Kajsa Ekis Ekman is a Swedish journalist, author, and expert on the issue of prostitution and trafficking. She is the author of “Being and Being Bought: Prostitution, Surrogacy and the Split Self,”. She lectures across the world on sex trafficking and prostitution.

Kajsa Ekis Ekman is a Swedish journalist, author, and expert on the issue of prostitution and trafficking. She is the author of “Being and Being Bought: Prostitution, Surrogacy and the Split Self,”. She lectures across the world on sex trafficking and prostitution.

Rachel Moran is a survivor and leader in the abolition movement. She is the author of the book Paid For: My Journey Through Prostitution and is also the founder of the organization SPACE International (Survivors of Prostitution-Abuse Calling for Enlightenment). Rachel has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s degree in creative writing and...

Benjamin Nolot and Laila Mickelwait discuss the violence, misogyny, and rage of sex buyers within the context of prostitution.   Resources discussed in this episode: “Comparing Sex Buyers with Men Who Do Not Buy Sex: New Data on Prostitution and Trafficking” Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Aug. 31, 2015 “Men who buy sex: in their own...

Benjamin and Laila continue to discuss who the sex buyers are and what they desire out of the prostitution encounter. They also address why these men buy sex as well as the role of pornography in developing the desires and expectations of sex buyers.   Resources discussed in this episode: The Johns book by Victor...

Who are “the Johns” and what do they want? Why do they buy sex? How do they interact with each other and the women they buy, and how does that affect prostituted women?   Resources discussed in this episode: The Johns book by Victor Malarek

Benjamin Nolot and Laila Mickelwait discuss the often obscured role that sex buyers play in the prostitution equation. The choice of men to buy sex is a choice not often talked about in the prostitution debate, but it is fundamental to understanding and addressing the industry. If all men stopped purchasing sex, the sex industry...

In this podcast episode Benjamin Nolot and Laila Mickelwait continue to speak about the commodification inherent within the system of prostitution. They also address the verbal abuse experienced by women in prostitution and the result of near constant verbal assaults.   Resources discussed in this episode: exoduscry.com nefariousdocumentary.com

Benjamin Nolot and Laila Mickelwait talk about how prostitution is the commodification of the human body. They also discuss the way that commodification is fundamental to the way that the prostitution industry operates.   Resources discussed in this episode: exoduscry.com nefariousdocumentary.com