Death, Sex & Money - A Middle-Aged Couple Made Porn to Spice Things Up. Then One of Them Got Fired.
The former head of a university and his wife discuss their adult film hobby and a scandal that upended their lives.
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Show Notes
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:
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Podcast production by Cameron Drews.
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