The Rialto Report Podcast
1) Jeanna Fine: The Lost Interview – Podcast 157
Jeanna Fine passed away last month. If you’re a regular listener to The Rialto Report, you’ll know that we like to interview a person from a different angle. It’s a more intimate and personal ex...Show More
2) Bud Lee – From Hyapatia and Asia to Only Fans, Part 2 – Podcast 156
Regular listeners will know that over the last few years, I’ve spoken to many female adult film actors who were active from the 1960s through to the late 1980s, and, as interesting as their experience...Show More
3) Bud Lee – From Hyapatia and Asia to Only Fans, Part 1 – Podcast 155
The adult film business is unique in that it has usually focused on women as the figureheads and main stars, and therefore often relegated men to the background. Over the last years, I’ve spoken to ma...Show More
4) Wade Nichols: ‘Like an Eagle’ – His Untold Story Part 3: The Soap Opera King – Podcast 154
In 1979, Dennis Posa was on the verge of stardom. Against all odds, as Dennis Parker, he’d just released a disco record on a major recording label and was managed by the same team responsible for many...Show More
5) Wade Nichols: ‘Like an Eagle’ – His Untold Story Part 2: Disco! – Podcast 153
I’ve always loved movies, especially the films I grew up with in the 1970s. I was seduced by their gritty realism, social commentary, complex characters, and a more honest portrayal of the human condi...Show More
Wade Nichols: ‘Like an Eagle’ – His Untold Story Part 2: Disco! – Podcast 153
42:29 | Jun 22nd, 2025
6) R.I.P. Paul Thomas (1949 – 2025) – Podcast Reprise
This past week I phoned Paul Thomas, former adult performer and film director, also known as PT. I’m heading out to LA shortly and was calling to set up a date with him and his wife. Seeing the two of...Show More
7) Wade Nichols: ‘Like an Eagle’ – His Untold Story Part 1: The Early Years – Podcast 152
Years ago, I first saw the 1970s adult film Barbara Broadcast (1977) on the big screen, and it made a big impression. In the film, there’s a scene which shows a man standing behind an industrial kitch...Show More
8) Sue Flaken’s Sliding Doors – The Mystery of the Original Miss Jones
Who was the original actor cast in the lead role of the golden age blockbuster, The Devil in Miss Jones (1973)? Not Georgina Spelvin, the talented doyenne of adult films who starred in many pre-video ...Show More
9) Susan Hart – Confidences and Confidence, Part 2: Podcast 150
In the first part of our interview with Susan Hart, we heard about Sue’s early years in 1970s Los Angeles, growing up in a strict Catholic family, running away from home when she was 15, and becoming ...Show More
10) Susan Hart – Confidences and Confidence, Part 1: Podcast 149
Perhaps one of the less obvious aspects of The Rialto Report is that it may lead to the impression that people involved in the adult industry forty or fifty years ago are all pretty comfortable talkin...Show More