We get to chat and laugh with Amy Bond, owner of Pole & Dance Studios with studio locations in San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley. She is an author, competitive pole dancer, and pro bono attorney. In this episode we discuss her recent feature in the Netflix-original documentary Strip Down, Rise Up, the healing aspects of pole dance, and her and her husband's journey into polyamory.

Amy Bond's Links:

Website: amybondwrites.com

Instagram: @amysunshine007

Twitter: @Amyrbond

Pole & Dance Studios: poleanddancestudios.com

Competitive Pole Video: youtube.com/watch?v=MSAYPVCupuc

Things We Talk About:

Strip Down, Rise Up (Netflix-original documentary)

The Chronology of Water by Lidia Yuknavitch

Corporeal Center

Poly Secure by Jessica Fern

Unlocking Us podcast by Brene Brown

101 Essays to Change the Way You Think by Brianna Wiest

Bara Du (Musical Artist)

This is the second half of our conversation with Master Joshua, a Pro Domme based in NYC. We talk about the importance of communication, the difference between lifestyle and Pro BDSM, and the importance of being true to yourself.

Trigger Warnings: mention of master/slave dynamic and sex addiction

Joshua's Links:

Website: MasterJoshua.com

Twitter: @MasterJoshuaNYC

SSDCE Website: SSDCE.org

A Sex Worker's Guide to the Galaxy's Links:

Patreon: patreon.com/SexyGalaxyPod

Twitter: @SexyGalaxyPod

A Network of Sex Workers to Excite Revolution's Links:

Website: www.answerdetroit.org

Fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/smm6je-answer-detroit-mutual-aid-and-operations

Twitter: @answerdetroit

Instagram: @weareanswerdetroit

Things We Mention:

YNOT Summit

TheKinkShop.com

Patreon: patreon.com/SexyGalaxyPod

This is our first two-parter, y'all! Trust, it won't be our last! This is the first half of a conversation with Master Joshua, a Pro Domme based in NYC. We discuss honorifics and identity, spirituality and BDSM, and the importance of mentorship among so many other things. Master Joshua gets vulnerable with us about a number of topics, and it's such a privilege to hear his story.

Trigger Warnings: discussion of master/slave dynamic, addiction, and mention of childhood trauma

Joshua's Links:

Website: MasterJoshua.com

Twitter: @MasterJoshuaNYC

SSDCE Website: SSDCE.org

A Sex Worker's Guide to the Galaxy's Links:

Patreon: patreon.com/SexyGalaxyPod

Twitter: @SexyGalaxyPod

A Network of Sex Workers to Excite Revolution's Links:

Website: www.answerdetroit.org

Fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/smm6je-answer-detroit-mutual-aid-and-operations

Twitter: @answerdetroit

Instagram: @weareanswerdetroit

Things We Mention:

YNOT Summit

TheKinkShop.com

Patreon: patreon.com/SexyGalaxyPod

In this episode, we meet Zee St. James, a sex worker and activist based in Detroit, Michigan. This episode covers so much ground that I don't even know where to begin. We talk about the sex worker's rights movement and the complexities involved in serving a community that is caught at the intersections of so many of the world's oppressive forces, and we get personal while doing it.

Trigger Warning: intimate partner violence, violence against sex workers, sexual violence, suicide

Zee's Twitter: @zedweirdo

Margo St. James Day of Remembrance (May 1st) Link:

https://margostjames.com/

Urban Survivor's Union:

Website: https://www.druguservoice.org/

Methadone Webinar: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3007989349347501325

Fundraiser: https://www.mightycause.com/story/Sustainusufortheholidays

A Network of Sex Workers to Excite Revolution Links:

Website: https://www.answerdetroit.org

Fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/smm6je-answer-detroit-mutual-aid-and-operations

Twitter: @answerdetroit

Instagram: @weareanswerdetroit

Patreon: patreon.com/SexyGalaxyPod

This week, we hear from Carta Monir, a cartoonist, zine-maker, and content-creator. She talks to us about her creative process, her journey learning to love her body as a trans woman, and her experience filming porn during a pandemic.

Carta Monir's Links:

Print Studio Website: diskettepress.com

Website: cartamonir.itch.io

OnlyFans: @carta

Patreon: patreon.com/carta

A Sex Worker's Guide to the Galaxy's Links:

Twitter: @SexyGalaxyPod

Patreon: Patreon.com/SexyGalaxyPod

In honor of Valentine's Day, I decided to publish my interview with Savannah Grace and Mountain Man Link a bit earlier than I planned. I love seeing sex workers find love, and these two found love in another sex worker! We talk about their relationship, polyamory, and navigating a work-life balance together.

Savannah's Links:

Website: yoursavannahgrace.com

Twitter: @yoursavannahxo

Instagram: @yoursavannahxo

OnlyFans: OnlyFans.com/enjoysavannahgrace

Link's Links: (tehe)

Website: linkmodeling.com/

Twitter: @MountainManLink

We interrupt your regular programing to bring you a BONUS EPISODE! I was interviewed by Tank Smith, host of Full Service Podcast, and we had such a blast! We talk about how I got started in the industry, why I started this podcast, and so so much more. It's a little bananas how much we talked about in only an hour. Enjoy!

Full Service Podcast Links:

Website: fullservicepod.libsyn.com

Twitter: @FullServicePod

Instagram: @fullservicepod

Patreon: patreon.com/fullservicepod

Parker Westwood Links:

Website: parkerwestwood.com

Twitter: @parker_westwood

Instagram: @parker.westwood

OnlyFans: OnlyFans.com/parker_westwood

Patreon: Patreon.com/SexyGalaxyPod

ANSWER Links:

Website: answerdetroit.org

Twitter: @answerdetroit

Instagram: @weareanswerdetroit

GoFundMe: https://au.gofundme.com/f/smm6je-answer-detroit-mutual-aid-and-operations

We get to spend some time with Clover, a San Diego-based full service sex worker. We talk about the many ways that disability intersects with sex work.

Clover's Links:

Website: clovertravels.co

Twitter: @cloversquirts

OnlyFans: @cloversquirts

Things We Mention:

"I'm a Disabled Sex Worker..." HuffPost Article

AccessNow App

SESTA/FOSTA

@natalieburdick Reel about pee in space

We meet Amber Délice, a full-service sex worker or companion based out of Denver. Our conversation ranges from discussing her innate ability to curate date experiences for her clients (and how COVID has impacted that) to dating as a sex worker.

Amber Délice Links:

Website: meetamberdelice.com

Twitter: @meetamberdelice

Instagram: @meetamberdelice

Things we mention:

Safe Sex Comics

Esther Perel

John Wineland

Art of Gathering by Priya Parker