Lisa Ann joins Holly Randall Unfiltered for a candid conversation about reinvention, technology, wellness, and the changing landscape of adult entertainment.

Known for successfully building a mainstream media career through fantasy football, broadcasting, and live events, Lisa reflects on how her priorities have evolved in recent years. She discusses her upcoming third book, her analysis of the “manosphere”, and why she believes online culture has become increasingly hostile toward sex workers. 

Lisa also shares her perspective on artificial intelligence, including the creation of a digital twin designed to interact with fans and preserve her brand long into the future. The discussion explores age verification, digital intimacy, the loneliness epidemic, and the challenges facing younger generations growing up online.

Additionally, Lisa opens up about her recent surgery where she removed her breast implants, the dramatic improvements she experienced afterward, and the wellness practices that keep her physically and mentally strong.

It’s an insightful look at one of the industry’s most influential figures as she enters a new chapter focused on writing, personal growth, and living what she calls her “softest life.”

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Lisa Ann on AI, the Manosphere, and Life After Adult Entertainment

Phil and Emily continue the Angelina Jolie action films miniseries with Lara Croft: Tomb Raider — The Cradle of Life (2003), joined by Carson Betts and Caroline Thompson, co-hosts of the How Have You Not Seen It podcast. All four participants are watching this film for the first time. This is relevant information.


The Cradle of Life follows Lara Croft racing to find Pandora's Box before a rogue scientist with strong Peter Thiel energy can use it as a biological weapon, with complications provided by her ex-lover Terry Sheridan, played by Gerard Butler. It cost $95 million, grossed $160 million worldwide, and opened July 25th, 2003 against Spy Kids 3D, Pirates of the Caribbean, Bad Boys 2, and Seabiscuit. It received three stars from Roger Ebert, which nearly convinced Emily to see it in theaters that summer. She saw The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen instead. Phil does not believe she made the better choice. The film was also banned in China for giving the impression of a country in chaos overrun by secret societies. Hollywood had not yet figured that out.


The consensus is that this movie is more competent than the first Tomb Raider along nearly every axis, which somehow makes it less enjoyable. Phil calls it dumb and not fun, as opposed to the first film, which was dumb and fun. Emily notes the big action set piece in the middle is a shootout in a lab, which she finds strange given the title. The group also covers Jan de Bont's filmography and what it means that this was his final film, the Sasquatch creatures that the script introduces and then declines to explain, and the actual Cradle of Life, which turns out to be visually underwhelming in a way that Carson compares to a YouTube video that will not load.


The true climax, Carson argues, was always going to be in Lara's heart.


This is the third installment of the miniseries on Angelina Jolie's 2000s action films, following Gone in 60 Seconds and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.


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94: Tomb Raider 2 with Caroline Thompson & Carson Betts

This week on Holly Randall Unfiltered, the legendary Madison Ivy returns for one of her most personal and revealing interviews yet. From becoming Brazzers’ very first contract star to surviving a life-altering car accident, Madison opens up about the highs, setbacks, and resilience that have defined her career.

Madison reflects on entering the adult industry at just 18 with a clear vision of becoming the ultimate bombshell, quickly rising to icon status during the DVD era. She shares behind-the-scenes stories from the early days of her career, unforgettable shoots in Costa Rica involving snakes, and the now-infamous “Lakers dinner” story that fans still ask about.

The conversation takes a deeply personal turn as Madison discusses the catastrophic car accident that changed her life a decade ago, the reality of enduring 12 surgeries, living with chronic pain, and the mental strength it took to rebuild both physically and emotionally while continuing to work and create content.

Madison and Holly also dive into how the industry has transformed from DVDs to creator-driven platforms like OnlyFans, the pressures performers face today, and why Madison says she’s finally reclaiming her signature confidence and “bukkake energy” for a new chapter in her comeback.

Funny, brutally honest, and unexpectedly inspiring, this episode is a candid look at survival, reinvention, and what it really takes to endure in an ever-changing industry.

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Bukkake Energy": Madison Ivy on Her Wildest Scenes and Her New Era

Phil and Emily continue the Angelina Jolie action films miniseries with Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), joined by BJ Colangelo and Harmony Colangelo, co-hosts of the This Ends at Prom podcast. BJ and Harmony previously joined the show for Hard-Boiled, which Phil describes as a superior action movie. Harmony agrees with everything about that sentence.


Tomb Raider follows aristocrat archaeologist Lara Croft racing against the villainous Illuminati to retrieve the two halves of the Triangle of Light before a rare planetary alignment allows them to unlock its power over time. It cost $150 million, grossed $274 million worldwide, and opened June 15th, 2001 against Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Shrek, Swordfish, Pearl Harbor, and Evolution. Paramount had purchased the video game rights in 1998. No fewer than seven screenwriters took a pass at the script before Simon West stitched something together and pointed a camera at Angelina Jolie.


The group agrees on several things: Jolie is perfectly cast, clearly having a blast, and simply is Lara Croft in a way that very few actors embody a character that completely. They do not agree on much else. Phil's issues are with the script, specifically a 45-minute delay before the film bothers to explain what is actually at stake. Harmony's defense is that this is video game logic, anything is possible, and sometimes you just want to watch someone cool do cool things. Emily ran into Angelina Jolie at a grocery store once and has thoughts.


Daniel Craig is also in this movie. Nobody can identify what accent he is doing. Emily has a theory involving one specific block in Lincoln, Nebraska.

This is the second installment of the miniseries on Angelina Jolie's 2000s action films, following Gone in 60 Seconds.


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95: Tomb Raider with BJ & Harmony Colangelo

This week on Holly Randall Unfiltered, Holly sits down with the captivating Ava Amira for one of the most unexpected origin stories in the industry. Born in Baghdad and raised across four countries, Ava opens up about escaping war, rebuilding her life across continents, and how those experiences shaped the fiercely independent woman she is today.

Before entering the adult industry, Ava worked as an international flight attendant, traveling the world while quietly rebuilding herself after a painful breakup and five-year engagement. She shares the deeply personal story of moving to Costa Rica for love, questioning her sexuality during what she calls her “asexual phase,” and realizing she wasn’t broken, she was simply with the wrong person.

Ava also pulls back the curtain on how she strategically entered the adult business, treating it like a career from day one. From studying the industry and connecting with veteran performers and agents to landing scenes with some of the biggest names in the business, Ava explains why preparation became her biggest advantage.

The conversation gets candid as Ava talks relationships, dating, personal boundaries, staying single while building her career, and the mindset that keeps her focused in an industry built on distraction.
Raw, funny, and surprisingly vulnerable, this episode is an honest look at reinvention, ambition, and knowing exactly what you want out of life.

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Ava Amira: The Iraq War Took Away Her Home, the Adult Industry Gave Her a New One

Phil and Emily are joined by LaToya Ferguson to kick off a new miniseries on Angelina Jolie's action films of the 2000s, beginning with Gone in 60 Seconds (2000). LaToya is a TV writer, critic, and co-host of the Empire Diaries podcast. She has appeared on the show before, covering The Other Sister and Ladybugs on previous installments. She wanted to cover Mr. and Mrs. Smith. She did not get Mr. and Mrs. Smith.


Gone in 60 Seconds follows retired master car thief Memphis Raines, forced back into the game to steal 50 high-end cars in one night to save his brother from a ruthless crime boss. It cost $100 million, grossed $237 million worldwide, outperforming both Remember the Titans and Coyote Ugly from the same Bruckheimer production year. Angelina Jolie had just won the Oscar. The film was sold entirely on her. She is barely in it. Nicolas Cage plays the lead, does not radiate car energy, and shares with Jolie what Emily describes as the opposite of chemistry. The movie goes dull at exactly the moment it should not, Frances Fisher has less screen time than the dog, and Christopher Eccleston delivers the villain line "it never rains, but it pours" with complete conviction.


Phil makes the case for where this sits in the Bruckheimer era and why it signals the end of something, Emily misses the era of movies that made audiences want to steal cars, and LaToya has thoughts about Nicolas Cage, Billy Bob Thornton, and what actual dirtbag energy looks like on screen. They also get into whether Gone in 60 Seconds quietly paved the way for Fast and Furious, and why Phil rides for Sorcerer's Apprentice to the dismay of everyone present.


This episode opens the miniseries on Angelina Jolie's 2000s action films, with Lara Croft: Tomb Raider up next.


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94: Gone in 60 Seconds with LaToya Ferguson

This week on Holly Randall Unfiltered, Holly sits down with performer, actress, and former Playboy cover model August Skye for one of the most honest and entertaining conversations of the season.

From stripping in Denver to navigating the chaos of social media censorship, August breaks down what it really takes to survive and evolve in the adult industry today. She shares the story of a champagne room encounter involving a police officer that spiraled completely out of control, how she’s lost eight Instagram accounts to vague community guidelines, and the tech she now uses to protect her business online.

August also opens up about winning acting awards for the indie web series Born at Night, why she prefers story-driven feature productions over gonzo scenes, and how the industry gave her a safe space to explore her submissive side and personal fantasies without judgment.

Plus, she reveals the reality behind the business: why filming scenes is only a fraction of the work, how creators burn out trying to stay relevant, and what separates performers with longevity from everyone else chasing quick attention.

It’s funny, chaotic, unexpectedly thoughtful, and a rare behind-the-scenes look at the emotional and business side of modern adult entertainment.

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August Skye on Her Viral Debut and Exploring BDSM Fantasies

Phil and Emily are joined by film critic, screenwriter, and Hip Pocket podcast host Drew McWeeny to discuss Where the Wild Things Are (2009), the Spike Jonze adaptation of Maurice Sendak's 85-word picture book that cost roughly $100 million, barely broke even, got one Blu-ray release, and has been sitting in a strange kind of limbo ever since.


Drew has been close to this film longer than almost anyone outside the production. He saw a rough cut in Pasadena before a single effects shot was completed, got a personal call from Legendary Pictures founder Thomas Tull asking for his honest reaction, and later sat down with Spike Jonze himself for two hours as the film fought to find its finish line. Phil thinks it's a miracle it exists at all. Emily finds it formally audacious and sometimes frustrating in equal measure. Drew thinks it's a great film. He also thinks it might not be a film for children.


The three dig into the full production story, from the Jim Henson Company's 50-pound creature heads that got scrapped six weeks before filming to Spike's decision to shoot everything handheld with no green screens and no tracking dots on any of the creatures. They talk about why James Gandolfini was the perfect choice for Carol, what the voice cast recorded running around a black box theater instead of isolated booths, and what it means to watch this movie as a parent who has been the angry one in the room.


This episode wraps up the show's Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman miniseries, following Adaptation and Synecdoche, New York.




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93: Where the Wild Things Are with Drew McWeeny

Taylor Vixen spent two decades climbing the corporate ladder as a VP in finance. Now she’s captivating a very different kind of audience, and she’s done it on her own terms. The former executive didn’t just leave corporate America behind; she walked straight from a high-stakes world of hundred-million-dollar transactions into one of the most competitive spaces in adult content. She’s navigated the moment her Mormon-run company discovered her OnlyFans, watched her professional image transform in real time, and recently hit a milestone that most people would find either jaw-dropping or deeply enviable: earning an AVN MILF Performer of the Year nomination within her first two years in the industry.
Taylor is humble, resilient, and refreshingly unguarded. She talks openly about her journey from a sexually repressive marriage to hosting lifestyle events across the country, and the clinical precision she now uses to manage fans who mistake fantasy for reality. She has a philosophy for everything  including how to handle internet trolls and the bizarre world of custom video requests, like faking a heart attack for a surgeon and she delivers all of it with the calm perspective of someone who once managed life-altering financial decisions.

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Taylor Vixxen Quit Her Executive Career to Have Sex on Camera and Doesn’t Regret It

Phil and Emily are joined by Angie Han, TV critic at The Hollywood Reporter, to discuss Synecdoche, NY (2008), Charlie Kaufman's audacious directorial debut and the film Roger Ebert called the best of the 2000s.


Kaufman wrote and directed this hallucinatory portrait of Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman), an ailing theater director who uses a MacArthur Fellowship to build a life-size replica of New York City inside a warehouse. As the decades pass and his art consumes his life, the film tunnels deeper into mortality, creative obsession, and the quiet horror of living in a body that won't cooperate. Originally conceived as a horror film with Spike Jonze, Synecdoche, NY opened in October 2008 against High School Musical 3 and Saw 5, made $4.5 million on a $20 million budget, and has since been ranked among the greatest films of the 21st century by the BBC, the Guardian, and Time.


Phil finds it deeply triggering as a self-described hypochondriac. Angie has seen it a dozen times and finds it weirdly soothing. Emily thinks it's funnier than people give it credit for. All three dig into why this film bombed commercially and became a critical touchstone, what it means to watch it in your 20s versus your 40s, and why it still doesn't have a Criterion edition.




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92: Synecdoche, New York with Angie Han

No topic will be off limits Aries Spears and Gerard Guillory will discuss everything from politics to pop culture to sports music religion and everything that’s humanly relatable. Aries and Gerard are the “SOPHISTICATED SCOUNDRELS”

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Unfiltered is a podcast series that sheds light on those working in the adult industry, and explores all topics of sex with authors, educators, and advocates. Hosted by world renowned erotic photographer and director Holly Randall, she interviews some of the biggest names in the adult industry, and various non-porn guests who touch on the subject of sex in one way or another. With an honest and humorous outlook on life, Holly strips away the misconceptions on people who work in the sex industry, and offers sex-positive discussions on various social and political issues. You can follow Holly on both Instagram and Twitter at @hollyrandall and drop us an email at hollyrandallunfiltered@gmail.com. Expect to be intrigued, to laugh your ass off, and to learn something new! Holly Randall Unfiltered is a proud member of Pleasure Podcasts. For network details, contact cameron@pleasurepodcasts.com.

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