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ILL REPUTE! PODCAST

Writer and comedian Sovereign Syre (Netflix, Max, Adult Swim, Epix) teams up with VR innovator and former librarian Ela Darling (TedX, Real Doll, GonzoVR) to chronicle the lives of women and gender nonconformists who got a bad rap. Whether they were pioneers in male-dominated fields, criminal masterminds, or just epic sluts, we here at ILL REPUTE! support women’s rights, but more importantly, we support women’s wrongs. 

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Sovereign Syre

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Sovereign Syre is an accomplished writer, stand-up comedian, and podcaster who co-hosts ILL REPUTE!, a history podcast about transgressive women throughout history that is being adapted for television. As a writer, her first screenplay, a scripted comedy series about her life, was sold to Netflix; in addition to her writing, appearing in a regular column for Mel Magazine, in GQ Italy, and in the Huffington Post. She has been profiled by the LA Times, Vice, and Playboy. As a stand-up comedian, she has been featured on Adult Swim and HBO Max. She's opened for Marc Maron and Big Jay Oakerson and appeared on the WTF podcast. She co-hosted a successful variety/comedy show at the Steve Allen Theater, where she worked alongside Margaret Cho, Marc Maron, Laurie Kilmartin, Theo Von, Dave Foley, Kyle Kinane, and others.

Ela Darling

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Ela Darling is a former reference librarian who has made a name for herself as a pioneer in the intersection of Virtual Reality and the Adult Industry. She obtained her Master's Degree in Library and Information Science at the young age of 21 and made a transition into the adult industry, where she quickly became the leading voice in VR Porn. Ela is widely recognized for her groundbreaking work in Virtual Reality pornography, having created the world's first VR camgirl and the first live adult VR broadcast platform. Her trailblazing achievements in the field earned her widespread recognition as an industry leader. Ela's self-taught skills in coding and robotics have proven invaluable in her work and she is an emerging voice in the world of adult applications for AI.