How Fear Shaped History
Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
08/25/23
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What scares you? Some of humankind’s most common fears and phobias include fear of heights, flying, spiders, snakes, injections, germs, public speaking and....death.
When you think about it...fear, and the panic it produces ,has long been driving forces — perhaps the driving force — of world history: fear of God, of famine, war, disease, poverty, and of other people.
So how did it shape history? Fear not Betwixters - Kate is joined Betwixt the Sheets by Robert Peckham to find out.
You can find out more about Robert’s book here.
This episode was produced by Charlotte Long and mixed by Tomos Delargy & Stuart Beckwith.
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Gay Identity in Nazi Germany
August 22, 2023
•44m
Berlin in the early 1930s was a place of incredible liberation for its queer community.
There were over 100 gay clubs, and Magnus Hirschfeld’s Institute for Sexual Science - the first sexology research centre in the world - developed pioneering gender assignment surgery.
Sadly, with the Nazis rising to power, dark days were to come.
What was it like for the gay community during this time? How did the Nazis react to a high ranking officer being openly gay and part of this community? And what was the legacy of Magnus Hirschfeld’s work?
In today’s episode, Kate is joined by Robert Beachy, historian and author of Gay Berlin: Birthplace of a Modern Identity, to find out.
This episode was edited and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.
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History of Sex For Sale
August 29, 2023
•34m
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.
However, since money has changed hands, it has also done so for sex.
In today's episode of Betwixt the Sheets we're going back to a conversation I had with Dan Snow on Dan Snow's History Hit,
How have attitudes to those who sell sex changed through history? What might you find in a Roman brothel? And were the Victorians really as prudish as we think them to be?
This podcast was edited by Dougal Patmore and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.
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