Mind Body Health & Politics

Dr. Lauren Rosewarne on Perversion, Porn, and What We Won't Talk AboutDescription:Pop culture isn't just entertainment—it's become our default sex educator. Dr. Lauren Rosewarne breaks down how algorithms profit from our sexual confusion and why "perversion" is actually universal human experience.Guest Bio: Dr. Lauren Rosewarne is a media scholar at the University of Melbourne who has built her career studying topics most academics avoid: perversion, masturbation, pornography, and how pop culture becomes our informal sex educator. Author of numerous books including "Part-Time Perverts," "Cheating on the Sisterhood," and research on masturbation in popular culture, she examines how entertainment fills the gaps left by formal education—particularly around sexuality and human behavior.Key Topics:Why pop culture has become our default sex educatorHow algorithms track sexual curiosity and profit from shameThe myth of "perversion" and why sexual interests are universalMedia representation of masturbation and female