Three Women and the Sex Industry

A few months ago, radio producer Sandy Tolan was supposed to do a documentary about strippers with an aspiring writer — and stripper — named Susan. A few days before they were to begin working together, Susan disappeared, presumed dead. Prologue: Host Ira Glass with Sarah, who did phone sex and nude dancing. (5 minutes) Susan: Sandy Tolan interviewed Susan's friends and family to make an unusual and powerful documentary about who she was and about the world she inhabited. (30 minutes) Striptease: A story by therapist Lauren Slater about a case she had with a tough man obsessed with porn and how he changed. (23 minutes)