Empire of Orgasm - Discussing OneTaste with Ellen Huet

Podcast: The Cult Vault · Vault Productions

Opublikowano: 2026-10-10

CLICK HEAR TO LISTEN TO MY NEW 11-PART INVESTIGATION SERIES INTO LIANA SHANTI! In this episode, Kacey interviews Bloomberg investigative journalist Ellen Huet, author of Empire of Orgasm, about OneTaste and its founder Nicole Daedone. Huet explains how Daedone rebranded a partnered clitoral-stroking practice into trademarked “Orgasmic Meditation” in 2004 and marketed it through Silicon Valley-era mindfulness, wellness, and “girlboss” culture as a life-transforming cure-all. Huet describes her reporting process, including interviewing 125+ people over five years, and alleges former members reported financial, psychological, and sexual exploitation, communal living, social isolation, and “assignments” tying sex to sales. She d...