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Episode #7 | Sex Robots
On this month's episode of Our Sexual History, I have a round table discussion with scientist and comedian Jessamyn Fairfield and fellow HeadStuff podcaster Alison Spittle about sex robots - where they live in our culture, and some of the…
Episode #5 | Sex Laws (Not the Beck song)
This month on Our Sexual History, myself and barrister Rory Treanor take a look back at sex laws - in particular laws relating to sodomy, abortion, and consent.
Here's the Mary Robinson tapestry that we talk about in the episode:…
Episode #4 BONUS | Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment
If you thought we were done talking about Syphilis, you were WRONG!
Ciaran Conliffe told us this incredible story that we just couldn't not share with our listeners.
Warning: this story contains some really upsetting themes around race…
Episode #4 | A Short History of Syphilis
This month we have HeadStuff history columnist, Ciaran Conliffe to tell us about how Syphilis has shaped the Western world for the past 500 years. And we play a game called "Who in History has had Syphilis?" Spoiler alert: a LOT of them!…
Episode #3 | Witches & Saints
In this episode myself and writer/witch enthusiast Sarah Griffin talk about the lack of understanding of female sexuality in the 16th & 17th centuries and how that led to witch hunting. We also discuss a woman whose role in the…
Episode #2 | Sex in Irish Mythology
In episode 2 I speak to comedian and tour guide, Teresa Coyne, about all the strange sex, lurid affairs, and questionable marriages in Irish mythology. We also focus on some of her favourite legendary women and the roles they played, not…
Episode #1 | The History of Leathermen
In our first episode I speak to Dr. Conor Vaughan Buggy, UCD lecturer and Irish contestant for the 2016 International Mister Leather competition. We discuss the history of the gay men’s leather scene from it’s post WWII American roots all…
Our Sexual History | Trailer
Hello world and welcome to Our Sexual History podcast with host, Shawna Scott of SexSiopa.ie. We live in a very interesting time where we're the most sexually liberated and open we've ever been, and yet there's still so much work to be done…