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All in a Day's Sex Work Podcast
Stories from the Front Lines of Advocacy


Degrees of Survival — When Learning Is a Lifeline for Trafficking Survivors
When people imagine what “freedom” looks like for trafficking survivors, they often picture a dramatic rescue or a courtroom triumph—handcuffs off, a predator jailed, a survivor walking into the sunlight.

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5 days ago5 min read
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When Feminism Wears Lip Gloss: How Pink Patriarchy Undermines the Fight for Liberation
There’s a version of feminism out there that wears a pussyhat, clutches her pearls, and still calls the manager when a sex worker speaks at a panel.

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6 days ago3 min read
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Correspondence Course Hustle — Higher Education from a Cell
Education is more than a classroom, a test, or a diploma. For criminalized women, survivors, and sex workers, it’s a form of resistance. It’s a survival strategy. It’s a way to reclaim power in systems designed to keep us voiceless.

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Jun 65 min read
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Slut Shaming and the Law
What happens when the law is wrong?

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Feb 35 min read
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On the Super Bowl, Safety and Solidarity
Finding common ground in a time of crisis Every year, around this time, the airwaves in whatever city is hosting the Super...

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Jan 115 min read
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Behind the Rescue Door: The Intersection of Rules, Resources, and its impact on Healthcare in Anti-Trafficking Programs
For survivors of exploitation, and particularly with multiple intersecting issues like domestic violence,

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Jan 39 min read
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Unlocking Second Chances:
The Role of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Support for Women Transitioning from Prison

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Dec 10, 20247 min read
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Mass Incarceration: The Invisible Chains in Women's Prisons
Mass incarceration is not merely a statistical issue; it is a profound human rights crisis, disproportionately impacting women

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Dec 10, 20243 min read
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What is Trauma-Informed Care?
Trauma-informed care (TIC) is an approach to healthcare, social services, and corrections that recognizes the widespread impact of trauma an

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Nov 24, 20249 min read
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An Overlooked Healthcare Crisis
Women’s Healthcare Challenges in Prisons and Jails

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Nov 24, 20247 min read
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What's So Hard About Listening to Sex Workers?
The anti-trafficking movement has faced significant criticism over the years, and for good reason.

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Nov 22, 20243 min read
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The Future of End Demand Initiatives
Arrest and Incarceration using End Demand Initiative has long term intergenerational impacts that harm families.

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Nov 18, 20247 min read
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What's Up With Sheriff Grady Judd?
For over a decade, Sheriff Grady Judd has been "fighting sex trafficking" in Polk County—Florida's fourth largest county by area

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Nov 14, 20247 min read
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What The F%&$ Do We Do Now?
As the dust settles on yet another intense election season, we’re left with the burning question: What the f&$ do we do now?*

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Nov 8, 20248 min read
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Bonded and Betrayed
Moncrief’s actions represent a troubling trend of exploitation within the bail bond industry. This case is a call for reform.

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Oct 31, 20245 min read
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Victimized and Condemned
Many trafficking victims in the United States are prosecuted alongside their traffickers and placed on sex offender registries.

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Oct 27, 20246 min read
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The High Cost of Survival
Darias story is like every other survival worker who experiences violence, exploitation and desperation as a homeless person.

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Sep 29, 202410 min read
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Progressive Incrementalism
For those of you struggling with the implications of participating in a system this morally complicated, this concept is for you:

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Aug 6, 20245 min read
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#JoeyThePlayer Sentenced to the Max
On Wednesday, June 26th, 2026 #JoeyThePlayer, José Olivio Torres was sentenced to 30 years in prison for 4 counts of #SexTrafficking

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Jun 28, 20247 min read
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What WOULD Jesus Do?
The insightful question of “What Would Jesus Do” is more than a slogan or a bracelet ...

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May 26, 20248 min read
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