Pornography
Subject in Sexuality
Pornography has come up in 9 episodes across 6 podcasts in TMT, including Digital Social Hour, The Shawn Ryan Show, Live Free with Josh Howerton. 8 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Abigaiil MorrisAmerican adult film performer, OnlyFans creator and cosplayer who hosted the AVN Awards
Morris describes boundary checklists on set, which she says producers respect, letting her explore fantasies safely.
“you have a boundary checklist and you can go through and you can say, I don't want anything in my butt”
Digital Social Hour: Can Three People Really Be Happy? | Abigaiil Morris | DSH #2050 (Jul 5, 2026) · Listen from 24:15
Morris says a typical six-to-eight-hour shoot involves only about an hour and 20 minutes of actual sex.
“The misconception is no. You're having sex for about an hour and 20 minutes, I would say”
Digital Social Hour: Can Three People Really Be Happy? | Abigaiil Morris | DSH #2050 (Jul 5, 2026) · Listen from 17:20
Morris says performers are given time to adjust on set, so pain is rare, and producers will not force a painful scene.
“So it's very rare that it's actually painful. And if it was painful, the producers are not going to make you do it”
Digital Social Hour: Can Three People Really Be Happy? | Abigaiil Morris | DSH #2050 (Jul 5, 2026) · Listen from 16:56
Morris says her main passion project is showing that adult performers can be mentally healthy and happy rather than damaged.
“showing that you can be sound of mind, healthy, happy, not fucking psychotic and damaged and still want to do”
Digital Social Hour: Can Three People Really Be Happy? | Abigaiil Morris | DSH #2050 (Jul 5, 2026) · Listen from 11:34
Sean KellyHost of the Digital Social Hour podcast
Kelly says he formed his view on porn from multiple doctors and guests rather than any single source.
“It wasn't one person. It was multiple doctors I had on the show, former stars, multiple different perspectives”
Digital Social Hour: Why She Says S*x Should Be Number One... | Lika O | DSH #2069 (Jul 16, 2026) · Listen from 30:11
Kelly argues pornography is harmful to mental health, citing brain studies comparing viewers to cigarette smokers.
“Their brain is the same as a cigarette smoker”
Digital Social Hour: Why She Says S*x Should Be Number One... | Lika O | DSH #2069 (Jul 16, 2026) · Listen from 29:06
Jonathan PokludaAmerican pastor in Waco, Texas, author of Welcome to Adulting and Your Story Has a Villain, former leader of The Porch young adults ministry
Pokluda argues that consuming pornography gives the devil a foothold and amounts to demonic worship.
“So like pornography is Satan's iconography. It's not innocent. When you give yourself to that, it's demonic worship”
Live Free with Josh Howerton: 8 Ways Christians Open the Door to the DEMONIC (ft. Jonathan Pokluda) | Live Free with Josh Howerton (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 40:09
Rick GlassmanAmerican comedian, actor and host of the Take Your Shoes Off podcast
Glassman compares pornography to processed food, saying it serves a purpose but is dangerous and requires moderation.
“I think that pornography, much like processed foods in the cabinet, serve a purpose and I understand its want. I think it's dangerous”
Modern Wisdom: James Sexton, Matt McCusker & Rick Glassman - Mostly Wise #4 - #1156 (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 2:53:45
Robert BarronAmerican Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Winona–Rochester, theologian, author, and founder of Word on Fire Ministries
Barron says pornography has become a societal blight and that government intervention to restrict access is needed.
“I think there does have to be some kind of government intervention when it comes to pornography”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #682 - Bishop Robert Barron (Sep 10, 2026) · Listen from 1:21:18
Theo VonAmerican stand-up comedian and host of the podcast This Past Weekend
Von argues that pornography is being used to tear apart families.
“it's such a tool that's used really, I believe to like tear apart the American family and just families around the world”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #682 - Bishop Robert Barron (Sep 10, 2026) · Listen from 1:16:26
NadègeFrench-American sex scholar, dominatrix, and author behind Pleasure Science
Nadège contends that porn is a symptom rather than the problem, pointing to social media and romantic comedies as comparable issues.
“no, porn is a symptom. But if you're going to look at porn as the problem, you're missing the whole”
Digital Social Hour: Why Desire Is Judged Differently For Men And Women... | Nadège | DSH #2005 (Jun 7, 2026) · Listen from 14:09
Tara SuwinyattichaipornThai-born tenured professor of Human Communication Studies at California State University, Fullerton, sex and relationship educator, and author of How Do You Like It?
Suwinyattichaiporn argues porn's harm depends on whether consumption is mindful or mindless, with mindless use being extremely damaging.
“is it mindful or mindless consumption? If it's mindless consumption, it is extremely damaging and detrimental”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #308 Dr. Tara Suwinyattichaiporn - TikTok's #1 Sex Educator on Why Relationships Are Failing (May 28, 2026) · Listen from 3:22:45
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- Digital Social Hour · 3 episodes
- The Shawn Ryan Show · 2 episodes
- Live Free with Josh Howerton · 1 episode
- Modern Wisdom · 1 episode
- This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · 1 episode
- The Daily · 1 episode
Episodes
8 Ways Christians Open the Door to the DEMONIC (ft. Jonathan Pokluda) | Live Free with Josh HowertonLive Free with Josh Howerton · Oct 5, 2026 · 1 h 36 min
Pastor Carlos Erazo and Jonathan Pokluda discuss spiritual warfare, demonic footholds, occult practices, signs of revival, and a simple method for sharing the gospel.
James Sexton, Matt McCusker & Rick Glassman - Mostly Wise #4 - #1156Modern Wisdom · Sep 28, 2026 · 3 h 2 min
Chris Williamson, divorce lawyer James Sexton and comedians Matt McCusker and Rick Glassman riff on marriage, prenups, sex, dating standards, politics in relationships, sitcoms and masturbation.
#682 - Bishop Robert BarronThis Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · Sep 10, 2026 · 1 h 53 min
Theo Von talks with Catholic Bishop Robert Barron about prayer, evil, love, addiction and pornography, the clergy abuse crisis, artificial intelligence, and finding purpose.
#324 Father Ripperger - The Signs of Diabolical Influence in AmericaThe Shawn Ryan Show · Jul 23, 2026 · 2 h 46 min
Exorcist Father Chad Ripperger tells Shawn Ryan about UFO disclosure, the angelic hierarchy and fall, spiritual warfare, guardian angels, prayer, heaven, and divine mercy.
Why She Says S*x Should Be Number One... | Lika O | DSH #2069Digital Social Hour · Jul 16, 2026 · 49 min
Sean Kelly talks with singer and Miss Russia pageant founder Lika Osipova about a stalker's smear campaign, Russian stereotypes, and her views on dating and transactional relationships.
- Can Three People Really Be Happy? | Abigaiil Morris | DSH #2050
Digital Social Hour · Jul 5, 2026 · 45 min
Sean Kelly talks with adult performer Abigaiil Morris about OnlyFans, working in porn, her polyamorous throuple, cosplay, Pokémon Go, movies and whether she wants children.
Can a Bad Man Be a Good Father?The Daily · Jun 21, 2026 · 47 min
Michael Barbaro talks with writer Tom Junod about his charismatic, philandering father Lou and the secret half-sister Junod uncovered after his father's death.
- Why Desire Is Judged Differently For Men And Women... | Nadège | DSH #2005
Digital Social Hour · Jun 7, 2026 · 52 min
Sex scholar Nadège tells Sean Kelly about shame, mismatched libidos, open relationships, the history of marriage, the manosphere, simps, masculinity, and astrology.
- #308 Dr. Tara Suwinyattichaiporn - TikTok's #1 Sex Educator on Why Relationships Are Failing
The Shawn Ryan Show · May 28, 2026 · 3 h 29 min
Shawn Ryan interviews sex educator Dr. Tara Suwinyattichaiporn about sexual communication, attraction, kink, masculinity, Gen Z loneliness, dating apps and porn.