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Jon Ronson, the creator of Audible Original The Butterfly Effect, delves into the pornography industry again as he unravels the never-before-told story of what caused a beloved 23-year-old actress's untimely death.

In December 2017, famed adult film star August Ames died by suicide in a park in California's Conejo Valley. Her death came just a day after she'd been the victim of a social media pile-on by fellow porn professionals — punishment for her tweeting out something deemed homophobic.

A month later, August's husband and pornography producer Kevin Moore connected with journalist Jon Ronson to tell the story of how cyberbullying via Twitter killed his wife. Neither of them could predict the rumours and secrets that Ronson would soon hear, revelations that hinted at a very different story — something mysterious and unexpected and terrible.

This is an Audible Original Podcast. Free for members. You can download all 7 episodes to your Library now.

Please note: This audio features sexual content, adult language, and references to suicide and violence that may be upsetting to some listeners. Discretion is advised.

If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, please call the Canada Suicide Prevention Service (CSPS) toll-free anytime at 1-833-456-4566.

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About the Creator and Performer - Jon Ronson

About the Creator and Performer

Jon Ronson's nonfiction books include So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed, The Psychopath Test, Them: Adventures with Extremists, Lost at Sea and The Men Who Stare At Goats. They have all been international and/or New York Times bestsellers.
Most recently he made the acclaimed, award-winning podcasts Things Fell Apart (BBC), The Butterfly Effect and The Last Days of August (Audible).
His books have been translated into more than 30 languages, and his two TED talks have been watched over 30 million times.
The Psychopath Test spent more than a year on the UK bestseller list.
So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed is frequently cited as having started the conversation about the perils of social media shaming. The book is taught by educators across America and inspired an episode of Black Mirror, Hated in the Nation.
The Men Who Stare At Goats was adapted into a film starring George Clooney.
Jon’s original screenplays include Okja (Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhaal) which he co-wrote with Bong-Joon Ho, and Frank (Michael Fassbender, Maggie Gyllenhaal) which he co-wrote with Peter Straughan. Jon also wrote the short e-book Frank: The True Story That Inspired the Movie.
In the US Jon has contributed to This American Life, the New York Times magazine and GQ. In the UK he’s written regularly for The Guardian. His many documentaries include Stanley Kubrick's Boxes, The Secret Rulers of the World, and the multi award winning BBCRadio 4 programme Jon Ronson On...
He lives in New York. @jonronson.
She is a graduate of Virginia Tech with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in business. She has received several certifications in Human Resources and Diversity and Inclusion. including her Professional in Human Resources (PHR), Certified Diversity Recruiter (CDR), Certified Diversity Practitioner (CDP), and Certified Diversity Executive (CDE). She is also a Certified DISC Instructor.
Deaver's most recent works are Hunting Time, a Colter Shaw novel, and The Broken Doll, a four-story collection from Amazon Original Stories. His Shaw novel, The Never Game, will be a CBS Prime-time series later this year.
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Behind the Scenes with Jon Ronson

''We started to hear rumours of a very different story. For instance, one of the people who piled in on August that day said to me, 'Somebody needs to look at August's relationship with her husband.'''
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Jon Ronson

About the Creator

Jon Ronson is a critically acclaimed journalist, author, and screenwriter who has contributed to publications and broadcasts including This American Life, The New York Times Magazine, GQ, The Guardian, and more. His full-length nonfiction novels — So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed, The Psychopath Test, Them: Adventures With Extremists, Lost at Sea, and The Men Who Stare at Goats — have been translated into over 30 languages; many of them have been international best sellers. In 2017, Ronson created and recorded the Audible Original series The Butterfly Effect, a highly rated production that spent weeks on the top of the audiobook charts and was honoured as a finalist for the 2018 Non-Fiction Audie Award.

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Reaching

Ronson has nothing.
It's all speculation and digging until he finds something that looks bad. This whole show is Ronson building a murder case out of toothpicks.

A giant waste of time for everyone

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Stay rush to judgement

This is a remarkable series. It dissects the life experiences, the personalities and the circumstances surrounded the death of August Ames and does so with dignity and empathy but, also, doggedness. It’s a kindly but unflinching look into the effect the emotional scars drives choices and their consequences. Godspeed Mercedes, you were damaged coming into porn and did not have the emotional reserves to weather the storms it created.

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Eye-opening

Excellent look into the adult entertainment industry's dark side. If you think it's "okay" because it's voluntary and no-one gets hurt, then you are sadly mistaken.

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intéresting

story is intriguing and interesting . let's you in a world that can be unknown or misunderstood. deals with mental health issues. great journalism. journalist try to be very ok objective and patient.

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Tragic

This is a tragic story told in a fairly balanced manner. Unfortunately, the death of August Ames was not the first nor will it be the last in the porn industry. It is a sad reality that porn is here to stay and it will continue to attract, for the most part poor and naive girls and women who are unaware of the pitfalls awaiting them.

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interesting and kind of sad

pretty interesting story of the porn industry and August life. also very sad ending of her life

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A Story Of Being Seen In The Best Light

At the core this isn’t a story of porn. It’s the story of someone taking their own life, a battle with depression, and how those left cope with the bad choices they made while you were alive. It’s much more about deflecting personal blame and attempting to control perspective than a murder mystery or erotic. It’s a fascinating and insightful look into how people justify bad behaviour and over express the nice things they did in order to cope and manage the pain of ones death. Possibly the best free read on Audible.

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Could have been much shorter

What I am hearing is a tragic tale clouded in speculation and theory, surrounded by a cloud of he-said-she-said soundbites. I think this could have been reduced to a single episode, and would have been more impactful.

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Did this story need to be told, this way?

While it is unfortunate that August Ames decided to take her own life, this podcast adds nothing to her life's story.
The narrator should not do pod casts, his voice is horrible. He is also the writer of the podcast and his journalism/reporting style is lacking.
This is a story that could have been told over 2 hours, but the narrator injects himself into the story so much he makes it about him as much as about August Ames.
Poor reporting. Poorly written. Horrible narration.
The producer of the podcast should narrate as her voice would service the story better.

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Sad & Tragic

Definitely did not go in the direction you expect it to, but an excellent exposé on the porn industry and the possible emotional and physical repercussions that may occur with some performers.

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