When Britannia Kink-Shamed The Waves | The History of Sex Work (Part 1)

January 5
51 mins

Episode Description

For as long as there have been fat ugly men, there have been women who charge to have sex with them. But who knew it was us free-loving, sexually liberated brits who invented all the stigma and shame?


The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. 

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Chapters;

00:00 - Happy ending? 

02:40 - Cockallation  

06:42 - oldest profession 

08:21 - The epic of Gilgamesh 

10:01 - Gay sheep 

12:30 - Shamhat the harlot 

15:29 - Cumscription 

20:57 - Ancient Greece 

25:39 - When in Rome 

28:57 - Lupanar 

36:52 - Medieval brothels

39:18 - Cunny for your thoughts  

41:44 - Gropecunt lane 

45:01 - Cucks

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