How Paying for Intimacy Changes Everything (Andrea Werhun)

How Paying for Intimacy Changes Everything (Andrea Werhun)

Author: Knox Robinson Productions April 7, 2026 Duration: 1:25:20
Andrea Werhun is an author, filmmaker, and former sex worker whose memoir and documentary Modern Whore challenge how we think about sex, labor, and stigma. In this wide ranging and often funny conversation, Andrea and Amanda dig into the making of the film, including its stylized recreations, dark humor, and the moment Amanda found herself rethinking whether sex work is truly different from other forms of intimate labor like therapy, caregiving, or au pairing. Along the way, they unpack the role of criminalization in creating harm, the politics of shame, and why putting a price on access to your body can radically change how you understand boundaries, value, and freedom. Modern Whore is out May 1, 2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's a particular kind of confinement that has nothing to do with physical walls, a feeling Amanda Knox understands in a way few others do. In Hard Knox with Amanda Knox, she moves beyond the headlines of her own story to examine the universal prisons we all inhabit-those of expectation, trauma, fear, and our own minds. This isn't a true-crime podcast; it's a series of conversations about the path out. Through candid talks with writers, artists, philosophers, and everyday people who've faced their own hard truths, the show digs into the raw materials of a resilient life. Listeners will hear explorations of mental fortitude, the messy pursuit of physical well-being, and how culture shapes our understanding of justice and personal freedom. Each episode feels like a deep, meandering walk with a curious friend, tackling how we rebuild after life fractures us. Produced by Knox Robinson Productions, the podcast creates a space where struggle is acknowledged not as a failure, but as a catalyst for becoming more grounded and authentic. For those who subscribe, there's an added layer of direct dialogue with Amanda herself in regular segments where she answers listener questions with remarkable candor. It’s ultimately about finding agency, the kind that can’t be taken away.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

Hard Knox with Amanda Knox
Podcast Episodes
Free: My Search for Meaning. A Live Book Discussion. [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:03:28
For today's episode of Labyrinths we are stepping outside the studio to bring you a live recording of Amanda discussing her new memoir, Free: My Search for Meaning Recorded at the Puget Sound Zen Center, Amanda offers an…
Best Of: The Pleasure of Pain (Mistress Cyan) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:00
Amanda was accused of orchestrating a sex-game gone wrong that ended in murder. But what does a sex-game gone right look like? Amanda and Chris connect with Mistress Cyan and enter the world of BDSM. https://www.patreon.…
Who's Right? - Friendship [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:46
Amanda and Chris dive deep into the messy, meaningful, and often awkward realities of adult friendship—from ghosting to bro weekends to birthdays. Is it weird to prioritize your friends with a ranking system? Should frie…
#121 - Off the Record (Ashleigh Banfield) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:56
Journalist Ashleigh Banfield has survived war zones, 9/11, and the brutal churn of network news. But her most disorienting challenges have been deeply personal. In this episode, Ashleigh opens up about being cast out—by…
Who's Right? - Social Media Detox [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:18
Amanda and Chris debate dopamine addiction, digital identity, parenting without smartphones, and the existential question: are we just curated content with a pulse? It's a hilarious, heady, and honest conversation about…
Best Of: Blood Money - Part 1: One Bloody Thing After Another [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:04:31
True crime has become a massive industry that takes real life suffering as grist for the content mill. Is it possible to tell such stories in an ethical way? How did we even get here? To answer these questions, we're div…
#120 - Smoke and Mirrors (Mike Rothschild) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:42
Investigative journalist Mike Rothschild recently lost his home in the L.A. Fires. Drawing from his personal experience, he joins us to discuss how misinformation spreads during crises, the real-world consequences of con…

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