5 chapters across the catalog
A proposed "sex doll brothel" in Houston was shut down by public works inspectors after the property manager claimed the business was misrepresented as an art gallery. The hosts debate the legality of the business, noting that using "rubber dolls" is not prostitution, while mocking the media's "vocal fry" reporting on the story.
A male sex worker named Nate provides an update on the industry following the government crackdown on Backpage and Craigslist. He confirms the "Dvorak Rule" that sex workers get more attractive as the economy worsens. Nate notes that the industry has moved to sites like RentMen.com and argues that the crackdown was more about taxation than stopping trafficking.
A report from The Guardian highlights the financial struggles of adjunct professors, many of whom earn as little as $22,000 a year. The article notes that some academics have resorted to living in their cars or engaging in sex work to supplement their meager incomes in expensive cities like Denver.
A protester from Queens, New York, shares a story on Democracy Now! about how Bill Clinton's welfare reform in the 1990s forced her mother into sex work to support six children. The segment also references reports that delegates were physically locked inside the arena during the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia to prevent walkouts.
Congressional Resolution Linking Climate Change to Sex Work
A non-binding resolution in the U.S. Congress claims that climate change disproportionately affects women and may force them into "transactional sex" or sex work. The resolution suggests that limited socio-economic resources caused by environmental shifts put women at higher risk for HIV. The hosts characterize the logic as insane and argue that climate policy is primarily a vehicle for carbon taxation rather than environmental protection.
