357: Mike Stabile: Politics In Porn & What You Can Do To Join The Fight

Holly Randall Unfiltered

Holly Randall

Sexuality, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 14 August 2024

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Mike Stabile is a journalist and documentary filmmaker who serves on the board of the FSC (Free Speech Coalition). Every day, he fights to protect the rights and freedoms of the adult industry. (Thanks, Mike!) This is an important and long-awaited conversation exploring the difficult challenges the industry faces today. We discuss the rise of OnlyFans, the power of open communication in swingers, and the backlash from faith-based, anti-porn groups. Mike explains the issues surrounding condom laws, age verification, and the broader implications of Project 2025. Yes, this is a deep dive! And warning: we do get political here!! The industry has an untapped power to influence change. All we need to do is educate ourselves and understand how our lives will be affected. Make sure you go to www.freespeechcoalition.com to learn more. They are an incredibly important organization for our industry, and we owe a lot to them. Support our show by supporting our sponsors! Get 15% off The Perineum Massager by Butter Wellness or the Butter Starter Kit. Go to butterwellness.com and use the code “HOLLY” at checkout for 15% off. Want more from this podcast? Get access to tons of perks by joining my Patreon! We have exclusive bonus content such as live streams of our interviews, early releases, exclusive Q&As, access to my fine art photography and video, plus so much more! Join our community now at http://Patreon.com/hollyrandallunfiltered Support FSC - https://www.freespeechcoalition.com/ Follow FSC on Twitter: https://x.com/FSCArmy Follow Mike Stabile on Twitter: https://x.com/mikestabile

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0:00.0	You were listening to a pleasure podcast.
0:03.0	For more from our sex podcast collective,
0:06.0	visit pleasure podcasts.com. The Hello everybody welcome back to Holly Randall Unfiltered. My guest today is
0:29.6	somebody that I feel it is a really poignant time to bring him to you.
0:35.0	I've been trying to get him on for a while and it just worked out perfectly.
0:40.0	He's a journalist, a documentary filmmaker, and serves on the board of this free speech coalition,
0:46.4	which is fighting every day to protect the rights and the freedoms of the adult industry.
0:50.6	Welcome, Mike's De Beal. Hi, glad to be here.
0:54.0	Hi, I'm glad you are here.
0:56.0	It's been, yeah, we've been talking about this for a while.
1:00.0	Yes, and as you said, like this is a really important time, right?
1:03.4	I think that part of the reason that it's been so hard to get on is because there's been so much
1:07.4	going on, right?
1:08.6	That it paradoxically makes it difficult to, you know, when you're actually doing the work, it's difficult then to talk about the work.
1:15.2	Yeah, yeah, exactly. And then, of course, when we arranged to have this
1:21.2	podcast, it was before Biden dropped out and now so because I tend to
1:26.2	release these podcasts a couple weeks after I record them unless of course you're
1:29.8	a Patreon member and you're watching it live at patreon.com slash Holly Randall unfiltered
1:34.6	for only five dollars a month. The timing may seem a little off. Who knows what's
1:39.0	going to happen between now and when this release is in a couple of weeks because it's been it's been a
1:44.0	wild month yeah but at this point Trump there was the assassination
1:50.5	attempt on Trump and then Biden dropped out and it looks like
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