by Jessie Sage & PJ Patella-Rey
The Sex Industry Book Club is a monthly podcast focusing on a single book about the sex industry each episode. The books span different genres and sectors of the industry. The podcast is hosted by Jessie Sage and Dr. PJ Patella-Rey. Jessie is a sex worker and writer, and PJ is a Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies instructor and a sex/tech researcher. Together they have worked in many sectors of the industry and bring that experience to the show.
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September 30, 2022
<p> </p> <p>In Episode 4, we talk to <a href= "https://twitter.com/chris_belcher">Dr. Chris Belcher</a> about her memoir <a href= "https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Pretty-Baby/Chris-Belcher/9781982175825"> Pretty Baby</a>.</p> <p>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. </p> <p><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> 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. </span></p> <p><strong>Episode Sponsor:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://assemblyfour.com/">Assembly Four</a>, creators of <a href="https://tryst.link/">Tryst</a>, the home of the independent escort.</p> <p>Episode Hosts: </p> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/sapiotextual">Jessie Sage</a> & <a href="http://twitter.com/pjrey">Dr. PJ Patella-Rey</a>.</p>
August 2, 2022
<p>In Episode 3, we talk to Professor <a href= "https://twitter.com/MyOwnVelouria">Bo Ruberg</a> about their book <a href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/sex-dolls-sea">Sex Dolls at Sea: Imagined Histories of Sexual Technologies</a>. The book reimagines the origin story of the sex doll through the tale of the sailor's dames de voyage. </p> <p>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! </p> <p><strong>Episode Sponsors:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://assemblyfour.com/">Assembly Four</a>, creators of <a href="https://tryst.link/">Tryst</a>, the home of the independent escort.</p> <p>Episode Hosts: </p> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/sapiotextual">Jessie Sage</a> & <a href="http://twitter.com/pjrey">Dr. PJ Patella-Rey</a>.</p>
June 23, 2022
<p>In Episode 2, we talk to sex worker and writer <a href= "https://www.charoshane.com/">Charlotte Shane</a> about her book <a href= "https://www.tigerbeepress.com/store/p10/Prostitute_Laundry.html">Prostitute Laundry</a>, a serial memoir about love, sex, money, and identity.</p> <p>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! </p> <p><strong>Episode Sponsors:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://assemblyfour.com/">Assembly Four</a>, creators of <a href="https://tryst.link/">Tryst</a>, the home of the independent escort.</p> <p><a href="https://wearepsgroup.com/">PS: Group</a>, a creative marketing agency for sex workers, by sex workers. </p> <p>Episode Hosts: </p> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/sapiotextual">Jessie Sage</a> & <a href="http://twitter.com/pjrey">Dr. PJ Patella-Rey</a>.</p>
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The Sex Industry Book Club is a monthly podcast focusing on a single book about the sex industry each episode. The books span different genres and sectors of the industry.
The podcast is hosted by Jessie Sage and Dr. PJ Patella-Rey. Jessie is a sex worker and writer, and PJ is a Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies instructor and a sex/tech researcher. Together they have worked in many sectors of the industry and bring that experience to the show.
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