Birds do it.

Whales do it.

Ancient Greeks in toga tails do it.

Today, in our deep probe into the history of anal sex, Jolts and Zing learn

• How anal sex helps keep the peace
• Which non-human species have anal sex
• How public opinion (and law) on anal sex has shifted radically through time, and why!

Grab you lube, unclench, and get ready to Get Shocked!

Created, researched and performed by Daniel Berger-Jones and John J King.

Produced and edited by Kenneth Fuentes.

RESOURCES:

• Dr. Young's Rectal Dilators
• Bend-Over Boyfriend
• Shunga Artwork by Hokusai (NSFW)

One fateful day in 1943, Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann pulled out an old ergot compound he'd been ignoring for a decade, and accidentally got a drop of it on his hand. He soon experienced humanity's first ever Acid Trip.

Over the next 20 years, scientists, governments and militaries experimented to learn just what Lysergic Acid Diethylamide could be used for. The results? Astoundingly positive for therapeutic results, from decreasing anxiety to helping addicts go sober.

Then came Timothy Leary, hippies, and the political upheaval of the 1960's.

Today on Get Shocked: The history of LSD.

RESOURCES

US Military Video of Soldiers on LSD – MK Ultra

Full Dragnet Episode: The Big Prophet

1957 Broadcast interviewing a housewife who takes LSD on camera.

Recording of John Lilly (high on LSD) spending time with Peter the Dolphin (high on LSD) to test the drug’s impact on communication.

The world's wealthiest man.

Bill Gates? Jeff Bezos? Elon Musk? No, no, and No.

Mansa Musa, "King Moses," leader of the Malian Empire in the 14th Century.

Net Worth: approx. $400billion in 2025 dollars.

Under the watch of Mansa Musa, Timbuktu became the center of islamic learning and science. West Africa grew into an international trading force (supplying European nobles and elite with gold). Through all of this, Musa led the empire with a shockingly un-empereor-like hand.

Today, find out...

• What nation's economy did Mansa Musa destroy during a short visit en route to Mecca?
• What fashion trend - which had a resurrection as a 1990's fad - did Musa popularize?
• What truly wild personal problems has insane wealth solved for the more contemporary filthy rich?

Today: Mansa Musa, King of Mali, History's wealthiest man. Get Shocked!