S. 8 Episode 9: Consent Is Complicated: The OneTaste Story

OneTaste marketed itself as a sexual wellness company focused on women’s empowerment through a practice called orgasmic meditation. But, federal prosecutors say something far more troubling was happening.

In this episode, Kat breaks down the rise and fall of OneTaste and its founder, Nicole Daedone.

Content warning: This episode includes discussion of coercive control, sexual exploitation, trauma, & frequent references to female genitalia.

REFERENCES:

1. Empire of Orgasm - by Ellen Huet
2. Orgasm, inc. on Netflix
3. The Orgasm Cult - BBC Podcast
4. U.S. Department of Justice, Eastern District of New York. Founder of Sexual Wellness Company OneTaste and Former Head of Sales Convicted of Forced Labor.
5. Bloomberg Businessweek (June 18, 2018). The Dark Side of OneTaste, the Orgasmic Meditation Company.
6. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-01/onetaste-ceo-steps-down-after-claims-that-company-engaged-in-predatory-behavior
7. Bloomberg News (November 13, 2018). FBI Is Probing OneTaste, a Sexuality Wellness Company.
8. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-11-10/how-orgasmic-meditation-company-onetaste-left-many-women-feeling-violated
9. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/onetaste-founder-nicole-daedone-says-plans-testify-trial-rcna179947
10. Wikipedia. OneTaste.

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