The Business of Sex w/ Dominnique Karetsos

In this season finale of Seggs Talk Radio, Thea reflects on coming out publicly about having been an escort while building Testie, her nationwide STI testing company, and discusses the emotional fallout, online harassment and the difficulty people have holding both “CEO” and “sex worker” identities. She and Coral talk about stigma, the “whorearchy,” and why full-service work can feel more connection-based than faceless online platforms. They also get into listener Q&A, and Coral’s Instagram polls surrounding what makes a good kisser.SPONSOR 🧪Seggs Talk Radio is brought to you by⁠ ⁠⁠Testie⁠⁠⁠, which offers nationwide walk-in STI testing. Skip the doctor’s office and head straight to the lab to get tested today. Use code POD15 for $15 off your first panel with Testie.EPISODE THEMES📝⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Coming Out RecapPigeonholed IdentityOnline HarassmentMale Escorts MarketTeaching Men Better SexErotic Massage BreakdownWhat Makes A Great Kisser⁠CONNECT WITH CORAL 💌InstagramCONNECT WITH SEGGS TALK RADIO🎙️⁠WebsiteInstagramYoutube

Thea welcomes creator Via G for a thoughtful and entertaining conversation about life, sex work, and dating. Via shares her journey with sex work over the years and discusses the racism Black and brown sex workers face from audiences and brands. She also shares what it’s like reading her comments and DMs, and the two have an honest conversation about cosmetic work.SPONSOR 🧪Seggs Talk Radio is brought to you by⁠ ⁠⁠Testie⁠⁠⁠, which offers nationwide walk-in STI testing. Skip the doctor’s office and head straight to the lab to get tested today. Use code POD15 for $15 off your first panel with Testie.EPISODE THEMES📝New York AdventuresLuteal Phase BreakupBreaking Into Porn and LARace and Sexual Double Standards⁠CONNECT WITH VIA G 💌InstagramCONNECT WITH SEGGS TALK RADIO🎙️⁠WebsiteInstagramYoutube

Thea introduces guest Taylor Snider who is the CEO of Studio TCG and a sex worker. Taylor met Senator Lindsey Graham in 2015 in Washington, DC, as a sex work client. Later, after feeling conflicted by his anti-LGBTQ record, she attempted to sell the story in 2020 before receiving a threatening call that had her keep quiet about her experience with the senator until recently.Taylor also shares about what she is up to now, building Studio TCG, a product development/design and manufacturing studio, including work for other sex workers, and calls for uplifting trans sex worker voices and decriminalization.SPONSOR 🧪Seggs Talk Radio is brought to you by⁠ ⁠⁠Testie⁠⁠⁠, which offers nationwide walk-in STI testing. Skip the doctor’s office and head straight to the lab to get tested today. Use code POD15 for $15 off your first panel with Testie.EPISODE THEMES📝Sex Work as a Trans ProviderLindsey Graham Hired MeContradictions and Being ClosetedUplifting Sex Worker VoicesEntrepreneurship as a Sex Worker⁠CONNECT WITH TAYLOR 💌InstagramTaylor's BrandCONNECT WITH SEGGS TALK RADIO🎙️⁠WebsiteInstagramYoutube

For the first time publicly, Thea shares that she spent two years working as a high-end escort, often earning more than $20,000 a month in this season’s finale. She opens up about why she entered sex work, what the experience was actually like for her, and how it changed her views on sex work, money, and the people who pay for sex.Thea discusses advertising, screening, safety, boundaries, and the loneliness and desire for connection she witnessed among clients. She began escorting to buy back her time, fund the early stages of Testie, and eventually move to New York City to continue building and fundraising for the company. Although she has stepped away from the work, she remains committed to the sex-worker community, advocacy, and more honest conversations about the industry.SPONSOR 🧪Seggs Talk Radio is brought to you by⁠ ⁠⁠Testie⁠⁠⁠, which offers nationwide walk-in STI testing. Skip the doctor’s office and head straight to the lab to get tested today. Use code POD15 for $15 off your first panel with Testie.EPISODE THEMES📝Why I started Escorting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sugaring vs EscortingDating as an EscortNeurodivergence & Sex WorkBuilding Testie & Escorting⁠CONNECT WITH THEA 💌InstagramCONNECT WITH SEGGS TALK RADIO🎙️⁠WebsiteInstagramYoutube

In this episode of Seggs Talk Radio, the host interviews Dominnique Karetsos, founding partner at Amboy Street Ventures and a strategic advisor to Testy, about the business of pleasure, sexual health, women’s health, and money. They discuss how COVID accelerated sexual wellness (Cult Beauty saw an 800% increase in vibrator sales) and how telehealth shifted conversations about issues like erectile dysfunction, which men may wait up to eight years to discuss with a provider. They explore why STI testing remains taboo, how language and “social permission” shape behavior, and why brands like Testy should guide users through results, care pathways, and partner disclosure.SPONSOR 🧪Seggs Talk Radio is brought to you by⁠ ⁠⁠Testie (testiehealth.com/show)⁠⁠⁠, which offers nationwide walk-in STI testing. Skip the doctor’s office and head straight to the lab to get tested today. Use code POD15 for $15 off your first panel with Testie.EPISODE THEMES📝⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Why STI Testing Feels TabooFuture of Sex Tech and AIRetail Hacks for Normalizing CondomsMarketing Under CensorshipPleasure Boom During COVID⁠CONNECT WITH DOMINNIQUE 💌Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dominniquekaretsos/CONNECT WITH SEGGS TALK RADIO🎙️⁠Website - https://www.seggstalkradio.com/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/seggstalkradiopodcastYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@SeggsTalkRadio⁩ Testie - https://www.testie.co/

In this episode of Seggs Talk Radio, Thea interviews professional dominatrix and educator Colette Pervette about her path into pro-domming, from grad school at Berkeley to learning by shadowing sessions at a commercial dungeon and later co-owning a dungeon for 15+ years. They discuss how BDSM can eradicate shame, how gender role expectations shape men’s desire to surrender, and how media misrepresents kink by skipping negotiation, consent, boundaries, and aftercare, including issues like sub drop.SPONSOR 🧪Seggs Talk Radio is brought to you by⁠ ⁠⁠Testie⁠⁠⁠, which offers nationwide walk-in STI testing. Skip the doctor’s office and head straight to the lab to get tested today. Use code POD15 for $15 off your first panel with Testie.EPISODE THEMES📝⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kink Shame and GenderPro Domme Life and TrainingDevotion and BurnoutBoundaries Over Money⁠CONNECT WITH COLETTE 💌InstagramCONNECT WITH SEGGS TALK RADIO🎙️⁠WebsiteInstagramYoutube

In this episode of Seggs Talk Radio, host Thea talks with Jill Lissner about her path into sexual and reproductive health. They discuss common misconceptions she saw in clinics (pap smear frequency, herpes stigma, STI testing methods) and what a visit to Planned Parenthood entails. Then they cover birth control misinformation, reproductive anatomy like the hymen and clitoris, and talk about the unusual fad of Honey Packs and more.SPONSOR 🧪Seggs Talk Radio is brought to you by⁠ ⁠⁠Testie⁠⁠⁠, which offers nationwide walk-in STI testing. Skip the doctor’s office and head straight to the lab to get tested today. Use code POD15 for $15 off your first panel with Testie.EPISODE THEMES📝Roe Fallout And AccessPap Smears and SpeculumsState of Sex EdAdult Sex Ed QuestionsClitoris Anatomy Deep Dive⁠CONNECT WITH JILL 💌TikTokInstagramCONNECT WITH SEGGS TALK RADIO🎙️⁠WebsiteInstagramYoutube

Thea talks with dating coach and author Amy Chan (Unsingle; Breakup Bootcamp) about recovering from breakups and dating with more clarity. Amy shares how infidelity and rock-bottom depression led her to create breakup bootcamps, and how a long limerence pattern revealed the addictive pull of inconsistent “breadcrumbs.” They discuss how to avoid fantasy-driven disappointment, then cover Amy’s five-stage dating funnel and partnership formula.SPONSOR 🧪Seggs Talk Radio is brought to you by⁠ ⁠⁠Testie⁠⁠⁠, which offers nationwide walk-in STI testing. Skip the doctor’s office and head straight to the lab to get tested today. Use code POD15 for $15 off your first panel with Testie.EPISODE THEMES📝Chaos Versus CommitmentDating Funnel FrameworkDating GeneralizationsPartnership Four PillarsFlirting In Real Life⁠CONNECT WITH AMY 💌InstagramCONNECT WITH SEGGS TALK RADIO🎙️⁠WebsiteInstagramYoutube

In this episode of Seggs Talk Radio, host Thea talks with comedian Jade Catta-Preta about body diversity, sexual shame, and how porn and cultural conditioning shape desire and expectations. Jade shares her coming-out journey. From early experiences and internalized homophobia to realizing she ultimately wanted to be with women, along with reflections on attachment patterns, intimacy, and how sex with women can feel slower and more emotionally intimate.SPONSOR 🧪Seggs Talk Radio is brought to you by⁠ ⁠⁠Testie⁠⁠⁠, which offers nationwide walk-in STI testing. Skip the doctor’s office and head straight to the lab to get tested today. Use code POD15 for $15 off your first panel with Testie.EPISODE THEMES📝⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pleasure Shame and Sex CultsBinaries and Butch AssumptionsQueer Sex Myths ExplainedNew York Dating CultureBisexuality⁠CONNECT WITH JADE 💌InstagramCONNECT WITH SEGGS TALK RADIO🎙️⁠WebsiteInstagramYoutube

Thea welcomes performer, comedian, and sex worker rights advocate Kaytlin Bailey, who hosts The Oldest Profession podcast, tours her one-woman show The Oldest Profession, and leads the nonprofit media group Old Pros. Bailey shares how she entered sex work, and she shares about sex worker history, sex worker rights models, and more.SPONSOR 🧪Seggs Talk Radio is brought to you by⁠ ⁠Testie⁠⁠, which offers nationwide walk-in STI testing. Skip the doctor’s office and head straight to the lab to get tested today. Use code POD15 for $15 off your first panel with Testie.EPISODE THEMES📝⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Entering Sex Work Online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Contraception and Abortion LorePorn Age Verification RisksLegalization Versus RegulationSpectrum of Sex Work⁠CONNECT WITH KAYTLIN 💌InstagramCONNECT WITH SEGGS TALK RADIO🎙️⁠WebsiteInstagramYoutube