1 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:06,640 Speaker 1: From the newsroom a news still come to me. Gooday, 2 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 1: they're I'm Andrew Bucklow and welcome to this adults only 3 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 1: episode from the newsroom. I think we should change the 4 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: music up, make it a little bit more cential. That's perfect, 5 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 1: thank you very much. Now, yesterday on news dot com 6 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:22,639 Speaker 1: dot Au, we published an article about what really happens 7 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:26,119 Speaker 1: inside a brothel. It was a huge hit. Hundreds of 8 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 1: thousands of people read it, so I thought, you know what, 9 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: let's do a podcast on it as well. In just 10 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:32,519 Speaker 1: a moment, we're going to chat to a manager from 11 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 1: one of Sydney's top brothels. She's going to reveal what 12 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:38,480 Speaker 1: services are on offer, how much they cost, and why 13 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 1: right now is the busiest time of the year for 14 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:44,879 Speaker 1: brothels around Australia. Let's get this risk gay chat underway 15 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:52,879 Speaker 1: right now. We'll joining me now is Kelly, who's the 16 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 1: manager of the Gateway Club, a brothel in Petersham in Sydney. Gooday, Kelly, 17 00:00:57,680 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: Hi there, how are you going? I am very well. 18 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for doing this chat. Tell me 19 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: how long have you been working in the industry and 20 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:04,720 Speaker 1: how did you get into it? 21 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 2: So I have been working in the industry, probably since 22 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:12,480 Speaker 2: around twenty nineteen. Prior to this, I was doing bartending 23 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 2: and vet nursing and different things. I found a job 24 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:20,120 Speaker 2: application thing on seek and it said just reception work. 25 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:22,199 Speaker 2: So I went through, did an interview, and I've loved 26 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:23,119 Speaker 2: it since i've worked there. 27 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:25,760 Speaker 1: What is the role of a manager at a brothel? 28 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 2: So what I would do is all the normal reception 29 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:34,479 Speaker 2: stuff at the club, so answering the phones and letting 30 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:38,840 Speaker 2: in clones, setting up bookings. Also, I would be hiring 31 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 2: the girls, answering emails, any concerns from clients and stuff 32 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 2: like that. 33 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 1: You mentioned hiring the girls there. What do you look 34 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 1: for when you're hiring someone to work at the Gateway Club? 35 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 2: Okay, so they just work in our buildings. So what 36 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 2: we do is they send it an application. If we 37 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 2: think that they're suitable for our club, we'll get them 38 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 2: to come in and do a trial shift and then 39 00:01:57,760 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 2: they will start working with us. 40 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 1: All right, I have never been to a brothel as 41 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 1: a paying customer, So can you just run me through 42 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 1: what would happen if I rocked up? Take me through 43 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:08,640 Speaker 1: the process from way to go. 44 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 2: Yes, a reception will let you through the doors and 45 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 2: seet you behind some curtained areas so the ladies can 46 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 2: come through and have a little chat with you individually. 47 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:20,920 Speaker 2: You can have a chat about what you're looking for 48 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:24,919 Speaker 2: within the service. And that's about it really. 49 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 1: So what happens after that? You pick a girl that 50 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 1: you want to spend some time with. 51 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, and then reception will come through, take your payments 52 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 2: if you're paying by card, If you are paid by cash, 53 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:38,919 Speaker 2: ladies collect that and then you start your convensial booking. 54 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: Right, so you go up to the room, I assume, 55 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 1: and what happens then? Is there a process of what 56 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:47,240 Speaker 1: actually takes place in that room? 57 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 2: Well, the ladies do work for themselves, so it is 58 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 2: their own process, but they are supposed to be doing 59 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:56,800 Speaker 2: health checks and they're having showers prior to commencing any 60 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:57,800 Speaker 2: of the booking. 61 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:01,640 Speaker 1: And are there different themes rooms there at the Gateway Club? 62 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:05,359 Speaker 2: We have different rooms. We have rooms for half hour 63 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 2: and forty five minutes, and then we have a deluxe 64 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:09,520 Speaker 2: room which has a spa and a spirit spar as well. 65 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:11,919 Speaker 2: There's also a party room for when we have big 66 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 2: groups of people or long staying clients who'd like to 67 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 2: stay for a while. 68 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:19,760 Speaker 1: Long staying clients. What's the longest that someone's ever stayed. 69 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 2: Ooh, that would be a tricker one to say, But 70 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 2: we do have clients that stay sometimes up to twelve 71 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:31,239 Speaker 2: twenty four hours. That's not very regular. Though not a 72 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:32,400 Speaker 2: very regular. 73 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: That's great stamina by them. Talk to me about the 74 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 1: party room, because a couple of years ago, I actually 75 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 1: was lucky enough to do a video tour of the 76 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 1: Gateway Club and it blew my mind. I saw this 77 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 1: party room. Can you just explain to everyone what's inside it? 78 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, So in the party room, we do have two 79 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 2: king sized beds. We also do have a striper pole 80 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 2: and a very large spa for everyone to enjoy. 81 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 1: And so is this popular with Bucks parties and things 82 00:03:58,200 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 1: like that? 83 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 2: Absolutely popular with Bucks parties, just groups sometimes when clients 84 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 2: would like to have more than one lady as well, 85 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 2: it's a big area for them to enjoy. 86 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:11,000 Speaker 1: Do you know. I shared the video from that brothel 87 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: tour on my TikTok and so many people were fascinated 88 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:17,800 Speaker 1: by that party room. They were like, who is going 89 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 1: with their mates on a Bucks party to a brothel 90 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:23,599 Speaker 1: and all kind of doing it in front of each 91 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:24,839 Speaker 1: other it's. 92 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 2: Not necessarily only that they're engaging in sexual services. A 93 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:30,280 Speaker 2: lot of the time they're just having some fun together 94 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 2: and enjoying each other's companies, having a chat, having a spa, 95 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 2: having a few drinks as well. Yeah. 96 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 1: Nice. Would you say there's a typical kind of client 97 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:42,039 Speaker 1: or is it quite a varied clientele that comes to 98 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 1: the Gateway Club. 99 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:46,559 Speaker 2: Oh, we definitely have clients from all walks of life. 100 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:52,279 Speaker 2: Definitely a very large range ages and different demographics. 101 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 1: And you know, I think it's easy for people to think, oh, 102 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:57,599 Speaker 1: guys who go to brothel as they're just looking for 103 00:04:57,640 --> 00:05:00,360 Speaker 1: a quick route, right, But there are so many reasons 104 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: why someone might visit a brothel, right. Someone could be lonely, 105 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:06,479 Speaker 1: they could be disabled, they could be grieving, they could 106 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:08,720 Speaker 1: have just gone through a divorce. Are there any kind 107 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 1: of touching stories that stand out in your mind about 108 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:13,679 Speaker 1: why customers have come into the Gateway Club. 109 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:17,880 Speaker 2: We definitely have lots of different clients that come in, obviously, 110 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 2: not just for the sex services. We have clients who 111 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:25,479 Speaker 2: have just had medical operations who'd like to try and 112 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:30,840 Speaker 2: engage again. We have clients who new a divirgin who 113 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 2: also just want to learn how to engage, you know, 114 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 2: physically as well as communicate as well. So different clients everywhere. 115 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 1: And is it common for clients to sometimes come in 116 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:43,040 Speaker 1: and not even want sex? 117 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 2: Of course, of course, sometimes they just want a little chat, 118 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:47,479 Speaker 2: Sometimes they just want to hang out. 119 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:50,359 Speaker 1: Now, Kelly, I was reading some of the reviews of 120 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 1: the Gateway Club on Google earlier and one stood out 121 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:55,720 Speaker 1: to me. It was from a woman who said that 122 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 1: she really enjoyed when she came to the Gateway Club 123 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 1: with her husband to elebrate a special anniversary. Do you 124 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:04,320 Speaker 1: get that quite often couples coming in? 125 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 2: Oh, we definitely do get some couples coming through. It's 126 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 2: not as regular as you know, the general clients that 127 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:13,840 Speaker 2: we have, but once a week at least we'll get 128 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 2: a couple inquire and we'll get couples coming through and 129 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:17,560 Speaker 2: doing bookings with the ladies. 130 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 1: As I mentioned earlier, right now is the busiest time 131 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:23,800 Speaker 1: of the year for brothels around the country. Kelly is 132 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:34,240 Speaker 1: going to explain why in just a moment. Welcome back. 133 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 1: I am chatting to Kelly, the manager of the Gateway 134 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:39,840 Speaker 1: Club in Sydney. Kelly, let's talk money. How much does 135 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:40,920 Speaker 1: services cost? 136 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 2: Okay, so here we have a standard service obviously that 137 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 2: includes protected sex, protected oral and a massage, so there 138 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:54,479 Speaker 2: is a standard price for that. We do a half 139 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 2: hour booking for two hundred and sixty dollars. Forty five 140 00:06:57,600 --> 00:06:59,600 Speaker 2: minutes would be three hundred and twenty dollars, and then 141 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 2: we have a hour book which would be three hundred 142 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:05,040 Speaker 2: and ninety five dollars that would also include the room higher. 143 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:07,240 Speaker 2: And then on top of that, the ladies are able 144 00:07:07,279 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 2: to charge some extra services which could include anything from kissing, 145 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:14,840 Speaker 2: a girlfriend experience, a porn star experience, anything like that. 146 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 2: Anything you're looking for, the ladies may be able to 147 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 2: cater to you and charge on extra cost on. 148 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 1: Top what's the girlfriend experience? 149 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 2: That would be just a very passionate experience, very loving cuddling, 150 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 2: a lot of like intimate kissing. It's all different. Each 151 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 2: lady cater's their girlfriend experience to themselves for their clients. 152 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:38,920 Speaker 1: Rumor has it that right now July is the busiest 153 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 1: time of the year for brothels. Is that true or false? 154 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 2: Absolutely, it is one of the busiest times of the year. 155 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 2: We get our tax returns at this time of the 156 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 2: year show a lot of clients are coming through and 157 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:53,560 Speaker 2: spending a bit of their tax return. 158 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:57,400 Speaker 1: I love that. At what other times of the year 159 00:07:57,440 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 1: are really busy. 160 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:02,440 Speaker 2: We also have Chris period time. Obviously people are celebrating 161 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 2: having a little bit of a holiday. So Christmas and 162 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 2: New Year's is another very busy time of the year. 163 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 1: Bring in the new year with a bang. I say, 164 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 1: what kind of safety protocols are in place for workers? 165 00:08:16,320 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 2: For workers in regards to their safety, we have cameras 166 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 2: throughout the whole building. They're able to screen the clients 167 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:27,120 Speaker 2: at the front door, so they're able to see who's 168 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 2: coming through the front door and choose if they would 169 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:35,439 Speaker 2: like to introduce themselves to do a booking. There are 170 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:39,560 Speaker 2: also in the rooms they've got little buzzers. Reception carries 171 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:42,840 Speaker 2: some buzzes that will lead to the police if we 172 00:08:42,880 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 2: need them. But really, over my whole time working there, 173 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:47,080 Speaker 2: we've never really needed to do that. 174 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:50,240 Speaker 1: I just found something you said really interesting. So the 175 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 1: girls can see the clients coming in and choose whether 176 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:55,600 Speaker 1: or not to go out there and offer themselves forward. 177 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:56,080 Speaker 1: Is that right? 178 00:08:57,000 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 2: That's correct. They do work for themselves, so they are 179 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:01,600 Speaker 2: able to use which clients that they do or do 180 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:03,920 Speaker 2: not see. Majority of the ladies will go out and 181 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:06,280 Speaker 2: see every client that comes through the door, but it 182 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:07,959 Speaker 2: is good for them to be able to see as 183 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:08,960 Speaker 2: they come through the door. 184 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 1: Last question, you said that people are in there sometimes 185 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:15,319 Speaker 1: for up to twelve twenty four hours. Is their food 186 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:16,439 Speaker 1: available at a brothel? 187 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:20,080 Speaker 2: Absolutely? A lot of the time. They do orders from 188 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:23,800 Speaker 2: Uber door Dash and stuff like that, and we also 189 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 2: make them some food if they need it. 190 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:27,319 Speaker 1: Oh, good iron. What's the best thing you can eat 191 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 1: there at the Gateway Club. 192 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:33,640 Speaker 2: Oh, we make sandwiches that've gotten you know, little snacks, 193 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 2: nothing huge, nothing crazy out there. 194 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:39,600 Speaker 1: Kelly, thank you so much for taking the time to 195 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 1: tell us all about your work there at the Gateway Club. 196 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 1: It's been fascinating to hear about it and keep up 197 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:46,000 Speaker 1: the good work. 198 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 2: Perfect. Thank you. 199 00:09:48,760 --> 00:09:51,240 Speaker 1: I find that's so interesting. The tax return time is 200 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 1: the busiest time of the year for brothels. I'n't actually 201 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:55,400 Speaker 1: got my tax return so far this year. I was 202 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:57,680 Speaker 1: thinking of spending it on a trip to Bali, but hey, 203 00:09:57,960 --> 00:10:00,440 Speaker 1: maybe I'll go to the Gateway Club instead. Of course, 204 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:02,839 Speaker 1: I'm not actually into women, so I'll have to wait 205 00:10:02,880 --> 00:10:04,679 Speaker 1: a lot of sandwiches to get my money's worth. But hey, 206 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:06,920 Speaker 1: I love a good sandwich. Alright. Thank you so much 207 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:09,560 Speaker 1: for listening to today's episode. 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