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Hot Money

The award-winning investigative podcast from The Financial Times and Pushkin Industries.

Sounds,9 episodes

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Who Rules Porn?
Introducing... Who Rules Porn?
An investigation reveals the shadowy power behind the world's biggest porn company.
22 Jul 2026,2 mins
Who Rules Porn?
1. Porn Meets the Internet
Stoya is a porn star who saw how free porn online transformed the adult industry.
23 Jul 2026,31 mins,
Who Rules Porn?
2. The Darth Vader of Porn
A decade ago, a computer programmer built one of the biggest porn empires in the world.
23 Jul 2026,33 mins,
Who Rules Porn?
3. Mr. Goldman, Mr. Sex
Fabian Thylmann runs into trouble with the law.
23 Jul 2026,32 mins,
Who Rules Porn?
4. Playboy vs. Rusty and Edie
How is it legal for porn sites to host millions of videos uploaded by users?
23 Jul 2026,39 mins,
Who Rules Porn?
5. The Billionaire Who Took Down Porn
A billionaire hedge fund manager reads a scathing column about a popular porn site.
23 Jul 2026,38 mins,
Who Rules Porn?
6. Knocking on the Door of a Porn Empire
One of the biggest porn companies in the world was forced to change its practices.
23 Jul 2026,41 mins,
Who Rules Porn?
7. Porn Meets OnlyFans
Alex and Patricia track down the family behind OnlyFans.
23 Jul 2026,39 mins,
Who Rules Porn?
8. Inside Porn's Star Chamber
Alex and Patricia discover how Visa and MasterCard became the reluctant rulers of porn.
23 Jul 2026,41 mins,