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21: Ashley Mathews (aka Riley Reid) - The mogul and brains behind America's Sweetheart

Feb 1, 2020 · 1h 53m
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  • Ashley Mathews (Riley Reid) discusses legal attacks on erotic businesses through Operation Chokepoint, obscenity law, and modern censorship mechanisms beyond traditional arrests
  • The episode frames adult entertainment within the free speech tradition of fighting indecency charges, comparing historical figures like Lenny Bruce to contemporary legal intimidation of legal erotic industries
  • Mathews addresses the Distributed Idea Suppression Complex (DISC) including vendor reluctance to work with legal erotic businesses due to regulatory and reputational pressure

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