Fleshlights to Fleshlights, Dust to Dust (with Joanne McNally!) | The History of Sex Work (Part 2)

Fin vs History

Fin Taylor & Horatio Gould

Comedy

4.7 • 995 Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Comic powerhouse Joanne McNally joins us to talk sex work from the Victorian era onwards, and also to act as the Pope’s representative on the Quickshot Launch Masturbator 3000 The History of Sex Work (Part 2/2) The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened. For weekly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and early access to series, become a Truther and sign up to the Patreon ⁠patreon.com/fintaylor Chapters; 00:00 - serving c*nt 04:03 - Do you like neckbeards? 07:58 - He strumpets 11:17 - Arcane slurs 14:31 - Molly houses 16:12 - Mother Clap 21:24 - Victorian Prostitutes 24:03 - overrun with whores 27:59 - contagious diseases act 31:22 - Modern day sex work 34:22 - Victorian laws 36:14 - World War sex 40:37 - Wine and Women 44:20 - German prostitutes 47:52 - Chemical prophylactic 49:34 - Nazi brothels 54:48 -Pinophile Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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