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🗓️ 15 November 2022
⏱️ 46 minutes
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What makes a heartthrob? Is he brooding, flamboyant or a bad boy? And what qualities translate to sex symbol status in society?
Which men have made the hearts of young (heterosexual) women flutter over the centuries? And why?
Today, Carol Dyhouse joins Kate to talk about the history of famous men who have lit women’s hearts on fire.
*WARNING There are adult themes and naughty words in this episode*
Produced by Charlotte Long and Sophie Gee. Mixed by Anisha Deva.
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0:00.0 | Hello my lovely bit Twixters, it's that time again, it's time that we sit down together |
0:06.2 | and talk absolute historical smut and filth. And before we do that, I have to give you |
0:11.6 | your Fair Doos one in Fair Doos, you've been warned, this is an adult podcast with adult themes |
0:18.6 | in an adult nature from an adult presenter who can't stop swearing. So anyway, there you go, |
0:24.0 | Fair Doos, you've been warned, you knew what you were getting yourself in for before you continued |
0:29.0 | with this absolute filth. Lord Byron, Mr Darcy Heathcliff, Rochester, Rudolph Valentino, |
0:40.1 | James Dean, Carrie Grant, Christian Gray, Idris Helber, that's just a personal one, |
0:48.8 | but it was your first male celebrity crush. David Seaman, the goalie for the England football team, |
0:56.0 | I was just mesmerised by his long, thick ponytail. |
1:01.8 | Aimee that comes to my mind, who I thought was gorgeous, was rock Hudson, just about everybody else, |
1:07.6 | every other female in the world, that rock Hudson. It was Will Smith, it's because he looked |
1:12.8 | buffing men in black. Carrie Linnaker, for reasons that I still can't explain. |
1:20.0 | Today we're asking the questions, what is it about certain men that has made them go from, |
1:29.1 | yes, you're a very good looking guy, to heartthrob territory. And what is it about these men, |
1:35.5 | and we are talking particularly about men today, that made them so, so dreamy for so many over the |
1:43.9 | years. Well, today betwixt the sheets, we're going to find out why everyone wants them to get |
1:48.6 | betwixt their sheets, we're going to try and get to the delicious bottom of it. |
1:59.7 | What do you look for, a man? Oh, money of course. You're supposed to rise when an adult speaks to you. |
2:04.9 | I make perfect copies of whatever my boss needs. I just turn him in love and push him to life. |
2:11.5 | Yes, social courtesy does make a difference. |
2:28.2 | Hello and welcome back to betwixt the sheets, the history of sex scandal in society, with me, |
2:32.8 | Kate Lister. Here's a question, what makes a man attractive? From cousin over to Elvis to Harry |
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