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Episode · Interesting Times · 2026-10-29

Books mentioned on Why Are We Having Less Sex? Ask a Pornographer. | Interesting Times

1 book · With Erika Lust · Watch on YouTube

Pornography gets the blame for a lot of societal problems, including the so-called “sex recession.” Can porn ever really be ethical?

Erika Lust discussed King Kong Theory by Virginie Despentes.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. King Kong Theory

    Virginie Despentes · at 35:44

    King Kong Theory by Virginie Despentes is a provocative feminist manifesto that explores sexuality, violence, prostitution, and the societal pressures placed on women's bodies.

    Discussed
    “So every woman does deserve a gang bang is what I’m getting from you to feel. I think that this was also something that was in Virginie despentes book, the King Kong theory, where she talks a lot about this idea of even if there’s risk going out into the world and experience and take up space and learn on”
    Erika Lust Why Are We Having Less Sex? Ask a Pornographer. | Interesting Times 2026-10-29 Listen at 35:44
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