Ghosts

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

History Hit

Society, Sex, Scandal, Education, History

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

How long have people believed in ghosts?

Eleanor Janega is back Betwixt the Sheets with Kate to tell us why you should always stand up to ghosts and why you might be visited by a woman with frogs sucking on her body.

From improper burials to resentful visitors, they delve into people’s beliefs in ghosts and how they have changed through history.

*WARNING there are naughty words and adult topics in this episode*

Produced by Charlotte Long and Sophie Gee. Mixed by Sophie Gee.

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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	Follow now wherever you get your podcasts.
0:30.4	Hello, my lovely bed Twixters.
0:34.1	It's me, Kate Lister, and welcome back to the Twix, the Sheets.
0:37.9	This is your Fair Doos warning.
0:40.2	Fair Doos, this episode is going to contain adult themes spoken about
0:44.0	in an adult way, and we absolutely will be swearing quite a lot
0:47.6	because it's me and Eleanor Yinega talking about ghosts and sex ghosts and ghosts.
0:52.7	So definitely there is adult themes at work here.
0:55.9	And you just might not be into that.
0:57.4	And don't even worry about it.
0:58.5	I'll catch you next time.
1:02.4	It's dark.
1:03.6	It's quiet.
	...

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