The History of Sex

Was swing the original punk scene? The swing kids of Nazi Germany might make you wonder. They were rebellious, hip, and libertine, and gave the middle finger to fascism. Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review. Support the show on Patreon at www....

Was jazz worse than Marilyn Manson? It's panic at the disco this week, as we explore how parents of Interwar Germany and beyond fretted over this African American-rooted music, which fostered a new sexual ethos. Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and r...

Why of all things were the Nazis terrified of the flapper girl? Find out how fear of die neue Frau or the "New Woman" led Nazis to construct their ideal woman as her opposite, and how they stamped her out by further vilifying Jews. Don't forget to su...

A shockingly high number of clay tablet receipts for certain transactions bear the names of religious women living outside the patriarchal system. Was the naditum the lady tycoon of Ancient Mesopotamia? Oh, and fun fact: it's also a brand of fashiona...

Boys don't cry, right? But the gala of Ancient Sumer did. In fact, they used a special dialect reserved for women to present as females when they sang lamentations in the temple. Could this be the oldest transgender tradition in history? Don't forget...

We're picking up good vibrations, today, folks. We've got the sponsor of our show, Dr. Gillian Kenny, historian of women, sex, and magic in medieval Europe, to teach us about our tool-using species. Today, it's everything you always wanted to know ab...

A compilation? That's right. This is all the skits from our show this year, plus a few others of mine you may or may not have heard before, and one you definitely haven't heard before. Happy Holidays, everybody! Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and r...

Is sex sacred? Or at least, can it be? The Da Vinci Code revolves a secret sex ritual, but was there ever a time and place when such rituals were common? Welcome to Ancient Sumer. Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review. Support the show on Patre...

Why did eunuchs arise? And what does it have to do with the hyper-masculinity of ancient Assyria? Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review. Support the show on Patreon at www.patreon.com/btnewberg. Research, writing, editing, and production by B. ...

How did ancient peoples have sex? How much of our sexual repertoire - you know, the positions, techniques, and so on - varies across time? And how much stays the same? Today, we explore the bedrooms of ancient Babylonians, as revealed by a compendium...