Filling a market void/niche: a Nevada Brothel courtesan podcast?

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Was curious if anyone had ever thought of doing this in a truly serious way, though it could be I am totally unaware of something popular that's already out there (if so, please chime in). In brief, what I can envision here is something similar to how Mark Maron or Joe Rogan got started podcasting, just interviewing their friends, fellow comedians, as it slowly snowballed into something bigger. Like standup comedy, the world of Nevada brothels is also a small one.

To pull off something like this would require a savvy person, well connected and respected, a long time insider. I can think of a few people who might fit the bill, if they had the interest. But the point wouldn't be to attract mongers, it would be to get a broad audience. So the interviews would have to be framed in a specific way. I think the Holly Randall Unfiltered podcast is a good model. She's a seasoned porn industry professional, able to get tons of people on her show, and her interviews are a mix of compelling, personal backstory, education, titillation, and self-promotion. In this way she captures a wider audience, I think.

I suppose one issue could be certain houses wouldn't want their girls to participate in such a podcast, but it would be hard to imagine why if it helped them drum up business. Also, it would have to be audio only, for obvious reasons, but that would make it easier to produce and also make in-person interviews unnecessary. Anyway, audio-only podcasts can be just as popular, if not more so, than those on YouTube.

How popular could it be? Well, one of Holly Randall's top episodes ever was with Charlotte Sartre from ACH, with 1.2 million views. Then I'm sure many of you have seen Matt Cullen's YouTube series on the Nevada brothels. Granted, his normal audience (and the topics he covers) may sway in a different direction, but even so, two of his top three most popular videos, with 770k+ views each, were about the Mustang Ranch.

Then you have podcasts that are more purely self-promotional with elements of education, such as from Alice Little (100k subscribers, averaging hundreds of thousands of views per video) or on a smaller scale Autumn Verlot, and then lastly the Bunny Ranch podcast, which is highly sporadic. I think for the idea to take off, it has to be a weekly, or bi-monthly podcast, at a minimum.

At any rate, clearly, there is wide public interest out there. It's a fascinating small little world and I think with the right host and enough guests it could really take off.

Curious, what do other here think?

[PaigeNicole]

This is something that we have kicked around a few times now. If there is enough interest then we could put something together.