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A crucial new piece of information comes to light. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Traci Lords as the key to pop culture in the late 20th and early 21st century.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The mystery is (maybe) solved. And we hear directly—and at length—from 1985 Traci, in a never-before-aired interview.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We return to the Valley, and it looks a whole lot different this time around. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meet Troy Matherly, the heart of this story. The heart of Nora's story, and of Traci's story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We leave the Valley and Traci Lords behind; go back to Redondo Beach and to Traci Lords before she was Traci Lords, when she was Nora Kuzma. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The adult industry is screwed. The question is: Who's doing the screwing? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The only thing wilder than Traci on camera, is Traci off camera. Also: Traci gets a rival; Traci gets a company; Traci gets a passport; and Traci gets busted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Traci goes from adult model to adult actress to adult phenomenon.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Traci lands the Penthouse centerfold--and the studliest stud in porn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A 15-year-old Redondo Union High sophomore learns to fake it so she can make it... as a nude model. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's 1986. The San Fernando Valley. And, it turns out, the biggest star in Adult, isn't one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to Once Upon a Time… in the Valley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices