A Stripper's Guide Podcast
A Stripper’s Guide Podcast highlights the ways that sex workers, femmes, queer folks, and women have to contend with systemic oppressors in our daily lives, and how that affects everything from our intimate relationships and our careers to our mental health and our physical safety.
This show does tackle some heady topics in here, but don't worry -- I also know how to keep you entertained. I’m a stripper, after all ;)
A Stripper's Guide is a multimedia support platform for sex workers and femmes, founded in 2020 by Leilah Feinstein.
Episodes
61 episodes
Sex Work, Queerness, Judaism, and Anti-zionism as Community Care feat. Ayelet Cartolina and Making Mensches
HELLO FROM THE VOID!This is my first episode in over a year. I promised in spring of 2023 that I'd return in the fall. But in the fall, we collectively began to witness an unbridled holocaust in Palestine. I was frozen with grief for many m...
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1:08:39
The Movement for Fat Justice (feat. Aubrey Gordon)
In this season finale, hosted by Leilah and friend-of-the-pod Erica Sosa , the girls are geeking out cuz get to talk with one of their own favorite podcasters: AUBREY FUCKING GORDON!!
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Season 7
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Episode 13
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46:34
Sex Workin' Moms (Mother's Day Special, Part 2)
It's just a fact: lots of sex workers are moms, and lots of moms are sex workers. In this 2-part Mothers Day Special, we hear directly from different sex working moms who offer up some hard-won wisdom about parenting while living under society'...
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Season 7
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Episode 12
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27:30
Sex Workin' Moms (Mother's Day Special, Part 1)
It's just a fact: lots of sex workers are moms, and lots of moms are sex workers. In this 2-part Mothers Day Special, we hear directly from different sex working moms who offer up some hard-won wisdom about parenting while living under society'...
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Season 7
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Episode 11
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30:41
The Problem With "Gold Star Lesbians"
Whether or not you're familiar with the concept of a "gold star lesbian", we're here to discuss why it's time to let that term die. Come hang out with me and my high school friend, Frankie, for a conversation about how "gold star lesbianism" is...
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Season 7
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Episode 10
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45:13
Special Announcements (+ call for filmmakers & podcasters!)
Hi! We have some special announcements today! Bad news first: due to scheduling conflicts, Ataraxxxia isn't able to continue here on this podcast, BUT you haven't seen the last of her! She remains super dedicated to uplif...
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Season 7
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Episode 8
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8:37
Fat. Sexy. Pole Dancer.
Today, Leilah interviews our very own Erica Sosa! Sosa is a pole dancer, sex worker, and fat Puerto Rican femme. On her blog, her social media, and in her new fashion styling business, she helps other fat femmes release shame and learn to celeb...
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Season 7
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Episode 7
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35:34
Sex Workers: Canaries in the Coal Mine
CW: violence against sex workers and femmes.From intimate partner violence to mass murder, sex workers aren't the only people who suffer the consequences of anti-sex worker bias. On March 16, 2021, a white man walked into three sep...
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Season 7
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Episode 6
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13:54
She Was a Stripper. Her Boyfriend Didn't Like That.
Inside a patriarchy, many femmes and women, both sex working and non, face common relationship issues. In this episode, Leilah talks about why.Hey, it's me, Leilah. I started a blog! Subscribe to my Substack (subscriptions start at ...
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Season 7
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Episode 5
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11:34
Break the Mirror and Create Your Own: Self Love for Marginalized Bodies
When you watch a rom-com or a sitcom, who do you normally see as the romantic lead? You’re probably picturing a slim, slightly curvy, probably white or racially ambiguous cis woman with everything “just right.” More than likely, your mind did n...
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Season 7
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Episode 4
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29:51
Are You a Good Girl or a Bad Girl?
Dr. Rhea Ashley Hoskin is blazing trails in the field of Femme Theory, which aims to center and include femme narratives and experiences in all realms. From conservative communities to feminist and queer communities, why is it that so many femm...
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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42:50
Trabajo sexual: hablemos de lo que nadie habla
Ataraxxxia habla con ASTRASEX, un sindicato que lucha para los derechos laborales y humanos de les trabajadores sexuales en Colombia. Acompañanos en esta conversación en donde compartimos nuestros puntos de vista y una vez más hablamos d...
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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39:03
Sex Workers' Rights are Human Rights (with Elizabeth Ricks)
Did you know that sex work is a criminal offense in most of the world, including virtually the entire United States? Attorney Elizabeth Ricks is here to explain how criminalization vastly increases violence towards sex workers, and why efforts ...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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47:07
Relationship Advice from Your Stripper Aunties (with Alexa the House Mom)
For this season's finale, we're joined by my fellow veteran stripper and mentor to new dancers, Alexa the House Mom! Sit down with me and Alexa, your stripper fairy god aunties, while we chat about sex work, dating, and dating as a sex worker. ...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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36:24
White Lady Shadow Work
Topics include: how my stint in a fitness cult forced me to contend with my white privilege, the similarities between cultic abuse and 1:1 abuse, and why multilevel marketing is trash. This bonus episode originally appeared on the
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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1:18:32
Can Sex Workers Be Faithful Lovers?
Can sex workers be faithful lovers? Is it ever okay to hide your sex work from your partner(s)? Do sex workers "deserve" to be cheated on? If you've grappled with these questions in your own relationships, this episode is for you.
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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49:55
Dick Measuring Contests
Lots of sex workers, myself included, have run into issues with romantic partners who feel uncomfortable about our jobs. This episode is about what happens when they don't confront their insecurities.
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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39:33
See you in October!
I'm taking a little break, but I'll be back on October 5th with a brand new season full of hot n spicies. In the meantime, check out a few of my favorite episodes (these links are for Apple Podcasts, but these episodes are available wherever yo...
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3:04
We Need Sex Worker-Owned Businesses
Too often, when a sex worker needs help with something, they don’t get the right help (if they even get help at all). Something a lot of us worry about is that we won’t be understood or taken seriously by therapists, coaches, doctors, ...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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30:47
From Stripper to Full-Time Musician
Valley Latini tells us all about how she used her time in the strip club industry to build her dream career as a touring musician!
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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32:52
From Stripper to Full-Time Artist (feat. Butterfly Mush)
Butterfly Mush (Andrea Acevedo) is a painter, mom, and retired stripper. These days, you can catch the her making art from her new home in a small Colombian town, where she recently moved with her whole family. She was able to use her str...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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40:10
Why We Ghost Our Goals
Do you have a history of throwing yourself face-first into new careers, hobbies, and projects, only to give up after a little while? Or maybe you keep talking about starting that business, or learning that instrument, but years go by and nothin...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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45:34
Is it stripping or is it me?
The culture of nightlife can be intoxicating and distracting. It can be easy to lose track of what your goals were before you entered the industry. But it doesn't have to be that way. If you've ever felt like there's no way to be a stripper (or...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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48:35
How to Sell Champagne Rooms
I share my strategies for making consistent champagne room sales (also known as VIP rooms or private rooms). These sales tips are for strippers, but really can be useful for any service provider. In this episode, I cover how to attract customer...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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41:17
Advice for Baby Strippers
This is a recording of one of my real Info Sessions for Baby Strippers! In these sessions, dancers who are new to the industry (or thinking about trying it) come ask me all their questions. In this episode, Emily, a brand new stripper, asks me ...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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38:38
