Explore Ecstatic Sensuality

The focus of today’s episode is sex work:  Not primarily on sexworkers, but on what sort of men use the services of sex workers and why. I am preparing this podcast at a time when a motion picture about a sex worker – or should I say more accurately a stripper who has sexual relations with men formoney – has just won five Oscars.  It is not for me to comment on whether the situation portrayed in that film was typical or atypical of the relationship between a sex worker and herclient.  It strikes me that the “client” in the case of this movie was probably not a typical client of a sex worker, but I will let that pass and move on to academic and scholarly research on the subject. 

 In 1948 Alfred Kinsey published his book “Sexual Behavior in the Human Male.”  Kinsey and his associates reported that atthat time 69 per cent of the total white male population of the United States visited a prostitute at some time, and from 15 to 20 per cent visited prostitutes more than a few times a year.  They also reported that single men visited prostitutes from three to four times as often as married men, and that thelower socio-economic groups were most likely, while college educated men are least likely, to visit prostitutes.  To fast forward to 2015, a report entitled “Who Buys Sex” by the organization Demand Abolition estimated the annual size of the US commercial sex market at $5.7 billion.

As its CEO Randolph Pitts turned a small, new film production company, Lumière Films, Inc., into the most successful independent producer/financier in Hollywood, best known for the multi-award winning film "Leaving Las Vegas", for which Nicolas Cage won the Oscar as Best Actor. Today he is a widely respected international motion picture producer and production company executive. He holds Summa Cum Laude degrees in Social Psychology and Egyptology from the University of California Berkeley, and a Masters Degree in Motion Picture Production and Entertainment Law from UCLA. He has also done advanced research for the Department of Psychology at UCLA, concentrating on couples and relationships dynamics. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the American Philosophical Association, the organization of university professors of philosophy. He is also an associate member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. He has a lifelong interest in the relationshipbetween philosophy, psychology and history. He is the founder, writer and host of the Explore Ecstatic Sensuality podcast, the number one sex and sensuality podcast in the world. The first volume of his eagerly anticipated tetralogy ofnovels will be published during the second quarter of 2025. Pitts' spellbinding novels deal at an unrelenting fever pitch with eroticism, mysticism, terrorism and crime on a global scale. And also… with women and men falling in love.Advance praise for one of Randolph Pitts' novels: "A sexy thriller that shows New York City in the grip of terrorists, natural disasters and voodoo magic, while at the same time being a moving meditation on love, sensuality, and twenty-first century man's fate in the universe. Possibly the greatestnovel of our time. I am going to nominate it for the Pulitzer Prize."

The clitoris  is truly unique in the human organ system inthat its only known function is to serve as an erotic focus for both afferent and efferent forms of sexual stimulation; and that the minor labia are almost as sensitive to superficial tactile stimuli as the clitoral glans, making them almost as important as the clitoris as a source of erotic arousal. Vincenzo Puppo Centro Italiano di Sessuologia, Bologna, Italy; and Giulia Puppo Department of Biology University of Florence Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.

 The 2025 edition of the Encyclopedia of Sexual Psychology and Behavior published by Springer and edited by Todd K.Shackelford of the Department of Psychology, Oakland University, Rochester, defines the clitoris as follows:  It is asmall organ situated near the vagina that is sensitive and can provide sensual pleasure if stimulated; it is sometimes misunderstood as a nub of skin folds or flesh, but it is a part of a connective erectile that is connected with nerve endings and complex vascular network which is both inside and outside the body.  Researchers at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Istinye University, Gaziosmanpasa Medical Park Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, published an article entitled “Relationship of orgasm withmeasurable dimensions of clitoris and visibility of clitoral glans”. In their study, among the patients who had no previous genital surgeries, a statistically significant relationship was found between clitoral glans visibility, sexual function, and orgasm.

 Discussions have come up time and time again about the relevance of the clitoris and its stimulation. Clitoral stimulation is a key aspect of sexual pleasure for many individuals. The clitoris is a highly sensitive organ located above the vaginal opening and is packed with nerve endings. Stimulation of the clitoris can lead to arousal, increased blood flow, and pleasure. The innervations of the clitoris and itsvascularization have a significant impact on the experience of sex for people who have it.

As its CEO Randolph Pitts turned a small, new filmproduction company, Lumière Films, Inc., into the most successful independentproducer/financier in Hollywood, best known for the multi-award winning film"Leaving Las Vegas", for which Nicolas Cage won the Oscar as BestActor. Today he is a widely respected international motion picture producer andproduction company executive. He holds Summa Cum Laude degrees in SocialPsychology and Egyptology from the University of California Berkeley, and aMasters Degree in Motion Picture Production and Entertainment Law from UCLA. Hehas also done advanced research for the Department of Psychology at UCLA,concentrating on couples and relationships dynamics. He is a member of Phi BetaKappa and the American Philosophical Association, the organization ofuniversity professors of philosophy. He is also an associate member of the LosAngeles County Bar Association. He has a lifelong interest in the relationshipbetween philosophy, psychology and history. He is the founder, writer and hostof the Explore Ecstatic Sensuality podcast, the number one sex and sensualitypodcast in the world. The first volume of his eagerly anticipated tetralogy ofnovels will be published during the second quarter of 2025. Pitts' spellbindingnovels deal at an unrelenting fever pitch with eroticism, mysticism, terrorismand crime on a global scale. And also… with women and men falling in love.Advance praise for one of Randolph Pitts' novels: "A sexy thriller thatshows New York City in the grip of terrorists, natural disasters and voodoomagic, while at the same time being a moving meditation on love, sensuality,and twenty-first century man's fate in the universe. Possibly the greatestnovel of our time. I am going to nominate it for the Pulitzer Prize."

Intermission music: Excerpt from “Der Shatten Eines Traumes”by your host.

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As its CEO Randolph Pitts turned a small, new filmproduction company, Lumière Films, Inc., into the most successful independent producer/financier in Hollywood, best known for the multi-award winning film "Leaving Las Vegas", for which Nicolas Cage won the Oscar as BestActor. Today he is a widely respected international motion picture producer and production company executive. He holds Summa Cum Laude degrees in Social Psychology and Egyptology from the University of California Berkeley, and aMasters Degree in Motion Picture Production and ntertainment Law from UCLA. He has also done advanced research for the Department of Psychology at UCLA,concentrating on couples and relationships dynamics. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the American Philosophical Association, the organization of university professors of philosophy. He is also an associate member of the LosAngeles County Bar Association. He has a lifelong interest in the relationship between philosophy, psychology and history. He is the founder, writer and host of the Explore Ecstatic Sensuality podcast, the number one sex and sensualitypodcast in the world. The first volume of his eagerly anticipated tetralogy of novels will be published during the second quarter of 2025. Pitts' spellbinding novels deal at an unrelenting fever pitch with eroticism, mysticism, terrorismand crime on a global scale. And also… with women and men falling in love. Advance praise for one of Randolph Pitts' novels: "A sexy thriller that shows New York City in the grip of terrorists, natural disasters and voodoo magic, while at the same time being a moving meditation on love, sensuality,and twenty-first century man's fate in the universe. Possibly the greatest novel of our time. I am going to nominate it for the Pulitzer Prize."

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As its CEO Randolph Pitts turned a small, new filmproduction company, Lumière Films, Inc., into the most successful independentproducer/financier in Hollywood, best known for the multi-award winning film"Leaving Las Vegas", for which Nicolas Cage won the Oscar as BestActor. Today he is a widely respected international motion picture producer andproduction company executive. He holds Summa Cum Laude degrees in SocialPsychology and Egyptology from the University of California Berkeley, and aMasters Degree in Motion Picture Production and Entertainment Law from UCLA. Hehas also done advanced research for the Department of Psychology at UCLA,concentrating on couples and relationships dynamics. He is a member of Phi BetaKappa and the American Philosophical Association, the organization ofuniversity professors of philosophy. He is also an associate member of the LosAngeles County Bar Association. He has a lifelong interest in the relationshipbetween philosophy, psychology and history. He is the founder, writer and hostof the Explore Ecstatic Sensuality podcast, the number one sex and sensualitypodcast in the world. The first volume of his eagerly anticipated tetralogy ofnovels will be published during the second quarter of 2025. Pitts' spellbindingnovels deal at an unrelenting fever pitch with eroticism, mysticism, terrorismand crime on a global scale. And also… with women and men falling in love.Advance praise for one of Randolph Pitts' novels: "A sexy thriller thatshows New York City in the grip of terrorists, natural disasters and voodoomagic, while at the same time being a moving meditation on love, sensuality,and twenty-first century man's fate in the universe. Possibly the greatestnovel of our time. I am going to nominate it for the Pulitzer Prize."

A very large percentage of adults have sexy dreams, anywhere from 70% to 99% depending on the survey. If you are listening to this podcastYOU have erotic dreams. Sigmund Freud believed that dreams were wishfulfillments -- that they fulfill wishes, sometimes naughty wishes, that we are unable to fulfill in real life. But that's not the only theory. Learn all about dreaming in this episode, beside on research by the world's leading psychologists and psychoanalysts.

As its CEO Randolph Pitts turned a small, new filmproduction company, Lumière Films, Inc., into the most successful independent producer/financier in Hollywood, best known for the multi-award winning film "Leaving Las Vegas", for which Nicolas Cage won the Oscar as BestActor. Today he is a widely respected international motion picture producer and production company executive. He holds Summa Cum Laude degrees in Social Psychology and Egyptology from the University of California Berkeley, and aMasters Degree in Motion Picture Production and Entertainment Law from UCLA. He has also done advanced research for the Department of Psychology at UCLA,concentrating on couples and relationships dynamics. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the American Philosophical Association, the organization of university professors of philosophy. He is also an associate member of the LosAngeles County Bar Association. He has a lifelong interest in the relationship between philosophy, psychology and history. He is the founder, writer and host of the Explore Ecstatic Sensuality podcast, the number one sex and sensualitypodcast in the world. The first volume of his eagerly anticipated tetralogy of novels will be published during the second quarter of 2025. Pitts' spellbinding novels deal at an unrelenting fever pitch with eroticism, mysticism, terrorismand crime on a global scale. And also… with women and men falling in love.Advance praise for one of Randolph Pitts' novels: "A sexy thriller that shows New York City in the grip of terrorists, natural disasters and voodoo magic, while at the same time being a moving meditation on love, sensuality,and twenty-first century man's fate in the universe. Possibly the greatest novel of our time. I am going to nominate it for the Pulitzer Prize."

Are you stuck in a pattern of falling into sexless relationships with women friends? Do your dates consist of going to Starbucks with some woman and listening to her troubles with her kids or her ex or her parents or her job? Then this episode is for you!

As its CEO Randolph Pitts turned a small, new film

"A sexy thriller that shows New York City in the grip of terrorists, natural disasters and voodoo magic, while at the same time being a moving meditation on love, sensuality,

 A discussion based in part on a consideration of the viewsof Rudolf Carnap,  Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Plato, Jacques Lacan, Friedrich Nietzsche and Martin Heidegger

As its CEO Randolph Pitts turned a small, new filmproduction company, Lumière Films, Inc., into the most successful independent producer/financier in Hollywood, best known for the multi-award winning film Leaving Las Vegas", for which Nicolas Cage won the Oscar as BestActor. Today he is a widely respected international motion picture producer and production company executive. He holds Summa Cum Laude degrees in Social Psychology and Egyptology from the University of California Berkeley, and aMasters Degree in Motion Picture Production and Entertainment Law from UCLA. He has also done advanced research for the Department of Psychology at UCLA,concentrating on couples and relationships dynamics. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the American Philosophical Association, the organization of university professors of philosophy. He is also an associate member of the LosAngeles County Bar Association. He has a lifelong interest in the relationship between philosophy, psychology and history. He is the founder, writer and host of the Explore Ecstatic Epistemology podcast, the number one podcast in the areas of philosophy, psychology, and ontology, and how they realte to relationships, sex and sensualitypodcast in the world. The first volume of his eagerly anticipated tetralogy of novels will be published during the second quarter of 2025. Pitts' spellbinding novels deal at an unrelenting fever pitch with eroticism, mysticism, terrorismand crime on a global scale. And also… with women and men falling in love.Advance praise for one of Randolph Pitts' novels:

"A sexy thriller that shows New York City in the grip of terrorists, natural disasters and voodoo magic, while at the same time being a moving meditation on love, sensuality,and twenty-first century man's fate in the universe. Possibly the greatest novel of our time. I am going to nominate it for the Nobel Prize."

 « Est-ce que je m’aime ? Vraiment pas. J’aime bien ce que j’ai été hier. Je ne suis jamais en adéquation avec le présent. Aujourd’hui, non, je ne m’aime pas. Mais, quand jeregarde des photos d’hier sur lesquelles je ne m’aimais pas, je me dis: “Ah si, c’était bien !” »

Charlotte Gainsbourg