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The Butterfly Effect

By: Jon Ronson
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  • Summary

  • Join best-selling author Jon Ronson as he traces the story of one very strange butterfly effect: What happened after a teen in Brussels figured out how to make porn free and easily accessible on the internet. Traveling from the tech world of Silicon Valley to the San Fernando Valley, where most porn films were made, you learn the consequences of free porn, which turn out to be mysterious, shocking, sad, and, at times, even surprisingly sweet. A 7-part series takes you on a journey to places you'll never expect. [Explicit]

    When you add The Butterfly Effect with Jon Ronson to your library you will receive all 7 episodes, each with a runtime of approximately 30 minutes.
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  • Ep. 1: A Nondescript Office Building in Montreal

    Ep. 1: A Nondescript Office Building in Montreal
    Oct 24 2017
    [Contains explicit content] Join best-selling author Jon Ronson as he traces an intriguing butterfly effect. Many years ago, a teenager in Brussels had an idea - make porn free and easy to stream online. The consequences of that idea are surprising, delightful, and sad. They reach into areas of life no one could have expected. In this series’ first episode, meet Fabian Thylmann - that teen from Brussels.
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    26 mins
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  • Ep. 2: The Fallow Years Between Teen & Milf

    Ep. 2: The Fallow Years Between Teen & Milf
    Oct 24 2017
    [Contains explicit content] Jon travels to California’s San Fernando Valley, where most of the world’s porn is made. There he finds pornographers with lives upended by Fabian’s business plan. But it isn’t long before Jon discovers something extraordinary: a community within the porn world fighting back by embarking on a very strange enterprise - pornography written, filmed, and performed for an audience of one.
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    35 mins
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  • Ep. 3: Something Happened

    Ep. 3: Something Happened
    Oct 24 2017
    [Contains explicit content] Jon journeys deeper into the mysterious and delightful world of custom porn, which may never have existed if it weren’t for Fabian. He meets producers and their clients, and discovers that these films offer a remarkable window into our inner lives.
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    31 mins
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About the Creator and Performer

Jon Ronson's nonfiction books include So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed, The Psychopath Test, Them: Adventures with Extremists, Lost at Sea and The Men Who Stare At Goats. They have all been international and/or New York Times bestsellers.
Most recently he made the acclaimed, award-winning podcasts Things Fell Apart (BBC), The Butterfly Effect and The Last Days of August (Audible).
His books have been translated into more than 30 languages, and his two TED talks have been watched over 30 million times.
The Psychopath Test spent more than a year on the UK bestseller list.
So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed is frequently cited as having started the conversation about the perils of social media shaming. The book is taught by educators across America and inspired an episode of Black Mirror, Hated in the Nation.
The Men Who Stare At Goats was adapted into a film starring George Clooney.
Jon’s original screenplays include Okja (Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhaal) which he co-wrote with Bong-Joon Ho, and Frank (Michael Fassbender, Maggie Gyllenhaal) which he co-wrote with Peter Straughan. Jon also wrote the short e-book Frank: The True Story That Inspired the Movie.
In the US Jon has contributed to This American Life, the New York Times magazine and GQ. In the UK he’s written regularly for The Guardian. His many documentaries include Stanley Kubrick's Boxes, The Secret Rulers of the World, and the multi award winning BBCRadio 4 programme Jon Ronson On...
He lives in New York. @jonronson.

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Jon Ronson: storyteller extraordinnaire!

Devoured this without expecting to feel moved then, by the end, found I was utterly.

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Really enjoyed it

It was very insightful with a lot of information about the industry and the backlash

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surprisingly fun and interesting.

You learn a lot and it never get d uncomfortable but can be sad at times

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Thought provoking

Not what you'd expect. It's a really gripping look into the consequences of tube sites

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The best audible original series

This was easily the best audible original I've listened to. Several of the others seem to be stringing out a non story into 8 episodes. This one was fascinating every time. And I learnt an awful lot too.

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Standard Ronson

Standard Ronson fare. A somewhat interesting story made dramatic by Ronson's telling of it. Given the subject matter, this one's not going to be for everyone

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Insightful, thought-provoking podcast

Interesting and in parts, moving docucast about the streaming online porn industry, the people who work in it and the man who made it happen.

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Exceeded my expectations.

This series was far more interesting than I thought it would be. My wife recommended this and I thought the observations were going to be predictable. however it took a couple of unexpected turns and, in the end, left me wanting to hear more. very good.

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Excellent, very interesting

Very well read, interesting. Really enjoyed this, absolutely fantastic. Especially for free! Thanks very much

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wow amazing insights into private worlds

loved the whole book. I'm a fan of Jon Robson already after reading The Psychopath Test and I highly recommend this for a softer view to a darker side of the world.

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