Operator

By Wondery

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Category: Society & Culture

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Subscribers: 917
Reviews: 8
Episodes: 4

Jane
 Feb 15, 2024
Sad and demoralizing.

Rebecca
 Nov 15, 2023
Very entertaining podcast! I enjoyed it!


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 Dec 7, 2021
I remember the commercials in the 90s. I had no idea the drama and b.s these women put up with glad this lady is giving these operators a voice


 Nov 20, 2021
It's truly a dystopia when rather than fighting exploitation & a degrading violating work or starve & die culture, the epitome of that slavery & exploitation is celebrated. Nevermind why people have to resort to this. Keep the system going!

Description

During the 1-900 number craze of the Nineties, one company provided the vast majority of phone sex. American Telnet was an empire founded by the man who called himself “The Telephone Pimp.” He ran the company “like General Motors” and got filthy rich doing it. But for the (mostly) women who answered the calls and delivered fantasies 24-7, it was a different story. The powerful stigma against sex work was always lurking just beneath the surface, until it threatened to tear apart the whole company. Hosted by Tina Horn (Why Are People Into That?), OPERATOR is an eight-part series about big ambitions, Shakespearean-level corporate backstabbing, men and women at the cutting edge of a technological revolution...and on the front lines of a sexual one.Binge all episodes of Operator exclusively and ad-free by joining Wondery+ in Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/operator/ now.

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Listen Now: Flesh and Code
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 Jul 14, 2025
Where to find Episodes 2-8 of Operator
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 Feb 01, 2024
Press One Now | 1
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 Nov 08, 2021
Introducing: Operator
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 Oct 25, 2021