Podcasts

A podcast about the rise and fall of the young Hollywood Madam Heidi Fleiss in early 90s Los Angeles, but also a narrative about the long overdue need to Decriminalize Sex Work. Link is to the show on Spotify; episodes can be found on all major podcast platforms.

DSW’s Legal Director Melissa Sontag Broudo, discusses DSW’s 2022 report “By the Numbers: New York’s Treatment of Sex Workers and Trafficking Survivors.”

A sex worker in Michigan is interviewed about how the pandemic and the criminalization of consensual adult sex work has impacted her life.

Part 2 of 2 of their “sex stuff” series. Dr. Lindsey Osterman takes listeners on a deep dive into porn related research.

Part 1 of 2. Dr. Lindsey Osterman presents empirical evidence against the war on porn and sex work, which is supported by conservatives, anti-porn feminists, and misguided prominent thinkers like New York Time’s Nicholas D. Kristof.

In this episode, Kennedy sits down with DSW founder and former communication director, comedic writer, and former sex worker Kaytlin Bailey. Kaytlin discusses how she originally got into that line of work, the history of her industry and why she disagrees with the policing of prostitution. Kennedy and Kaytlin also talk about why criminalizing certain industries ultimately makes everyone less safe.

The United States Congress thought they could eliminate sex trafficking by passing SESTA/FOSTA. Producer Lina Misitzis looked into how the law played out for its targets and the others swept up in the “fix.”

DSW’s team was interviewed for this show, which discusses murders of sex workers. This episode explores who is looked for, who is seen, and who is forgotten.

DSW’s Ariela Moscowitz is featured in this podcast that asks “who is talking about sex workers and why?”

DSW’s Ariela Moscowitz is featured in this podcast that asks “who is talking about sex workers and why?”

Sex Worker activist Jack Parker is interviewed by Secular Sexuality about why it is past time to decriminalize sex work.

DSW’s Legal Director Melissa Broudo was interviewed for this episode about what happened to sex workers in New York city after the shut down in March of 2020.

Mike tells Sarah about the Wayfair sex trafficking conspiracy theory and the sketchy statistical screenshots that have shown up in its wake. It is recommended to listen to this after hearing the You’re Wrong About “Human Trafficking” episode.

DSW’s J. Leigh was interviewed for this episode about how covid has impacted sexual appetites.

This episode examines how NGOs, activists, and George W. Bush resurrected the ‘stranger danger’ panic for the modern era. The commentators use cited research to distinguish myth from reality and demonstrate how orchestrated moralist zealots are actually harming trafficked people and voluntary adult sex workers.

Senior Vox reporter Anna North, and activist Monica Jones were interviewed to understand what the decriminalization of sex work means in practice.

Cecilia Gentili runs a policy reform organization called Trans Equity. She’s active in efforts to decriminalize sex work in New York, and to repeal SESTA-FOSTA.

After the government passed SESTA/FOSTA and shut down backpage.com, Reply All investigated the consequences and spoke with a group of people who say that was a huge mistake.