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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Sex Addiction at the Movies

    Lars Von Trier’s Nymphomaniac is just the latest film about sexual compulsion. Is sex addiction finally moving into the mainstream? Producer Matt Holzman talks with therapists about how the condition is depicted on screen and whether it matches reality.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 10, 2014 • 1 min read

    Lars Von Trier’s Nymphomaniac is just the latest film about sexual compulsion. Is sex addiction finally moving into the mainstream? Producer Matt Holzman talks with therapists about how the condition is depicted on screen and whether it matches reality.

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    Campaign Finance, Sex Addiction in Film & Raw Milk Fight
    1. 0:00Campaign Finance Ruling
    2. 15:40Sex Addiction at the MoviesYou’re reading this
    3. 26:53Teens and Sleep
    4. 40:46Raw Milk
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Andrew Walsh

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    Campaign Finance, Sex Addiction in Film & Raw Milk Fight
    1. 0:00Campaign Finance Ruling
    2. 15:40Sex Addiction at the MoviesYou’re reading this
    3. 26:53Teens and Sleep
    4. 40:46Raw Milk
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand