The Dugout sits down with writer, educator, and organizer Nia Òla to unpack the radical politics of sex work, consent, and survival under capitalism. Nia guides listeners through the legal, historical, and emotional terrain of erotic labor — from the criminalization of sex work to the cultural obsession with controlling bodies. Together, we interrogate how consent, autonomy, and state violence intersect, and why collective liberation demands we center those pushed to society’s margins. Raw, reflective, and rich in political clarity, this episode is an urgent listen for anyone invested in abolitionist struggle and freedom dreams.

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2:05 - What is sex work

4:06 - Consent as a principle

11:23 - Path for safer and liberation focused futures

14:43 - On legalization vs decriminalization models of sex work

19:33 - Traumas impact on accessible language and education

22:10 - The bio-essentialist narrative in sex work discourse

26:28 - The moral sex panic and its impacts on sexual education and safety

29:26 - Digital safety and security

30:44 -What happened to Tumblr case study on social media

35:35 - Addressing myth of degeneracy and client behavior & population

39:31 -Media literacy and monitoring children screen time

42:27 - How can folks get to know your work more?

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