When Emily Helfgot was ten, her dad was a sex therapist on a call-in radio show, which thoroughly embarrassed her. He also kept a stack of Playboy magazines in their house, in plain sight. So she invented a business with them. A dating service. Her clients? The centerfolds. Thea Chaloner tells the story. (10 minutes)
Song:
“Trump Style” by Kimya Dawson
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