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EPISODE · Jan 7, 2026 · 42 MIN

In conversation with Jo Bartosch and Rob Jessel, authors of Pornocracy

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Send us Fan MailClaire Lonergan hosts this week’s guests, Jo Bartosch and Rob Jessel, co-authors of 'Pornocracy', a research rich expose of the neurological shifts caused by porn use, the normalisation of violent sexualised behaviour fed to our youth and the dystopian potential for A.I. to destroy the value of what it is to be human.Jo is a journalist who has written for the Telegraph, The Times, Unherd, Mail to name just a few national papers.  Jo is also Assistant editor at The Critic.Rob Jessel is a communications consultant for the campaigning sector and co-founder of Fair Cop. He is Director of Campaign for Fair Procurement.Useful Links:Internet Watch Foundation: https://www.iwf.org.ukIf you enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to hear more, go to womensrights.network/wrn-podcast to listen, download and subscribe to more of our episodes.  And if you’d like to join our conversations, go to womensrights.network/join-wrn

Send us Fan Mail Claire Lonergan hosts this week’s guests, Jo Bartosch and Rob Jessel, co-authors of 'Pornocracy', a research rich expose of the neurological shifts caused by porn use, the normalisation of violent sexualised behaviour fed to our youth and the dystopian potential for A.I. to destroy the value of what it is to be human. Jo is a journalist who has written for the Telegraph, The Times, Unherd, Mail to name just a few national papers. Jo is also Assistant editor at The Crit...

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