EPISODE 2: GATES OF HELL

In January 2020, the pre-Christmas buzz is well and truly gone.  Violet faces a relationship change she was not expecting, forcing her work and personal life into a slump. Valerie heads to Canberra for Summernats as it promises to be a lucrative weekend of work. But with bushfires closing in around the city, uncertainty fills the air.  

If you would prefer to read our diaries, you can find the curated written diary entries at https://www.tosjournal.com/sex-worker-diaries/2020/11/26/violet-3. PART 4- 6 of the written diaries relate to Episode 2 of the audio-documentary.

Sex Worker Diaries has been reviewed by the TØS Journal Editorial Committee and includes diaries from Violet Sweet, Valerie Miller, Ruby Summers and Lucie Bee.

SHOW NOTES

News (In order of appearance):

10,000 koalas may have died in NSW bushfires | ABC News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW9wRPKIEz4&ab_channel=ABCNews%28Australia%29

Sydney smoke 'unlikely to clear for days' as bushfires burn around NSW | ABC News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4obLLE2OCM&t=6s&ab_channel=ABCNews%28Australia%29

NSW fires blanket Canberra in thick smokeCanberra preparing for the worst as bushfires rage in the region ABC News poor air quality | ABC News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQjFQyTe-YA&ab_channel=ABCNews%28Australia%29

NSW fires blanket Canberra in thick smoke, leading to orange skies and poor air quality | ABC News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF-kh18wUmw&ab_channel=ABCNews%28Australia%29

NSW state of emergency declared as bushfires and extreme heat take hold after hottest day ABC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdWKG8WWJrs&ab_channel=ABCNews%28Australia%29

Intro Music:

“Quantum Theory and Italian Synthesisers” by So Vea -

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/mbuO2tZaiB

Closing Music:

“Sometimes I’m Happy” By So Vea -

https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/wYvuUVNcPU