Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Polari: The Secret Language of Gay Men
Episode 150
It's a credit to the resilience of the gay community that when society tried to outlaw and silence them, they just created a language of their own to…
3 years ago
Sex & Scandal in Hampton Court
Episode 149
From Catherine Howard’s affairs whilst she was with Henry VIII, to Charles II’s mistress staging a lesbian wedding as part of a threesome… Hampton Co…
3 years ago
Sex In Old Age: Myths, Toys & Desire
Episode 148
As taboos go, sex between two consenting adults should not be up there as one of them.
And yet! When we talk about sex in old age many people have an …
3 years, 1 month ago
Hate Mail: A Scandalous History
Episode 147
From tip-off letters about the gun powder plot to village quarrels that lead to jail time - today we’re going Betwixt the Sheets to find out about th…
3 years, 1 month ago
Victorian London's Hidden Porn Trade
Episode 146
Holywell Street, just off London's Fleet Street, was the hidden epicentre of Victorian pornography.
The Daily Telegraph described it as "the vilest st…
3 years, 1 month ago
Cleopatra to Jane Austen: Perfumes of Powerful Women
Episode 145
Why did Cleopatra soak the sails of her ship in jasmine? How did Queen Elizabeth smell? And why was perfume an essential tool of power for women acro…
3 years, 1 month ago
Bestiality
Episode 144
When sex between two humans can be many things, how do we define bestiality - that is, sex between a human and a non-human?
Especially when the farmi…
3 years, 1 month ago
Self Sacrifice in Ancient India
Episode 143
Today we’re looking into self sacrifice in ancient India. Why did people do it? How did people think about death and the afterlife? Who were the gods…
3 years, 1 month ago
History of Sex For Sale
Episode 142
Many people claim sex work to be the oldest profession, but we can likely put that down to being midwifery or medical professionals of some sort.
Howe…
3 years, 1 month ago
How Fear Shaped History
Episode 141
What scares you? Some of humankind’s most common fears and phobias include fear of heights, flying, spiders, snakes, injections, germs, public speaki…
3 years, 1 month ago