Episode · Big Technology Podcast · 2025-11-26
Books mentioned on Communal Living, Sex, And Silicon Valley's Groupthink Problem — With Ellen Huet
Ellen Huet is a features writer at Bloomberg and the author of Empire of Orgasm: Sex, Power, and the Downfall of a Wellness Cult. Ellen joins Big Technology to discuss how Silicon Valley, a place that prides itself on independent thinking, keeps falling into powerful forms of groupthink.
Alex Kantrowitz discussed Empire of Orgasm by Ellen Huet.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Empire of Orgasm
Discussed“There's also this core I I I think I read about this in your book. Um this core ideology to it.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Empire of Orgasm
“It's called Empire of Orgasm: Sex, Power, and the Downfall of a Wellness Cult. Wild title.”
Plugged Empire of Orgasm
“The book that I wrote, Empire of Orgasm, is the story of a company called One Taste, which was started in San Francisco in 2004”
Passing Empire of Orgasm
“Author of because you ripped off the cover of orgasm. I'm sorry for doing that, Ellen. It was not personal. It's totally okay. But again, didn't want to just a little juicy for home life.”