Peepshow Podcast

In Episode 44, we are honored to have porn performer and director Lena Paul with us. She explains why it was important for her to cut her ties with Evil Angel following the news of James Deen's return in a forthcoming docu-porno called Consent. We also talk about creating trauma informed porn sets, and approaching our work with vulnerability and openness.

In our news segment, we catch up on the work that we have been doing, including podcast appearances and new articles. We also preview the "Sexual Suppression" panel that Peepshow Podcast will be hosting this week at Theorizing the Web in Queens, NYC.

In Episode 43, we wrap up our coverage from the 2019 Adult Entertainment Expo and Adult Video Network Awards, looking specifically at the history of the event and the ways it's changed over the last 35 years. We interview porn performer Nina Hartley, writer and academic Lynn Comella, and cam model Miss Lollipop, who all offer unique perspectives on the event.

In Episode 42, we bring you fresh faces from AVN: three young and ambitious women who are making their way in the adult industry. First, we talk to cam model and clip producer Lydia Love about finding her way in the biz and celebrating her 21st birthday at AVN. Second, we interview Ashlee Juliet about working both in front of and behind the camera. Last, we talk with Gwen Adora about combining sex education and sex work.

In Episode 41, we talk interview journalist EJ Dickson about her recent Rolling Stone article on waterboarding as a consensual kink.

We also feature an interview with performer Dahlia Dee, who will talk about performers' reactions to the new tube site launched by ManyVids.

But first, we discuss the news that the UK just lifted its obscenity ban, which outlawed squirting, fisting, and other acts in pornography.

In Episode 40, we talk to Lux Alptraum, author of Faking It: The Lies Women Tell About Sex, and the Truths They Reveal. The book takes for granted that women do in fact lie, and asks what those lies are trying to tell us.

We also discuss a piece recently published in the New York Times, "The Real Naked Selfies Are Coming," about the media's handling of a fake naked selfie purporting to show congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez nude. We talk about how we ought to handle real naked pictures of young female public figures—pictures that will inevitably come as millennials enter into politics.

Finally, Lux shares some thoughts about the state of sex on the Internet.

We also reflect on our experience at AVN.

In Episode 39 we talk to Madeleine Holden about her Tumblr blog "Critique My Dick Pic;" her essay on the male gaze, and the state of feminism.

For our news segment, anthropologist and organizer Kate Doyle Griffiths joins us to discuss whether the upcoming International Women's Strike make sense for sex workers.

Episode 38 is our first episode of 2019! This week we feature an interview with Red, a New York City based Marxist/feminist community organizer sex working art historian. Red's organizing efforts sit at the intersection of art, politics, and labor. In addition to a discussion of the prison industrial complex as it relates to sex work politics, we talked to Red about the work they have done curating the art exhibit Whores Will Rise.

For the news segment, we invited back Kate D'Adamo to talk about the clemency granted to Cyntoia Brown's, how we got here, and organizing around similar cases.

Episode 37 is our last for 2018. We end the year with a special episode that features live coverage from SWOP Pittsburgh's December 17 event held in honor of the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers.

We begin our episode with an interview of Christa Daring, SWOP USA's Executive Director. They tell us about the history of the day, what organizations around the country are doing to commemorate it, and why it is important. We then move to a recording of the event that we, along with our SWOP Pittsburgh colleagues, organized and ran. First, we share the vigil, written and performed by SWOP member Moriah Ella Mason, then we move into a storytelling portion of the night, emceed by SWOP Pittsburgh member Nicole.

In Episode 36 we explore Tumblr's recent ban on adult content. We feature two interviews discussing the ban's impact on marginalized communities: erotic artist Jaymie Delight and genre fiction writer Sunny Moraine. We also introduce Peepshow Podcast's new weekly Feature Artist promotion.

Episode 35 features a discussion of polyamory and ethical non-monogamy with Andy, the owner of The Growth Arc. The Growth Arc is a trauma informed, sex-positive, relationship and sexuality coaching program that she started in 2017 to help people be more honest with themselves in all of their relationships. We talk to her about her own path to ethical non-monogamy and how she is drawing on these experiences to help others.

But, first, we discuss Ashley Judd's recent comments about abolishing sex work.