(HOLLYWOOD, Calif. / January 10, 2025) — Acclaimed journalist and crime writer Jake Adelstein joins award-winning adult film star Leana Lovings as the special guests on the new episode of Matt Slayer’s popular And Now We Drink podcast.
Adelstein and Lovings are each returning guests who met in Tokyo in late 2023.
And Now We Drink is like “the conversation at the end of the bar” featuring your favorite writers, comedians, adult film stars, artists, musicians and actors. No topic is off-limits as Slayer and his guests delve into their personal experiences, sharing stories and their unique perspectives on sex, relationships, and life.
On Episode 388, host Slayer welcomes Adelstein and Lovings for a thrilling, boozy conversation that blends humor, personal revelations, and an insightful exploration of their lives. Adelstein, a reporter for Japan’s largest newspaper from 1993 to 2005, and author of 2009’s “Tokyo Vice,” 2016’s “The Last Yakuza,” and 2024’s “Tokyo Noir,” is considered one of the foremost experts on organized crime in Japan. Lovings, who is presently nominated for three XMAs and two AVN Awards, including her first acting nomination, discusses her adventure in Japan with her trademark charm.
Highlights of the nearly three-hour show include a discussion of how Japan’s repeal of the statute of limitations for murder delayed the publication of his confession-filled “The Last Yakuza”; Lovings’ desire to visit a love hotel with a Hello Kitty room (“I need her presence observing me in this most sacred union!”); Adelstein’s revelation that, in his youth, he found employment providing massages for Japanese ladies; and Slayer’s unique look-on-the-bright-side take on the severing of one’s pinky in the Yakuza.
Tune in for an episode filled with laughter, honest discussions, and a unique window into worlds that are seldom explored with such openness. Whether you’re here for the industry insights, Yakuza tales, the laughs, or the vibrant personalities, this episode promises to entertain and engage from start to finish.
“Hours before this interview, I was standing in a bookstore listening to a friend of mine give a talk on the sequel to his award winning book, ‘Tokyo Vice,'” Lovings shared. “‘Tokyo Noir,’ he explained, continues the story that he lived in his forays with the culture of the Yakuza. Jake Adelstein, at the end of his book signing, greeted me with a handshake and a hug, and in no time at all we were in the den of Matt Slayer, zeroed in on our catch-ups, focused on the conclusions of our separate adventures since we’d last met.”
“One year prior, I played a part in helping him find two missing persons by infiltrating an elite club in Tokyo, and that evening with Matt and Jake, I spent two and a half hours finding out the fates of the people he was searching for. To me that was the highlight of our discussion, but it never gets old speaking with Jake — and Matt carried the conversation between the three of us with measured skill and a good helping of drinks!”
Adelstein added, “I’ve done many things in life. Been a masseur. An investigative reporter. A podcaster. And in 2017, I became a low-ranking Zen Buddhist priest. Of the ten vows, the 5th one is not to drink so much that one becomes drunk, and I almost broke my sacred vow on this podcast. Thankfully Matt led me to temptation but didn’t make me drink…too much.”
Episode 388 of And Now We Drink featuring Jake Adelstein and Leana Lovings is available at the program’s official website: www.andnowwedrink.com and on fine services such as:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/with-leana-lovings-and-jake-adelstein/id1110253182?i=1000683400036
Find Adelstein’s Jan 2023 appearance at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt_4cw1ycLY
Find Lovings’ Feb 2022 appearance at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mtafaRgqJU, and her Feb 2023 appearance at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-jBOZ1sBek.
Video versions of all And Now We Drink podcast episodes are available via Slayer’s Patreon.
Read about the latest news from the And Now We Drink show on X: @AndNowWeDrink / Instagram: @andnowwedrink_ / Facebook: facebook.com/AndNowWeDrunk / Bluesky: @andnowwedrink.com
Follow Matt Slayer on X: @Matt_Slayer / Instagram: @mattslayer / Bluesky: @mattslayer.bskyverified.social
Follow Leana Lovings on X: @LeanaLovings and Instagram: @theleanalovings.
Visit and subscribe to Lovings’ verified pages on Pornhub and XVideos ( https://www.xvideos.com/pornstars/leana-lovings#_tabAboutMe ).
Find the inimitable Jake Adelstein on X: @jakeadelstein / Bluesky: @tokyovoice.bsky.social
Order a copy of “Tokyo Noir” on Amazon ( https://www.amazon.com/Tokyo-Noir-Out-Japans-Underworld/dp/1957363916/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0 ).
ABOUT LEANA LOVINGS
The rise of this versatile cam model turned porn star, who debuted in adult films in September 2021, can only be described as meteoric. Leana Lovings was already an immensely popular webcam performer with over 200,000 followers on Chaturbate before taking the plunge into the World of X.
She has brought her loving fan base with her and, in that short interval, the all-natural, 5-foot brunette beauty has reached the top 0.3% on OnlyFans, the 30 Most Popular Porn Stars on Adult Empire, the 5 Top Selling Porn Stars on AEBN, number 1 on FreeOnes, and ascended to the top 10 adult stars on Pornhub, with over 400 million video views and more than 260K subscribers on that platform alone.
Lovings grew up in the rural southeast, and attended university with double major in Biology and Psychology and a specialization in Neuroscience. Camming represented “a way to explore my sexuality in a safe way, while creating something that feels like a very intimate and even comforting experience for the viewer,” Lovings said.
Lovings’ authenticity, girl-next-door looks, dynamic sexuality and irresistible personality have repeatedly sent her videos into the best seller charts, landed her on countless magazine covers.
In 2022, Lovings was honored as Adult Empire’s Pornstar of the Year, and Best New Adult Star in the Alternative Media Awards. She won a 2023 AVN Award for Best Virtual Reality Sex Scene, in addition to being nominated for the coveted Best New Starlet prize, and the AVN Fan Voting award for Hottest Newcomer.
In December 2023, Lovings was honored as Adult Empire’s Pornstar of the Year for the second year in a row, and named an Adult Time brand ambassador.
As the year 2024 dawned, Lovings was named January 2024 HUSTLER Honey, and interviewed by Forbes regarding AI’s threat to adult performers.
She was nominated for four 2024 AVN awards, an AVN Fan-Voted Award for Favorite Female Porn Star, and four XBIZ Awards. The star is presently nominated for three 2025 XMA awards by XBIZ, and two 2025 AVN Awards, including her first acting nomination for her performance in the acclaimed Adult Time feature, Birth.
ABOUT AND NOW WE DRINK:
And Now We Drink takes listeners on an intoxicating journey into the world of sex, relationships, and everything in between. Hosted by the charismatic and unfiltered Matt Slayer, the popular show is like “the conversation at the end of the bar” featuring your favorite writers, comedians, musicians, actors and adult performers.
The podcast grew naturally out of Slayer’s work as a private investigator. “During my day, I ended up getting into podcasts; what else will you do when you have 6-8 hours of sitting in your car? I figured, I know a lot of interesting people, I like talking. I’m a white dude with a beard in L.A. This means I’m supposed to do a podcast, right?”
Alcohol is a great conversational lubricant, and no topic is off-limits as Slayer and his guests delve into their personal experiences, sharing shameless stories that make you laugh, cringe, and maybe even blush a bit. Listen in to discover more about their unique experiences and perspectives on sex, relationships, and life.
And Now We Drink has earned nominations for Favorite Adult Podcast in AVN’s 2023, 2024 and 2025 Fan-Voted Awards, and Most Popular Radio Show/Podcast in the 2023 and 2024 Urban X Awards. “It’s amazing and heartening to see more and more award shows recognize podcasts’ place in the adult industry,” Slayer says.
