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Chapter 11 “Pirates!”: As the porn industry makes record profits in the early 2000s, upstart studio Digital Playground makes the highest budget adult film ever called Pirates just as online piracy begins to destroy the entire adult film industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Mollyworld
iHeartPodcasts · True Crime · English
LA expert Molly Lambert (Heidiworld, Jennaworld) takes guests out to spots on Hollywood Boulevard and then they discuss their adventure and learn about local history.
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Chapter 7: Cybersex
Chapter 7 “Cybersex”: Porn hits the internet and a gold rush ensues. The history of phone sex hotlines and early internet adult pioneers like Danny Ashe and Cindy Margolis. A hustler named Seth Warshavsky turns Seattle into a cam girl (and boy) mecca with his company Internet Entertainment Group. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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