The Sassy Show

Audacious Alexa is joined by erotic content creator Jackie J. They discuss moving into a position of love regarding body hair and how Jackie's decisions have led to her feeling a more truthful connection to herself.  As well as the policing of women's bodies and the importance of laws giving women agency over their decisions.

Tune in and get ready to hear Jackie and Alexa unpack the cis male lens of mainstream porn and the racist reductive nature of BBC fantasies. For the full uncensored video, head to thesassyshow.com 

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Dan Glass has created a mass ripple effect through his work as an LGBTQIA+, human rights activist. By overcoming injustice through performance, popular education and movement building, Dan Glass is a force of freedom in the UK.

Dan sat down to talk with our Sassy host, Cyd Eva, to discuss his new book 'Queer Footprints - A Guide to Uncovering London's Fierce History'. This book has been described as a travel guide, a history text, and a social commentary that brings to life the vibrant narrative of queer allies and activists within the city.

Tune into hear about Dan's journey to writing this book, as well as the idols and icons he is celebrating through his 'Queer Footprints' one story at a time.

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Chapters

1:00 Dan Glass Introduces his new book - Queer Footprints

4:00 Creative Process - cutting back on his activism social life to write, Dan shares his tips on how to write a book and how he hopes to create a union for queer, trans, marginalized writers

10:00 - Amy Winehouse 'Valerie'

14:00 - How the context of Dan's upbringing shaped his identity today, the personal footprints that have informed who Dan is from having ancestry of Holocaust survivors - reclaiming heritage and creating a deeper sense of belonging by archiving the history of queer people xx

18:00 - Dan's relationship with London and Orthodox Jews approach to homosexuality, exploring the rave scene in London, and how he was introduced to activism and the beauty of "collective action". plus the repercussions of protest

21:00 - Nina Simone, To Be Young Gifted and Black

26:00 - how feminism fits into Dan's work, the role of Act Up, and his understanding of people power (Check out https://actupny.com/)

30:00 - the colonial ideas of homophobic action

34:00 - George Micheal, Let's go outside

39:00 - What does Dan's Sassy side look like, the role of community and sassy loyalty, HIV sassyness as well as fashion to self-express and reflect on LGTQIA+ liberation and creative activism.

44:00 - what Dan is motivated to achieve in his lifetime, the power of act up (Check out https://actupny.com/)

47:00 - Koffee, Toast

50:00 - Dan's Quickfire round and details of his Queer Footprints tour 

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Meet the film director and documentarist with a uniquely compassionate perspective. Eylem Kaftan has been a leading figure within the world of journalism and documentaries for the past twenties years. Her confrontational storytelling is balanced between emotional intelligence and human compassion. From capturing the aftermath of an earthquake in the nineties to investigating urban farming within Turkey today, Eylem has a vast back catalog of docufilms.  She recently debuted her first script and feature films, leading her into the next chapter of her career.

We had the joy of meeting Eylem while visiting Istanbul, and discussing the development of her profession. Tune into the podcast to hear how Eylem's upbringing has shaped her matriarchal approach to life, as well as her journey from documentary journalism to feature films, one frame at a time.

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Afrodite and Friends is a warm, female-led, femme-centered events collective bringing agency to the women of Accra. Run by partners Rebekkah and Eni, Afrodite and Friends began with the intention to provide women with a safe space to be themselves, beyond the prying eyes of men. Informed by Rebekkah and Eni's own experiences as queer women, Afrodite and Friends has been steadily growing over the past years bringing parties, retreats, therapeutic services, and small intimate events to the women of Accra.

Tune in to learn about why this duo are reshaping the landscape for women and nonbinary people, as well as their journey to being confident in themselves by sharing their Sass with others. Available to read on thesassyshow.com

Featuring music by:
Baaba J, Lex Amor, Ria Boss, Shae Universe and BAMBII

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The Powerhouse of Podcasting in Turkey: Hazal is the founder of Mental Klitoris - a Turkish podcast created to destigmatise conversations about sexuality and intimacy. With a long history of working in media and academia, Hazal is intent on defying censorship through informative forms of entertainment and news.

We had the opportunity to meet Hazal while visiting Istanbul and chat about the Sasssy approach she takes in life - from podcasts to personal lifestyle choices. Tune in to hear the full conversation and how Hazal's upbringing has shaped her choices today. Or visit thesassyshow.com to read the feature

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The cultural curator driven to transform gendered limitations

Pamm S is leading the way for female-minded culture in Accra. Combining her roles in creative strategy and event coordination, everything Pamm does is with the intention of influencing and impacting culture. From exhibitions to panel discussions, audio residencies to educational pleasure circles, Pamm S is transforming the city's access to female-focused projects.

While in Accra, Ghana, we had the chance to sit down with Pamm S and discuss her journey of moving to the city and carving a career for herself by uplifting others.

Listen to the full podcast or head to The Sassy Show to read the full feature.

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Audacious Alexa is back interviewing Sassy SWers advocating for louder, uncensored expression - first up is Lowkee Karlee. Having grown up as a Mormon in Utah, Karlee describes her upbringing as being "more on the conservative side - we were incredibly locked down Mormons". The journey to discovering who Karlee was beyond what she had been told was right and wrong, has led her to encourage others to live in their truth. This is something that shines through in her conversation with Audacious Alexa as they unpick the way vulnerability can be a source of strength. And how sharing perspectives without becoming defensive is a fundamental way of respecting and freeing one another.

Watch the full interview on thesassyshow.com or read the article on The Sassy Show blog.

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Meet the Activist and Sex Worker reclaiming their power of sexuality. Porn performer and educator Kali Sudhra has been lighting up our Sassy lives through her multiple channels of sensually informative entertainment and education. Not only is she leading the way in portraying genuine queer intimacy in front of the camera, she is also shining a light on her South Asian community when directing her own erotic films. Alongside her art, Kali is also an anti-racism workshop facilitator and activist for sex worker rights, working with organisations such as OSTRAS - the first legal and registered Labor Union for sex workers in Spain.

Tune in to hear Kali how being neurodiverse heightens her relationship to senses as well as the importance of gifting oneself the experience of pleasure and sexual exploration through self-touch and SWer-led services. She talks to us about the daily experiences of racism and the violence she's faced being a Brown Queer person. and how it influenced co-writing the book 'Putas Migras' with Nena and Linda Porn, bringing awareness to sex work, colonialism, and racism in Spain. 

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Interview by Bethany Burgoyne

Tracklist:
Tara Lily - Don't Explain
Anja Ngozi - Burna Clost, ft James Mollison
Vice Vic, Visaka - Mulan Rouge
Malika Tirolien - SISTERS ft Meryem Saci

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Our final guest for this series of podcasts is none other than our very own Alexa Graham. Alexa is host of her own topfree interview series 'Audacious Alexa' on The Sassy Show, talking with guests about sexuality, decolonisation, gendered expectations, body image, and the world of sex work. In this way, Alexa has been building a community of hair-positive, kink-friendly, queer people working in and around the sex industry. 

Tune in to hear co-host Bx Sassy talk with Alexa about the way her upbringing in a Jehovah's Witness, white suburban community of the US impacted her motivations today. As well as the intentions behind her queer-centered OnlyFans channel, and the narratives she is actively creating on screen to support more inclusive representations of pornography and erotic content.

Be sure to head to www.thesassyshow.com  blog to READ what Alexa has to say, or go to the video channel to WATCH their topfree conversation, ending in True Sassy Style with a mutual masturbation break to finish off this week's podcast series. 

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Get to know the Artivist revolutionizing Vancouver's art scene - Krystal Paraboo.  As a multifaceted curator, Krystal is shaking up the art scene through public art activation, independent curation, and community-building projects. Behind each project is Krystal's motivation to center artists whose access to the industry and opportunities for exhibiting are so often stifled by racist marginalisation.

Tune into this episode to hear Cyd Eva interview Krystal about the trajectory of her career, and the ways she is working to spotlight BIPOC artists. As well as her future goals to support fellow curators and artists through mentorship and business coaching. 

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