Merly Åsbogård and Elly Arrow interview poet and filmmaker Chaucer Cameron about her pivotal work “In an Ideal World, I’d Not Be Murdered” which blends memoir and fiction to give insight into the lives of women in 1980s London prostitution. We discuss the tools poetry provides to navigate and communicate traumatic memories, as well as how to translate or enhance these effects on screen. Links Chaucer Cameron’s website: https://chaucercameron.com/ “In an Ideal World, I’d Not Be...

Roxie Roots and Elly Arrow discuss growing up in Germany on the cusp of the internet age and how family and peer attitudes as well as magazines, TV, and the visible presence of mega brothels shaped their perception of womanhood, sexuality, and the sex industry. Links BRAVO Magazine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bravo_(magazine)  ICQ Chat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICQ  Omegele Video Chat: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56085499  Follow us: Facebook:...

Merly Åsbogård, Sybil Jo, and Elly Arrow discuss how society lays the groundwork for sexual exploitation by bolstering narratives that excuse perpetrators and blame victims, a medical system that is often cruel to trauma victims and mothers, a ruthless class system that is uninterested in ending poverty and finally, deep harm denial around the sex trade. Links Obstetric violence in historical perspective:...

Andrea Heinz and Mia Döring share their experiences speaking up publicly after being exploited in prostitution, what drives women to raise their voices despite fear of backlash, the weighing of that decision and its potential impact on the self and loved ones, and advice for those considering doing the same. Links Mia’s Twitter: https://x.com/MiaChristina_  Mia’s book “Any Girl”: https://www.miadoring.com/any-girl  Mia’s TED Talk: https://t.co/iacBihIMyX Andrea’s Twitter:...

Host Elly Arrow speaks to Victoria Gugenheim, a world award-winning body painter, feminist, and women’s rights activist, about her work focused on healing after sexual trauma, fighting purity & porn culture, desexualizing the female body, ending the policing of survivor activists’ appearances and cultivating joy within the movement so that dealing with heavy subjects doesn’t lead to burnout. Links Victoria Gugenheim’s Website and socials: gugenheim.co.uk  ...

Hosts Andrea Heinz, Elly Arrow, and Michelle Abel return for a continued (part 2) conversation on language. In this episode, they cover colloquial terms for men who exploit women in prostitution, including “john,” “client,” “sex buyer,” and more… Links To listen to Pt. 1 look for “Words Matter: Language and the Sex Industry” Follow us: Facebook: ⁠@RedLightExposé⁠ ⁠Instagram: @RLE.podcast TikTok: ⁠@redlightexpose⁠ Twitter: ⁠@RedLightExpose YouTube:...

This episode contains discussions of mental health, suicide and violence that may be disturbing to some listeners. Our host Sabrinna speaks to Angela and Dottie about surviving prostitution in New Zealand, the factors that lead women into the trade, the coping strategies they develop, and the scars they live with after exiting. Their 3 experiences cover the period before, during, and after the transition from prohibition to so-called “full decriminalization” laws, often touted as creating a...

Our host Andrea Heinz interviews sexual recovery therapist Paul Lavergne, discussing the evolution of pornography, eroticized rage, compulsive sexuality, introspection, and course correction. Paul draws from personal experience and clinical practice. Links Paul Lavergne’s therapy practice TurningPoint4Me Paul Lavergne’s YouTube channel Follow us: Facebook: ⁠@RedLightExposé⁠ ⁠Instagram: @RLE.podcast TikTok: ⁠@redlightexpose⁠ Twitter: ⁠@RedLightExpose YouTube:...

Our host Elly Arrow interviews Yeonhwa Gong about the reality of prostitution in South Korea. They also touch on exploitation and misogyny in the KPop/KDrama entertainment industry, spycam porn (aka "molka"), extreme beauty culture, women’s protest movements including the 4B movement and the right-wing backlash. Links Yeonhwa Gong’s Twitter Follow us: Facebook: ⁠@RedLightExposé⁠ ⁠Instagram: @RLE.podcast TikTok: ⁠@redlightexpose⁠ Twitter: ⁠@RedLightExpose YouTube:...

Our hosts Sabrinna and Elly Arrow interview Ed (aka Crayon Murders) who is an expert on the allegations of human trafficking against Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan, currently unfolding before Romanian courts, with further cases pending. We discuss the details of the allegations, the misinformation campaign around them, and how sex work ideology - as well as Conservative tradwife ideals - helped groom the alleged victims. We also touch on the influence of the Tates on boys and young men,...

Our host Andrea Heinz interviews Neil Getzlow, an outspoken former sex buyer trying to get the message out that prostitution stems from and leads to nothing but dysfunction. Links Neil Getzlow’s website Neil Getzlow’s podcast “Unmasked” Neil Getzlow’s book “Unmasked” Follow us: Facebook: ⁠@RedLightExposé⁠ ⁠Instagram: @RLE.podcast TikTok: ⁠@redlightexpose⁠ Twitter: ⁠@RedLightExpose YouTube: @RedLightExpose Disclaimer: All the information provided through Red Light Exposé is...

Our hosts Andrea Heinz and Elly Arrow go into the nitty-gritty of established methods to make prostitution safer (panic buttons, cameras, "client lists", appeasement strategies, etc), how they routinely fail and at times even pose their own risks. Part 2 to last week’s episode. Links German sex buyers faking their information during Covid-19 CEASE Canada German sex buyer successfully sues woman for not giving him an orgasm Safety advice for women in prostitution in Germany, in Italy,...

Our hosts Andrea Heinz and Elly Arrow lay out why prostitution legalization fails to stop men from committing robbery, rape, and murder and doesn't shield women from chronic dissociation, trauma and harm. Links Andrea Heinz & Kathy King's book: "When Men Buy Sex, Who Pays" Statistics about sex buyers in Germany Statistics about women in prostitution in Germany Safety advice for women in prostitution in Germany, in Italy, in New Zealand Femicide in the German prostitution...

Our hosts Savannah Severn, Merly Åsbogård and Sybil Jo discuss the reality behind the glamorous veneer often put on "sugar dating" and why everyone involved is so invested in pretending that it's not prostitution (when it clearly is). Links: Forbes article about "sugar relationships". Follow us: Facebook: ⁠@RedLightExposé ⁠⁠Instagram: @RLE.podcast TikTok: ⁠@redlightexpose ⁠Twitter: ⁠@RedLightExpose YouTube: @RedLightExpose Disclaimer: All the information provided through Red Light...

Our hosts Andrea Heinz, Michelle Abel and Elly Arrow discuss the language we use in regards to the sex industry. Where did common terms come from, what about the myriad slurs and what might be language to use instead if we seek to highlight power differentials, exploitation and emphasize dignity for exploited people? Links: ⁠Andrea's book "Why Men Buy Sex" Robert Jay Lifton's writing on cults Children referred to as "sex workers" by governments, lobby groups, NGO Maggie McNeill calling...

Porn researcher Dr. Gail Dines joins our hosts Elly Arrow and Roxie Roots, who is a survivor of the porn industry,⁠ to talk about the impact of modern internet porn on young people and sexual culture, the reality of recruitment into the industry and treatment of women on set, the mechanism behind OnlyFans and what the future may hold in regards to AI porn. Links ⁠Dr. Gail Dines Website Dr. Gail Dines NGO "Culture Reframed" Follow us: Twitter: ⁠@RedLightExpose⁠ Instagram:...

Casandra Diamond joins our host Andrea Heinz to share her journey through the commercial sex industry and how it led her to fight the licensing of brothels and successfully push for Equality Model legislation in Canada. Links Casandra's Ted Talk Casandra's NGO BridgeNorth Follow us: Twitter: @RedLightExpose Instagram: @RLE.podcast TikTok: @redlightexpose Disclaimer: All the information provided through Red Light Exposé is published in good faith and solely for general...

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