The End of Porn? (Nick Stumphauzer) | Ep. 556

In this interview, Matt sits down with filmmaker and porn-blocker developer Nick Stumphauzer for a conversation about quitting porn addiction. The conversation focuses the defeat of porn via Nick's new software, and how to navigate modernity and technology as modern Catholics. 📵 Check out Nick's software here 👉 https://shiftyourphone.com/ 🔴 Follow Shift on Instagram: @shiftyourphone 📚 Get my newest book, Jesus Our Refuge, here: https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Our-Refuge-Matt-Fradd/dp/1968630023/ 🍺 Want to Support Pints With Aquinas? 🍺 Get episodes a week early and join exclusive live streams with me! Become an annual supporter at 👉 https://mattfradd.locals.com/support 💵 Show Sponsors: 👉 Truthly – The Catholic faith at your fingertips: https://www.truthly.ai/ 👉 Hallow – The #1 Catholic prayer app: https://hallow.com/mattfradd  💻 Follow Me on Social Media: 📌 Facebook: https://facebook.com/mattfradd 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/mattfradd 𝕏 Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Pints_W_Aquinas 🎵 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@pintswithaquinas 👕 PWA Merch – Wear the Faith! Grab your favorite PWA gear here: https://shop.pintswithaquinas.com - - - - - - - Timestamps: 00:00:00 – Intro and Matt’s new book 00:01:45 – Nick’s background and starting SHIFT 00:16:57 – Does accountability actually work for porn? 00:31:25 – Removing access to porn 00:35:35 – Matt loves SHIFT 00:57:00 – How Nick created SHIFT 01:11:53 – Jordan Peterson and drugs 01:23:06 – How many relationships can we sustain? 01:28:40 – The fear of giving up technology 01:40:56 – Screentime and anxiety 01:49:54 – Is SHIFT legal? 01:58:34 – Positive feedback from users 02:12:06 – Compensatory action 02:40:59 – Matt’s life without a phone 02:55:37 – How to get in touch with Nick 03:03:05 – The definition of porn