The Rialto Report

The Rialto Report

Audio, photo, and documentary archives from the golden age of adult film in New York, and beyond. Established 2013.

Episodes

March 16, 2025 60 mins

The concluding part of our interview with Susan Hart - about the events that led to her leaving the business, and what happened next.

The post Susan Hart – Confidences and Confidence, Part 2: Podcast 150 appeared first on The Rialto Report.

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Susan Hart was a prolific actress in the California XXX video explosion of the mid 1980. She has never told her story - until now.

The post Susan Hart – Confidences and Confidence, Part 1: Podcast 149 appeared first on The Rialto Report.

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What happened when Iris de la Cruz, sex worker and activist, interviewed her 10-year-old daughter?

The post Iris De La Cruz – And Her Daughter Melissa: Street Walking Blues – Podcast 143 appeared first on The Rialto Report.

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We remember Howard Ziehm, one of the pioneers of adult films with the groundbreaking ‘Mona' (1970).

The post R.I.P. Howard Ziehm: Mona… (and marijuana, music, and M.I.T.) – Podcast Reprise appeared first on The Rialto Report.

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What happened to Dian's career after the rise of the internet crippled the magazine business?

The post Dian Hanson – Chronicles, Part 4: The Taschen Years – Podcast 142 appeared first on The Rialto Report.

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Dian's career continues in the ever-expanding and competitive world of New York sex publications into the 1980s/90s.

The post Dian Hanson – Chronicles, Part 3: Going Solo – Podcast 141 appeared first on The Rialto Report.

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Part 2 of our interview with Dian Hanson - in which she embarks on a career in men's magazines.

The post Dian Hanson – Chronicles, Part 2: The Peter Wolff Years – Podcast 140 appeared first on The Rialto Report.

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Dian Hanson was a legendary figure in the world of men's magazines in New York in the 70s that overlapped heavily with the adult film scene.

The post Dian Hanson – Chronicles, Part 1: The Early Years – Podcast 139 appeared first on The Rialto Report.

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David Cronenberg's 'Rabid', Linda Lovelace and Marilyn Chambers, the Nicaraguan Contra rebels and more..

The post Svengali – The Chuck Traynor Story: Part 7, Endgame, Podcast 137 appeared first on The Rialto Report.

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How Chuck Traynor, ex-husband of 'Deep Throat's Linda Lovelace moved on to Marilyn Chambers.

The post Svengali – The Chuck Traynor Story: Part 6, The Marilyn Chambers Years, Podcast 136 appeared first on The Rialto Report.

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F.M Bradley died last month just a few weeks shy of his 70th birthday. We remember our 2021 interview with the pioneering 1980s adult star.

The post F.M. Bradley: Hiding in Plain Sight – Podcast 113 – Reprise appeared first on The Rialto Report.

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Michael Findlay's films were so single-minded - so how much did his own life influence his work?

The post Flesh! The Untold Origin of the Findlays and the ‘Flesh Trilogy’, Part 2 – Michael’s story appeared first on The Rialto Report.

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Michael and Roberta Findlay's film's were more shocking that their peers. So who were they?

The post Flesh! The Untold Origin of the Findlays and the ‘Flesh Trilogy’, Part 1 – Roberta’s story appeared first on The Rialto Report.

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