Queendom of Essex

Harm Reduxxx Is Stripper Heeling Ft. Lola

Meet Lola, a stripper of almost 15 years who started dancing in 2007 comes onto the podcast to talk extensively about her entrance to the stripping industry, the importance of harm reduction and obtaining an ideal stripping work environment. Seeing an increase in opioid overdoses in Philadelphia, she found it important to help educate people on harm reduction and how we can help others struggling with addiction. The strip club industry is primarily a nightlife industry and like any other nightlife environment strippers may be susceptible to harmful intoxicants or situations that might not be recognized as harmful. Lola explains the importance of harm reduction in a general sense as well as how it is vital for the stripping industry. They discuss different forms of harm reduction that branch out beyond drugs or alcohol as well as ethical club practices. What kind of organizations or groups such as a harm reduction coalitions will it take to help create a better work environment for strippers? Residing upstate, her club in Pennsylvania only opened up 3 months ago so we discuss her covid-19 experience. Lola found other forms of income during the pandemic such as life drawing through zoom and continuing her day job as a dental hygienist part time. Aurora and Lola go into the concept of the healing aspects of stripping like the intimacy of touch and having a person to converse with. The dichotomy between pole dancers and strippers has been a topic of discussion for several years now and it seems to not be settling. What can be fun fitness can be harmful without recognition of where pole came from. Can pole studios help humanize sex workers? Similarly to how burlesque became more accepted overtime, do pole fitness dancers hold a vital role in legitimizing our labor? Reach out to us to share your opinion! Do you like what you hear? Do you have any questions or stories to share? Email your host at aurora.violets@yahoo.com Stripper Bitches Shirt: @cloutcurator x @angelcandyshop777 IG: @thepvssymansion XXX Aurora If you want to tip our guest Lola please use their Cashapp: $joyfultangerine; IG: @electricxbarbarella

Psychoanalyzing Customers And SB315 Ft. Alexandra

The new SB315 bill that recently passed in Texas isn’t something new to Alexandria. Recently having left Louisiana, she experienced the passing of a similar bill that effected the stripping community regardless of what age you were. In this episode, Alexandria and Aurora discuss the parallels of the two bills and how this will affect the future for Texas strippers. Alexandria is multifaceted with SW and also is working on a BS in psychology. We say it often, strippers are like therapists a lot of the time and we talk about how her schooling on the human psyche has been used inside and outside the club. Do you like what you hear? Do you have any questions or stories to share? Email your host at aurora.violets@yahoo.com Cashapp Alexandria: $wowlexx IG: @thepvssymansion XXX Aurora

Reading Strip Club Reviews: Philadelphia, PA

DISCLAIMER: This episode was recorded before Aurora’s trip to Philly and has been posted after her return. OUR BAD. None the less, check out some wild reviews from the great American city home of the liberty bell, those steps Rocky ran up and a fantastic art scene. Karma and Aurora recall some of their after hours nightmares and celebrate surviving partying. Do you like what you hear? Do you have any questions or stories to share? Email your host at aurora.violets@yahoo.com [aurora.violets@yahoo.com] IG: @thepvssymansion XXX Aurora

Stripping, Doxing and Decriminalizing Sex Work For Public Health: Ft. Layla

Meet our guest Layla, a multifaceted sex worker who began working on cam, boats and soon after the strip club. Born in Pakistan, Layla describes her experience with being doxxed numerous times, stripping in a predominantly white city to a more diverse city, becoming more accepting of her appearance and being a full time student. Now moving to NYC for grad school, Layla shares with us her thesis on decriminalizing sex work for the sake of public health. We also discuss the importance of organizing with your fellow sex workers in your community and how grassroots efforts are vital in moving towards decriminalization. Layla gives us an honest idea of what it takes to be a sex worker all the while accepting the hilarity behind some of the grievances we face in the industry. If you’re a student who’s interested in stripping or you’re a student currently stripping looking for something relatable, this is it. Blunt, honest and informative, Layla and Aurora dissect as many nuances of the sex working world as they can. If you want to shoot Layla a tip, send it directly to her Cash App @$laylacella Do you like what you hear? Do you have any questions or stories to share? Email your host at aurora.violets@yahoo.com [aurora.violets@yahoo.com] IG: @thepvssymansion XXX Aurora

Queendom of Essex

We are back and we’re excited to share this new episode with our friend Essex. Going from working in corporate America to the stripping industry showed beneficial to Essex and gave her a new found empowerment she did not know she had. In her own words, she tells her story about entering the stripping industry to support herself, how it shaped her autonomy and the value she found in herself during that time. We also get to hear her first experience dancing in Miami at an all nude club that you don’t want to miss. One keyword, tequila. Do you like what you hear? Do you have any questions or stories to share? Email your host at aurora.violets@yahoo.com [aurora.violets@yahoo.com] IG: @thepvssymansion XXX Aurora