producer: Emily Foster Music: Benjamin J Benamati Sponsor: Ass…
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S1 E14: Radical Trust & Hitchhiking the World with Chloe Nova
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What does it take to stand on the side of the highway with your thumb in the air, waiting for a stranger to pick you up? For artist, sex worker, and community organizer Chloe Nova, it’s a mix of curiosity and radical trust. Indeed, Chloe sees hitchhiking as more than just a mode of transportation from one location than another, it’s a way of naviga…
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S1 E13 AP: Clowns & Joy as a Form of Resistance with Ramona Flour
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Host Jessie Sage and producer Emily Foster digest S1 E13: Clowns & Joy as a Form of Resistance with Ramona Flour, talking about performance, masks, neurodivergence, academia, femmephobia, and so much more!Jessie Sage による
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S1 E13: Clowns & Joy as a Form of Resistance with Ramona Flour
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What does it mean to be a collector, especially when what you collect is clowns — a thing that is commonly feared or disregarded? For NYC-based sex worker Ramona Flour, her “silly little hobby” is not just fueled by her love of clowns, but by a commitment to joy as a form of resistance. In a frequently dark world, Ramona insists on making ritual sp…
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S1 E12 AP: Poetry & Personas that Heal with Madeleine Blair
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Host Jessie Sage and producer Emily Foster digest S1 E12: Poetry & Personas that Health with Madeleine Blair, talking about performance, writing, poetry, polyamory, and so much more.Jessie Sage による
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S1 E12: Poetry & Personas That Heal with Madeleine Blair
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This episode of When We’re Not Hustling is an invitation into the writer’s room: an intimate space to process anything and everything through the written word. Whether she is writing about sex work or topics unrelated, Madeleine Blair makes sense of the world through expertly crafted essays, vivacious poetry, and all other written creations. In thi…
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S1 E11 AP: Gardening as a Community Resource with Phoenix Calida
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Host Jessie Sage and producer Emily Foster digest S1 E11: Gardening as a Community Resource with Phoenix Calida, talking about gardening, crafting, gendered socialization, and so much more.Jessie Sage による
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S1 E11: Gardening as a Community Resource with Phoenix Calida
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How can gardening be a radical act of sustainability and community care? How do we build community with neighbors? For Phoenix Calida, gardening is not only a calming ritual of self-care, but also a way to create and sustain community. In this episode of When We’re Not Hustling, host Jessie Sage sits down with Phoenix to talk about gardening: prepp…
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Jessie and Emily talk about aging, changing bodies, and how to regain your sense of self across the years.Jessie Sage による
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What does sex look like over the course of a lifetime? How does aging impact relationships and sex, and why do so few people talk about it? In this episode of When We’re Not Hustling, host Jessie Sage sits down with veteran sex worker, Seska, to dive into aging and sexuality. Seska has worked in the sex industry for 25 years, and focuses her curren…
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S1 E9: Fat Liberation & Joy with Mx. Pucks A'Plenty
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“Fat liberation is the deliberate tearing down of systems that have created a world where fat people are denied full participation in society and life.” Mx. Pucks A'Plenty What is the connection between burlesque and fat liberation? How is fat liberation different and more more radical than body positivity? How are fat folks organizing and using ac…
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Emily Foster and Jessie Sage discuss the boundaries of self care, fasting, boundaries, and more on this episode of the WWNH After Party.Jessie Sage による
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What does it mean to invest in self-care? Host Jessie Sage and guest Ty Rose delve into the benefits, the importance, and the impact of ritual and self-care. Ty discusses self-care rituals both big and small, from doing a multi-day fast in the Bahamas, to incorporating boundaries into her relationships at home. Whether it’s her daily break from all…
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S1 E7 AP: Rope Bondage & Shibari (Part 1 & 2)
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After Party! Jessie and Emily talk about Jessie's first experience with Shibari. Pittsburgh City Paper Shibari article by Jessie Sage: Shibari, or rope bondage, can bring pleasure, pain, connection, and sometimes major surprises People: Hosts: Jessie Sage and Emily Foster Producer: Emily Foster Music: Benjamin J Benamati Sponsor: Assembly Four…
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S1 E7: Rope Bondage & Shibari (Part 2) with Melissa Milk
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In Part 2 of this 2-episode series, host Jessie Sage sits down with rigger Melissa Milk to talk about the rope scene they did together. This episode touches on ADHD and neurodivergence, the sensory expreince of rope, the responsibility tops have to keep rope bottoms safe, aftercare, fatness, and more. If you missed it, make sure to listen to Part 1…
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S1 E6: Rope Bondage & Shibari (Part 1) with Hunny Daniels
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What does it mean to expand the notion of sex? How can we discover pleasure outside of a traditional focus on genitals and penetration? For Hunny Daniels, professional submissive and a member of the BDSM community, rope bondage provides space for them to engage with sexual gratification in a new way. In Part 1 of this 2-episode series, host Jessie …
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S1 E5 AP: Music, Pleasure, and Prayer with Mary Muse
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Producer Emily Foster and host Jessie Sage debrief the wide-ranging conversion with Mary Muse in Episode 5 about everything from teaching to spirituality to sexuality.Jessie Sage による
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S1 E5: Music, Pleasure, and Prayer with Mary Muse
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Mary Muse—former teacher turned sex worker—has had a lifelong passion for music, which she only recently began to incorporate into her sex work. In this episode of When We’re Not Husting, host Jessie Sage and guest Mary Muse delve into their shared experiences of leaving the teaching profession and moving into sex work. Mary talks about her love fo…
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S1 E4 AP: Being a Parent to an Adult Sex Worker with Jessie Sage's Mom
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After Party! Producer Emily Foster and host Jessie Sage sit down to talk about their feelings about the episodes. This time, they diver deep into the conversation with Jessie's mom and what it says about motherhood more broadly. You can find the written version of the interview with my mom on Tryst's Blog. Host: Jessie Sage (@sapiotextual) Guest: J…
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S1 E4: Being a Parent to an Adult Sex Worker with Jessie Sage's Mom
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Sex work stigma runs deep, so it is common for parents of adult sex-working children (especially when they first find out) to feel shame about their kids’ choice to enter the sex trades. In this very special fourth episode of When We’re Not Hustling, host Jessie Sage sits down with her mom to discuss her mom's experience of being the parent of an a…
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S1 E3: Anarchist Organizing & Community Care with Lucy Bloom
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In Episode 3, host Jessie Sage sits down with author, sex worker, and anarchist organizer Lucy Bloom to dive deep into what putting anarchist philosophy into action looks like on a political, social, and personal level. They discuss anarchism as an anti-hierarchical, anti-racist, and anti-capitalist movement. Lucy and Jessie also share their person…
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S1 E2 AP: Leaving Evangelicalism with Miss Koda V
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After Party! When We're Not Hustling producer Emily Foster and host Jessie Sage recap their feelings about insights about the podcast episodes. This time they reflect on the impact of religion on culture and family relationships through Pittsburgh-based dominatrix Miss Koda V's story of leaving evangelicism. Host: Jessie Sage (@sapiotextual) Produc…
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S1 E2: Leaving Evangelicalism with Miss Koda V
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American culture is steeped in Christianity. Those who have decided to extricate themselves from the Church offer a unique perspective on the impact of religion, and what it means to leave those traditions behind. In Episode 2 of When We’re Not Hustling, host Jessie Sage sits down with Pittsburgh-based dominatrix Miss Koda V to discuss her experien…
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S1 E1 AP: "Is Everything But Possible?" with Trip Richards
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Host Jessie Sage and producer Emily foster digest E1 S1: Is Everything But Possible for Sex Workers, talking about what they learned from the discussion with guest Trip Richards.Jessie Saege による
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S1 E1: Is “Everything But” Possible for Sex Workers? With Guest Trip Richards
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In late-stage capitalism, who we are is often conflated with what we do. This has particular consequences for sex workers, whose labor is heavily stigmatized and criminalized. The hope of the show is to detangle this conflation and give sex workers space to talk about their lives outside their work. In Episode 1 of When We’re Not Hustling, host Jes…
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Lola leads a 10-minute meditation on unconditional love for sex workers, including rain effects and ASMR.Lola Davina による
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This week, we get to speak with Chad, a Texas-based male escort and friend of mine. He shares with us his perspective on sex work being healing in two directions, both for him and his clients. We also talk extensively about STIs and PrEP. We talk about stigma of various kinds revolving around sex and sex work and how they can crop up in non-profit …
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This is the second half of my interview with Makeda Joi, an escort based out of Atlanta, GA. Last time, we talked about compassion, toxic masculinity, and privilege. The last half of our discussion is dedicated to all things joy and resilience, something we could all use more of right now. <3 Makeda Joi's Links: Website: MakedaJoi.com Twitter: @mak…
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We are graced by the presence of Makeda Joi, an escort based in Atlanta, GA. In this episode we talk about privilege, acceptance, compassion, toxic masculinity, and we do it with gusto! Makeda Joi's Links: Website: MakedaJoi.com Twitter: @makedajoi Things We Talk About: Full Service Podcast with Tank Atlanta Strip Club Magic City Article (Check out…
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This week we talk with Chris Ballbelly, a belly-bloat content creator. He talks to us about the belly-bloat fetish community, the importance of listening to your body while creating this kind of content, and being a content creator with autism. It's an interesting conversation with a charming individual about a niche area of sex work. Enjoy! **Trig…
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It's been nearly one year since we heard from Savannah. She and her partner, Mountain Man Link, joined us for last years Valentine's Day couples episode. This time, she's returning with a new last name and a new outlook on life. Savannah Hart talks to us about her rebranding and the burnout that preceded it. She discusses the tactics that she used …
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"A Sex Worker's Guide to the Galaxy" has been a podcast for one whole year! This episode is a big thank you to the many people who have made this podcast happen and an announcement of an online merch store (SexyGalaxyPod.bigcartel.com)! Thank you for one year, you wonderful human beings! Things I Talk About: A Network of Sex Workers to Excite Revol…
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In this Episode we talk about Elaina St. James journey as a new OnlyFans model, how sex work facilitated her acceptance of her body, and the struggle for work-life balance. We also discuss solo parenting as a sex worker, flipping society's ageism the middle finger, and Elaina's general badassery. Elaina's Links: Website: elainastjames.com OnlyFans:…
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This week, we're talking about selling worn items with a wonderful human being and fan of the show, Calla Miia. She tells about her experience getting into the industry, what she's learned, and what it's like. She shares about how sex work allowed her to explore her sexual identity and get to know herself better. We also talk about the importance o…
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We hear from Kristy Cooper, former stripper, librarian, and now author of the book I Was a Stripper Librarian: From Cardigans to G-strings. We discuss stripping as an industry, feminist views of sex work, and community organizing skills that Kristy learned from sex workers. Kristy also opens up about the stigma surrounding sex work and the emotiona…
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In this episode we get to hear from none other than Carol Leigh (AKA: Scarlot Harlot), one of the OGs in the fight for sex workers' right and who's credited with coining the term "sex work." She tells us about how the term "sex work" came to be. We also talk about some sociolinguistics in the feminist movement as well as the anti-trafficking framew…
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Many things are changing. To accommodate for some major life changes, Parker is taking a break from podcasting for the rest of the month of September. Enjoy these musings and some Science Fiction in the meantime. See you on the other side of September! Podcast Links: Patreon: Patreon.com/SexyGalaxyPod Website: https://parkerwestwood.com/podcast/ Tw…
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In this episode, we hear from the Podcast Slut herself, Kate Kennedy. Kate is a stand up comedian, professional porn star, and podcast host of The Cam Girl Chronicles as well as cohost of Two Girls, One Mic: The Porncast. She takes us through a day in the life of Kate Kennedy, reveals how she copes with the isolation of her work, her love of stand …
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