73. The Golden Age of Masturbation
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comTopics covered:* Which American cities have the highest percentage of people wanking at work, and evidence that we've entered “a golden age of masturbation” for better or worse* Is Ozempic also an anti-addiction drug? The secondary benefits are compelling* How is the Martin Amis novel Money like foie gras?* Amis, who died last week, joins the list of voices we miss: Tom Wolfe, David Foster Wallace, Christopher Hitchens* How Anna Nicole Smith shape-shifted into the American dream, and what it cost* The documentary scene about Smith’s life that super-disturbed Nancy* That time Sarah almost got plastic surgery* The men in our hot boxesAnd much more!