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What do stand-up comedy and pole dancing have in common?
After a hit Edinburgh Fringe Festival run of her show Bahookie, Scottish stand-up, writer and producer Jay Lafferty joins us to chat all things comedy and pole! From managing broken ribs to writing callbacks into a pole routine, we get the tea on how Jay brought these two mediums together to make a completely unique solo show.
Follow Jay on Instagram @jayjaylaffs
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Pole the Other One! was created by Siân Docksey. This episode was edited by Alice Rosenthal with original music by Amelia Bayler. Find us on Instagram: @poletheotherone
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What's the point of doing competitions?
Pole artist, instructor, competition judge and award-winning choreographer Ayesha Agogo joins us to talk COMPETITIONS: Why bother doing them? How do they help you develop as a performer? And will Steve Bennett ever take down Siân and Lulu's mega cringe Chortle Student Comedian videos?
Follow Ayesha for classes, workshops and collaborations on Instagram: @ayeshaagogopole
Thanks for listening! Give us a Like, Share and Subscribe, and you can support the show by becoming a Patreon (i.e., a LEGEND): or buying us a Ko-Fi
Pole the Other One! was created by Siân Docksey and co-hosted with Lulu Popplewell. This episode was edited by Alice Rosenthal with original music by Amelia Bayler. Find us on Instagram: @poletheotherone
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What is sex-positivity? How do you put enthusiastic consent at the centre of everything you do?
Queer academic, recently qualified pole instructor and linguist Dr Alon Lischinsky is a specialist in the language around sexuality. Siân and Lulu chat to the most intellectually qualified deviant they know about power dynamics in porn, how to flip the script on sexy stuff, and how to help complete beginners literally flip around a sexy stick.
Follow Alon for slinky pole on Instagram @alon_lk and drag for introverts @lamia.lone
Thanks for listening! Give us a Like, Share and Subscribe, and you can support the show by becoming a Patreon (i.e., a LEGEND): or buying us a Ko-Fi
Pole the Other One! was created by Siân Docksey and co-hosted with Lulu Popplewell. This episode was edited by Alice Rosenthal with original music by Amelia Bayler. Find us on Instagram: @poletheotherone
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What actually happens in a strip club?
Pole dancer, stripper and organiser with Bristol Sex Workers Collective Luna Minxx gives us the debrief! We talk about the difference between pole dancing in studios and in the club, how Luna is bringing stripper skills to her workshops, and why sex workers need the same rights as all other workers. Lulu tries to organise an ethical stag do and Siân finally gets to talk to someone about raccoons.
Follow Luna for pole dancing workshops and activism on Instagram @luna.minxx
Thanks for listening! Give us a Like, Share and Subscribe, and you can support the show by becoming a Patreon (i.e., a LEGEND): or buying us a Ko-Fi
Pole the Other One! was created by Siân Docksey and co-hosted with Lulu Popplewell. This episode was edited by Alice Rosenthal with original music by Amelia Bayler. Instagram: @poletheotherone
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What does pole dancing tell us about the human species? We ask a real anthropologist!
Lucy Davies is a pole dancing anthropologist who did their Masters thesis on the wonderful world of pole. We talk about how pole dancing can help you redefine the relationship with your body, gender and identity on your own terms. Also how pole can be a form of self-care, and the peculiar relationship that pole dancers have with physical pain.
Please note that this episode contains multiple references to explosives, which is one of 400 reasons it's not suitable for kids, probably.
Thanks for listening! Give us a Like, Share and Subscribe, and you can support the show by becoming a Patreon (i.e., a LEGEND): https://www.patreon.com/poletheotherone?fan_landing=true&view_as=public or buying us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/poletheotheronepodcast
Pole the Other One! was created by Siân Docksey and co-hosted with Lulu Popplewell. This episode was edited by Alice Rosenthal with original music by Amelia Bayler. Instagram: @poletheotherone
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What happens when your art becomes your job?
Pole dancer, tattooist and artist Lana talks to us about moving pole dancing from strip club into studios and self-expression vs. capitalism. We also test the limits of how much visual stuff we can do through the podcasting medium, and Lulu's patience with astrology.
Follow Lana on Instagram & TikTok for art, illustrations & tattoos: @moysilks
Thanks for listening! Give us a Like, Share and Subscribe, and you can support the show by becoming a Patreon (i.e., a LEGEND): https://www.patreon.com/poletheotherone?fan_landing=true&view_as=public Or buying us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/poletheotheronepodcast
Pole the Other One! was created by Siân Docksey and co-hosted with Lulu Popplewell. This episode was edited by Alice Rosenthal with original music by Amelia Bayler. Instagram: @poletheotherone
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Is pole dancing like therapy? Who better to ask than an actual therapist!
Siân and Lulu have a counselling sessio- sorry, INTERVIEW with Nika Jelendorf, pole dancer and practicing Gestalt Psychotherapeutic Counsellor. We ask: how do mental health professionals look after their own mental health? How much of your true self should you bring to work? And, crucially: who would be the most psychologically upsetting person to see on a pole?
Have a little sit down, tell us about your mother and listen to the first episode of Series 2! Find out more about Nika's work here: https://nikajelendorf.uk
Thanks for listening - please Like, Share and Subscribe! You can support the show by becoming a Patreon (i.e., a LEGEND): https://www.patreon.com/poletheotherone?fan_landing=true&view_as=public
Or buying us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/poletheotheronepodcast
Pole the Other One! was created by Siân Docksey and co-hosted with Lulu Popplewell. This episode was edited by Alice Rosenthal with original music by Amelia Bayler. Instagram: @poletheotherone
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Is pole dancing a feminine art form?
Queer pole dance performer, instructor and goth queen of kittens CAT LEE joins us for a chat about honouring the stripper origins of pole, finding a style that works for you, and opening up pole spaces to everyone while keeping it cosy for the girls, the gays and the theys.
Follow Cat for news about their performances and classes on Instagram @the_pole_cat !
Pole the Other One! is produced and hosted by Siân Docksey, with original music by Amelia Bayler. This episode was edited by Magenta Bridges with support from Sam Nicoresti.
You can find us on Instagram @poletheotherone , support the podcast on Patreon at Patreon.com/poletheotherone , or drop us a lovely tip in the form of a Ko-Fi at ko-fi.com/poletheotheronepodcast .
Thank you for listening! Please Like, Subscribe & Share, tell your friends about the show, and have fun on all your own sexy stick adventures.
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How can everyone make spaces more fun and inclusive for trans and non-binary people?
Pole dancer and newly-qualified instructor Ali Peach explains how introducing pronouns is a simple way to make pole studios (and everywhere else) more trans-inclusive, finding a more authentic gender by pole dancing, and the practicalities of performing with snakey friends.
Find Ali on Instagram @polepiglet and Mermaids Gender on: https://mermaidsuk.org.uk
Pole the Other One! is produced and hosted by Siân Docksey, with original music by Amelia Bayler. This episode was edited by Magenta Bridges with support from Sam Nicoresti.
You can support the podcast on Patreon at Patreon.com/siandocksey , or drop us a lovely tip in the form of a Ko-Fi at ko-fi.com/poletheotheronepodcast .
Thank you for listening! Please Like, Subscribe & Share, tell your friends about the show, and have fun on all your own sexy stick adventures.
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How do you learn without stealing other people's material? Is copying ever OK? Is there a pole dancing version of that time in comedy when everyone was doing a terrible impression of Stewart Lee?
Siân talks to multi-competition winning pole dance performer and instructor Leanne Cummins about drawing on your influences to find your own style. From working with your specific body type to putting obscure references from pop culture and literature into routines, Leanne gives us a fascinating insight to making performances totally your own. Find Leanne on Instagram: www.instagram.com/leannedancedance/
Pole the Other One! is produced and hosted by Siân Docksey, with original music by Amelia Bayler. You can support the podcast on Patreon at Patreon.com/siandocksey , or drop us a lovely tip in the form of a Ko-Fi at ko-fi.com/poletheotheronepodcast .
Thank you for listening! Please Like, Subscribe & Share, tell your friends about the show, and have fun on all your own sexy stick adventures.
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How do you build self-love into your business as well as your life?
Pole dancer, instructor and owner of Edinburgh’s hidden gem Pivot Pole Studio explains how pole can change a whole circus of harmful ideas about yourself and your body, and help everyone feel more at home in themselves. We talk getting past imposter syndrome, constantly learning how to make spaces more inclusive and fun for all students, and knowing when to hit the pause button.
Content warning for non-graphic descriptions of self-harm.
You can find Jessica on Instagram @ jessicarosepole and Pivot Pole Studio at @ pivotpolestudio and www.pivotpolestudio.co.uk
Pole the Other One! is produced and hosted by Siân Docksey, with original music by Amelia Bayler. You can support the podcast on Patreon at Patreon.com/siandocksey , or drop us a lovely tip in the form of a Ko-Fi at ko-fi.com/poletheotheronepodcast .
Thank you for listening! Please Like, Subscribe & Share, tell your friends about the show, and have fun on all your own sexy stick adventures.
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Workers of the world!… Pole dance?
How do you unionise people who don’t think of themselves as workers? From feminist organising for abortion rights in Poland to becoming the first UK stripper to win an employment rights case where she was legally recognised as a worker, Sonia Nowak AKA Electric Girl has amazing activist credits served with a high-voltage mix of humour, pole dancing and techno. She explains the different skills needed to pole dance in a strip club to your own creative stage routines, how political organising with sex workers can be fun, and how everyone can support the fight for sex worker rights.
Find Sonia / Electric Girl on Instagram @ imyourelectricgirl . For more information about the East London Strippers Collective visit www.eastlondonstripperscollective.com , and the multi-industry union for workers in precarious industries United Voices of the World on www.uvwunion.org.uk .
Pole the Other One! is produced and hosted by Siân Docksey, with original music by Amelia Bayler. You can support the podcast on Patreon at Patreon.com/siandocksey , or drop us a lovely tip in the form of a Ko-Fi at ko-fi.com/poletheotheronepodcast .
Thank you for listening! Please Like, Subscribe & Share, tell your friends about the show, and have fun on all your own sexy stick adventures.
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How does the way you move evolve with you?
From training with English National Ballet to becoming the pole dancing face of Nike, Burberry and British Vogue, Leila Davis a.k.a. Cutie Whippingham is one of the biggest movers and shakers in the UK pole scene. We talk about moving between dance disciplines, the magic of collaborating with other QTBPOC artists, and changing the game by founding Blackstage Pole: a Black, Queer, Sex Worker-led showcase creating opportunities for BPOC dancers in response to the lack of diversity in the pole industry.
You can find Leila Davis a.k.a. Cutie Whippingham on Instagram @ cutiewhippingham and on her website www.leiladavispole.com , and Blackstage Pole on Instagram @ blxckstage and on their website www.blackstagepole.com .
Pole the Other One! is produced and hosted by Siân Docksey, with original music by Amelia Bayler. You can support the podcast on Patreon at Patreon.com/siandocksey , or drop us a lovely tip in the form of a Ko-Fi at ko-fi.com/poletheotheronepodcast .
Thank you for listening! Please Like, Subscribe & Share, tell your friends about the show, and have fun on all your own sexy stick adventures.
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How do you build a more compassionate relationship with your body, whatever it needs?
George Lou Bon is a queer pole dancer and multidisciplinary artist who creates work about invisible disabilities including Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and multiple sclerosis. They give us the DL on how pole has helped to build movement and exercise back into their life while living with chronic pain, and brought better health and well-being habits into other areas of their practice. Plus, a great deep dive into making art from negative experiences, unapologetic gushing about our spiritual sexy stick home Queer Pole London, and the joy of collaborating with your loves and friends.
Content warning for references to sexual assault at approximately 00:25 - if that's not what you want to hear about, you can pause the episode there.
You can find George on Instagram @ thisismybody , on their website www.itismybody.com and on Medium @ georgeloubon (Coming soon!)
Pole the Other One! is produced and hosted by Siân Docksey, with original music by Amelia Bayler. You can support the podcast on Patreon at Patreon.com/siandocksey , or drop us a lovely tip in the form of a Ko-Fi at ko-fi.com/poletheotheronepodcast .
Thank you for listening! Please Like, Subscribe & Share, tell your friends about the show, and have fun on all your own sexy stick adventures.
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What is art?
The Irish Queen of Sexistential Dread, very first Miss Pole Dance Ireland and all-round walking album cover Arlene Caffrey talks ART! With over 15 years’ skin in the pole dancing game, multiple national competition titles under her belt and an international community around her studio Irish Pole Dance Academy, Arlene has plenty wisdom on overcoming creative blocks, managing the business side of being an artist, and bringing more magic into your life.
You can find Arlene on Instagram @ arlenecaffrey , and Irish Pole Dance Academy on Instagram @ irishpoledanceacademy or www.irishpoledanceacademy.com .
Pole the Other One! is produced and hosted by Siân Docksey, with original music by Amelia Bayler. You can support the podcast on Patreon at Patreon.com/siandocksey , or drop us a lovely tip in the form of a Ko-Fi at ko-fi.com/poletheotheronepodcast .
Thank you for listening! Please Like, Subscribe & Share, tell your friends about the show, and have fun on all your own sexy stick adventures.
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Is Nu Metal the answer to all our problems??
Dancer, instructor, Hoodlum Fang clothing designer and all-round queer pole legend Chlo Hood joins us to talk about creating more fun and inclusive spaces for trans, non-binary and neurodiverse pole beans. We also go in-depth into early noughties music nostalgia, teaching students how to freestyle into what’s most fun for you and your body, and why the Gender-Critical movement can get in the sea.
Find Chlo on Instagram at @chlo_a_mood and Hoodlum Fang @hoodlumfang .
Pole the Other One! is produced and hosted by Siân Docksey, with original music by Amelia Bayler. You can support the podcast on Patreon at Patreon.com/siandocksey , or drop us a lovely tip in the form of a Ko-Fi at ko-fi.com/poletheotheronepodcast .
Thank you for listening! Please Like, Subscribe & Share, tell your friends about the show, and have fun on all your own sexy stick adventures.
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What's it like to learn pole as an autistic person, and how can classes be more welcoming and fun for all flavours of neurodiversity?
Comedian, writer-performer and pole dancer Ian Lynam talks neurodiversity, comedy and masculinity in an episode we recorded just before the premiere of his solo show "Autistic License" at Dublin Fringe Festival! We talk about the mental health benefits of pole dancing and escaping the rigid definitions of how men are expected to dress and behave, before we get distracted by going on a massive nerdy tangent about pole dancing and comedy (which happens: immediately.)
You can find Ian on Instagram at @ian_lynam and Twitter @quixoticclown - keep an eye out for future performances of Autistic License near you.
Pole the Other One! is produced and hosted by Siân Docksey, with original music by Amelia Bayler. You can support the podcast on Patreon at Patreon.com/siandocksey , or drop us a lovely tip in the form of a Ko-Fi at ko-fi.com/poletheotheronepodcast .
Thank you for listening! Please Like, Subscribe & Share, tell your friends about the show, and have fun on all your own sexy stick adventures.
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How do you psych yourself up to do something terrifying? Or deal with the voice in your head that says “I can’t”?
Circus-trained pole dancer, burlesque artist, actor and conqueror-of-all-sky-shapes Kelly Vee shows us how to face the fears and fly! From the psychological torture of drama school (yes, everything you’ve heard about it is true) to whipping out the most bonkers acrobatics and mastering mind-boggling shapes on all flying objects - we talk about steeling yourself to do what looks impossible, the magical power of cheering on your mates, and how conquering fear in a pole class helps make you bolder and braver for life.
You can follow Kelly on Instagram to gawp at her mad pole skills and go see her in a show at @ kelly_veeee , and take a class with her at Polepeople London www.polepeople.co.uk
Pole the Other One! is produced and hosted by Siân Docksey, with original music by Amelia Bayler. You can support the podcast on Patreon at Patreon.com/siandocksey , or drop us a lovely tip in the form of a Ko-Fi at ko-fi.com/poletheotheronepodcast .
Thank you for listening! Please Like, Subscribe & Share, tell your friends about the show, and have fun on all your own sexy stick adventures.
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Strippers and sex workers to the front!
Has mainstream pole dancing been taken away from the strippers who created it? And why is the Labour Party so backwards when it comes to sex worker rights?
Carmen Ali a.k.a. April Fiasco is a comedian, stripper, burlesque artist, co-founder of virtual socialist strip club Cybertease and Artistic Director of Sexquisite Events. We talk about how pole dancing on the job is different from learning in a studio, building your own strip club as a workers' cooperative, and the combined classism and whorephobia that comes crashing down on sex workers. She gives us the lowdown on how organisations like Sexquisite Events are pushing against this by platforming the creativity, writing and performance skills of sex worker artists. And then we go off on one about why Labour are so rubbish at sex worker rights, whether we're bad socialists, and the artistic power of cake.
You can watch Sexquisite Events' live-streaming of their NSFW digital theatre show on 19 & 20 Sep here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nsfw-not-safe-for-work-by-sexquisite-tickets-163878295393
And watch the Sexquisite Cabaret Show Live Sep 23rd at BGWMC in London:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sexquisite-tickets-161633370763
Find Carmen Ali a.k.a. April Fiasco on Instagram here:
@carmenjeanali
@aprilfiasco
Cybertease: @cybertease_ Sexquisite Events: @sexquisite.events
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Do all performers create a fantasy version of themselves? Can this help you in other parts of your life?
Launching the series like a glitter canon of sparkly stripper-style magic, it's Kitty Velour! Kitty is an internationally touring pole dancer, booty-popping princess, showgirl and dreamy aerial artist. She's as comfortable dangling off a hoop ten feet in the air as a unicorn mermaid as serving the filthiest floor work in a dimly-lit cabaret club. We talk about how "Kitty Velour" was created, how this has taken her on adventures all across the world, how to help other people let rip their most extravagantly fierce, sensual or technicolour selves, and flipping the script on narratives of female/queer sexuality and marginalised groups including sex workers.
You can find Kitty on Instagram at @ kitty_velour and @ dance_with_kitty , on Patreon at patreon.com/kittyvelour , and listen to her podcast The Pussy Parlour Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify (IG: @ thepxssyparlour )
Pole the Other One! is produced and hosted by Siân Docksey, with original music by Amelia Bayler. You can support the podcast on Patreon at Patreon.com/siandocksey , or drop us a lovely tip in the form of a Ko-Fi at ko-fi.com/poletheotheronepodcast .
Thank you for listening! Please Like, Subscribe & Share, tell your friends about the show, and have fun on all your own sexy stick adventures.
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