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Operator
During the 1-900 number craze of the Nineties, one company provided the vast majority of phone sex. American Telnet was an empire founded by the man who called himself “The Telephone Pimp.” He ran the company “like General Motors” and got filthy rich doing it. But for the (mostly) women who answered the calls and delivered fantasies 24-7, it was a different story. The powerful stigma against sex work was always lurking just beneath the surface, until it threatened to tear apart the whole company. Hosted by Tina Horn (Why Are People Into That?), OPERATOR is an eight-part series...
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4.5 stars from 1,080 ratings
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“You guys did a great job on this one. You put us right there. The cast of characters were great. I often wonder how you find these stories that area little outside the periphery. Five stars!”
Vick Styles via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/14/23
Noise in the Background
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“Another Wondery production that has a sound person who thinks we like to hear noise in the background when trying to listen to people tell a story. It's the usual kind of eerie-sounding stuff. I listened for about two minutes and then gave up. It's probably a very interesting documentary...”Read full review »
KGee214 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/21/22
Excessive credits at the end
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“Good show but the endless credits at the end of the episodes where they name absolutely every single team member is insufferably tedious.”
avidposcastfan via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/04/22
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