Death, Sex & Money - A Middle-Aged Couple Made Porn to Spice Things Up. Then One of Them Got Fired.
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Death, Sex & Money - A Middle-Aged Couple Made Porn to Spice Things Up. Then One of Them Got Fired.

When Joe Gow was fired from his position as chancellor and professor at the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse, his superiors said it was due to “abhorrent” behavior. Joe had made porn videos with his wife Carmen and uploaded them onto the internet under the name “Sexy Happy Couple.”

This week, Joe and Carmen tell their side of the story and explain how making porn spiced up their marriage. They also defend themselves against the argument that what they did was inappropriate.

Slate writer Dan Kois’ previous interviews with Joe Gow:

You can check out our previous series about erectile dysfunction, called Hard, here.

Podcast production by Cameron Drews.

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