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

Bestiality

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

History Hit

Society, Sex, Scandal, Education, History

4.81.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

When sex between two humans can be many things, how do we define bestiality - that is, sex between a human and a non-human? 


Especially when the farming industry relies on certain sex acts on animals - or ‘animal husbandry’ to use the correct term - to function. 


These are an uncomfortable but important question, and we’re joined by academic Joanne Bourke, author of Loving Animals: On Bestiality, Zoophilia and Post-Human Love, to discuss these topics and more. 


This podcast was edited and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer is Charlotte Long. 


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0:00.0

Everyone leaves a legacy.

0:02.2

But a legacy can change over time as new generations

0:05.6

re-examine old preputations.

0:07.6

From Wundery and Gohanger podcasts, I'm F4hersh.

0:11.0

I'm Peter Frankapan, and in a brand new series,

0:14.0

we're exploring the lives of some of the biggest characters in history,

0:17.4

from Napoleon to Picasso.

0:19.2

And asking, what does their past tell us about our present?

0:23.4

This is legacy.

0:24.7

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0:30.0

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0:33.1

with a pair of glasses from our 69-pound range or above,

0:35.9

how would that sound?

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And for?

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Reactions which darken in sunlight.

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Thin and light lenses.

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Or ultra-clear, super clean.

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We don't have a sound for that.

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Let's just say they help your glasses stay cleaner for longer.

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