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Angela Jones is a former sex worker, a Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Stony Brook University, State University of New York. Their newest book is called "Sex In Public", and we dive in on their research about race, sex dolls, respectability politics and so much more. THANK YOU for a great fifth season, and have a happy summer!!! 4:00 Dr. Angela Jones, nice to meet you 7:00 understanding sex leads to better lives 10:00 shame and what people like  14:00 sex robot debates 17:00 why no likey the sex doll 21:00 Sponsored by FeministTrash.com  31:00 SW things that made them a better researcher  35:00 sw environments and care 38:00 virtual brothels  42:00 protect your energy 46:00 Sponsored by MomotaroApotheca.com  49:00 more research about Global South plz 55:00 polyamory types + metamours 58:00 didn’t expect to write about trauma  1:02:00 desires, behaviors, identities, relationships, communities FIND YOUR GUEST: drangelajones.com FIND YOUR HOST: stripperwriter.com See Elle’s $1 Behind-The-Scenes at Patreon.com/strangebedfellows This episode was sponsored by our friends at NetherlandsWax.com Condomania.com - THEYTALKSEX for a discounted first order! and Love-Blanket.com - 10% OFF with code THEYTALKSEX Please rate and review this podcast :)

Let’s talk tips for playing or working online and with ever-changing technology. As a lawyer, digital policy activist and community organizer, with the Electronic Frontier Foundation Paige Collings works to dismantle systems of oppression. Visit EFF.org for more info on adapting to state surveillance and corporate restrictions stifling marginalized communities - and the most of us. 2:00 early days of online 6:00 nostalgic downloads 9:00 how she got here 11:00 dating apps and privacy concerns 19:00 IG messenger policy change April 2026 23:00 IG is reading your messages now 27:00 listening devices 32:00 PrivacyBadger - free service to block data mining 35:00 spy glasses, META glasses 39:00 password safety tips 42:00 what are you sharing? 46:00 Set up Two-factor authentication  49:00 age verification sucks - why? 53:00 banned content 56:00 data collection  1:02:00 resources to protect yourself and stay informed 1:07:00 how to help SWs Additional resources for web safety and news: ssd.eff.org/ fightforthefuture.org/ glitchcharity.co.uk/ FIND YOUR GUEST: IG @yourtravelpayj FIND YOUR HOST: stripperwriter.com See Elle’s $1 Behind-The-Scenes at Patreon.com/strangebedfellows This episode was sponsored by our friends at NetherlandsWax.com Condomania.com - THEYTALKSEX for a discounted first order! and Love-Blanket.com - 10% OFF with code THEYTALKSEX Please rate and review this podcast :)

Let’s create supportive environments where individuals feel empowered to explore complex topics and perspectives, like queer imposter syndrome or STI disclosure. Everyone needs advocacy and especially queer and disabled communities. Are you a clinician or healthcare provider? Even better to talk with Lena Peak, MSW, CSE. 2:00 teaching vs therapy for her 5:00 disabled people be f*****g  8:00 curiosity, play, community 12:00 being silly can be disarming  18:00 group dynamics in therapy vs education  22:00 am I gay enough?  25:00 care for yourself + disclosure 28:00 case study: Kevin 32:00 how clinicians can be helpful 40:00 lucky in sex work 43:00 wheelchairs in clubs 47:00 stereotypes 50:00 book recs FIND YOUR GUEST: https://www.erosinsight.com/about FIND YOUR HOST: stripperwriter.com See Elle’s $1 Behind-The-Scenes at Patreon.com/strangebedfellows This episode was sponsored by our friends at NetherlandsWax.com Condomania.com - THEYTALKSEX for a discounted first order! and Love-Blanket.com - 10% OFF with code THEYTALKSEX Please rate and review this podcast :)

Our guest grew up in a fundamentalist Seventh Day Adventist church and led a life of rebellion after she left it. High powered jobs and risky hookups shaped Melissa Duge Spiers before she learned that her father was a serial child predator shielded from the church, and thus began another stage in her reconstruction of self. Let’s talk about her memoir; called “Holy Disobedience - Sex, Sin, and Secrets in the Biggest Church No One Knows”. 2:00 leaving the church  4:00 leaning into the violent things 7:00 family predators and patterns 9:00 what is a “mass tort”? 13:00 how SDA primed her for abusive relationships 16:00 humor about sexual assault 20:00 a book event in Portland? 25:00 how to deal with social isolation 30:00 how to handle sex-repulsion feelings 34:00 opposition to her  37:00 “Adventist Risk Management” 40:00 abusing a weiner dog! James Dobson 44:00 SDA vs Catholics 47:00 who owns the eatery? 50:00 atheism today and sex tips FIND YOUR GUEST: TT & IG @the.glory.whole & @melissadugespiers_writer FIND YOUR HOST: stripperwriter.com See Elle’s $1 Behind-The-Scenes at Patreon.com/strangebedfellows This episode was sponsored by our friends at NetherlandsWax.com Condomania.com - THEYTALKSEX for a discounted first order! and Love-Blanket.com - 10% OFF with code THEYTALKSEX Please rate and review this podcast :)

Our guest is a male provider of touch to women clients. He has worked as a surrogate partner, coach and more. Let's talk about clients, and attachment, and our own personal relationship tips and pitfalls. 2:00 a somatic approach to sex 4:00 better sex comes from body awareness 7:00 when it sucks to be 'in your body' 11:00 requirements for working as a surrogate 15:00 go explore! 19:00 some of us are drawn to sex work 18:00 male sw profiles from hell 22:00 why pay for it? 30:00 clients attaching to him 37:00 no dating at this time 40:00 sunlight and showering is key for me 44:00 orgasm retreat-events 48:00 upcoming events 52:00 aim to diversify and inform self, how? 55:00 sex tips and breathing FIND YOUR GUEST: JamesHumecky.com FIND YOUR HOST: stripperwriter.com See Elle’s $1 Behind-The-Scenes at Patreon.com/strangebedfellows This episode was sponsored by our friends at NetherlandsWax.com Condomania.com - THEYTALKSEX for a discounted first order! and Love-Blanket.com - 10% OFF with code THEYTALKSEX Please rate and review this podcast :)

Miss M has worked in sex in a variety of ways, but never a brothel. Let’s talk about the pros and cons of sugaring, escorting, companion and dominatrix work - and why sex workers tend to prefer decriminalization instead of legalization models, when given the option. We’ve also got safety and pleasure tips for everyone! 1:00 SA to escorting  5:00 she applied to Sheri’s  8:00 brothel surveillance  12:00 structure doesn’t equal equity 16:00 tips for safety 20:00 is this what it’s like dating? 25:00 find her Substack here: @menopausemermaid  Sponsored by NetherlandsWax.com  26:00 dating 30:00 thoughts on policing 34:00 police in portland lately 38:00 confidentiality is cool Sponsored by Love-Blanket.com  45:00 Unionizing in Nevada news 49:00 concerns re: ownership of image 55:00 DECRIM not legalization plz  58:00 sex tips  1:00:00 female condoms are cool! FIND YOUR GUEST: Substack @ menopausemermaid FIND YOUR HOST: stripperwriter.com See Elle’s $1 Behind-The-Sceness at Patreon.com/strangebedfellows This episode was sponsored by our friends at NetherlandsWax.com Condomania.com - THEYTALKSEX for a discounted first order! and Love-Blanket.com - 10% OFF with code THEYTALKSEX Please rate and review this podcast :)

Sinn Sage is an an Adult Video Hall of Famer, who offers reflections and advice for people who want to make their own materials and seek to understand the market. Let’s talk about how years of pornmaking has lended insight into intimacy and the politics between touch and advocacy.  2:00 how she got started 5:00 burnout and spark 8:00 facesitting and fetish themes 11:00 AVN evolutions and COVID 15:00 Pornhubs problematic origins  18:00 ad revenue tiers? 22:00 learned boundaries in SW 25:00 theater nerd overlap  Sponsored by Netherlandswax.com 29:00 having a favorite  35:00 relationship advice for SWs 38:00 advice for using apps  42:00 advice for newbies in the industry 47:00 thots on coaching? 52:00 she wants all SWs to earn more 54:00 Sponsored by Love-Blanket.com 58:00 clips4sale and platform rules 1:01:00 manyvids drama and changes 1:05:00 custom video guidelines 1:09:00 helping guide people to intimacy  FIND YOUR GUEST: Sinn-Sage.com FIND YOUR HOST: stripperwriter.com See Elle’s $1 Behind-The-Scenesat Patreon.com/strangebedfellows This episode was sponsored by our friends at NetherlandsWax.com Condomania.com - THEYTALKSEX for a discounted first order! and Love-Blanket.com - 10% OFF with code THEYTALKSEX Please rate and review this podcast :)

This is a pleasure-centric episode! Learn some tips for pleasing people with vulvas, and get an insider’s idea of different ways to play. Allison Moon talks sex geek stuff like lesbianism, theater, disability, and sexual skills. 2:00 GIRLSEX 101 is about queer sex 5:00 straight men like this book too 8:00 Guide to Getting It/On 11:00 college professor in the PNW 14:00 Sex Geek Summer Camp 18:00 listening will make you better 21:00 more tips for sex with women  Sponsored by Netherlandswax.com  26:00 beware scammers selling stuff 30:00 oral sex tips 33:00 don’t kick me off online plz  36:00 more oral sex tips 39:00 transphobes hate her!  Sponsored by Lovecrave.com 45:00 SWOON - a short rom/com film about sex work and disability 47:00 leftist movements can leave people behind 51:00 sex can be silly and bizarre  54:00 @DirtyLola and Reid Mihalko shoutouts 57:00 a renaissance around sex positive media is possible  FIND YOUR GUEST: AlliedMoon.com FIND YOUR HOST stripperwriter.com See Elle’s $1 Behind-The-Scenes at Patreon.com/strangebedfellows This episode was sponsored by our friends at NetherlandsWax.com Condomania.com - THEYTALKSEX for a discounted first order! and Love-Blanket.com - 10% OFF with code THEYTALKSEX Please rate and review this podcast :)

Kaytlin Bailey is a comedian and former escort who founded a nonprofit organization that uses storytelling to advocate for human rights. She produces conferences and podcasts episodes and is touring The Oldest Profession Live Show now! Let’s talk about 10,000 years of sex work in history. 3:00 feminism succeeds with inclusion of sw 7:00 sw in history  10:00 feedback from audiences 13:00 internalized shame 15:00 the Honest Courtesan - maggiemcneil.com 18:00 sugaring and escort background 22:00 - Get 10% off your feministtrash.com order with code STRIPPERWRITER 25:00 Veronica Franco - fascinating historical figure 29:00 reminder to save your money if you can 33:00 fundraising and sugaring  37:00 differences in activism 40:00 what is “bad” money? 43:00 attitude is everything  47:00 flagging or signaling  50:00 it’s expensive to look “naturally pretty” 54:00 how to gauge compassion about sw? 57:00 how to be an ally  1:00:00 danger vs opportunity  1:02:00 sex tips from a married person jk FIND YOUR GUEST: kaytlinbailey.com/,  AND AT theoldestprofession.org/ FIND YOUR HOST stripperwriter.com See Elle’s $1 Behind-The-Scenesat Patreon.com/strangebedfellows This episode was sponsored by our friends at NetherlandsWax.com Condomania.com - THEYTALKSEX for a discounted first order! and Love-Blanket.com - 10% OFF with code THEYTALKSEX Please rate and review this podcast :)

Suzannah Weiss is an American sexologist and author of “Eve’s Blessing”, which discusses how people with vulvas can lead pleasurable lives in a world that normalizes their pain, specifically related to sex, childbirth and menstruation. This book is for gender diverse people, and is not a critique of the Bible, but a more sex-positive re-imagining of it. 3:00 chronic lyme disease, pain or no-gasm  7:00 stories from others 10:00 what is “the female experience” 13:00 medical forms and language can make it confusing 15:00 gaslighting example 18:00 PAXIL may mess up your vag 21:00 hormonal birth control side effects 25:00 CONDOMANIA.COM - code THEYTALKSEX 10% off first order 28:00 the Bible’s pain of child-raising? 32:00 wine is not the answer in this case 36:00 side effects of sexual violence 40:00 OF Bible Passages  43:00 advocate for yourself during doctor visits 45:00 Sponsored by NetherlandsWax.com 46:00 about 5% of people have endometriosis? 50:00 should periods be so painful? 53:00 reminder, she’s a sex therapist in CA 56:00 sex tips! FIND YOUR GUEST: IG @suzannahwise FIND YOUR HOST stripperwriter.com See Elle’s $1 Behind-The-Scenes at Patreon.com/strangebedfellows This episode was sponsored by our friends at NetherlandsWax.com Condomania.com - THEYTALKSEX for a discounted first order! and Love-Blanket.com - 10% OFF with code THEYTALKSEX Please rate and review this podcast :)

Your questions on STIs, dating, and pleasure, answered by Mariah Caudillo of @SexedFiles of IG. She's worked in schools for a decade and is an online program creator for a major health care clinic. Let's talk health and fun sex stuff. 3:00 day and night jobs! 7:00 teaching in schools for a decade  10:00 bacterial vs virtual STIs 14:00 M.Gen is a new STI! Fun! 16:00 Qs for a new partner? 22:00 HPV info  25:00 THEYTALKSEX for 15% off first order Condomania.com 27:00 Bacterial Vaginosis is an STI? 34:00 the vagina is like a sleeping bag 37:00 how much is too much masturbation? 43:00 Sponsored by LoveBlanket.com - get 10% off via theytalksex.com 45:00 c**k ring questions  48:00 hallucinations while orgasming? 51:00 what to do about a chronic UTI? 54:00 how to stay motivated as a teacher  57:00 NY Post is trash 1:01:00 more on online harassment 1:03:00 sex tips! FIND YOUR GUEST: IG @sexedfiles FIND YOUR HOST stripperwriter.com See Elle’s $1 Behind-The-Scenes at Patreon.com/strangebedfellows This episode was sponsored by our friends at NetherlandsWax.com Condomania.com - THEYTALKSEX for a discounted first order! and Love-Blanket.com - 10% OFF with code THEYTALKSEX Please rate and review this podcast :) Please rate and review this podcast :)

Phoenix Rising met your host as a newbie stripper in the previous decade -  and she rejoins Elle to reflect in the podcast, years later. What has changed or been learned? This is a big advice episode for all strippers and people who love them. Let’s talk drama, burnout, injuries, aging, judgement, and self-care. I first interviewed Phoenix Rising as a newbie stripper, in our previous decade -  and she rejoins your host as a thriving veteran, years later. This is a big advice episode for all strippers and people who love them. Let’s talk drama, burnout, injuries, aging, judgement, and self-care. 3:00 animal rescue  5:00 club experience 8:00 shoutout to PUMPS in NY 12:00 Sponsored by Netherlandswax.com 17:00 shoutout to @yourtoxicaddiction on IG 20:00 club conflict with peers 23:00 how to avoid burnout 25:00 mental capacity and energy 28:00 on music and branding 34:00 common stripper injuries  38:00 balls to the wall pain 40:00 TheyTalkSex.com has discount codes for cool gifts :) 43:00 on the terms “baby stripper and veteran” 47:00 aging in the industry 50:00 body hair removal 53:00 body hair and strippers 56:00 quizzed on Charlie Kirk during dances? 1:02:00 stripper documentary “Cheers:PDX” FIND YOUR GUEST: IG @motherlucifer FIND YOUR HOST stripperwriter.com See Elle’s $1 Behind-The-Scenes at Patreon.com/strangebedfellows This episode was sponsored by our friends at NetherlandsWax.com Condomania.com - THEYTALKSEX for a discounted first order! and Love-Blanket.com - 10% OFF with code THEYTALKSEX Please rate and review this podcast :)

Not your average grandma…better! Ruby Lynne of The Granny Panty podcast started sex work at the age of fifty three and today she’s a prolific media creator with a background in public health. Let’s learn some marketing and professional’s tips while discussing better practices for self care and health of yourself and your loved ones. 2:00 public health and porn! 5:00 M.Gen is a new STI 8:00 podcasting and networking with oldies 12:00 on being outed by a family ‘friend’  16:00 high school reunions 20:00 being stalked via Paypal 24:00 $500 a month to STI test! 27:00 studio work 30:00 sexting apps and etiquette  33:00 more ^^^ 37:00 losing friends and family 41:00 Sponsored by NetherlandsWax.com 45:00 roleplay and moods 48:00 we need an award category! 56:00 what keeps us young? FIND YOUR GUEST thegrannypantypodcast.com/  rubylynne.com FIND YOUR HOST stripperwriter.com See Elle’s $1 Behind-The-Scenes at Patreon.com/strangebedfellows This episode was sponsored by our friends at NetherlandsWax.com Condomania.com - THEYTALKSEX for a discounted first order! and Love-Blanket.com - 10% OFF with code THEYTALKSEX Please rate and review this podcast :)

Tricia Wise is a full time herpes educator and visual artist, and we talk about how to be a safer slut, and stay happier while being mentally ill. Get some updated HSV information, and get connected with her Shadownbanned podcast and upcoming zine project. 2:00 meet your shadowbanned host 5:00 SEGGS instead of sex 8:00 it’s disheartening to get flagged 12:00 HSV 1 vs 2 16:00 symptoms that we experience  19:00 take the herpes survey study!SPFPP.ORG 23:00 dating red flags? 28:00 dating tips and anxiety texting 32:00 getting the ICK for protection 35:00 reframing the scare 38:00 code THEYTALKSEX for 10% off Love-Blanket.com 42:00 harness that OCD in healthier ways 45:00 1 in 5, or 1 in 8 people have herpes 48:00 sex tipssss FIND YOUR GUEST safeslut.shop and youtube.com/@safeslut FIND YOUR HOST stripperwriter.com See Elle’s $1 Behind-The-Scenes at Patreon.com/strangebedfellows This episode was sponsored by our friends at NetherlandsWax.com Condomania.com - THEYTALKSEX for a discounted first order! and Love-Blanket.com - 10% OFF with code THEYTALKSEX Please rate and review this podcast :)

Are you feeling stressed out more often than feels normal? Let’s hear from our guest and therapist Carolanne Marcantonio who offers some explanation for what’s happening in your brain and body when you feel like you’re running from big game hunters, and want to anxiety-poop, or cry. 3:00 meet your punk guest 6:00 career advice from Dr. Ruth! 9:00 Fight, flight, freeze, fawn 12:00 stomach problems 15:00 ladders of inference 18:00 more examples 22:00 tips to ground yourself 24:00 discount code THEYTALKSEX 28:00 shake it off, literally 33:00 thesystemsthinker.com 37:00 SPONSORED BY Netherlandswax.com 42:00 can your partner work with you? 45:00 real vs perceived threat 48:00 ChatGPT sucks, why? 50:00 book recommendations 55:00 more book recs! 59:00 sex tips! FIND OUR GUEST : wisetherapylcsw.com/carolanne-marcantonio IG @SexTherapyBrooklyn FIND YOUR HOST stripperwriter.com See Elle’s $1 Behind-The-Scenes at Patreon.com/strangebedfellows This episode was sponsored by our friends at NetherlandsWax.com Condomania.com - THEYTALKSEX for a discounted first order! and Love-Blanket.com - 10% OFF with code THEYTALKSEX Please rate and review this podcast :)