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LA expert Molly Lambert (Heidiworld, Jennaworld) takes guests out to spots on Hollywood Boulevard and then they discuss their adventure and learn about local history.

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  • weekly
  • Avg 59 min
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  • Monday · 47 min

    Dr. Simi’s Similandia with Sara Sabzi

    Molly takes guest comedian Sara Sabzi to Dr. Simi’s Similandia - a Hollywood pop up experience based around the doctor mascot for a Mexican chain of generic drugstores. Then they return to the studio to learn about the real Dr. Simi, the trend of throwing dolls of him on stage at big concerts, Mexican electoral politics and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • August 17 · 1 hr

    The Funko Pop Store with Brad Evans

    Molly and guest comedian Brad Evans hit the flagship Funko Pop store and then learn the history of the Funko Pop brand at the studio. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • August 10 · 1 hr 1 min

    Scum & Villainy Cantina with Jamie Loftus

    Host Molly Lambert and guest comedian Jamie Loftus take a trip to Hollywood Boulevard’s “nerd bar” Scum & Villainy to drink blue milk and talk Star Wars, the lack of bras in outer space, Babu Frik and other weird little guys. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • S2 · E14
    January 26 · 1 hr 8 min

    Chapter 13: Valley of the Dolls

    Chapter 13 "Valley of the Dolls": As the old adult film industry evaporates, a new world emerges. Jenna finds new notoriety on Twitter and TikTok as her porn stardom fades. New attacks from the right wing threaten to undermine porn’s hard-won legality. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • S2 · E13
    January 19 · 58 min

    Chapter 12: Heel Turn

    Chapter 12 "Heel Turn": Jenna announces she’s leaving porn with a dramatic awards show speech. A new crop of unlikely porn tycoons and internet stars emerge online as the ecosystem of Porn Valley and its studio system continues to collapse into streaming. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • S2 · E12
    January 12 · 1 hr 11 min

    Chapter 11: Pirates!

    Chapter 11 “Pirates!”: As the porn industry makes record profits in the early 2000s, upstart studio Digital Playground makes the highest budget adult film ever called Pirates just as online piracy begins to destroy the entire adult film industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • S2 · E11
    January 5 · 1 hr 2 min

    Chapter 10: Beyond JennaWorld

    Chapter 10 “Beyond Jennaworld”: Heather Hunter becomes the first Black female porn superstar and tries to cross over into rap. Performer Sean Michaels moves into directing to try to tackle the porn industry’s racism issues firsthand. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • S2 · E10
    Dec 29, 2025 · 18 min

    Chapter 9.5: Moms I'd Like to Film

    Chapter 9.5 "Moms I’d Like To Film": A 20 minute minisode about the history of another low budget sometimes very profitable film genre: sex comedies! with Tess Lynch in dual roles as Jennifer Coolidge (as Stifler’s Mom) and as Kim Cattrall. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • S2 · E9
    Dec 22, 2025 · 56 min

    Chapter 9: The Game

    Chapter 9 “The Game”: Jenna signs a book deal. The story of girlboss publishing tycoon Judith Regan’s own tumultuous rise and fall, and how Jenna’s co-writer Neil Strauss went on to cover the rise of male pickup artists. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • S2 · E8
    Dec 15, 2025 · 1 hr 22 min

    Chapter 8: Club Jenna

    Chapter 8 “Club Jenna”: Jenna starts her own internet studio called Club Jenna and falls in love with porn producer Jay Grdina. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • S2 · E7
    Dec 8, 2025 · 1 hr 27 min

    Chapter 7: Cybersex

    Chapter 7 “Cybersex”: Porn hits the internet and a gold rush ensues. The history of phone sex hotlines and early internet adult pioneers like Danny Ashe and Cindy Margolis. A hustler named Seth Warshavsky turns Seattle into a cam girl (and boy) mecca with his company Internet Entertainment Group. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • S2 · E6
    Dec 1, 2025 · 1 hr 21 min

    Chapter 6: Climaxing

    Chapter 6 “Climaxing”: Jenna breaks through into mainstream media as a guest on Howard Stern’s show and becomes a superstar. She sweeps awards shows from Cannes to Las Vegas and becomes increasingly obsessed with her own fame. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • S2 · E5
    Nov 24, 2025 · 1 hr 11 min

    Chapter 5: Savannah

    Chapter 5 “Savannah”: The story of Jenna’s porn star inspiration Savannah, and how the mainstream media focused on only tragic stories of adult film stars to create a narrative that the adult film industry is a death trap. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • S2 · E4
    Nov 17, 2025 · 1 hr 20 min

    Chapter 4: The Valley Goes Gonzo

    Chapter 4 “The Valley Goes Gonzo”: Jenna fends off her drug issues and a bad boyfriend in Las Vegas. She goes to LA, makes new friends and shoots her first porn at the height of the “gonzo” trend in adult film. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • S2 · E3
    Nov 10, 2025 · 1 hr 15 min

    Chapter 3: B.J. (Before Jenna)

    Chapter 3 “B.J. (Before Jenna)”: Steven Hirsch founds Vivid Video and turns adult actress Ginger Lynn Allen into porn’s first video age superstar. The San Fernando Valley becomes the epicenter of the adult industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • S2 · E2
    Nov 3, 2025 · 1 hr 23 min

    Chapter 2: Learning from Las Vegas Showgirls

    Chapter 2 “Learning From Las Vegas Showgirls”: Jenna drops acid, goes to a biker rally, gets a tattoo, and gets a sketchy older boyfriend. Carol Doda invents topless go-go dancing in San Francisco at The Condor Club. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • S2 · E1
    Oct 27, 2025 · 51 min

    Chapter 1: Enter JennaWorld

    Chapter 1 “Enter Jennaworld”: Host Molly Lambert introduces listeners to the Jennaworld podcast universe and outlines 90s porn superstar Jenna Jameson’s cultural impact. Jenna Massoli is born in Las Vegas, Nevada to a showgirl mother and cop father, whose romance comes to a tragic early end. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • S1 · E10
    Jun 13, 2022 · 1 hr 2 min

    Chapter 10: The Desert And Beyond: Heidi Moves To Pahrump, Nevada To Start A Stud Farm And Starts A Bird Sanctuary Instead

    Chapter 10: The Desert And Beyond: Heidi Moves To Pahrump, Nevada To Start A Stud Farm And Starts A Bird Sanctuary Instead After prison, Heidi Fleiss tries to hustle up some new work by starting a Stud Farm in Nevada and ends up on Celebrity Rehab instead. She also discovers a new passion: taking care of tropical birds. Dr. Paul Fleiss is embroiled in a new scandal unrelated to his daughter. Charlie Sheen becomes a sitcom star but encounters further complications. Heidi gets caught up in a cryptocurrency scam. And what happened to everyone in Heidiworld. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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