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Consider Before Consuming

by Fight the New Drug

Think about all of the things you consider every day to help keep yourself, your loved ones, and your community happy, healthy, and hopeful. Now consider this: There is an ever-growing body of research demonstrating significant negative impacts, for yourself and the ones you love, in the consumption of pornography. It can change the way you think, harm your ability to connect with other people, and can contribute to changing the world in negative ways. Join us every other week as we consider the harmful effects of pornography using science, facts, and personal accounts. Consider Before Consuming is brought to you by Fight the New Drug (FTND). FTND is a non-religious and non-legislative nonprofit that aims to raise awareness on the harmful effects of pornography and its links to sexual exploitation using only science, facts, and personal accounts. Fight the New Drug collaborates with a variety of qualified organizations and individuals with varying personal beliefs, affiliations, and political persuasions. As FTND is a non-religious and non-legislative organization, the personal beliefs, affiliations, and persuasions of any of our team members or of those we collaborate with do not reflect or impact the mission of Fight the New Drug.

Latest episodes

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Teens Say Porn Is Teaching Them About Sex. What Are They Learning?

Dr. Michael Robb is a developmental psychologist and Head of Research at Common Sense Media. In this episode, he joins us to unpack findings from two major Common Sense M

Sep 2
41 min

I Joined OnlyFans at 18. Here’s Why I Left

Madyson is a former OnlyFans creator who spent three and a half years creating pornographic content before leaving the industry. After first being exposed to pornography

Aug 19
42 min

What Gen Z Really Thinks About Porn

What is it like to be the first generation to grow up with smartphones, social media, and internet pornography? In this bonus episode, we unpack new survey findings abou

Aug 12
27 min

How to Stop Watching Porn

Joseph Alto is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and the Head of Growth at Relay Health, a recovery app designed to help individuals overcome compulsive pornography

Aug 5
49 min

Bonus: 53 Men Sued Over AI Deepfake Porn Scheme

Trigger Warning: This episode discusses AI-generated explicit imagery, nonconsensual intimate images, sexual exploitation, and image-based abuse. Can someone create fake

Jul 29
24 min

My Students Spread an AI Nude of Me Throughout the School

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of sexually explicit AI-generated images, sexual harassment, exploitation, suicidal thoughts, and image-based sexual ab

Jul 22
40 min

What Human Trafficking Really Looks Like

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of human trafficking and exploitation. Listener discretion is advised. Preston Goff is the Vice President of Global Co

Jul 8
55 min

Inside the OnlyFans Mansion Trafficking Investigation

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of human trafficking, sexual exploitation, physical violence, coercion, and abuse. Listener discretion is advised. A r

Jul 1
26 min

How Algorithms Are Shaping Sexual Expectations

This episode contains discussions of sexual violence and child sexual abuse. Listener discretion is advised. Clare McGlynn is a professor of law at Durham University an

Jun 24
58 min

A School Principal's Story of Porn, Escalation, Arrest, and Recovery

Brian Schillingburg is a former school principal and recovery coach who spent 25 years working with students before his own struggle with pornography escalated into behav

Jun 10
55 min

I Was Drugged and Assaulted By My Husband For Years

Trigger Warning: This episode includes discussion of sexual abuse and trauma. Listener discretion is advised. What happens when the person you trust most is secretly vio

May 27
52 min

Our Real Reaction to the AI Deepfake Crisis in Schools

In this bonus episode of Consider Before Consuming, Elisabeth and Scott bring you into a conversation they’ve found themselves having often behind the scenes. As Fight t

May 20
19 min

How Porn Affects Connection in Relationships

In this episode of Consider Before Consuming, we’re joined by Dr. Nicholas Lawless, a clinical psychologist and couples therapist, to explore how pornography can impact c

May 13
47 min

We Read The Comments So You Don't Have To

In this bonus episode of Consider Before Consuming, Natale and Elisabeth take you behind the scenes of managing Fight the New Drug’s social media and the kinds of comment

May 6
20 min

I Was Losing My Memory and Didn’t Know Why

Trigger Warning: This episode includes discussion of sexual abuse and trauma. Listener discretion is advised. Amanda Stanhope was recently featured in reporting by CNN o

Apr 29
50 min

I Lived A Double Life of Porn Addiction and Affairs

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of sexual addiction, infidelity, and suicide attempts. Listener discretion is advised. Chris Bennett is a life coach

Apr 15
1 h 13 min

How Young People Are Learning About Sex (And What They're Getting Wrong)

This episode includes discussion of sexual violence, coercion, and experiences of assault among young people. Listener discretion is advised. In this episode of Consider

Apr 1
47 min

I Tried Everything To Quit Porn

Hunter Clark was first exposed to pornography as a child. What started as curiosity eventually became a habit he struggled for years to overcome. Like many people, he tri

Mar 18
50 min

How Watching Porn Can Escalate Into More Extreme Behavior

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of sexual exploitation and child sexual abuse in an educational and prevention-focused context. Listener discretion is

Mar 4
48 min

Can a Marriage Survive Porn Addiction?

Matthew Raabsmith is a certified professional coach and relationship specialist, and Joanna Raabsmith is a licensed marriage and family therapist who specializes in traum

Feb 18
55 min

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