27. Michael Hobbes

Huffington Post reporter and You're Wrong About/Maintenance Phase host Michael Hobbes and I dig into a recent, aggravatingly misleading news item: The "Operation Not Forgotten" bust in Georgia. We get into his coverage of the actual events and dissect some of the tropes that have rooted themselves deep into our cultural psyche as we've descended into a full-blown moral panic about "sex trafficking". Resources:  Huffington Post: No, The Government Did Not Break Up A Child Sex Trafficking Ring In Georgia Contently: Michael Hobbes - See Also: Podcasts "You're Wrong About"/"Maintenance Phase". @RottenInDenmark on Twitter) 2020 Scholarship Drive for Incarcerated Sex Workers Ads:  PoshiePets The Oldest Profession Podcast ll In A Day's (Sex) Work is produced by Blair Hopkins with research assistance from Heather L. This episode is brought to you by SWOP Behind Bars. Music by New Orleans' own Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes. Special thanks as always to Alex Andrews and remember: All In A Day's (Sex) Work is an ever-expanding narrative. If you are a sex worker, partner, patron, or other adult-industry-adjacent person, I want to hear from you! Email me at [email protected].    If you or anyone you know has information about, or have encountered Jose Torres AKA "Joey The Player", contact FBI agent Mike Scimeca at (862) 849-9163 or email him at [email protected]. If you are a sex worker survivor of violence who would like to connect with resources in you community for counseling and victim's services, or just need to talk (anonymously or otherwise), call the SWOP Behind Bars Community Support Line at 1-877-776-2004. We also have a chat line that can be accessed from our website: swopbehindbars.org.