Body Count with Issy Knowles

Season 3, Episode 3 — Issy Knowles is the writer and performer behind BODY COUNT, currently onstage at Soho Playhouse in New York through March 29th as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Encore series. The show follows Pollie, an OnlyFans star determined to catapult herself to stratospheric fame with her most extreme stunt yet: sleeping with 1,000 of her subscribers on a trip to New York City. BODY COUNT tracks Pollie's journey through OnlyFans culture — from her confusing Catholic upbringing to her failed consulting career to her first taste of quick, "easy" cash. Through an empathetic and inquisitive lens, we're drawn into Pollie's complicated relationship with sex and asked to consider whether it's ever truly possible to sever your body from your heart. Our conversation centers on one of Post Shame's central tenets: the way shame is unevenly applied, especially on the internet. Issy offers unique insights on the world of modeling — which she explored in her show Model Behavior — explains what "Yachting" is, and shares how the commodification of her own body has informed her sympathy and fascination with the OnlyFans stars who inspired the show. Names you'll hear a few times are Bonnie Blue and Lily Phillips. Issy shouts out a new clowning show in London PRIMAL BOG and her flatmate, Elouise Efto, "Australia's First Attractive Comedian." Find Your Light is made by the coolest #peepadoodles: Our brand design is by ⁠@ladolceveta⁠ & ⁠@salonisoni⁠ Our social media manager is ⁠@colin.r.knapp⁠ Our theme music composer and show editor is ⁠@zachwachter⁠ You can follow Adam ⁠@adammacattck⁠ & ⁠@postshame⁠ Until next time, no matter how you’re feeling - down, up or sideways - just look for some light, turn towards the light. Feel it on your face, that’s how you know you’re doing it right. Turn towards the light and find your light. Get it get it get it.