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Velveeta, Marianina and their dancer comrades take to their soapbox outside Deja Vu Showgirls Hollywood to promote worker rights, the solidarity economy, and wh0re liberation. These episodes are live streamed via TikTok, on the streets of Hollywood.  Velveeta and Marianina encourage each other to speak their minds and even hear from people passing by on the street.  Stilettobox is a part of YAS Work Network, a network of podcasts about sex workers by sex workers. 

  1. 3d ago

    Episode 13: Take the Power Back - Your Green Voter Guide

    Trina from the LA County Green Party joins Velveeta on Hollywood Boulevard for an Election Day special. A grassroots organizer who regularly confronts local officials at city council meetings, Trina walks through the Green Party’s recommendations for California’s statewide propositions and Los Angeles ballot measures, exposing the corporate interests behind some of the proposals and explaining what’s at stake for working-class voters.   VOTER GUIDE: Prop 1 - No Prop 2 - Yes Prop 3 - Yes Prop 4 - Yes Prop 5 - Yes Prop 37 - No Prop 38 - No Prop 39 - No Prop 40 - Yes Prop 41 - No Prop 42 - No Prop 43 - No Prop 44 - No Prop 45 - No    Measure A - No Measure E - Yes Measure TE - HELL NO Measure LA - Yes (with reservations) Measure PL - No Measure EE - No Measure PRK - Yes Measure PRT - No Measure FD - No Measure SC - Yes   Find Them: TikTok: @conscioustea_ https://tiktok.com/@conscioustea_   Find Us: TikTok: @FreeVelveeta https://tiktok.com/@freevelveeta (live every Wednesday at 6PM PST) YouTube: @StilettoBox https://youtube.com/@stilettobox Part of the YAS Network — https://yaswork.org/yas-network   CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Endorsement of Marissa Roy for City Attorney 03:37 - Meet Trina from the LA Green Party 06:44 - Fighting for Renters’ Rights 08:39 - The Power of Local City Councils 09:06 - Voting, Revolution, and the Black Panthers 11:48 - Tax the Billionaires 14:57 - California Statewide Voter Guide 25:41 - Los Angeles Ballot Measures 33:25 - Spontaneous Whore Anthem with ‘Strings’

  2. Oct 27

    Episode 12: Revolution is the Reward

    Seven years after staging a wildcat strike outside Crazy Girls, veteran stripper and labor organizer Antonia Crane returns to the scene of the rebellion. Joining Velveeta and Marianina on the Hollywood sidewalk, she recounts how Soldiers of Pole confronted wage theft at the club and helped ignite a new chapter of stripper organizing in Los Angeles. But what happens when workers put everything on the line and don’t get the victory they expected? Antonia challenges the idea that organizing should come with an immediate reward. Drawing on her experience with the historic Lusty Lady union, she argues that revolution isn’t measured by contracts or individual wins, but by the solidarity and collective power that survive the struggle. The conversation revisits Star Garden’s unfinished union fight, the challenges of worker-owned strip clubs, and the role customers can play in supporting sex worker movements. Because when workers stand up to their bosses, courage is contagious. Find them: Website: https://antoniacrane.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/antoniacrane   Find Us: TikTok: @FreeVelveeta https://tiktok.com/@freevelveeta (live every Wednesday at 6PM PST) YouTube: @StilettoBox https://youtube.com/@stilettobox Part of the YAS Network — https://yaswork.org/yas-network   CHAPTERS: 00:00 Advocating for Stripper Rights 04:43 Public Perception and Support for Sex Workers 07:48 Challenges Faced by Strippers 10:28 Legal and Regulatory Issues in the Industry 15:29 The History of Sex Worker Organizing 16:27 Protesting for Workers’ Rights 24:57 The Power of Solidarity and Revolution 30:30 The Role of Clients in the Movement 36:32 Challenges in Organizing and Cooperation 39:32 Legislative Obstacles to Decriminalization

  3. Oct 13

    Episode 11: Praise Dolly

    Dolly Parton takes center stage as Velveeta and Marianina celebrate an icon who found beauty in the town tramp and made trashy look powerful. Her refusal to judge other people becomes a jumping-off point for talking about the freedom to look sexy on your own terms. When a Hollywood passerby shares his own encounter with Dolly, the sidewalk gets an unexpected firsthand story about the kindness behind the legend.     That celebration gets complicated by The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Velveeta takes apart the movie’s romance, its treatment of sex workers, and an ending where stigma wins because nobody publicly fights back. The conversation also turns to AI-generated models and what gets lost when human sexuality becomes an artificial product. Through it all, Dolly remains impeccable. Praise Dolly.   Find Us: TikTok: @FreeVelveeta https://tiktok.com/@freevelveeta (live every Wednesday at 6PM PST) YouTube: @StilettoBox https://youtube.com/@stilettobox Part of the YAS Network — https://yaswork.org/yas-network   CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Joleeeeene 00:52 Introduction and Sound Check 00:59 Protesting for Sex Workers' Rights 04:20 Dolly Parton: A Legacy of Empowerment 09:28 The Influence of the Male Gaze 14:16 Cultural Conversations Around Sex and Beauty 19:06 AI and the Future of Art 23:58 Personal Stories and Reflections on Dolly Parton

  4. Oct 6

    Episode 10: Bread & Roses

    Fresh off a stripping trip through the North Woods, Velveeta returns to Hollywood wondering why coming home to the hustle left her feeling stressed instead of fulfilled. Stories from small dive clubs become a case for the value of stripping itself, where connection becomes part of the work and emotional labor finally comes with a price tag. A fresh lychee from Grocery Outlet leads Velveeta toward a bigger question: why should workers have to spend their lives pursuing happiness instead of getting to enjoy it? She turns to labor organizer Rose Schneiderman and the idea of “bread and roses,” arguing that workers deserve more than enough to simply survive. They deserve pleasure, leisure, and the fruits of what their labor creates. Against a culture built around accumulation and endless striving, Velveeta makes her pitch for redistribution and a different measure of wealth: appreciating what we already have and sharing it with each other.   Thank you to our network partner New Moon Network for supporting YAS Work. Visit: https://newmoonnetwork.org/   Find Us: TikTok: @FreeVelveeta https://tiktok.com/@freevelveeta (live every Wednesday at 6PM PST) YouTube: @StilettoBox https://youtube.com/@stilettobox Part of the YAS Network — https://yaswork.org/yas-network   CHAPTERS: 00:44 Introduction to Worker Rights and Capitalism 02:36 Experiences in Stripping and Unionization 05:44 The Importance of Connection in Sex Work 08:42 The Role of Essential Workers 08:58 Reflections on Happiness and Simple Joys 14:47 Historical Context of Labor Rights 18:54 Advocating for Workers' Rights Today 21:35 The Tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire 25:04 Wealth Redistribution and Worker Rights 33:05 Finding Purpose Through Community Appreciation

  5. Sep 29

    Episode 9: Sex Workers Are Essential Workers

    Velveeta kicks things off with “Cherry Bomb” before getting into the fight to unionize Star Garden and what happened after the dancers won their jobs back. A fired passerby gets recruited into the newly coined “labor wave,” while Velveeta argues for decriminalization and declares sex workers essential workers. Marianina arrives ready to imagine a different social order, taking on patriarchy, hierarchy, and who gets to hold power. The conversation turns toward intersectional feminism before landing on mutual aid as something people can practice right now: share resources, ask for help, trust your neighbors. Velveeta reflects on learning to have faith in other people during the Star Garden campaign, and Marianina brings it home with an original protest song calling for the walls to come down.   Find Us: TikTok: @FreeVelveeta https://tiktok.com/@freevelveeta (live every Wednesday at 6PM PST) YouTube: @StilettoBox https://youtube.com/@stilettobox Part of the YAS Network — https://yaswork.org/yas-network   CHAPTERS: 00:57 Unionizing for Worker Rights 02:37 The Struggles of Collective Bargaining 06:54 Demanding Change and Solidarity 10:39 Decriminalizing Sex Work 14:23 Patriarchy and Collective Liberation 16:37 Unmasking Historical Lies 19:54 Confronting Colonialism and Its Legacy 23:02 Solidarity and Intersectionality in Activism 25:58 Empowerment Through Mutual Aid 28:57 Faith in Community and Collective Action 33:07 Art as Protest and Expression

  6. Sep 22

    Episode 8: Surrender to Love

    NatsHoney joins Velveeta on Hollywood Boulevard for a conversation about stripper solidarity, bodily autonomy, and what it actually means to support people without judgment. They get into the pole fitness industry’s complicated relationship with its stripper roots, the unpaid labor expected of women and femmes, and why everyone should negotiate their contracts.    Find them: NatsHoney Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/NatsHoney Strippers United Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strippersunite   Find Us: TikTok: @FreeVelveeta https://tiktok.com/@freevelveeta (live every Wednesday at 6PM PST) YouTube: @StilettoBox https://youtube.com/@stilettobox Part of the YAS Network — https://yaswork.org/yas-network   CHAPTERS: 01:35 Introduction and Setting the Scene 02:20 The Journey of Strippers United 05:38 The Intersection of Pole Dance and Sex Work 07:35 Addressing Horophobia and Stigma 09:11 The Importance of Support and Solidarity 10:42 Liberation and Its Broader Implications 11:56 Art, Performance, and Expression 13:40 Personal Stories and Family Dynamics 16:34 Negotiating Traditional Roles and Expectations 18:17 Sex Work and Identity 18:58 Understanding Harm Reduction

  7. Sep 15

    Episode 7: Always Proud, Staying Loud

    Pretty Woman sends Velveeta down a Hollywood Boulevard rabbit hole about what sex work actually is, who gets to call it work, and why solidarity has to extend across the industry. Drawing connections between street-based work and stripping, she breaks down sex work as performance, pleasure, sales, and labor while taking aim at the patriarchal entitlement that expects women and femmes to provide it all for free.   Former stripper and sex worker Bo joins Velveeta on the street with the Sex Worker Communist Manifesto, a gleefully anti-capitalist call for sex worker resistance and collective liberation. From refusing respectability politics to imagining a world beyond exploitative work, they talk worker power, community care, and the radical possibilities sex workers already create for one another. The message from the boulevard is simple: put up the paywall, support survival sex workers, and fight for decriminalization.    Find Them: SWIM Website: https://swim229.com   Find Us: TikTok: @FreeVelveeta https://tiktok.com/@freevelveeta (live every Wednesday at 6PM PST) YouTube: @StilettoBox https://youtube.com/@stilettobox Part of the YAS Network — https://yaswork.org/yas-network   CHAPTERS: 01:08 Reflections on 'Pretty Woman' and Solidarity 04:39 Demystifying Sex Work and Its Realities 08:25 The Performance Aspect of Sex Work 12:27 Understanding the Sales Dynamics in Sex Work 17:18 The Impact of Patriarchy on Perceptions of Sex Work 21:42 Introduction to Sex Worker Liberation 21:49 The Sex Worker Communist Manifesto 23:28 Challenging Work Under Capitalism 25:31 Sex Work as a Form of Resistance 28:01 Sex Worker Radicalism and Community Support 30:59 Refusal and Revolutionary Dreams 33:32 The Role of Solidarity in Sex Work 40:58 Decriminalization and Support for Sex Workers 45:47 Artistry and Aesthetics in Sex Work 46:02 Love and Relationships in the Context of Sex Work

  8. Aug 4

    Episode 6: Dignity Is Subjective

    Workers have the right to define dignity for themselves, not politicians, police, or moral panic. If labor deserves rights, respect, and agency, then sex work should not be treated as the exception. Velveeta explores French sex work policy, the Nordic Model, and competing ideas of consent under capitalism while making the case that organizing workers is a better response than criminalization. From worker co-ops to hotel housekeepers, the conversation connects labor movements across industries before turning to porn, patriarchy, bodily autonomy, and the cultural stigma surrounding women who own their sexuality. The episode closes with a call for bottom-up change rooted in solidarity rather than prohibition, and an invitation to imagine dignity on workers’ own terms.   Find Us: TikTok: @FreeVelveeta https://tiktok.com/@freevelveeta (live every Wednesday at 6PM PST) YouTube: @StilettoBox https://youtube.com/@stilettobox Part of the YAS Network — https://yaswork.org/yas-network   CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Fight for Your Right to Party 01:11 Introduction to Advocating for Stripper Rights 02:45 - Comparative Analysis of Sex Worker Rights in France and the US 04:13 - Secularism and Religion in Policy 05:27 - The Nordic Model and Trafficking 08:00 - Consent Under Capitalism 09:08 - Sex Work and Second Wave Feminism 14:02 - Dignity is Subjective 16:47 - Consent in Sex Work in the U.S. 18:23 - Constructive Ideas and Solutions 19:26 - Sex Work as an Essential Service 20:43 - Empowerment and Self-Determination 21:47 - Porn and Ownership of Women's Sexuality

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Velveeta, Marianina and their dancer comrades take to their soapbox outside Deja Vu Showgirls Hollywood to promote worker rights, the solidarity economy, and wh0re liberation. These episodes are live streamed via TikTok, on the streets of Hollywood.  Velveeta and Marianina encourage each other to speak their minds and even hear from people passing by on the street.  Stilettobox is a part of YAS Work Network, a network of podcasts about sex workers by sex workers. 

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    2026
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