Welcome To Mindbrowse.com

Launched in 2014, MindBrowse is a place where the adult entertainment industry’s ideas go to grow up. Here, various notions are debated, discussed, turned inside out, parsed and reassembled. It’s a place where people talk about issues that affect everyone involved in porn, from the corporate executives who pay for its creation to the men and women who perform in it – and the fans who watch it. Put more prosaically, MindBrowse is a site that hosts live videoconferencing discussions of compelling and challenging topics. For each discussion, we assemble a panel of speakers with diverse backgrounds and opinions encouraging a ranging and balanced discussion of each topic with audience participation via Twitter (#SexTalkTuesday) or on SexTalkTuesday.

“Porn has reached a point where it’s just part of the broader cultural landscape now, so this isn’t just a discussion to be had by the industry and its critics” Angie Rowntree (@AngieRowntree) founder of Sssh.com and producer of Mindbrowse said. “We’re giving porn’s fans and detractors a voice in the discussion too.”

Continue on to see video archive and information about our shows since 2014.

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Mindbrowse January 2024: The Making of ‘Minx’ – Comedy, Culture, and Fictionalized Porn

Dive into the captivating world of ‘Minx’ (available on STARZ), as Mindbrowse hosts a conversation with the creative geniuses behind this acclaimed series. Join creator, showrunner, and executive producer Ellen
Rapoport, along with Rachel Lee Goldenberg, who directed several episodes, and moderator Dr. Chauntelle Tibbals. This episode offers an in-depth look at the making of a show that has captivated audiences worldwide, boasting a stunning 98% on the TOMATOMETER.

“Minx” takes you on a hilarious and daring journey into the 1970s adult industry, blending feminist ambitions with the era’s burgeoning erotica scene. We’ll peel back the layers of the series’ creation, exploring the inspirations, challenges, and triumphs that went into bringing such a bold narrative to the screen. Join us as Rapoport and Goldenberg share their experiences, from leveraging historical influences like Playgirl magazine to navigating the sensitive aspects of directing nudity and sex scenes with respect and innovation.

Don’t miss this insightful and entertaining discussion that shines a light on the minds that have redefined what a comedy series can be.

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Featured speakers: “Minx” – writer and executive producer Ellen Rapoport & Director Rachel Lee Goldenberg
Moderated by: Dr. Chauntelle Tibbals
Produced by: Sssh.com & Angie Rowntree
Date of Live Show: January 17, 2024 Hollywood, CA

 

 

Mindbrowse 2013 – 2023: An Industry Retrospective at XBIZ 2023

LOS ANGELES – The more things change, the more they stay the same? To say the adult entertainment industry community has changed in the past ten years would be an understatement and to refrain from considering these shifts would be a mistake. As such, Mindbrowse.com and Sssh.com hosted “2013 – 2023: An Industry Retrospective” during XBIZ LA 2023.

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The event was held on Tuesday, January 10th at 3 pm PT at the Kimpton Everly Hotel (Beachwood Ballroom) in Hollywood, CA. It will also be broadcast live via Twitter at @ssshforwomen.

During this seminar, panelists discussed three foundational pillars impacting porn as we know it – our internal industry culture, technology, and mainstream social trends – taking a deeper look at how these areas have evolved since 2013.

Mindbrowse events are produced by Sssh.com’s award-winning director Angie Rowntree and organized and moderated by sociologist Dr. Chauntelle Tibbals.

“It’s sometimes somewhat stunning to consider how much our industry and community have evolved in the past ten years,” Dr. Tibbals said. “I myself often punctuate a major shift with the rise of piracy-based tube sites… and that specific ‘rise’ occurred well before 2013!”

“I’m eager to give the 20-teens their discussion due, considering the very significant shifts we have seen – including positive evolutions, as well as sustained issues, problematic throwbacks, and new challenges,” Dr. Tibbals continued.

Event participants include Siri DahlSinnamon LoveKristel Penn, and attorney Corey D. Silverstein.

“As a self-representing, independent performer who fully retired from the business for five years before platforms like OnlyFans existed, I have a unique set of insights into the changes the industry has seen over the last decade,” Dahl shared. “It’s a really unique time to be in this industry, and I probably spend an unhealthy amount of energy thinking about how our industry can be made better, safer, and – perhaps most importantly – ethically defensible as we continue to face social stigma and politically-motivated attacks.”

Silverstein echoed Dahl’s assessment, stating that, “I’ve been fortunate enough to have been part of the legal community in the adult entertainment industry for almost 15 years and during that time I have seen fundamental changes in our politics, laws, regulations, and behavior. I cannot wait to talk about the legal issues that we were facing as an industry in the past, what we are facing now, and how the future looks.”

“As we reflect on the last decade, the future is on our mind more than ever,” Rowntree said. “At present, our industry and community are impacted not only by politics and the law, but also by the continuing spirit of innovation as the ways in which people relate to and consume adult entertainment continue to evolve… all while desire itself is timeless.”