LAS VEGAS—Every superhero has an origin story, and Tad Pole is no different! The affable everyman of porn sat for an in-depth video interview with Adult Empire Podcast that released this week. Tad Pole joins host Nicole Chappelle to talk about the wild ride from Navy vet and baseball coach to lifestyle legend, how the iconic TadPoleXXXStudio logo came to be, his red carpet ‘engagement’ to Madison Wilde, and so much more.

“Tad Pole didn’t set out to become a porn legend,” Nicole said in her introduction, “he just really loved throwing gangbang parties. Then came the call that changed everything when a friend needed a last-minute fill-in for a porn shoot, and he left that hotel room with the confidence he needed to go all in. After a Google search and a trip to Best Buy, an amateur empire was born.”

Tad shared his gratitude and said he was honored.

“It was an honor to be interviewed by award winning platform Adult Empire,” Tad said. “I was a fan of Adult Empire long before I started porn. I was able to share much of my story. Although some details I will have to leave for the book. Book will begin with some “Names were changed to protect the guilty.” Of course I might be joking. The interview definitely took me down memory lane. I am happy to hear that fans have already reached out and told me that they enjoy the interview. I hope to be back every June to share what I have planned and possibly add more details from the beginning. Lastly, I was excited to see Adult Empire add a profile description of me on their platform. Something that is usually reserved for the biggest stars. That was also quite an honor.”

Hear his incredible tale of how he got into the business, what it’s been like navigating the ups and downs, and what comes next – in the amazing new podcast video interview with Adult DVD Empire.

See the hour plus long clip now on X at https://x.com/adultempire/status/2079168842228477980.

Or read the transcript and see interview highlights at https://www.adultdvdempire.com/spotlight/podcast-tad-pole-interview.

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Tad Pole started his journey into the world of adult entertainment by hosting lifestyle parties in Chicago. The 20-year Navy vet and former teacher quickly met stunningly beautiful women who loved gangbangs. Some of these special ladies wanted to be porn stars but didn’t know where to begin. Pole began to record his parties to gain exposure and help the girls get discovered. Acting as director, producer, and frequent male performer, the new divorcee filmed gangbangs and orgies, uploading them to Pornhub and earning ad revenue. Soon, talent agencies began reaching out.

Tad Pole is now a well-known and popular pro-am producer in the adult entertainment industry, and he has a growing library of fan-favorite scenes on his website. In 2021, TadpoleXStudio won the award for ManyVids Producer Vid of the Year. The everyman of porn, Tad Pole has been nominated three times for Best Pro-Am Studio at the Urban X Awards. He has also been nominated for Best Male Porn Star in the ASN Lifestyle Magazine Awards as well as Male Clip Creator of the Year in the 2024 XBIZ Creator Awards. He was nominated for Niche Specialty Performer of the Year at the 2025 AVN Awards Show and for the coveted “Best Male Clip Creator of the Year” category at the 2025 & 2026 XMA Creator Awards. Tad was also nominated for Best Pro-Am Producer at the 2025 ASN Awards last year and is nominated again in 2026. He is currently nominated for Most Popular Pro-Am Studio in the Urban X Awards and Fan Favorite Best Pro-Am Male Performer.

He was also nominated for Niche Specialty Performer of the Year at the 2026 AVN Awards Show for the second year in a row, and for Best Indie/Amateur Movie or Series for his popular DVD and VOD series Tad Pole Fucks Pretty Babes! Tad Pole was also nominated for Favorite Indie Male Creator in the fan voting category.

In 2022, Hot Movies listed him as one of the porn stars who most shaped porn that year, with one of his movies listed as the top of the hottest movies of 2022 on their site. “Rebel Rhyder’s Biggest Gangbang Yet” has been cited by Sexual World Records as the World’s Largest Recorded 360-degree Gangbang.