WEBVTT - Introducing: Sanctum Unmasked

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<v Speaker 1>There were times when I felt like I was on

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<v Speaker 1>a throne. It was a Hollywood movie come true and

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<v Speaker 1>I was the star. That's Damon Launer. In twenty thirteen,

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<v Speaker 1>he founded what became known as the most elite sex

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<v Speaker 1>club in the world. He called it Sanctim. Think opulent mansions, champagne,

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<v Speaker 1>models and lingerie, entitled billionaires, live auctions of women, and

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<v Speaker 1>literal blood oath ceremonies. You know, everything you'd expect from

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<v Speaker 1>a Hollywood sex called. In the end, it was just

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<v Speaker 1>eyes wide shot that you could go to yourself. At

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<v Speaker 1>its peak, the most expensive yearly membership to Sanctim was

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<v Speaker 1>sold for four hundred and twenty five thousand dollars. So

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<v Speaker 1>what went on there that made it worth that kind

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<v Speaker 1>of money. I remember seeing people getting whipped and spins

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<v Speaker 1>and I was just like so overwhelmed in the best

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<v Speaker 1>censorial way. They had members that were like actors, comedians,

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<v Speaker 1>sports players, musicians like I met people I never thought

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<v Speaker 1>I would meet in my entire life. I'm Carl Shortino,

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<v Speaker 1>sex writer. Join me as we explore how this luxury

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<v Speaker 1>sex empire was built. Along the way, we'll talk to

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<v Speaker 1>the club's erotic performers and the guests who partied there

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<v Speaker 1>to get a nuanced look at what happens when you

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<v Speaker 1>combine money, sex and power. You spent like fifty thousand

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<v Speaker 1>dollars to join, and I think it was kind of

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<v Speaker 1>a given that Damon would have a girl for you.

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<v Speaker 1>And we see how Damon's status as a sex club

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<v Speaker 1>kingpin ultimately turned his life upside down. We're living in

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<v Speaker 1>Beverly Hills, living that kind of domesticated lifestyle all the while,

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<v Speaker 1>on the down low, my husband runs this naughty as

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<v Speaker 1>sex club in the Hills, like a double life. I

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<v Speaker 1>was a liar. I was hiding things. Damon wanted more.

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<v Speaker 1>He kept wanting more that I was wearing a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of problems by Welcome to Sanctum Unmasked, a new show

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<v Speaker 1>from iHeart Podcasts and School of Humans. Join us as

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<v Speaker 1>we see what really happens when you shed societal expectations

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<v Speaker 1>and unapologetically pursue sexual freedom. What do you stand to

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<v Speaker 1>gain from that? And does there have to be a cost?

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<v Speaker 1>Along with that? Came this unbridled ego and excess and

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<v Speaker 1>feeding of all of my demons and a celebration of it.

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<v Speaker 1>People love me for it. Listen to Sanctum Unmasked on iHeartRadio, app,

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