Episode 4: Dr. Chris Belcher's Pretty Baby
Sex Industry Book Club
In Episode 4, we talk to about her memoir . The book takes us on her journey out of a small Appalachian town and into the dungeons of Los Angeles, where she learned the art of domming from those close to her in the queer community. We discuss writing memoir, the constructions of gender, rural masculinity, sex work under capitalism, the precarity of academia, the broken promises of education, and so much more. Episode Sponsor: , creators of , the home of the independent escort. Episode Hosts: & .
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Episode 3: Dr. Bo Ruberg's Sex Dolls at Sea
Sex Industry Book Club
In Episode 3, we talk to Professor about their book . The book reimagines the origin story of the sex doll through the tale of the sailor's dames de voyage. We discuss sex dolls and sex tech, the erasure of sex work labor, notions of masculinity in sailing culture, digging into archival history, and so much more! Episode Sponsors: , creators of , the home of the independent escort. Episode Hosts: & .
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Episode 2: Charlotte Shane's Prostitute Laundry
Sex Industry Book Club
In Episode 2, we talk to sex worker and writer about her book , a serial memoir about love, sex, money, and identity. We discuss sex work, relationships, performing class drag, negotiating multiple personas, writing about people we love, the thrill of anonymous sex, and so much more! Episode Sponsors: , creators of , the home of the independent escort. , a creative marketing agency for sex workers, by sex workers. Episode Hosts: & .
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Episode 1: Dr. Heather Berg’s Porn Work
Sex Industry Book Club
In Episode 1 we talk to about her book . We discuss labor and authenticity, what movement politics looks like in the sex industry, and what porn workers want. This episode is sponsored by .
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In Episode 4, we talk to Dr. Chris Belcher about her memoir Pretty Baby.
The book takes us on her journey out of a small Appalachian town and into the dungeons of Los Angeles, where she learned the art of domming from those close to her in the queer community.
We discuss writing memoir, the constructions of gender, rural masculinity, sex work under capitalism, the precarity of academia, the broken promises of education, and so much more.
Episode Sponsor:
Assembly Four, creators of Tryst, the home of the independent escort.
Episode Hosts: