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July 2, 2021

Talking dirty: the rise of audio erotica

Riding on the wave of the podcast boom, audio erotica could be the next big thing in women’s sexual health.


On an average day in the office, a man sits at his desk thinking of the night before. 

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Before launching Femtasy in 2018, Nina Julie Lepique was shocked to find how little research exists about female pleasure.
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Andrea Oliver Garcia founded Emjoy in 2018.
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Dominnique Karetsos, General Partner of Amboy Street Ventures, which focuses on sexual health & female health tech startups.
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Cindy Gallop, advertising veteran, activist and founder of Make Love Not Porn.
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