The show

In the Thickk of It

A long form interview show about the lives behind the work. Hosted by Amanda Thickk. New episodes every Thursday.

Amanda Thickk in the studio
Your host

Amanda asks the question everyone skipped.

Amanda Thickk has spent years inside the adult industry, not watching it from the outside but living it. Now she uses that access and perspective to tell the stories people rarely get to hear.

As the host of In the Thickk of It, she sits down with performers, creators, entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and experts in their field for conversations that go past the surface. No canned questions, no polished PR answers. Just the person behind the work: the choices, the failures, the reinvention, and the parts that usually get left out. An award-nominated performer with years in front of and behind the camera, Amanda knows the difference between a rehearsed answer and the real one.

In her solo episodes she turns that honesty on herself, and the same philosophy drives her work with new podcasters: stop overthinking, stop waiting for perfect, and start. Whether she is behind the mic or helping someone find the courage to pick one up, her work is about telling the truth and doing the thing before you feel ready.

The format

How an episode works

One

One guest, about an hour

No panels, no co-host talking over anyone. One person, one conversation, enough time to get somewhere real.

Two

Nothing pre-approved

No topic list, no questions sent ahead. Amanda asks before recording if there is anything you want to get to or anything to stay away from, and the rest is the conversation.

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Published whole

Full episode on YouTube every Thursday, with clips through the week for the moments that stand on their own.

Money and independenceBody imageIntimacy Career reinventionTrauma and resilienceLife after the industry

Want to be on the show?

Amanda books guests every month. Tell her what you would want to talk about.

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