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the “Pod ”Last day of August” examines a tragic death.”
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“Jon Ronsons The butterfly effect was one of 2017’s best pods. Which examined the welsh author how gratisporr and Pornhub changed the industry – and society.”
“Now, Ronson is back with a new series, The last days of August, where he reviews the 23-year-old pornstar August Ames tragic death at the end of 2017. After having been in the Twitterbråk she was found deceased in a park near his home in California. It was bullying on social media which got her to commit suicide – or something else? Unlike its predecessor, is the new pod is not as neatly and clearly structured, instead of wide grip digs Ronson now deep down in relationships and conflicts in the forced shady porn industry.”
“a Lot revolves around Ames (born as Mercedes Grabowski) twenty years older husband Kevin Moore who accused several well-known porrprofiler to have caused the death of his wife, but as Ronson soon discover have their own corpses in the closet. Figuratively speaking. It turns out that August Ames short life punctuated by depression, where her move from Canada and the following career options, among other things, triggered by sexual abuse during childhood. In addition, she had, shortly before his death played into a scene that made her upset, where a well known male star should have treated her violently.”
“the Section on the right of the scene, where witnesses and friends are interviewed, is painful listening. Particularly sickening is the fact that the porn industry trying to protect itself legally by let the stars play a declaration that they performed all the acts in the films voluntarily. To refuse to accept the material would at the same time could mean that they don’t get paid – or more difficult to work.”
“Ronson explains early on that The last days of August is not the true crime podcast that will uncover the definitive truth behind the Ames death. In its attention to detail, open self-doubt and deep research paints Ronson up a complex picture, not least by an industry need to start taking issues of mental health seriously.”