‘There’s a tremendous amount of problems in the world…and it’s easier to distract from that by picking an other, a small minority and crushing it,’ Steffi Bower
Trigger warning: This episode discusses suicidal thoughts, body dysmorphia and body dysphoria.A message from Steffi:‘I wasn’t totally thrilled with how I spoke about the issue of trans inclusion in sp...
25 Mars 20241h 21min
‘Movement is medicine…we should be moving forever!’ Joanna Littlewood-Johnson
Joanna recently won the Australian Pole Art Championships at 54 years young. In this episode we talk all things from poling over 50 and pole longevity to her competition process and performing on Aust...
11 Mars 20241h 2min
‘I Wanted To Make Sure People of Colour Were Getting Platformed,’ Leila Davis AKA Cutie Whippingham
This week’s Pole Pod guest is pole performer, activist and Blackstage founder Leila Davis AKA Cutie Whippingham.Leila founded Blackstage as a direct response to the lack of diversity in the pole indus...
26 Feb 202458min
‘I think I just get in my head a lot and be my own worst enemy,’ Rachel Britton
I started training with Rachel in September last year for the World Pole Championships in Argentina and straight away I knew I had to interview her. So this is a different conversation between a pole ...
12 Feb 20241h 22min
‘I hated being the centre of attention and I felt very self conscious about my body,’ Kitty Velour
This episode is with Pole Unicorn Kitty Velour as you’ve never heard her before! We delve deep and get vulnerable pretty quickly! We talk about sex workers rights, what working as stripper is really l...
29 Jan 20241h 11min
‘As long as I liked what I created- then surely that’s enough?’ Yumi Sykes
We kickstart 2024 with a thought inducing Episode with Yumi Sykes - who fuses ballet and pole in her performances. We talk imposter syndrome, dealing with the critical voice and talk strategising and ...
8 Jan 202459min
‘Some things just aren’t feasible for my body and that’s ok.’ Jojo Fox
Jojo Fox is a pole performer, studio owner, instructor, competition organiser and fellow vegan who lives with Level 4 Osteoarthritis. She is also neurodivergent and queer. In this episode we talk abou...
11 Dec 20231h 22min
‘I’m trying to show the weird side of me that doesn’t fit in with everyone else…’ Dolly Daggerz
Today I was brave and decided to talk a little about how I’m feeling with the World Pole Championships, Argentina looming just a few weeks away.I talk honestly about how my competition journey has bee...
4 Dec 202315min
