Part One: The Orgasm Cult
5/21/20261 hr 4 min
Robert sits down with Jamie Loftus to weave the half-century long history of orgasm cults in the U.S., culminating in the rise of Nicole Daedone's OneTaste.
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First 90 secondsJamie Loftus· Guest0:00
[upbeat music] Coolzone Media.
Robert Evans· Host0:02
Behind the Bastards.
Speaker 20:06
Huh?
Robert Evans· Host0:07
That's the podcast you're listening to- Ah ... right, right now. Worst people in all of history, we tell you all about them. And, you know- All about them ... this has been a rough year for a lot of us here- Oh ... at Behind the Bastards. We've talked about a lot of pedophiles.
Speaker 20:20
Mm-hmm.
Robert Evans· Host0:20
And I'm tired of talking about pedophiles. There are pedophiles in this episode, but they're not the primary focus- Sure ... of the episode. Jamie Loftus, how are you doing today? I'm sorry for- Okay ... saying pedophiles right before introducing you ...
Speaker 20:31
my name was so close to pedophile right there.
Robert Evans· Host0:33
[laughs] Yeah, that was all, I didn't, that didn't wind up working well ...
Speaker 20:34
it felt personal. [laughs] And today, we're talking to the biggest one of them all. [laughs] And we landed the white whale.
Robert Evans· Host0:42
I just was like, "Oh, I wanted to go right into the title," but then I hadn't introduced you, and I was like, "I should introduce Jamie before the title." But I also, part of me was like, "Should I introduce the title and then bring in Jamie?" Uh, I don't know. I did it the wrong way. I'm sure about that.
Speaker 20:54
I have, uh- Yeah ... one complaint at the start here. Robert- What? ... why are you not wearing a hat?
Robert Evans· Host0:57
I don't like hats.
Speaker 20:59
Yeah.
Jamie Loftus· Guest1:00
It's true. Where's your statement hat?
Speaker 21:01
So?
Robert Evans· Host1:02
[laughs] I, I don't have a statement hat. But Jamie, you are wearing a Theranos hat right now, which- I am.
Jamie Loftus· Guest1:07
A well-worn one.
Robert Evans· Host1:09
[laughs] A well-worn one. Yeah, a Theranos hat that's been around the block.
Jamie Loftus· Guest1:11
It's kind of rustic.
Speaker 21:13
[laughs] I'm wearing a- Yeah, it looks like fucking Liz Holmes sweat through that thing- She does ...
Robert Evans· Host1:16
while she was waiting to, [laughs] to hear if she was being indicted.
Jamie Loftus· Guest1:19
She actually, I, yeah, I actually contributed to her bail fund and she mailed this to me.
Speaker 21:24
[laughs] Iconic. Um, I'm wearing a hat that feels very appropriate for today's episode. It says,