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Lillian Fishman
Novelist and critic, author of the 2022 novel Acts of Service and the essay 'The Front Page, What Do We Make of Our Fear of Porn?' published in The Point; discusses pornography, sexual imagination, and culture on this episode.
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Sep 18, 2025
• 33min
Pornography and the Men and Women Who Watch It
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Lillian Fishman, a novelist and critic known for her work on sexual culture, dives deep into the complex world of pornography. She examines how popular porn categories reflect societal fantasies and questions whether performers truly experience pleasure in their roles. Lillian critiques the contradictions in liberal writing on porn and argues that these narratives can sometimes escape moral scrutiny. With a focus on why we are drawn to certain cultural phenomena, she explores the implications of porn on desire and the generations that consume it.
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