YAS Podcast

In this episode our host, Daisy Ducati, sits down to chat with Amanda. Amanda has been dancing for 4 years and has recently decided to take her skills to Las Vegas. She has also been a YouTube influencer for a little over 3 years and just a year ago came out to her online audience as a dancer. We'll talk about the transition of her online persona as well as our new show together. Since the recordi...

This episode is full of important topics... Kelly Gold and AMD talk about retiring from the club and how it affects identity and self worth. They also talk about how privileged people benefit during their introduction and exit from the sex work industry. Kelly's journey of acknowledging her privilege as a white woman is a fine example to other white women. And she intends on using her privilege in...

AM and colleague podcaster, Leilah, from A Strippers Guide, joined forces to make this topical episode. They talk about how female patrons behave in the clubs and ways they navigate towards or around them. There is also conversation about their own past whorephobia and the whorephobia and whore-archy that exist in clubs still to this day. After 28 years of stripping between the two of them, the ex...

In this episode our host, Daisy Ducati, sits down to chat with Mistrixx, an independent Las Vegas showgirl and dominatrix. Mistrixx has tried on many very different career paths from military life to real estate and even butchery before she discovered her love for public performance in Las Vegas. Tune in to hear more about the life of a showgirl!

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...

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 L...

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 aga...

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...

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...

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 ea...

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...

A force to be reckoned with on and off stage, Jeez Loueez is no stranger to speaking the truth. Internationally known, she create a safe space for Black burlesque performers at Jeezy's Juke Joint that is a one of a kind experiance. With determination, talent, and family support, you can't help but scream, Jeez Loueez.

Carmen is an aerialist stripper/burlesque performer, pro traveller, and squirrel mom.. She has been there done that and then some. In this episode we chat about clubs all over Canada, the different ways of discrimination in each province, and her sanctuary home she has for herself and the squirrels. Tune In!

Becka is a stripper from Florida who rubs shoulders with undocumented workers from Cuba. Our undocumented workers are extremely vulnerable in the SW and Strip Club industry. AMD and Becka discuss what this looks like for them and brainstorm about how to learn more from these workers while maintaining their anonymity. The goals are to find ways to help us all have a safer work environment.

New York Native and around the way girl discusses growing up in Queens, performing burlesque to the music of her childhood, Black 90's pinup, and flexing in her complexing. From Hollis to Hottiewood, Rain Supreme

Cupcake Sinclair is a pro submissive, adult content creator and erotic kinky sideshow performer with a taste for the extreme. In this episode we will explore the connections between body modification, kink and horror as well as who gets to decide what can be considered art. We will also discuss the effect that online censorship via social media terms of service and payment processor rules can have...

This was a long episode folks. If we could have, we probably would have talked for hours! Nicky Ninedoors is a long tome friend of mine and this episode was felt like us catching up over the many years. Burlesque performer, Stripper, Producer, Photographer, Singer Extordinaire, and everything in between. Listen in as we dive deep into Life, Love, and Pain

Charm is a stripper in Hollywood, accustomed to performing for celebrities quite often, and therefore brushing shoulders with them. Or rather, getting dollars stuffed into her thong by some of your favorite characters from movies and TV. It may seem glamorous, but there are often times confusing interactions that ensue. Charm shared her vulnerability and story about her last night at her home club...

1/3 of Bawdy Suit, Faggedy Randy discusses being a male dancer, pink hair and his multiple awards including #26 on the Burlesque Top 50 list of 2021

Our host, Daisy Ducati sits down with reality star, feature performer, club host and wife of rapper Coolio, Mimi Ivey, about her 20+ years in adult entertainment and what it's like to dance around the world.

Definitely one of my favourite episodes I’ve done so far… in this interview we talked about everything burlesque and if you’re a baby burlesquer like myself than this episode was curated just for you! Listen as Shimmy and I sit down to talk about the history and roots of burlesque , All the amazing things Shimmy brings to the world of burlesque .. what folx can do to help change the status quo, we...

AMD sits down with three women who participated with S-Factor and Sheila Kelley in more than one way. Whether it was teaching at the studio, as a student or as a participant in the recent "Strip Down, Rise Up" movie release on Netflix. The problematic behavior abounds within the culture that is S-Factor, and is shared by Misha, Alyssa and Jessica in this extra long episode. There were many topics...