Strap in for an episode of cock-filled nonsense. On a quest to find something that actually gets the blood flowing, Sam brings ‘The Collection’ by Nina Leger to the studio for an in depth discussion of Nymphomania while Abby becomes side-tracked by the politics of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). We meet in the middle to look at the history of pathologising women and why so many debunked ideas of women’s sexuality are still used in popular culture.  *Content warning* this episode includes references to female genital mutilation References for nerdy sluts  Ussher, Jane. “What Makes a Woman a Nymphomaniac?” The Conversation, 25 December, 2013. Available at: https://theconversation.com/what-makes-a-woman-a-nymphomaniac-20306Luta, Isabella. "Nymphs and nymphomania: mythological medicine and classical nudity in nineteenth Century Britain." Journal of International Women's Studies 18, no. 3 (2017): 35-50. Retrieved 15 March, 2020 from: http://vc.bridgew.edu/jiws/vol18/iss3/4Piquet-Pessôa, Marcelo, Gabriela M. Ferreira, Isabela A. Melca, and Leonardo F. Fontenelle. "DSM-5 and the decision not to include sex, shopping or stealing as addictions." Current Addiction Reports 1, no. 3 (2014): 172-176. Retrieved 15 March, 2020 from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-014-0027-6Groneman, Carol. "Nymphomania: The historical construction of female sexuality." Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society 19, no. 2 (1994): 337-367. Retrieved 15 March, 2020, from: www.jstor.org/stable/3174802Original outro music: by Ankle Injuries featuring the sexy voice of Tace Kelly https://soundcloud.com/ankleinjuriesIntro Music: Yesterday's Secret by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasradiofish/57365   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.