{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/73fe3ede-5c5c-4850-96a8-30db8dbae8bf/698dede2fe55e6c6c3afe816?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Introducing 'The Kink Machine: The Hidden Business of Pleasure'","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/621e1a5bf5df83377cc948b8/1770909134525-838afaee-fa2e-4de0-9dd4-ea9f813659da.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>It’s the most watched business in the world. And the least understood. Streamed by millions every day, porn is everywhere. It shapes our culture, our&nbsp;relationships and&nbsp;even technology. Yet, nobody seems to know who really controls the business. The power brokers tend to lurk in the shadows, while their performers remain quite literally exposed.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>In the new audiobook&nbsp;<em>The Kink Machine: The Hidden Business of Adult Entertainment</em>, from Pushkin Industries and the Financial Times, Financial Times journalists Patricia Nilsson and Alex Barker start digging into the porn industry and following where the money flows. Their reporting uncovers a shadowy power structure that includes billionaires, tech&nbsp;geniuses&nbsp;and the&nbsp;most powerful finance companies in the world.</p><p><br></p><p>A gripping exposé of how power operates behind the most taboo corner of the internet, Nilsson and Barker unravel a story about control,&nbsp;influence and&nbsp;an industry with staggering cultural reach that no one really wants to talk&nbsp;about — until&nbsp;now.</p><p><br></p><p>Here’s a preview of&nbsp;<em>The Kink Machine</em>. If you like what you hear,&nbsp;<a href=\"http://bio.to/KMFTNB\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">get&nbsp;<em>The Kink Machine</em>&nbsp;on Audible, Spotify, Pushkin.fm, or wherever you get audiobooks</a>.&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}