Michael Dinneen's guest appearances

Michael Dinneen

Marginalized Conflicts

Brains Byte Back

Urijah Faber

Ben Bernstein

Mark Miller

Abu Ghraib

Matthew Miller

Lynn Comella

Robert Ray

Todd Maddox

Kathryn Tull

Tyrell Haberkorn

Katherine Clark

Daniel Fertig

Chance Glasco

Victoria Adams

Candace Worley

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Pornography takes up a large chunk of internet activity. According to The Guardian, it is hard to estimate how much money the online porn industry makes, but a conservative estimate puts it at $15 billion. That makes the porn industry bigger than not only Netflix ($11.7 billion) but also all of Hollywood ($11.1 billion) and Viacom ($13.3 billion).  What might come as a surprise is the limited knowledge that we have of the psychological effects of internet porn.  Moreover, within this field, there is a large division between those who believe porn addiction is real and very dangerous and those who believe it is a myth perpetuated by religious groups and a profitable porn addiction industry. In this episode of The Sociable Podcast, we speak with two individuals with very different opinions on the matter - Michael Dinneen, a Certified Sexual Addiction Counselor and Lynn Comella, an Associate Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Pornography takes up a large chunk of internet activity. According to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/30/internet-porn-says-more-about-ourselves-than-technology" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Guardian</a>, it is hard to estimate how much money the online porn industry makes, but a <a href="https://qz.com/1309527/porn-could-have-a-bigger-economic-influence-on-the-us-than-netflix/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">conservative estimate</a> puts it at $15 billion. That makes the porn industry bigger than not only Netflix ($11.7 billion) but also all of Hollywood ($11.1 billion) and Viacom ($13.3 billion).  What might come as a surprise is the limited knowledge that we have of the psychological effects of internet porn.  Moreover, within this field, there is a large division between those who believe porn addiction is real and very dangerous and those who believe it is a myth perpetuated by religious groups and a profitable porn addiction industry. In this episode of The Sociable Podcast, we speak with two individuals with very different opinions on the matter - <a href="https://www.valiantliving.com/michael-dinneen/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michael Dinneen</a>, a Certified Sexual Addiction Counselor and <a href="https://www.unlv.edu/people/lynn-comella-phd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lynn Comella</a>, an Associate Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

The real price of porn? With Sexual Addiction Counselor Michael Dinneen and Professor Lynn Comella

The podcast covers how racism was the catalyst for the division of the Rwandan Nation. The early European colonizers were among the first to separate the two main Rwandan ethnic groups. The Tutsi were identified as the "elite" while the Hutu were labeled as inferior. The division was further accentuated by the Protestant and Catholic Church's lack of action. The Church did not provide any protection for its clergy who were victims of discrimination. The Hutu developed a resentment for the Tutsi who had gained a higher status in society only by their ethnicity. This was the beginning of the conflict that would later result in a full scale genocide of the Tutsi, the minority population.

Racism in Rwanda Leading up to the Genocide - Michael Dinneen '11