This Ripe Fruit

In conversation with Diarra Smith, some reflections on Series 1: what was learnt, what was missing and what was surprising

(multidisciplinary sex worker) In our final episode of Series 1, with great conviction and clarity, Lorelei talks about her change in career from being a lawyer for 11 years to a sex worker, how she experiences pleasure in her sessions, and her work organising women-only sex parties.

(non-binary performer in feminist porn, sex educator on consent and ethics) In this fascinating interview, Rooster breaks down so many preconceived ideas about sex work: they discuss what distinguishes feminist porn from mainstream porn, how they experience their race and their gender in their work, and how they experience their sexuality in public.

(professional dominatrix, BDSM educator, fetish club promoter) With a great sense of humour and realness, Miss Kim discusses the nature of domination and what her clients get from submitting to her, the different styles of female dominatrices and what is sexy about kink for her.

(gay pornstar and sexual and mental health advocate) With a lot of passion, frankness and humility, Kayden reveals what it has been like for him to be a pornstar and escort, the boundaries between his work and his private life, how he experiences pleasure in his work, and the phenomenon of Onlyfans and producing his own porn.

(neo-tantra practitioner, conscious kink, sex magic) With an abundance of warmth and kindness, Rebecca explains how she understands and works with conscious sexuality and tantra, how she engages with safety, boundaries and consent in sexual encounters, and what is sex for her.

(transvestite sex worker) In this episode, Graham discusses what it was like working as 'Tania', how he experienced his own sexuality while dressed as a woman and how he made sense of what his predominantly straight male clients wanted from him.

(Erotic dancer and stripper) Sassy is a beautiful and empowered British stripper.  In this episode, she reveals what it is like for her to dance in a big central London strip club, how she performs in front of the male gaze vs the female gaze and what makes her body sexual.

(gay pornstar, escort and sexual health advocate) Jason starts us off in Series 1 with a disarmingly open and honest discussion about erections and the type of conversation he would have with his body if he can't get erect, performing/performance anxiety and whether talking about sexual health can be sexy.

Join me on this journey to explore what it means to be sexual. Every week, I'll be interviewing someone in the sex industry about their insights and experiences and what we can learn about sexuality.

This podcast is a series of interviews with people in the sex industry. Its aim is to explore what can be learnt about being sexual from their experiences.