#228 - Legendary: Talking Career, Retirement, and Moving Abroad with Tera Patrick

This week, I bring on multi AVN award-winning and BBW Performer of the Year, Karla Lane, onto the podcast! We talk about her start in the porn industry (including how she lost her virginity!), how the porn industry has shifted over the past 15 years, and her favourite porn scenes to shoot. We also speak on a much deeper level when it comes to body positivity - how she learned at a young age to be comfortable in her own skin and to not compare herself with others growing up and how much she's taken that advice to heart. We discuss the dynamics between the terms "BBW" and "plus-size" and what it's like to be a "fat pornstar". She's not only a phenomenal sex worker, but she also owns her own farm and grows her own herbs as well which gets my food nerd juices going. Karla was an absolute JOY to interview and as she said, she's not just known for the bomb ass body she's in, but rather, she is well-known for her warm and welcoming personality. I love the message that she spreads in this episode and I hope that this can help other sex workers with this simple phrase: you are beautiful. IG: @karlalanex www.karlalanexxx.com twitter.com/karlaxxxlane onlykarla.com Don't forget to LIKE, RATE, REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE! @strippedbysia @siasteph www.stephsia.com twitter.com/strippedbysia https://www.patreon.com/Strippedbysia

8 Nov 20201h 3min

Curious about wanting to strip around the world and travel while doing it? Although it's still COVID, this can be a reality for you depending on where you live or may come true when the world opens up again and Angela from The Striptease Agency tells us all how to do it. An exotic dancer herself with almost 10 years of experience in the field, Angela visits and vouches for the clubs herself while building a relationship with club owners and the people that run them. After getting into stripping and living in multiple countries, she decided to build her own agency and treat dancers well by sending them off halfway around the world to the best and most lucrative clubs all over Europe, Japan, South Africa and even Guam! She shares her best and worst experiences stripping and tells us how she can hook you up with bookings. Excited? Tune into the full episode to hear how you can inquire and maybe you'll be on the next flight to your next destination! IG: @thestripteaseagency Herbal skincare line: @sexwitchcult www.thestripeteaseagency.com Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE, SHARE and REVIEW! @strippedbysia @siasteph www.stephsia.com twitter.com/strippedbysia https://www.patreon.com/Strippedbysia New episodes every Sunday. Subscribe you don't miss out!

1 Nov 202056min

We're once again flying (virtually) across the pond over to the Philippines to speak with our guest this week, Salome Salvi. She is one of the top creators on OnlyFans in the Philippines which is risky business considering you CAN'T EVEN HAVE AN ACCOUNT if you're based in the Philippines. Wild, eh? We talk about how she dropped her digital marketing career for sex work, how she got canceled and outed to her parents, how she balances sex work and relationships and so much more tea! We also discuss in depth about how cyber sex laws operate in the Philippines and how they force Filipino sex workers to become super resourceful...but at the expense of themselves being outed, losing their PayPal accounts, and basically risking it all. In this long-form episode, we also discuss how conglomerate entities do not support sex workers in any capacity, shedding light on where you should/shouldn't deposit your money, marketing tactics on the web, etiquette for both service providers and clients, and much, much more. It is a LONG episode and I can only hope you can tune in to listen to it all! IG: @salomesalvi.mkv twitter.com/SalomeSalvi onlyfans.com/salomesalvi Don't forget to SHARE, REVIEW, and SUBSCRIBE! @strippedbysia @siasteph twitter.com/strippedbysia www.stephsia.com https://www.patreon.com/Strippedbysia

25 Okt 20201h 23min

I am very excited to bring on Sasha Belle onto the show this week! A fan favourite and highly requested guest, Sasha joins us after completing her first week back at the clubs after having a newborn baby (congrats!). Prior to her being a mom, Sasha was winning titles all over the west coast of Canada as her debut as an exotic dancer following a bad break up. Sasha just had a baby boy 6 months ago and she shares with us her struggles with being a mother, postpartum depression, mental wellbeing, and expectations. She also opens up to us about her outlook on stripping, how she approaches customers, body image, and overall, trying to re-navigate the stage and the floor. We are more than happy to have her back on stage again and so very excited to have her provide quality entertainment to us and also congratulate her on becoming a mom! IG: @sashabelle2.0 Don't forget to RATE, REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE! @strippedbysia @siasteph www.stephsia.com twitter.com/strippedbysia https://www.patreon.com/Strippedbysia

18 Okt 202056min

We're flipping the perspective this week and we're diving deep behind the scenes with Mo Reese. Mo is a veteran production manager, producer, and director of 15+ years of experience in the adult industry and has possibly worked with or shot with your favourite pornstars! As a photographer by trade, he ended up in the industry by accident. Since then he hasn't left the scene. Since then, he's flourished from being a stunt dick on set and creating a ton his own online content with his polyamorous girlfriend (and also, fellow pornstar), Karla Lane, amongst other pornstars. He's also the host of his own podcast, More with Mo, where he interviews hundreds of pornstars (literally, he's over 300+ episodes now!). Mo doesn't shy away from the dirty and super technical details of what goes really goes down on a porn set. Does he get turned on when he's shooting? What are the best "OMG" stories and shocking stories? All this and more on this week's episode. IG: @theaveragemo www.twitter.com/MOXXX www.theaveragemopov.com https://stars.avn.com/theaveragemo More with Mo Podcast Don't forget to RATE, REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE! @strippedbysia @siasteph twitter.com/strippedbysia www.stephsia.com https://www.patreon.com/Strippedbysia

11 Okt 20201h 6min

We are flying across the pond over to Manila, the Philippines to speak with my girl, Joyen Santos, to speak about the niche art of aerial rope bondage and shibari! Joyen comes from a multidisciplinary background originating in photography and moving over to sensual movement in burlesque, floor work, stripping, pole dance and more. She is an icon in the Philippines (she is featured as a Playboy Playmate and has her own Cards of Humanity card!!) in east Asia who has established herself in the kink world. Her "by accident" introduction into kink industry has garnered her a lot of attention in Southeast Asia and over globe. Her extensive training in the Philippines and in Japan has helped her perfect this unique kink and gathered her fans across the world. Coming from humble beginnings navigating through the Philippines' conservative atmosphere has helped her emerge as an artist and as a go-to role model in the kink community. All this and more on this week's episode. IG: @joyenjoyen www.joyenjoyen.com https://www.patreon.com/joyenjoyen Don't forget to LIKE, RATE, SHARE, REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE! @strippedbysia @siasteph twitter.com/strippedbysia www.stephsia.com https://www.patreon.com/Strippedbysia

4 Okt 20201h 2min

BONUS EPISODE TIME! I was invited to moderate a panel at the 2020 Sugar and Spice Sex Festival this past August alongside some of my past guests (Jolene Salonga aka Pocket Phoenix and Naomi Vice) and future guests (Salome Salvi and Joyen Santos) on the podcast. The festival took place from August 1 - 15th was a completely virtual festival based in Singapore with most of the guests and audience-members based in Asia-Pacific. The aim of the festival was to change the belief that people raised in traditional societies are unable to express themselves when it comes to sex – what are their preferences and attitudes. The festival attempts to fill the gaps on the lack of sexual education and positive role models when it comes to sexuality. This long-form podcast episode is dedicated to being "the token Asian". Our 100% Filipino-based panel compares and contrasts North American and Asian perspectives on sex work and how they share similarities and how they are also so very different. We discuss the history of colonialism in the Philippines, how our ideals are shaped in regards to roots in Catholicism and religion-based upbringing, colourism, fetishization of Asian bodies, sex work and human trafficking, parallels with policymaking and laws, education and ongoing progress. It is a super PACKED episode (dude, it's nearly 2 hours long!) and we deep dive into some of these troubling topics. Thank you again to Martha Lee and the all of the organizers at the Sugar and Spice Sex Festival - it was a complete honour to speak at the festival and to have the opportunity to reach a wider audience. Thanks again to Joyen Santos for nominating me! @jolenesalonga @naomixvice @salomesalvi.mp4 @joyenjoyen Don't forget to RATE, REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE! @strippedbysia @siasteph www.stephsia.com twitter.com/strippedbysia https://www.patreon.com/Strippedbysia

27 Sep 20201h 58min

Ahhhhh.... the age old adage: to come out or to not come out? I'm not referring to sexuality - I'm talking about whether to not you should come out to your coworkers. Maybe you're been working a civilian job for a while or maybe you've transitioned out of sex work and starting to work in the civilian sphere. It's not a black and white equation - it's really hard to determine whether or not you should come full circle. My guest this week, Caitlyn Marie, or her stage name, Tiffany of Hearts, speaks exactly to this topic. Having been on both sides of the fence - being outed by her colleagues and let go from her trade job in Ontario to being welcomed with open arms in her profession - she shares with us the ups and the downs of it all. Although Caitlyn works full-time in the trades, she also works in the evenings and weekends as an exotic dancer. She didn't want to have to choose between both of her jobs so she decided to keep them both. She even traveled across Canada (more than a few times!) and happily shares some insight on dancing in many of the clubs across the country. It is a PACKED episode which will hopefully give you some insight to determine if you should come clean to your coworkers about your sex work job or past. IG: @caitlynmarie Don't forget to LIKE, RATE, REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE! @strippedbysia @siasteph www.stephsia.com twitter.com/strippedbysia https://www.patreon.com/Strippedbysia

20 Sep 202058min