Sex Lives of the Roman Legion

Have you ever wondered where the &%@! swear words come from? Well today, Kate is going Betwixt the Sheets to find out.Linguist legend Deborah Cameron is back on the podcast to tell us more about the h...

9 Jan 202442min

Going back hundreds of thousands of years, bumping uglies had to start somewhere.What was the first sexual position? Was sex even for pleasure at this stage of evolution?On today's episode we're going...

5 Jan 202435min

Perhaps without you realising it, history is marked by iconic body parts.From Frida Khalo’s monobrow, to Queen Victoria's swollen armpit, and let's not forget Napoleon's penis. That one alone has had ...

2 Jan 202438min

Haiti was under French colonial rule in 1791 when the revolution began, resulting in the largest and most successful slave revolt in modern history.It's a compelling story that deserves to be heard, a...

29 Des 202345min

There had been sex manuals for hundreds of years, but by the 20th century they were quite underground. That is, until the Joy of Sex was released in 1972.It was a revolutionary book about sex, and sol...

26 Des 202336min

They say he comes once a year... ahem.Santa is back! To a lot of people that's no bad thing at all, and we're not just talking about the present giving - he's got the whole package, when you think abo...

22 Des 202322min

The words "the man, the myth, the legend" can easily apply to King Arthur.Today we're looking past the round table, the sword in the stone, and his magician mate Merlin to explore what his love life c...

19 Des 202347min

Margaret Cavendish was extraordinary for any time, let alone the 17th century.She was a trailblazer in fiction, writing and publishing what many believe to be the first science fiction book - her 1666...

15 Des 202342min