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Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society

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Join sex historian Kate Lister on Betwixt the Sheets as she gets intimate with the stories that would make your history teacher blush.


What were the Victorians really like behind closed (bedroom) doors? How did the Black Death favour women in medieval England? And what was Caesar like in the sack?


She'll be bed-hopping around different time periods; from ancient civilisations, to the middle ages, to renaissance and early modern...right up to now.


You’ll laugh, you’ll wince, and you’ll ask yourself how much has actually changed.


So join Kate Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society - a podcast from History Hit.


Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.

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  • The Sex Worker Who Murdered A Roman Emperor
    Jun 6 2025

    What did it look like inside a Roman brothel? Who was the sex worker involved in a murder plot to kill an Emperor? And why was the Pope getting sex workers to race chariots?!


    In this first episode of our brand new limited-series on sex work through history, Kate is joined by Professor Anise Strong, who takes us back to meet some of the amazing sex workers from Ancient Rome, including one who was involved in a murder plot to kill Emperor Commodus.


    This episode was edited by Tim Arstall. The producer was Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.


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    All music from Epidemic Sounds.


    Betwixt the Sheets: History of Sex, Scandal & Society is a History Hit podcast.

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    44 m
  • Could You Survive Medieval Childbirth?
    Jun 3 2025

    Childbirth isn't for the faint-hearted at the best of times, let alone in the medieval period.


    What was a birthing room like at this time in history? Who would have been in there helping bring a new baby into the world? And how suspicious were the church of these all-women spaces?


    Joining Kate today is the always-fabulous Eleanor Janega, co-host of our sister podcast Gone Medieval, to take us back to this time and place.


    This episode was edited by Tom Delargy. The producer was Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.


    Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.


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    All music from Epidemic Sounds.


    Betwixt the Sheets: History of Sex, Scandal & Society is a History Hit podcast.

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    37 m
  • The Truth About The Minotaur
    May 30 2025

    Deep in an Ancient Greek labyrinth lurks the half bull half man monster: the Minotaur.


    What did this wild myth about a woman having a baby with a bull have to say about how humans understood our taboo desires? How did they even make it happen? And what happened when you found him in the labyrinth?


    Joining Kate today is historian and author, Jasmine Elmer, to help us get to the bottom of this myth and find out the truth behind the Minotaur.


    This episode was edited by Tom Delargy. The producer was Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.


    Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.


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    All music from Epidemic Sounds.


    Betwixt the Sheets: History of Sex, Scandal & Society is a History Hit podcast.

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    30 m
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I love this podcast, it's unique and funny. The host is hilarious and inquisitive. Don't get your knickers in a bind!

what a hoot

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The topics are interesting, the conversation enlightening, and Kate Lister is just plain fun to listen to. Thanks for hours of entertainment.

An absolute favorite

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Hidden gem, such great knowledge and presented with fantastic wit and humor. Highly recommend this one

Love this podcast

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Positive, smart, interesting, and just all around fun. She covers some heavy topics but in a lighter way and looking at things through intelligent eyes. Bringing on experts who are able to explain all we want to know in a logical and sympathetic way. I really love this podcast.

Great Listen

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I just love this whole podcast. I highly recommend everything about it and it has something for every adult about adulty things lol

Kate is awesome

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