Support our work: http://novara.media/support The effect of pornography on the people who consume it is often moralised about, generally due to its influence over the nascent sexuality of young men. But the business model, technological innovations and broader, parasexual, cultural effects go crucially underexamined. This week’s guest, investigative reporter for the Financial Times, Patricia Nilsson, has written a new book unearthing exactly the ways in which these underexamined forces emerged and how they continue to exert influence on society. She spoke to Ash about pioneering camgirl entrepreneurs, the sado-masochistic-inflected rise of Andrew Tate, and how algorithms have entered the bedroom. 00:00 Intro 2:14 Porn’s Golden Age and the Feminist Sex Wars 10:13 What Pornhub Actually Knows About You 20:24 The Law That Built Online Porn 30:44 How Wall Street Bankrolled Pornhub 39:03 How Sex Workers Invented the Internet 47:48 Porn Stars Get Paid Almost Nothing 57:05 Is OnlyFans Making Misogyny Worse? 1:06:27 “Aren’t the Women Exploited?” A Sex Worker’s Answer 1:14:28 Gooning, Goon Caves & the Death of Attention 1:24:50 AI Companions 1:33:09 Porn, Race & the Far Right’s Secret Obsession Buy Novara Media merch: https://shop.novaramedia.com/

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