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Harvey Weinstein and Hollywood's Sexual Economy
from Weinstein Company Man · #66
Audio-only archive episode — no video to seek.
8 minA long discussion of the freshly-breaking Weinstein scandal as representative of Hollywood's economy of sexual currency, covering enablers, the 2013 Seth MacFarlane Oscars joke, Rose McGowan vs. Ben Affleck, and a mock ad-style bit about a 'complex robust sexual slavery network.'
- 9:25Tim calls the Weinstein case a fascinating look into power and when it comes undone.
- 10:09Hollywood's economy is run by sexual currency—some illicit, some involving underage victims, all exploitative.
- 10:39Men get into entertainment like they get into the Catholic Church: because they know how it works and want access to desperation.
- 11:15Children suffer in Hollywood too, alongside women, and Weinstein had many enablers in both genders.
- 11:57Seth MacFarlane's 2013 Oscars joke about Harvey showed the industry already knew he was a lecherous pig.
- 12:34Being a gatekeeper with control over women who want stardom probably fed Weinstein's pathology.
- 12:57He likely got off on the fear itself—women faced a brutal dichotomy of compliance or career destruction.
- 13:59Tim discloses Harvey Weinstein is producing his upcoming special, calling him a brilliant producer despite everything.
- 14:17Matt Damon and Russell Crowe reportedly sent character vouchers for Weinstein when allegations were about to surface.
- 15:46The Weinstein scandal exposes a larger culture problem, but everyone shoehorns their political agenda into it.
- 16:12A complex, deep, robust sexual slavery and prostitution network in Hollywood doesn't build itself without serious money and power.
Harvey WeinsteinHollywoodSeth MacFarlaneRussell CroweMatt DamonRose McGowanBen Affleck