Working Girls Press - I HATE MY JOB - Episode 382

In the latest episode of Salt Lake Dirt, Kyler sits down with the team behind Working Girls Press to discuss their new anthology, I Hate My Job. Joining the conversation are press co-founders Molly Simmons and Emily Marie Passos Duffy, along with the book’s editor, Adrie Rose. Born from a shared desire to publish uncensored, nuanced perspectives on the sex work industry, the independent press deliberately challenges mainstream publishing's obsession with tidy "redemption arcs". Instead, I Hate My Job offers a raw, highly collaborative look at labor under late-stage capitalism, pulling together pieces primarily written by current sex workers, many of whom are simultaneously navigating the worlds of higher education and academia.

A central focus of the episode is the concept of "class drag," a term exploring how sex workers perform specific socioeconomic identities to navigate the modern economy.

Listeners looking to grab a copy of I Hate My Job or check out their debut anthology, The Holy Hour, can find them directly at workinggirlspress.com. You can follow Adrie Rose’s work on IG at @AdrieRising, and listen to her romance media podcast, Pages and Prejudice.

Thanks for listening!

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Episode Links:

• Working Girls Press
• Purchase I Hate My Job
• Listen to more interviews at SALT LAKE DIRT.com