Hey, it's Anna. This week we are sharing an episode with you that I have never forgotten.

It's a story that began in my inbox and that's sex and money's very first year.

And then took some unexpected turns. I hope you enjoy it.

I realized why I was laying in bed trying to sleep. How much fear I actually have.

This is death, sex, and money. The show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot.

I need to talk about more. I'm Anna Sales.

I often hear from guests after interviews, but this time was a little different.

I was awake most of the night and what little I slept, I dreamt of this.

This is hard to ask, but I'm asking. Please don't use my tape.

The day before I talked to her for about an hour and a half.

This all started months earlier when she reached out to me in an email after listening to one of our episodes.

I'm responding to your episode on cheating.

As a sex worker, I play a role in cheating on a weekly basis.

She told me most of her clients are married.

Sometimes I think about the wives. I think about how they would feel if the new where their husband was and what he was doing with me.

Am I facilitating cheating? I guess so. Can I sleep at night? Mostly.

In this first email, she was fairly unapologetic about the benefits of her work.

Her clients leave with their sexual needs fulfilled. She leaves with money.

It's sex work and it's illegal.

We emailed back and forth and she said she wanted to talk with me about what she does for a living,

as long as her identity would be concealed.

That's why the sound of her voice has been manipulated and we're not using her real name.

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