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History Hit
Betwixt The Sheets
The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
Why did kings and queens have spectators on their wedding night? Who had the very first boob job? And did our ancestors have their unmentionables pierced?Join historian, Kate Lister, Betwixt the Sheets as she unashamedly roots around the topics which seem to have been skipped in history class.Everything from landmark LGBTQ+ court cases, to political scandal, to downright bizarre medieval cures for impotence. The etymology of swear words, gender bias in medicine, and satanic panic and cults - there’s nothing off limits.She'll be bed-hopping around...
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4.8 stars from 1,705 ratings
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“Have just discovered Betwixt The Sheets and I’m binge listening on my daily commute. Not only is the podcast informative, interesting and funny, but Kate is a fantastic host. Have given up on other podcasts due to egotistical hosts who spend most of the show promoting themselves and products, so...”Read full review »
Honeybee0708 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/21/24
Brilliant
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“The series is just amazing, and I listen to it anytime I have time.”
tomvaraganar via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/20/24
Utter tripe
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“Another historian attempting there hardest to bring modern virtues into a world that had none.
Please keep the virtues in the modern world so those who care about history and how we got to this point of feminists and social warriors constantly ear bashing the rest of us into understanding...”Read full review »
no middle names via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
04/16/24
Recent Episodes
Published 04/24/24
If there’s one thing you’ll find out from this episode, it’s that the Ancient Greeks were better at philosophy than gynaecology.
Struggling to conceive? You might be given a stuffed dead puppy to provoke fertility.
Helping Kate make sense of Ancient Greek gynaecology today is Helen King, author...
Published 04/23/24
The Aztec Empire might conjure up images of human sacrifice.
And whilst religious violence was part of their society, theirs was also a very egalitarian society where pleasure was valued and sexuality was an unashamed part of every day life.
How was queerness perceived and represented in this...
Published 04/19/24
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