The Pornhub Empire

Competitive foosball players in Montreal create world's largest online pornsite with ties to Dutch cabin, VHS tapes, and subprime mortgage crisis. Discussion on origins and impact of Pornhub, evolution of online porn industry, emergence of tube sites offering free content, and challenges faced by industry professionals due to piracy.

Not only did PornHub become a massive moneymaker, it also helped push porn into the spotlight by using data, clever PR, and the power of celebrity. How did Pornhub make itself a household name?Full transcript here.

Jane, a victim coerced into making a pornographic film, shares her harrowing experience of exploitation and deception by a modeling agency. She reveals the traumatic aftermath of non-consensual content being repeatedly posted online, highlighting the emotional toll of such violations. The discussion uncovers the troubling consent issues surrounding Pornhub and the fallout from a pivotal New York Times exposé, which exposed the site’s failures to protect victims. Jane's story sheds light on the ongoing struggles against abuse in the adult industry.

New name, new owners, new rules. Can Pornhub rebuild its reputation and remain one of the world’s biggest porn sites? Or will the company be disrupted out of business by a new crop of online porn entrepreneurs…Full transcript here.

Pornhub — that site you only access on your browser’s incognito mode? It gets way more views than Netflix. But because of the sheepishness and stigma around porn, it’s treated as if it’s fringe, instead of what it really is: one of Canada’s largest cultural exports.In The Pornhub Empire, hear the story of how a Montreal-founded company came to dominate the adult industry — only to have its reputation obliterated in a massive scandal — and where it stands today.