The Oldest Profession Podcast
Old Pros
The Oldest Profession Podcast reminds listeners that sex workers have always been part of the story. Each episode focuses on an "old pro" from history, contextualizing that figure in their own time and connecting their story to the ongoing struggle for sex worker rights.
Your host, Kaytlin Bailey, is a nationally touring stand up comic, notorious old pro, and sex worker rights advocate. She's partnered with the whole team at Old Pros to create an accessible and entertaining resource for anyone who wants to learn more about sex workers and our place in history.
https://oldprosonline.org/the-oldest-profession-podcast
Your host, Kaytlin Bailey, is a nationally touring stand up comic, notorious old pro, and sex worker rights advocate. She's partnered with the whole team at Old Pros to create an accessible and entertaining resource for anyone who wants to learn more about sex workers and our place in history.
https://oldprosonline.org/the-oldest-profession-podcast
Episodes
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Nov 29, 2020 • 47min
Old Pro Panel: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera
Dr. Charlene J. Fletcher hosts a discussion about this month's old pros with special guests Joy Michael Ellison, a writer, a teacher/scholar, and a grassroots community activist, and Ceyenne Doroshow, the Founder and Director of G.L.I.T.S.
Nov 18, 2020 • 24min
Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Part Three
The end of the mothers of many movements' lives and the legacy they left behind.
Nov 11, 2020 • 43min
Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Part Two
In part two, Kaytlin covers the Stonewall Riots, how Marsha P. Johnson's and Sylvia Rivera played a major role in them, and how they were intially rejected from the Gay Rights movement because of their status as trans street workers. Stock Media provided by sounddogs / Pond5
Nov 9, 2020 • 1h 46min
Old Pro Panel: Melania Trump
On the historic Election Night of 2020, Kaytlin Bailey and Dr. Charlene Fletcher of The Oldest Profession Podcast sat down for a candid discussion about Melania Trump. The conversation explored whether or not Melania can be considered an old pro, if she is part of our movement, and how Kaytlin had circus performers at her wedding. A panel discussion truly for the ages.
Nov 4, 2020 • 37min
Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Part One
In part one, host Kaytlin Bailey sets the scene by covering queer culture in New York City, from 1869 to 1969. References: CT Trans History and Archives. Sylvia Rivera: She Was More Than Stonewall Documentary (November 25, 2019), accessed October 30, 2020 Kasino, Michael and Richard Morrison. "Pay It No Mind: The Life and Times of Marsha P. Johnson." Film accessed August 18, 2020 Stock Media provided by sounddogs / Pond5 Soundbible.com https://musopen.org
Oct 30, 2020 • 52min
Old Pro Panel: Victoria Woodhull
Dr. Charlene Fletcher (Historian for The Oldest Profession Podcast) hosts a discussion with EPB (Writer, Visual Artist, and Researcher for Liminal Praxis) and Kaytlin Bailey (CEO + Founder of Old Pro Productions) about Victoria Woodhull and what we can take from her story in terms of sexual freedom, and the complexities and multitudes that women contain.
Oct 21, 2020 • 31min
Victoria Woodhull Part Three
In part three, host Kaytlin Bailey recounts the end of Woodhull's life, and notes her impact on the Suffrage Movement that has somehow (yet also intentionally) mostly been forgotten. Victoria Woodhull was a suffragette, stock broker, rumored sex worker, and first female candidate for the President of the United States. A woman who wore many hates and was called many names. Stock Media provided by sounddogs / Pond5
Oct 14, 2020 • 37min
Victoria Woodhull Part Two
In part two, host Kaytlin Bailey notes Woodhull's crucial involvement in the Women's Suffrage Movement, and recounts the events that ultimately lead to her trouble with law enforcement. Victoria Woodhull was a suffragette, stock broker, rumored sex worker, and first female candidate for the President of the United States. A woman who wore many hates and was called many names. Stock Media provided by sounddogs / Pond5
Oct 7, 2020 • 47min
Victoria Woodhull Part One
Discover the groundbreaking journey of Victoria Woodhull, a trailblazer in women's rights and the first woman to run for president. Explore her transformation from a struggling mother to a pioneering stockbroker who challenged societal norms in the Victorian era. Delve into her intriguing connection with spiritualism and insider trading alongside her sister, as they launched the first female-owned brokerage firm. Uncover the duo’s lavish gatherings that merged elite social circles with revolutionary ideas, including the first American translation of the Communist Manifesto.
Jul 11, 2019 • 17min
Lou Graham
At a time where full service sex workers in Seattle euphemistically called themselves seamstresses, Madam Lou Graham was so rich that she served as an alternative to banks, giving loans to business propositions deemed too risky by bankers. She was also largely responsible for the funding of Seattle's school system. At the height of her power, Graham got arrested by a rookie cop who clearly did not know who he was dealing with. She was so influential that she was cleared of all charges AND had the police commissioner fired.
