#4 in the series — a four-act breakdown of the LustCast interview: mission, allies, methods, and evidence.
Counter-analysis • Updated: Nov 15, 2025
Introduction: The LustCast interview is supposed to be a sober, behind-the-scenes look at an investigation. Instead, Mulholland uses it to announce a mission to shut a company down, rally anti-porn allies, and pressure billers and law enforcement. He is not just describing a story. He is recruiting for a campaign he openly says he will not walk away from. This post lets Mulholland indict his own journalist framing, in his own words.
Table of Contents
- Act I – The Mission
- Act II – The Allies and Ecosystem
- Act III – Tone and Methods
- Act IV – Evidence vs Activism
- Why This Matters for Readers, Regulators, and the Record
Act I – The Mission
Mulholland does not speak like a reporter who will move on to the next assignment. He speaks like a man on a single-issue crusade with a desired outcome already locked in.
“I am not taking any stories outside of porn until [Facial Abuse] is shut down, until at least a few of them are in prison… we are just gonna keep grinding on it until it is over.”
In the LustCast interview, he:
- Announces a singular goal: he will take no stories outside of porn until a specific company is shut down and individuals are imprisoned.
- Frames the article as only one step: “It is more than just the article. It is about reaching an acceptable conclusion.”
- Describes retaliation as fuel: he claims online attacks “motivated” him and helped keep him going.
This is a classic goal-posture problem. A journalist can investigate serious allegations. But when the stated job becomes “I will not do any other stories until this one company is shut down and people are imprisoned,” the role shifts:
- From: document the facts and let courts, regulators, and readers weigh them.
- To: use narrative pressure, media leverage, and financial targeting to achieve a pre-selected outcome.
Journalism standard implicated: Act independently.
Act II – The Allies and Ecosystem
The interview also clarifies who Mulholland sees as his allies and amplifiers. They are not neutral press-freedom groups. They are anti-porn organizations and individuals with ideological commitments.
“A lot of my allies and distribution for this article are anti-porn to varying degrees…”
- Exodus Cry’s promotion: they pushed his article on Instagram.
- Anti-porn networks: he acknowledges that many boosters want porn banned or legally restricted.
- Strategic outreach: he urges listeners to send his article to law enforcement and journalists.
“Exodus Cry and I have been talking about organizing a protest outside the studio…”
That is not covering a protest. That is coordinating one.
Act III – Tone and Methods
The LustCast interview reveals how Mulholland talks about sources, subjects, and himself. The tone is not neutral. It is personal, paternalistic, and combative.
1. Insisting on contacting a traumatized source
“She does not like to hear from me, but I still insist on contacting her just to keep an eye on her.”
This collapses professional boundaries.
2. Suicides and trauma rhetoric
He cannot prove causation, but repeatedly pushes the audience toward that conclusion.
3. Radicalization and pedophilic fantasy language
He applies security-state and moral-extremism framing to adult content.
4. Personal contempt for subjects
“He is an extraordinarily unintelligent man.”
Combined with describing retaliation as “flattering” and “exciting,” his posture is adversarial, not journalistic.
Act IV – Evidence vs Activism
1. The dog allegation
“She has made that accusation to me many times… so I believe her, frankly.”
No documents. No corroboration. Just belief.
2. Suicide framing
He says he cannot attribute causation, then provides details crafted to imply exactly that.
3. The five to ten percent red flag claim
He estimates hundreds of problematic videos but reveals no criteria, sampling, or method.
4. Deplatforming and financial pressure strategy
He confirms active attempts to pressure billing companies and supports the host’s “campaign aimed at credit card companies.”
5. “To my untrained eye” as evidence
“To my untrained eye…”
An untrained eye is not evidence. It is opinion framed as observation and then used as a foundation for serious allegations.
Why This Matters for Readers, Regulators, and the Record
None of this says that criticism of any porn studio is off-limits. It says something more precise:
- The messenger is not neutral. He identifies as an unpaid campaigner pledging to shut down one specific company.
- The ecosystem is ideological. His primary amplifiers are anti-porn groups.
- The methods mix evidence with insinuation. Repeated reliance on “I believe her” and “I cannot say that but…” rhetoric.
- The tactics exceed journalism. Coordinated protests, biller pressure, and public campaigns are advocacy tools.
Impressive women who moved on (the moral arbiter clip)
“Some of them have moved on in a way that I do find pretty impressive that they have gone on and started a family… it still haunts them, but they are able to live functionally and have their life be defined with something else.”
The language is revealing. He speaks as if it is his role to decide which women redeemed themselves and which ones did not. The performers are sorted into two categories: those who impress him by starting families and becoming functional, and those he frames as still broken or destroyed. For a self-described journalist, this is a strange place to stand. He is no longer just reporting on what happened to them. He is positioning himself as the moral yardstick for their life paths, judging who has properly “moved on” and who remains a cautionary tale. It is another reminder that he does not see himself as a neutral chronicler. He sees himself as a moral authority.
Editor’s note: This piece is media criticism and opinion. Quotations are drawn from and paraphrase the LustCast interview for fair-use critique of journalistic method, framing, and ethics.
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More Evidence of Activism and Bias
Beyond the LustCast transcript, Mulholland’s Medium article repeats the same activism patterns, selective sourcing, and rhetorical framing. Our Paul Muholland Journalist page expands on these problems with additional evidence and documentation that debunks his claims.
Paul Mulholland Medium.com article debunked Click for the expanded record, receipts, and additional documentation