They Talk Sex

Angela Jones is a former sex worker, a Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Stony Brook University, State University of New York. Their newest book is called "Sex In Public", and we dive in on their research about race, sex dolls, respectability politics and so much more. THANK YOU for a great fifth season, and have a happy summer!!! 4:00 Dr. Angela Jones, nice to meet you 7:00 und...

Let’s talk tips for playing or working online and with ever-changing technology. As a lawyer, digital policy activist and community organizer, with the Electronic Frontier Foundation Paige Collings works to dismantle systems of oppression. Visit EFF.org for more info on adapting to state surveillance and corporate restrictions stifling marginalized communities - and the most of us. 2:00 early days...

Let’s create supportive environments where individuals feel empowered to explore complex topics and perspectives, like queer imposter syndrome or STI disclosure. Everyone needs advocacy and especially queer and disabled communities. Are you a clinician or healthcare provider? Even better to talk with Lena Peak, MSW, CSE. 2:00 teaching vs therapy for her 5:00 disabled people be fucking  8:00 c...

Our guest grew up in a fundamentalist Seventh Day Adventist church and led a life of rebellion after she left it. High powered jobs and risky hookups shaped Melissa Duge Spiers before she learned that her father was a serial child predator shielded from the church, and thus began another stage in her reconstruction of self. Let’s talk about her memoir; called “Holy Disobedience - Sex, Sin, and Sec...

Our guest is a male provider of touch to women clients. He has worked as a surrogate partner, coach and more. Let's talk about clients, and attachment, and our own personal relationship tips and pitfalls. 2:00 a somatic approach to sex 4:00 better sex comes from body awareness 7:00 when it sucks to be 'in your body' 11:00 requirements for working as a surrogate 15:00 go explore! 19:00 some of us a...

Miss M has worked in sex in a variety of ways, but never a brothel. Let’s talk about the pros and cons of sugaring, escorting, companion and dominatrix work - and why sex workers tend to prefer decriminalization instead of legalization models, when given the option. We’ve also got safety and pleasure tips for everyone! 1:00 SA to escorting  5:00 she applied to Sheri’s  8:00 brothel surve...

Sinn Sage is an an Adult Video Hall of Famer, who offers reflections and advice for people who want to make their own materials and seek to understand the market. Let’s talk about how years of pornmaking has lended insight into intimacy and the politics between touch and advocacy.  2:00 how she got started 5:00 burnout and spark 8:00 facesitting and fetish themes 11:00 AVN evolutions and COVI...

This is a pleasure-centric episode! Learn some tips for pleasing people with vulvas, and get an insider’s idea of different ways to play. Allison Moon talks sex geek stuff like lesbianism, theater, disability, and sexual skills. 2:00 GIRLSEX 101 is about queer sex 5:00 straight men like this book too 8:00 Guide to Getting It/On 11:00 college professor in the PNW 14:00 Sex Geek Summer Camp 18:00 li...

Kaytlin Bailey is a comedian and former escort who founded a nonprofit organization that uses storytelling to advocate for human rights. She produces conferences and podcasts episodes and is touring The Oldest Profession Live Show now! Let’s talk about 10,000 years of sex work in history. 3:00 feminism succeeds with inclusion of sw 7:00 sw in history  10:00 feedback from audiences 13:00 inter...

Suzannah Weiss is an American sexologist and author of “Eve’s Blessing”, which discusses how people with vulvas can lead pleasurable lives in a world that normalizes their pain, specifically related to sex, childbirth and menstruation. This book is for gender diverse people, and is not a critique of the Bible, but a more sex-positive re-imagining of it. 3:00 chronic lyme disease, pain or no-gasm&n...

Your questions on STIs, dating, and pleasure, answered by Mariah Caudillo of @SexedFiles of IG. She's worked in schools for a decade and is an online program creator for a major health care clinic. Let's talk health and fun sex stuff. 3:00 day and night jobs! 7:00 teaching in schools for a decade  10:00 bacterial vs virtual STIs 14:00 M.Gen is a new STI! Fun! 16:00 Qs for a new partner? 22:00...

Phoenix Rising met your host as a newbie stripper in the previous decade -  and she rejoins Elle to reflect in the podcast, years later. What has changed or been learned? This is a big advice episode for all strippers and people who love them. Let’s talk drama, burnout, injuries, aging, judgement, and self-care. I first interviewed Phoenix Rising as a newbie stripper, in our previous decade -...

Not your average grandma…better! Ruby Lynne of The Granny Panty podcast started sex work at the age of fifty three and today she’s a prolific media creator with a background in public health. Let’s learn some marketing and professional’s tips while discussing better practices for self care and health of yourself and your loved ones. 2:00 public health and porn! 5:00 M.Gen is a new STI 8:00 podcast...

Tricia Wise is a full time herpes educator and visual artist, and we talk about how to be a safer slut, and stay happier while being mentally ill. Get some updated HSV information, and get connected with her Shadownbanned podcast and upcoming zine project. 2:00 meet your shadowbanned host 5:00 SEGGS instead of sex 8:00 it’s disheartening to get flagged 12:00 HSV 1 vs 2 16:00 symptoms that we exper...

Are you feeling stressed out more often than feels normal? Let’s hear from our guest and therapist Carolanne Marcantonio who offers some explanation for what’s happening in your brain and body when you feel like you’re running from big game hunters, and want to anxiety-poop, or cry. 3:00 meet your punk guest 6:00 career advice from Dr. Ruth! 9:00 Fight, flight, freeze, fawn 12:00 stomach problems...

Did you know that violence against people in the adult industries is a common type of police misconduct? Our guest and journalist Isidoro Rodriguez uncovers what he’s learned through interviews and study of two at-odds populations: cops and sex workers. Let’s talk about how power and criminalization of prostitution makes it impossible to protect marginalized people in our America. 3:00 embedded wi...

Jae Tracy grew up through severe parental abuse and trafficking and is finally able to speak about her experiences, in order to bolster other survivors and to teach the warning signs. Let’s talk about living as an adult with a family trauma history, and thriving as an individual after. 1:00 we met in the strip club 4:00 she can finally share her story of childhood 7:00 charming and abusive mother...

Leanne Lawson is an amateur adult content creator living in Canada who stumbled upon an online world of pro-fascism trans women(!) Let’s talk about internalized violence and power structures in adult work, trans and queer spaces. 1:00 trans women who love Trump? 3:00 the “Tucker Carlson of trans women” 5:00 barred from the strip club 9:00 trans-on-trans violence 13:00 pick-me! 14:00 trans women wi...

What can you learn from an online adult entertainer, YouTuber, and digital marketing professional? Misty Maven creates content for her subscription sites, sells worn clothing items, and tells us about her learning curves and ongoing practices for engaging online. Let’s talk webcam and sex work! 3:00 prior work experience 6:00 why they started sworking 9:00 selling worn garments  12:00 twerkin...

Ready for some inner child work? Our guest was tired of talking about their traumatic incidents and was ready to feel better in their body and relationships again - let’s talk dealing with attachment trauma and healing methods with Mx Harris Hill. 3:00 heal your PTSD faster? 7:00 inner child work  11:00 if you can feel you 14:00 hypersexuality and substances, PTSD 16:00 golden rules for worki...

Vada Everlove is a Certified DV Survivor’s Advocate and poet of erotica. She survived sexual abuse and grooming and discusses the connections between purity culture, misogyny and abuse. We reframe some bad narratives and talk connections between polyamory and trauma-healing. 3:00 17 and 30 years old  8:00 some symptoms of CPTSD 10:00 vaginismus and vulvodynia 13:00 numbing your vagina with li...

Tara Jones is the founder and Executive Director of a small, grassroots non-profit called The Youth Sexpert Program. If you have kids or tweens or teens, there may be some tips in here for you! Let’s talk about youth and education 2:00 building her own curriculum based on needs 5:00 first tampon experience  8:00 talking to your kids, concerns 11:00 continued – 15:00 workshops that they offer...

Kali is a longtime stripper and photographer based in California and can currently be found on IG’s @TalesfromtheStrip17. Let’s talk strip club culture and horror stories, dressing room dogs and Juggalos. Join two “lifers” for safety tips, rants and advice for newbies and curious club-goers. 4:00 ageism and aging in the club 7:00 states and cities where she worked 11:00 PDX has different requireme...

How can we make better sex toys and for different bodies? Matty Hennesey of Eversense Toys explains how to find what you need - and creative uses for sex toys you may already have! Let’s talk care, cleaning, and adventures in sex work and adult retail. Find your guest at EversenseToys.com Find your host at ElleStanger.com This episode was sponsored by our friends at NetherlandsWax.com and Institut...

Our sex education and self-help podcast is back and talking blood! Rebel-doctor Evelin Dacker returns to give advice and info about the periods of time that we stop getting our periods. Let’s talk about pre-menopause. 4:00 2-15 year range of perimenopause! 8:00 examples of symptoms 10:00 “old lady vulva”  13:00 a link to your mother’s history 16:00 menopause means you’ve been period-free for...