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E336 - The Political Economy of Porn w/ Molly Lambert

E336 - The Political Economy of Porn w/ Molly Lambert

Update: 2025-12-02
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Danny and Derek welcome to the show Molly Lambert, creator of the JENNAWORLD podcast, to talk about the rise of the modern porn industry and its roots in L.A.’s San Fernando Valley. They discuss the medium’s origins in underground stag films and the porno chic era; the shift to home video and the corporate studio model; breakout stars like Ginger Lynn Allen and Jenna Jameson; porn as an outsider industry mirroring Hollywood; gender, labor, and power in late-20th-century media; the relationship between pornography and evolving feminist politics; porn’s role in the VHS–Betamax war; and how the internet, OnlyFans, and content platforms have affected a formerly professionalized industry.

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E336 - The Political Economy of Porn w/ Molly Lambert

E336 - The Political Economy of Porn w/ Molly Lambert

Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison