(Los Angeles, CA / September 1, 2026) – Rachel Steele joins host Ricardo Lopes for “Rachel Steele: Humanizing Sex Workers”, a new episode of The Dissenter podcast exploring her unconventional career, the evolution of adult entertainment and the realities of an industry often discussed without hearing from the people who actually work in it.

The self-made creator, producer, director and CEO of Red MILF Productions reflects on nearly two decades in adult, from building an independent business online to navigating the demands of performing, directing and producing. She and Lopes also consider pornography as an art form, the staying power of the MILF category and how the internet transformed the way performers create and control their work.

The conversation also confronts common misconceptions about sex workers and the challenges facing adult businesses today, from censorship to rising production costs. Steele and Lopes even tackle “pornflation”, examining what inflation means for an industry competing with an enormous supply of inexpensive and free content.

“One of the reasons I appreciate conversations like this is that they allow people to see the person behind the work,” Steele said. “Sex workers have businesses, families, creative ambitions and the same concerns about paying bills and planning for the future as anyone else. You don’t have to understand every choice someone makes to recognize their humanity, and I think hearing directly from us is one of the best ways to get past assumptions.”

Watch “Rachel Steele: Humanizing Sex Workers” on The Dissenter podcast’s YouTube channel.

Explore Rachel Steele’s latest exclusive releases and official links at Rachel-Steele.com and Beacons.ai/rachelsteele, and follow Red MILF Productions on X @redmilfpro.

Rachel Steele is a filmmaker, performer and founder of Red MILF Productions with more than two decades in the adult industry. A two-time AVN Award nominee for MILF Performer of the Year, Steele has operated her own website and independent production brand for over twenty years while producing, directing and starring in her own films.

Her work has built a global audience across multiple platforms, including a Clips4Sale studio that ranked among the site’s top performers for more than a decade.

Steele has collaborated with major studios including Adult Time, Score Group, Bang Bros, My Pervy Family and Filthy Kings, and has appeared in projects with Nina Hartley and Cherie DeVille, including work for Sweetheart Films. Visit Rachel-Steele.com for more.