YAS Podcast

In this episode I sit down with my friend all the way from British Columbia Steph Sia. Listen in as this criminology major and I sit down and chat about her life as a sugar baby, businesses they ran in the past to now, and particularities that come from being Filipino.

A pastor turned sex worker, Nikole Mitchell shares her incredible journey of leaving her church behind with her children in tow, to become a sex worker, and soon after, a viral sensation. Nikole's energy is electric and she seems to magically vibrate through the screen and speakers. Not only is Nikole a sex worker, but she's a life coach, and you can tell. This is, truly, an inspiring episode, and we hope you feel the vibe like we did when recording.

In today's episode, our host, Daisy Ducati sits down with Reagan, one of the dancers involved in organizing the strike at Star Garden in North Hollywood, CA. Reagan tells us all about the serious security issues and disputes with management that caused the dancers to walk out and strike. We'll hear about the similarities between the current strike and the historic action at San Francisco's Lusty Lady which ultimately led to the dancers unionizing and buying the club to form a co-op. Even if you can't join the picket line in person, you'll learn all the ways you can show support for these brave dancers and their fight for safety and basic labor rights. Tune in and let's have a chat.

Tune in as I speak with my good friend Saskia Klunder. We catch up and along the way we touch base on topics like Body image, Gender Bias, and all the things in between that make Saskia the amazing sworker that she is today!

@saskiaklunder

Mone't is a burlesque dancer, a hair stylist and an activist. She uses her voice to take a stand against fatphobia, cultural appropriation and anti-blackness, all issues that are prevelent in the pole dance community. Mone't misses lockdown and saw potential in what the pandemic could have done when we all opened our eyes to prevelant problematic behaviors. But now that the world has opened up again, it seems so many of us forgot the lessons we just learned.

While putting on make up, Bella Sin, tells their story of family, burlesque history, costumer, and being a voice for the Latinx community near and far. Clevland's Burlesque Queen, Bella Sin.

In today's episode we'll catch up with a long time friend of Daisy's form her days dancing in San Francisco, Cat. We'll hear a funny story about how these two met as well as some really fun locker room stories. Cat has since retired from dancing and is now making quite a name for herself as a leather worker, creating gorgeous bespoke collars and harnesses for her kinky clientele. Cat tells us all about her experience transitioning out of the industry and into building her new business venture and what skills she learned over from dancing have helped her continue to succeed. Tune in and let's have a chat!

From the Atlantic to the pacific and Back. @jessicagiannavx3 is one of my most interesting people I have ever met. She was the first person to ever take ME under her wings and show me how it’s done! I was honoured.. Class, Sass, and lots of Cash! Beautiful on the in and out! Tune in as we obviously catch up, remembering moments with Drake and The Juno awards and talk about Jessica’s Scotian Black History Roots!

Seidr is a comedian and former s3x w0rker, in the game from an early age. Her career is steeped in fond memories of bad ass babes saying "fuck you" in a feminine way. She now does comedy about SW and has a mixture of feedback, some hecklers and even other comedians quietly mentioning their past SW to her while backstage. Learn more about Seidr and the podcast they are working on, coming to your earballs soon!

Paige started her company Pypr, after being hit on by a "professional" financial consultant in his office behind closed doors. At Pypr, the professionals know all about SW's and how we operate a little differently. Paige has some incredible stories on her experiences with other "professionals" and those interactions were the inspiration and catalyst for starting her own business. This is a Yes, A Stripper Podcast Mini-Sode. The first of its kind.