The Exodus Cry Podcast
by Exodus Cry
The Exodus Cry Podcast is a resource for anyone who wants to learn more about commercial sexual exploitation and how they can fight it. Join the Exodus Cry team as they discuss updates on the commercial sex industry, including sex trafficking, prostitution, pornography, and stripping. Dive into controversial topics surrounding policy, ideology, culture, gender and sexuality, and even the spiritual aspects of injustice. Hear from leading voices in the areas of abolition, prevention, restoration, and intervention—including survivors in the movement to end sexual exploitation.
Episodes
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Ep. 43 - How One Law Started a Movement to Protect Kids from Porn l Laurie Schlegel & Helen Taylor
In this episode, our VP Helen Taylor sits down with Rep. Laurie Schlegel, the Louisiana lawmaker who led the charge in passing the nation's first age verification law to protect children from online pornography. We dive into her journey of getting this landmark legislation passed, the challenges...
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Ep. 42 - The Men Who Fund Trafficking | Benjamin Nolot & Helen Taylor
In this episode, founder Benji Nolot and Vice President Helen Taylor confront the dark realities of the demand driving sex trafficking. Ahead of the global release of our new documentary Buying Her, they reveal how men who purchase sex fuel exploitation, challenging us to envision a world free…
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Ep. 41 - I Recruited Girls into OnlyFans | Victoria Sinis & Benjamin Nolot
In this episode, Benji Nolot interviews Victoria Sinis, a 26-year-old from Melbourne who recently left her role at an OnlyFans agency after witnessing the harmful effects of sexualization, pornography, and trafficking within the platform. Now dedicated to educating young women, Victoria shares...
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Ep. 40 - Healthy Relationships Matter in the Fight Against Trafficking | Danny Silk & Benji Nolot
Join Benjamin Nolot, founder of Exodus Cry, and Danny Silk, the President and Co-Founder of Loving on Purpose, as they dive into the crucial role of healthy relationships and families in combating sex trafficking. Drawing on decades of experience, Danny shares transformative insights from his…
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Ep. 39 - The Truth About "Sex Work" | Vanessa Russell & Benjamin Nolot
Join Exodus Cry Founder, Benjamin Nolot, as he interviews Vanessa Russell, founder of Love Never Fails, to discuss her inspiring work combating human trafficking through education, safe housing, and community outreach. Discover how Vanessa's dedication is making a difference and inspiring action...
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Ep. 38 - Protecting Children from Porn in the Digital Age | Benjamin Nolot & Chris McKenna
Join Exodus Cry Founder, Benjamin Nolot, in a compelling conversation with Chris McKenna, Founder and Executive Director of Protect Young Eyes. Chris shares how his past struggle with pornography use led him to educating families on digital safety through PYE, which he launched in 2015. They...
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Ep. 37 - What if Brothels Were as Common as Starbucks? | Benjamin Nolot & Helen Taylor
Join Exodus Cry founder Benjamin Nolot and Vice President of Impact Helen Taylor as they dive into the Abolition Model of law, which targets exploiters by criminalizing the purchase of sex while decriminalizing those who sell it, aiming to reduce demand and combat trafficking at large. Listen in...
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Ep. 36 - Shocking Confessions from Sex Buyers | Joe Madison & Benjamin Nolot
This week on the Exodus Cry Podcast, we sit down with Joe Madison, founder of Demand Disruption to discuss his valuable and essential work with sex buyers. Benjamin and Joe talk about porn’s role in the road to buying sex, nerve-wracking and emotional confessions from sex buyers, and Joe’s own...
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Ep. 35 - The Journalist that Exposed Pornhub | Benjamin Nolot & Nicholas Kristof
In today's episode, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Nicholas Kristof from The New York Times sits down with us. Listen in as we dive into the pressing issue of combating human trafficking and exploitation, and the essential advocacy required to protect society's most vulnerable. Join us for this...
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Ep. 34 - Trafficking Survivors Need This Most | Benjamin Nolot & Rebecca Cary
In this episode, Rebecca Cary, founder of Hands of Justice and a survivor of domestic trafficking, joins us to emphasize the crucial role of survivor-led organizations and direct services in aiding those impacted by trafficking. Tune in as she shares her resilience and dedication to empowering...
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Ep. 33 - How to Protect Millions of Children from Porn | Helen Taylor & Benjamin Nolot
Join Benjamin Nolot, Founder of Exodus Cry, and Helen Taylor, Vice President of Impact, for a powerful conversation on age verification in the pornography industry. In this episode, we dive into our critical campaign "Protect Children, Not Porn," that advocates for the end of childhood exposure…
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Ep. 32 - Fighting Human Trafficking Through Film | Kirstin Pfeiffer & Benji Nolot
Today we have actress, filmmaker, and anti-trafficking activist, Kirstin Pfeiffer with us. After seeing the devastating affects of human trafficking on a mission trip to Guadalajara, Kirstin found herself forever marked. Returning to Los Angeles with a passion to make a difference in the fight…
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Ep. 31 - How Men Can Break Free from Porn & Sexual Brokenness | Jay Stringer & Benjamin Nolot
This week on the Exodus Cry Podcast, we welcome Jay Stringer, a therapist, author, and researcher focused on sexual health. Jay dives into the widespread issue of porn addiction, offering practical insights for those seeking freedom. Tune in for valuable perspectives on overcoming sexual…
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Ep. 30 - I Spoke Out Against Porn as a Feminist & Got Cancelled | Meghan Murphy & Benjamin Nolot
Join us this week on the Exodus Cry podcast as we sit down with Meghan Murphy to discuss how she diverged from the feminist “pro-sex work” narrative and now tackles the problems third-wave feminism is creating for women. Meghan Murphy is a freelance writer and journalist, and is the founder and...
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Ep. 29 - Debunking the “Sex Work Is Work” Myth | Marcel Van der Watt & Benjamin Nolot
This week on the Exodus Cry Podcast, Marcel Van der Watt dismantles the common arguments used to defend “sex work” as a safe and legitimate form of work. As a former criminal investigator with more than 20 years of experience in combating the intersecting criminal economies of organized crime,...
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Ep. 28 - I Was Traumatized Doing "Facial Abuse" Porn Videos | Felicity & Benjamin Nolot
In this episode, we sit down with Felicity, a courageous survivor who shares her experience of being abused by the well-known abuse porn company, Facial Abuse. Felicity opens up about her journey, revealing how she found herself caught in a web of exploitation and degradation at just 21 years…
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Ep. 27 - How to Protect Your Kids from Porn | Kristen Jenson & Benjamin Nolot
This week on the Exodus Cry Podcast, we are joined by Defend Young Minds founder Kristen Jenson to discuss protecting children from porn in the digital age. Kristen is the acclaimed author of Good Pictures Bad Pictures, a digital safety expert, and the CEO of Glen Cove Press. In 2011, Kristen…
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Ep. 26 - Why I Don't "Rescue" Trafficked Women | Harmony Dust & Benjamin Nolot
This week on the Exodus Cry Podcast we are joined by our sister in the Anti-Trafficking movement, Harmony Dust. Survivor of pimp-controlled exploitation turned UCLA honor student, Harmony founded Treasures in 2003 to empower women in the sex industry and survivors of trafficking to live healthy,...
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Ep. 25 - I Went Undercover to Investigate Pornhub | Arden Young & Benjamin Nolot
Welcome to the first Exodus Cry Podcast episode of 2024! This week we sit down with Arden Young from Sound Investigations to discuss how the Traffickinghub campaign inspired her to become an investigative journalist aiming to expose the criminal activity within MindGeek/Aylo, Pornhub’s parent...
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Ep. 24 - I Stop Men from Buying Women and Children | Tom Perez & Benjamin Nolot
In this week’s episode of the Exodus Cry Podcast, we sit down with the founder and CEO of the Epik Project, Tom Perez. Epik Project actively disrupts sex buying, intervening at the point of sale to shed light on the reality of that transaction. Benjamin and Tom discuss the demand side of...
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Ep. 23 - My "Rescuer" Trafficked Me | Jessica Kay & Benjamin Nolot
On this episode of the Exodus Cry Podcast, Benjamin Nolot sits down with Jessica Kay to discuss the intricacies of trafficking and the ways in which the illusion of choice influences a victim’s perspective on their state of abuse. Jessica is a survivor of domestic violence, homelessness and...
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Ep. 22 - My “Boyfriend” Trafficked Me for Sex | Caroline Pugh-Roberts & Benjamin Nolot
This week on the Exodus Cry Podcast, we are joined by Caroline Pugh-Roberts, a survivor of trafficking who was swept into that world when a pimp recruited her through the lover boy method. After several instances of rape, losing her husband, mom and best friend, and undiagnosed depression…
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Ep. 21 - I Was Date Raped & the Videos Were Posted to Pornhub | Victoria Galy & Benjamin Nolot
On this episode of the Exodus Cry Podcast, we sit down with Victoria Galy, a survivor of and advocate against image-based sexual abuse. In 2020, Victoria discovered hundreds of nonconsensual videos of herself posted to porn sites by three different men, some of which were recorded after she had...
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Ep. 20 - How Men Can End Sex Trafficking | Alan Smyth & Benjamin Nolot
This week on the Exodus Cry Podcast, we talk with Alan Smyth, the executive director at Saving Innocence, an anti-trafficking nonprofit in Los Angeles, California that aims to serve, empower and advocate for child victims of sex trafficking. After a child sex trafficking survivor shared, “I could...
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Ep. 19 - The Rise of Self-Objectification in the Porn Age | Dr. Caroline Heldman & Benjamin Nolot
This week on the Exodus Cry Podcast, Dr. Caroline Heldman and Benjamin Nolot ask the question, “How did we get here?” They examine the current sexual culture and how porn has vastly impacted our sexual perceptions. They break down the issues of sexual self-objectification, empowerment, and the...
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Ep. 18 - My Childhood Sexual Abuse Led Me To Prostitution | Katarina Macleod & Benjamin Nolot
On this episode of the Exodus Cry Podcast, Benjamin sits down with Katarina MacLeod to discuss how she entered prostitution, the abuse that led her on that path, the horrific incidents she experienced while in it, and her journey to healing afterwards. Katarina is the Founder & Executive Director...
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Ep. 17 - How I Found Healing After 7 Years in Prostitution | Andrea Heinz & Benjamin Nolot
This week on the Exodus Cry Podcast, Benjamin Nolot sits down with Andrea Heinz, a Canadian feminist who, at the age of 22 and with tens of thousands of dollars in debt, entered prostitution in Edmonton, Alberta. After seven years, she left prostitution in 2013. Andrea is now an accomplished...
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Ep. 16 - Disney Actress: Liam Neeson Inspired Me to Fight Trafficking | Paris Berelc & Benjamin Nolot
Exodus Cry founder Benjamin Nolot sits down with actress, model, and influencer Paris Berelc to discuss how she became an anti-trafficking advocate. Paris began her career at the age of 14 and is best known for her roles as Skylar Storm in the Disney XD series Mighty Med and Lab Rats: Elite…
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Ep. 15 - Nonconsensual Videos of Me are Still on Pornhub 13 Years Later | Benjamin Nolot & Katelynn
This week on the Exodus Cry Podcast, we sit down with Katelynn, a brave survivor of image-based sexual abuse who shares her story in hopes of changing laws and helping others who have had their trauma immortalized on porn sites. In 2008, Katelynn agreed to make a video with her boyfriend for him...
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EP. 14 - The Epidemic of Childhood Porn Exposure | Benjamin Nolot & Olivia Burnett
This week on the Exodus Cry Podcast, Benjamin Nolot sits down with Exodus Cry’s Digital Content Manager, Olivia Burnett, to discuss childhood exposure to porn and the harmful side to purity culture. Olivia joined the Exodus Cry team in 2021 as we launched the Protect Children Not Porn campaign.…
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Ep. 13 - I Did Teen Porn, Now I Help Others Escape Porn | Brittni De La Mora & Benjamin Nolot
This week on the Exodus Cry podcast, Benjamin Nolot sits down with Brittni De La Mora, a former teen porn performer who now runs a nonprofit called Love Always Ministries, which helps people get free from porn, both as consumers and performers. Brittni discusses how her own abuse and neglect as a...
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Ep. 12 - How Porn Is Fueling Child-on-Child Sexual Assault | Benjamin Nolot & Nurse Heidi Olson
This week on the Exodus Cry Podcast, Exodus Cry CEO Benjamin Nolot sits down with Heidi Olson, a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner with years of experience treating child victims of sexual assault. She shares heartbreaking stories of young patients who have been brutally assaulted, most often by…
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Ep. 11 - Sex Is for Women Too | Sheila Wray Gregoire & Benjamin Nolot
This week on the Exodus Cry podcast, we sit down with Sheila Wray Gregoire, author of The Great Sex Rescue, and host of the Bare Marriage podcast. We examine our culture's current sexual framework and the lessons we teach about sex, especially within the Christian sphere, and how these can...
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Ep. 10 - I Was Hacked and My Video Was Posted on Pornhub | Uldouz Wallace & Benjamin Nolot
Join us as Uldouz Wallace, an actress, writer, producer, and activist, shares how her life was turned upside down after a private video was leaked online and ended up on Pornhub. In 2014, Uldouz was part of the infamous iCloud hack that leaked intimate images and videos of 100 celebrity women.…
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Ep. 9 - I Sold My House and Moved to Cambodia to Fight Child Sex Trafficking | Don Brewster & Benjamin Nolot
Join us as Exodus Cry Founder, Benjamin Nolot, talks with Don Brewster, Co-Founder of Agape International Missions (AIM), to discuss why he sold his house and moved to Cambodia to fight child sex trafficking. Don and AIM’s work were featured prominently in Exodus Cry’s award-winning film,...
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Ep. 8 - GirlsDoPorn trafficked me for sex and no one believed me | Cristina Nesbit and Benjamin Nolot
Trigger Warning: This interview includes frank, explicit, discussions about rape, sex trafficking, and suicide ideation that may be triggering to some. Listener discretion is advised. In this compelling podcast episode we hear from Cristina, a sex trafficking survivor who, for the first time...
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Ep. 7 - Exodus Cry's First Ever Book: Raised on Porn | Helen Taylor & Benji Nolot
This episode delves into Benjamin Nolot's brand new book, Raised on Porn, available Thursday, April 13. This book was ten years in the making. Benjamin Nolot spent the last 16 years of his life investigating and documenting the global sex trade, trafficking, commercial sexual exploitation, and…
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Ep. 6 - Exposing the Porn Industry: The Making of Beyond Fantasy (Part 3) | Helen Taylor & Benjamin Nolot
In part 3 of this 3-part podcast, Benjamin Nolot and Helen Taylor discuss Exodus Cry's new porn industry exposé miniseries, Beyond Fantasy, diving into the difficult topic of abuse porn featured in the third episode of Beyond Fantasy, "Hardcore." Through a bold examination of a porn genre rife…
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Ep. 5 - Exodus Cry's Honest Response to Money Shot Documentary | Helen Taylor & Benjamin Nolot
Netflix’s new documentary Money Shot: The Pornhub Story is currently trending. It highlights the work of anti-exploitation advocates, including Exodus Cry. This film certainly tells a story, just not the one you’d expect if you’d been following the case against Pornhub that’s been unfolding very...
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Ep. 4 - Exposing the Porn Industry: The Making of Beyond Fantasy (Part 2) | Helen Taylor & Benjamin Nolot
In part 2 of this 3-part podcast, Benjamin Nolot and Helen Taylor discuss Exodus Cry's new porn industry exposé miniseries, Beyond Fantasy, specifically talking about the "teen" genre of porn featured in the first episode of the series, "Barely Legal." In "Barely Legal" porn industry insiders...
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Ep. 3 - Exposing the Porn Industry: The Making of Beyond Fantasy (Part 1) | Helen Taylor & Benjamin Nolot
In part 1 of this 3-part podcast, hear from Benjamin Nolot and Helen Taylor as they unpack Exodus Cry's new porn industry exposé miniseries, Beyond Fantasy. The porn industry creates endless images and videos that are consumed by billions worldwide, yet surprisingly little is known about how this...
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Ep. 2- The true story behind Pornhub's downfall | Helen Taylor and Benjamin Nolot
Benjamin Nolot and Helen Taylor give the inside scoop about the trials and successes of the global #Traffickinghub campaign that held Pornhub and its executives accountable for distributing and profiting from criminal image-based sexual abuse, including videos of rape, child abuse, and sex...
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Ep.1 - The connection between porn and sex trafficking | Helen Taylor and Benjamin Nolot
In the first Exodus Cry Podcast episode after a three year hiatus, Benjamin Nolot and Helen Taylor jump straight into discussing the vital connection between porn and sex trafficking. Benjamin unpacks how his discoveries about the porn industry over the last 8 years culminated into the launch of...
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Legacy Episode: Preparing and Protecting Your Children Living in A Porn Culture: Liz Walker
Liz Walker is an accredited sexuality educator, speaker and author, dedicated to culture shifting initiatives that respond to pornography harms on children & young people.
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Legacy Episode: Survivor Christina Rangel: The Prostitution Experience and Finding Freedom
Sex trafficking survivor Christina Rangel, the founder and director of Extreme Love Anti-trafficking (ELAT) at Bethel Redding church in California, talks about what it was like being sold for sex and how she found freedom.
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Legacy Episode: Sex Trafficking Survivor Christina Rangel’s Story of Recruitment and Exploitation
Our interview with Christina Rangel, a survivor of sex trafficking and the founder and director of Extreme Love Anti-trafficking (ELAT) at Bethel Redding church in California.
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Legacy Episode: The Complexity of Shame, and “Shame Free Zone” Parenting
Gene McConnell is one of America’s foremost experts on shame & its impact on addiction recovery as well as one’s personal perception that affects all other relationships. His message helps identify and interpret the adverse consequences of societal trends that are engulfing our increasingly...
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Legacy Episode: Breakthroughs in Combating Trafficking in Cambodia
In Cambodia, thousands of children are victims of sexual exploitation every year. Don Brewster provides an update on Cambodia stats, speaks on the issue of demand reduction, pornography, the history of Cambodia, as well as exciting new developments at AIM.
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Legacy Episode: Russia World Cup Outreach Update with Helen Taylor Pt. 2
In this episode Exodus Cry’s Director of Outreach and Intervention, Helen Taylor continues with an exciting update about the intervention efforts that Exodus Cry undertook during the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
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Legacy Episode: Russia World Cup Outreach Update with Helen Taylor Pt. 1
In this episode Exodus Cry’s Director of Outreach and Intervention, Helen Taylor provides an exciting update about the intervention efforts that Exodus Cry undertook during the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
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The Exodus Cry Podcast is a resource for anyone who wants to learn more about commercial sexual exploitation and how they can fight it. Join the Exodus Cry team as they discuss updates on the commercial sex industry, including sex trafficking, prostitution, pornography, and stripping. Dive into controversial topics surrounding policy, ideology, culture, gender and sexuality, and even the spiritual aspects of injustice. Hear from leading voices in the areas of abolition, prevention, restoration, and intervention—including survivors in the movement to end sexual exploitation.
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