The sexy, sometimes-awkward life of an audio erotica star

August 8 is International Female Orgasm Day, and we're celebrating with an entire week dedicated to exploring the business and pleasure of porn.

Porn isn't personal. 

Not really. People absolutely have preferences, a soup of individual fantasies and desires. But while porn performers may seem like they're gazing into a viewer's eyes as they perform sexual acts, they aren't really. They're looking into a camera lens. Every tick of Pornhub's view counter is another viewer gazing into those same eyes. So while it can feel personalized and even intimate, it's not.

Something similar could be said for audio erotica. Performers speak into a microphone without any knowledge of who's on the other side.  Read more...