Dirty Sexy History

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Episode 3: The Problematic History of BMI, plus Deadly Diet Drugs of the 1930s Jun 09, 2021

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In this double episode, Jess talks about the 19th century origins of BMI and explains how it’s still inherently flawed today. John covers Egyptian and Roman laxatives, then it’s on to the deadly diet pills of the 1930s, namely DNP and Pervitin, the once-legal meth added to chocolate that went on to fuel the Third Reich. Buckle up, minions, it’s going to get weird!

Episode 2: Hurts So Good! 19th Century Dominatrix Theresa Berkley Jun 02, 2021

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So you think kink is modern? In Regency London, dominatrix Theresa Berkley opened a multistory sex dungeon and became a self-made millionaire. More on Theresa and the English Vice today on DSH

Episode 1: Contraception in History, from Pomegranates to Pennyroyal May 26, 2021

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In this first episode of the podcast, we look at contraception and abortion in history from the ancient world to the twentieth century.

Dirty Sexy History (Trailer) Apr 26, 2021

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