The Gospel According to Ron Jeremy in 1986, with Barbara Nitke – Podcast 160

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Ron Jeremy, exploring his life and career in the adult film industry, along with insights from Barbara Nitke.

Back in the day, everybody seemed to have an opinion about Ron Jeremy – and maybe that was part of his appeal. He was probably the most ubiquitous of all male adult film stars, and certainly the most polarizing. In the early days of The Rialto Report , I was keen to interview him. My interest has always been in tracking down stories from the golden age of adult cinema that have never been revealed – but even though Ron’s story had been told many times before, I was still keen to ask him about his life and career. After all, Ron was ranked by Adult Video News at No. 1 in their “50 Top Porn Stars of All Time” list, who described him as the most recognizable porn ambassador to the world, ranking him ahead of people like Jenna Jameson, Marilyn Chambers , and John Holmes. In addition to his hundreds of adult films – both as an actor and director, he appeared in countless mainstream movies and music videos, there was a documentary and a best-selling biography, he was hired for personal appearances all over the country, and he was a brand spokesperson for products that included rum, cigars, beef jerky, and of course, male enhancement pills. I met up with him at his home in…

People in this episode

Host: Ashley West

Guests: Ron Jeremy, Barbara Nitke

Topics covered

• adult film industry
• Ron Jeremy
• interviews
• celebrity culture
• sexual allegations

Keywords

• Ron Jeremy
• adult film
• interview
• Barbara Nitke
• celebrity
• sexual allegations
• porn stars

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Adult Video News

Places: Los Angeles

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