The Oldest Profession Podcast
1) Holiday Special: Coming Out Stories
Trigger warning: this episode discusses suicidal thoughts. Coming out as a sex worker can be an act of courage, a moment of rupture, or a slow, ongoing negotiation with the world. In this holiday spe...Show More
2) Decriminalization in Rhode Island
For decades, Rhode Island effectively decriminalized indoor, consensual sex work—and the sky didn't fall. It got safer. Kaytlin traces the legal fight, the raids, and the politics, then digs into new ...Show More
3) History of Decriminalization in Australia: Part 2
In this second and final episode on the decriminalization of sex work in Australia, host Kaytlin Bailey picks up where we left off: the 1995 vote to decriminalize sex work in New South Wales. We look ...Show More
4) History of Decriminalization in Australia: Part 1
In 1995, New South Wales, Australia became the first place on earth to fully decriminalize adult consensual sex work. How did that happen – and what can today's decrim campaigns learn from it? In this...Show More
5) Decriminalization in New Zealand
New Zealand became the first country to decriminalize sex work in 2003. NZPC leaders Catherine Healy and Annah Pickering tell the story of how it happened—and what came after. For more information, in...Show More
6) Georgina Beyer
Georgina Beyer made global history as the world’s first openly transgender mayor and member of parliament. In this episode, host Kaytlin Bailey traces Beyer’s path from boarding schools and strip club...Show More
7) Legalization in Nevada
Nevada is the only U.S. state with legal brothels—but is it working for sex workers? In this episode, Kaytlin Bailey sits down with Jupiter Jetson, who works in a legal brothel, Dr. Barbara Brents, so...Show More
8) Candida Royalle
Candida Royalle was a 1970’s porn star who went on to found Femme Productions, the first feminist production company that made porn for women. In this episode, Kaytlin Bailey tells Candida's extraordi...Show More
9) Robin Byrd
Robin Byrd was more than a porn star—she was a pioneer creating one of Manhattan’s most iconic cable shows, The Robin Byrd Show which she produced and starred in from 1977-1998. In this episode Kaytl...Show More
10) Open to Debate: “Is it OK to Pay for Sex?”
This week in Open to Debate a sex worker rights advocate and a human rights attorney have a passionate and vigorous debate about these laws, with the common goal of figuring out what’s best for sex wo...Show More