BEEF with Bridget Todd

Comedian Kiki Andersen finds the funny in the most uncomfortable corners of our culture. Sex. Politics. Religion. But in the digital age, what can and can’t be talked about at the dinner table has changed dramatically. Indecent is a podcast all about what’s off-limits and who sets the boundaries for today’s taboos. Through conversations with comedians, psychologists, journalists, theologians and scientists, Kiki peels at the wallpaper of polite society on Indecent, where NSFW meets LMAO. Subscribe now to get all the new episodes! You never forget your first. And in our inaugural episode, Kiki talks with Dr. Laurie Betito, Director of Pornhub's Sexual Wellness Center, about how much jacking off is too much, the conservative obsession with limiting adult content, and the importance of wearing a condom when having sex with a tree. Also, comedian and porn producer Kenny Weber shines some light on the realities of shooting high-quality smut. Dr. Laurie Betito is a Clinical Psychologist who has been practicing psychotherapy for over 30 years. She is also the director of Pornhub’s Sexual Wellness Center. She has appeared on the weekly show "EROS" on The Life Channel as as well as on MenTV where she hosted the show "LET'S TALK SEX". She has appeared frequently on various television programs and documentaries, both as a commentator, and as a regular "sexpert", and is an accredited member of ACTRA. She is the host of The Passion Podcast and the author of “The Sex Bible For People Over 50: The Complete Guide To Sexual Love For Mature Couples.” Follow Dr. Laurie at @drlauriebetito on Instagram and Twitter! Follow Kenny Weber at @heykennyitskenny on Instagram and @itskennyweber on Twitter! Here's some homework for you nerds who love to read: https://marketing4ecommerce.net/en/which-are-the-most-visited-websites-in-the-world/ https://statisticsanddata.org/data/most-popular-website/#:~:text=In%202022%20Xvideos%20is%20the,November%20of%20the%20same%20year. https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/does-society-have-a-sex-addiction-problem#:~:text=A%20study%20found%20that%204.7,women%20also%20can%20be%20addicted. https://www.apa.org/monitor/2021/03/teaching-porn-literacy https://www.marketplace.org/shows/marketplace-tech/louisiana-law-requiring-proof-of-id-for-porn-site-access-has-privacy-advocates-worried/ https://apnews.com/article/porn-age-verification-utah-8f8f4960ad1ec4afc5d59fd7d34c3b9d "Indecent with Kiki Andersen" is a production of Next Chapter Podcasts. Hosted by Kiki Andersen Produced by Pete Musto & Max Wolfson Executive produced by Jeremiah Tittle Follow the show at @indecentkiki on Instagram and follow Kiki at @itskikiandersen Email us at indecentthepod@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this bonus episode for season 1, the writing team behind Beef sat down to talk about how they put the show together and give you a peek behind the curtain as to how these stories got told. Our writing team are James Levine (who scripted the stories of Bret "The Hitman" Hart vs. Shawn Michaels and Adidas vs. Puma Pt. 1 & 2), Ben Austin-Docampo (who wrote James Brown vs. Joe Tex, Jean-Claude Van Damme vs. Steven Seagal, and Captain Henry Morgan vs. The Spanish Empire) and showrunner Pete Musto (who penned Dear Abby vs. Ann Landers and Penthouse vs. Playboy). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our third piece of bonus content for season 1 of Beef, host Bridget Todd sits down with wrestling journalist Keith Elliot Greenberg to talk about pro wrestling’s unusual history, the thin line between truth and reality within the sport, and the lack of punches pulled between Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels. Keith Elliot Greenberg is a New York Times bestselling author and television producer. He has written articles for World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.’s WWE magazine, Playboy, Men's Journal, HuffPost, Maxim and The Village Voice. His books include December 8, 1980: The Day John Lennon Died, Too Sweet: Inside the Indie Wrestling Revolution, and Follow the Buzzards: Pro Wrestling in the Age of COVID-19. In 2016, he co-authored the third edition of the WWE Encyclopedia of Sports Entertainment, as well as the fourth edition in 2020. He's a regular writer, contributor, and reporter for WWE. And he also co-authored a number of biographies of professional wrestlers, including Freddie Blassie, Ric Flair, and Superstar Billy Graham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our second piece of bonus content for season 1 of Beef, host Bridget Todd sits down with African American music historian Dr. Portia Maultsby to talk about the origins of soul music, black culture’s unique effect on art, and the bitter divide between singers James Brown and Joe Tex. Dr. Portia Maultsby. Dr. Maultsby is a professor emerita of ethnomusicology at Indiana University where she also formerly directed the Ethnomusicology Institute. She was the founding director of the Archives of African American Music and Culture at Indiana University and a consultant for the National Museum of African American Music. She is also the founding director of the Indiana University Soul Review, a credited course specializing in black popular music. She co-edited African American Music: An Introduction, the definitive book on black music in America. She was a consulting scholar for PBS’s award-winning series about the Civil Rights movement Eyes on the Prize. And her work is the basis for Carnegie Hall’s "Timeline of African American Music." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our first piece of bonus content for season 1 of Beef, host Bridget Todd sits down with sex & relationship advice columnist Dan Savage to talk about his experience as an advice giver, some of the best and worst words of wisdom he’s ever offered, and his love of Ann Landers. Dan Savage is a sex-advice columnist, a podcaster, an author, and has appeared on numerous television shows. “Savage Love,” Dan’s sex-advice column, first appeared in the The Stranger, Seattle’s alternative weekly, in 1991. The column is now syndicated across the United States and Canada. Dan has published six books. His newest book, Savage Love from A to Z: Advice on Sex and Relationships, Dating and Mating, Exes and Extras. In 2006, Dan launched the “Savage Lovecast,” a weekly, call-in advice podcast. It has 300,000 unique monthly downloads and 100,000 paying subscribers for premium Magnum content. It ranks consistently in the top ten Sexuality podcasts on Apple Podcasts. In 2010 Dan and his husband Terry Miller founded the It Gets Better Project, which has gathered tens of thousands of videos from people all over the world offering hope to LGBT kids. The book—It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living—was a New York Times best seller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Athletes and advertising seems so synonymous these days that it can be hard to imagine a time when the two didn't go hand in hand. But everything has to start somewhere. And in this case it all started with a small German shoe company that grew into the global corporate megaliths Adidas and Puma. The inner-family grudge that divided the original company in two may have started with brothers Adi and Rudolf Dassler, but it came to its existential conclusion with their sons: Horst and Armin. Be sure to watch Chris Silber's excellent series of films about the Dassler brothers: Rivals Forever. And read Naomi Braithwaite's fascinating research into shoe design. Hosted by Bridget Todd Written by James Levine Editing & Sound Design by Pete Musto Produced by Benjamin Austin-Docampo Created by Executive Producer Jeremiah Tittle Find out more about all of Next Chapter Podcasts' incredible content at ncpodcasts.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nowadays, the shoe game may have reached unprecedented heights. But modern sneaker heads might gasp at the realization that the options for dripped-out kicks were, at one point, severely limited. In the mid-twentieth century, between World Wars, even metal cleats on a futbol boot were an unfathomable innovation. That was until brothers Rudolf and Adi Dassler founded a company that, through a combination of athletic competitiveness, sibling rivalry and genuine paranoia, split into two titans of the sportswear industry: Puma and Adidas. And this schism was so deep and festering, that it would linger well after both men were dead and gone. poisoning the generation to come. Be sure to watch Chris Silber's excellent series of films about the Dassler brothers: Rivals Forever. And read Naomi Braithwaite's fascinating research into shoe design. Hosted by Bridget Todd Written by James Levine Editing & Sound Design by Pete Musto Produced by Benjamin Austin-Docampo Created by Executive Producer Jeremiah Tittle Find out more about all of Next Chapter Podcasts' incredible content at ncpodcasts.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Long before Marvel and DC started digging through their archives for whatever semi-recognizable spandex-clad heroes they could squeeze into FunkPop form, the people saving the day in Hollywood were just that: people. Everyday ordinary joes, off-duty cops, and cooks who were really former Navy SEALs in disguise. Back in the 80s and 90s, when blockbusters were all about bazookas and brawn, some of the biggest movie stars in the world were guys who looked good in a bloodstained tank-top. Steven Seagal and Jean Claude Van Damme were never the major A-listers. But they certainly knew how to sell a few well-time karate chops. And their verbal sparring brought the two of them close to blows at the height of their fame. Be sure to read James Kendrick's insightful texts on the action genre: Hollywood Bloodshed: Violence in 1980s American Cinema and A Companion to the Action Film. Hosted by Bridget Todd Written by Benjamin Austin-Docampo Editing & Sound Design by Pete Musto Produced by James Levine Created by Executive Producer Jeremiah Tittle Find out more about all of Next Chapter Podcasts' incredible content at ncpodcasts.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sexual imagery and erotic content are nothing new. Whether for artistic enjoyment or pure carnal pleasure, humans have been obsessed with watching each other "do it" since the dawn of time. But the forms this has taken in the public sphere have transformed greatly. Nowadays, with the advent of the internet, Western society seems to take the almost ubiquitous nature of pornography for granted. But in the mid-twentieth century, magazines like Playboy and Penthouse weren't just publishing nude pictorials. They were the vanguards of the sexual revolution and the free speech debate. And their creators Hugh Hefner and Bob Guccione were engaged in a game of brinkmanship to determine just how much was acceptable to print. Dive into former Screw editor-in-chief Mike Edison's fascinating history of the industry Dirty! Dirty! Dirty!: Of Playboys, Pigs, and Penthouse Paupers An American Tale of Sex and Wonder. And then pick his most recent book about The Rolling Stone's iconic drummer Sympathy for the Drummer: Why Charlie Watts Matters.   Also read Carrie Pitzulo's fascinating analysis of the impact of Playboy: Bachelors and Bunnies: The Sexual Politics of Playboy Hosted by Bridget Todd Writing, Editing & Sound Design by Pete Musto Produced by James Levine & Benjamin Austin-Docampo Created by Executive Producer Jeremiah Tittle Find out more about all of Next Chapter Podcasts' incredible content at ncpodcasts.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pirates have long fascinated us as a society and have been a cultural touchstone for anyone who dreams of a life free of rules and full of high adventure. But the reality of life as a 17th century buccaneer in the Caribbean was far harsher and much bloodier than most popular fiction depicts. There is one swashbuckler who cheated death time and time again, though, in addition to foiling the Spanish Empire's attempts to maintain a stranglehold on the riches of "the New World." His name was Captain Henry Morgan, and was brave, brutal and brilliant. To learn more, dive into Graham A. Thomas's excellent book "The Buccaneer King: The Story of Captain Henry Morgan." Also check out Robert C. Ritchie's newest book "The Lure of the Beach." Hosted by Bridget Todd Written by Benjamin Austin-Docampo Editing & Sound Design by Pete Musto Produced by James Levine Created by Executive Producer Jeremiah Tittle Find out more about all of Next Chapter Podcasts' incredible content at ncpodcasts.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whether you're a lifelong fan or just a casual observer of the cultural zeitgeist, there's a good chance professional wrestling has entered your orbit in some capacity. There's an undeniable appeal to seeing enormously muscular men and women fly at each other from the top ropes to deliver a precision flip kick that actually does little harm to either party involved. The overblown theatricality of the "backstage" storylines and larger-than-life characters also creates an atmosphere of sincere joyfulness. But in an industry this large, there are bound to be egos at play, and more cynical motivations afoot. And no two wrestlers ever demonstrated the outcome of these internal forces colliding better than the legendary fighters Bret "The Hitman" Hart and Shawn Michaels, a.k.a. "The Heartbreak Kid" during an event called "The Montreal Screwjob." Pick up a copy of Keith Elliot Greenberg's latest book about wrestling: "Follow the Buzzards: Pro Wrestling in the Age of COVID-19." Check out Sharen Mazer's book: "Professional Wrestling: Sport and Spectacle" Hosted by Bridget Todd Written by James Levine Editing & Sound Design by Pete Musto Produced by Benjamin Austin-Docampo Created by Executive Producer Jeremiah Tittle Find out more about all of Next Chapter Podcasts' incredible content at ncpodcasts.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Soul music is a wholly unique genre that evolved out of many areas of African American cultural heritage and tradition. It may have taken years for white audiences to grow accustom to eventually appreciate it. But soul music also produced some of the most widely-beloved and iconic artists of the 1950s, 60s and beyond, not the least of which was the Mr. Dynamite: James Brown. Yet while Brown may have dubbed himself the "hardest working man in show business," he was not the only performer with drive, style and undeniable talent to come out of the Chitlin Circuit. Joe Tex danced, sang and wrote songs just like James. Though to this day only one of them bears the title of Godfather of Soul. A title that was earned in blood. Pick up a copy of Dr. Portia Maultsby's book African American Music: An Introduction. Check out her work on Carnegie Hall's "Timeline of African American Music." Hosted by Bridget Todd Written by Benjamin Austin-Docampo Editing & Sound Design by Pete Musto Produced by James Levine Created by Executive Producer Jeremiah Tittle Find out more about all of Next Chapter Podcasts' incredible content at ncpodcasts.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Advice columns have been a part of our culture for almost as long as there have been newspapers to print them. People of all backgrounds have turned, anonymously to these sources of cultural wisdom for help with all manner of personal issues. There have been few advice dealers more prominent than Ann Landers and Abigail Van Buren a.k.a. Dear Abby, In the latter half of the 20th century, they were two of the most influential columnists in the word. But what you might not know about them is that in real life they were known as Esther and Pauline Friedman, twin sisters who counseled millions and hated each other's guts. Check out Dan Savage's award winning podcast Savage Love: Pick up David Gudelunas' book Confidential to America: Newspaper Advice Columns and Sexual Education. Hosted by Bridget Todd Writing, Editing & Sound Design by Pete Musto Produced by James Levine & Benjamin Austin-Docampo Created by Executive Producer Jeremiah Tittle Find out more about all of Next Chapter Podcasts' incredible content at ncpodcasts.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BEEF is an original scripted non-fiction storytelling podcast where Business Wars meets pop culture history. Award-winning host Bridget Todd tells the stories of legends in their fields and how they tried to stomp out their competition only to find that their enemies become the driving force behind their success, ultimately changing the world as we know it. Subscribe, rate & review the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your app of choice. Follow Next Chapter Podcasts on Twitter @ncpodcasts (https://twitter.com/ncpodcasts) and on Instagram @ncpodcasts (https://instagram.com/ncpodcasts) Follow the host Bridget Todd on Twitter @BridgetMarie (https://twitter.com/BridgetMarie) and on Instagram @bridgetmarieindc (https://www.instagram.com/bridgetmarieindc) Bridget Todd BIO: Bridget Todd is a frequently cited expert, trainer, and speaker on combating disinformation and extremism online, advocating for social media platform accountability, creating safer digital experiences for women and other marginalized people, and celebrating and amplifying marginalized people’s contributions to tech and the internet.  Her critically acclaimed podcast, There Are No Girls on the Internet, explores how marginalized people show up online in response to the lack of inclusion in conversations around the internet. The hit podcast earned “Best Technology Podcast” at the iHeart Radio Podcast Awards and a Shorty Award for “Best Podcast Miniseries”. As Director of Communication for the national gender-justice advocacy organization Ultraviolet, Bridget regularly meets with leadership from platforms like Reddit, Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok to advocate for and develop policy recommendations to make digital experiences safer and more inclusive. Bridget’s writing has been featured in the Atlantic, Newsweek, the Nation, and the Daily Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices