Sex Lives of Dinosaurs

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

History Hit

Society, Sex, Scandal, Education, History

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

What's the dinosaur equivalent of Netflix and chill? Were they capable of flirting?

In today's episode, Kate speaks with Dr. David Hone, author of Uncovering Dinosaur Behaviour: What They Did And How We Know, to find out more about how different dinosaurs might have had sex.

Could the T-Rex's little arms aid their sexual performance? How did they penetrate through so much heavy protective armour? And were they monogamous?

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

All music from Epidemic Sounds/All3 Media.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm your host, Kate Lister.
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0:24.7	Hello, my lovely betwixters.
0:26.3	It's me, Kate Lister.
0:27.7	You are listening to All Betwicks the Sheets.
0:29.7	And because we are a naughty podcast discussing naughtiness throughout history,
0:33.3	I ask to give you the fair do's warning because, well, then, fair do's, you were warned.
0:37.4	And here it is.
0:38.4	This is an adult podcast book by us to other adults about adulty things in an adult
0:41.7	way covering a range of adult subjects, and you should be an adult too.
0:44.6	So this is your chance to get out now where you still can.
0:47.2	And for the rest of you, let's crack on.
0:53.8	Tread very carefully betweensters and-Twex-Tees and keep your voice down.
0:57.9	We are deep in what will one day be Midwest America some 80 million years ago.
1:03.9	I'm doing my best David Attenborough impression, because somewhere around here I'm trying to find out how the T-Rex had sex.
1:12.2	Don't you giggle. This is serious scientific work, I swear.
1:18.4	We could be close. I'm dying to find out if their tiny arms helped or hindered their sex lives.
1:24.3	Certainly, it was going to be no use in putting on a dino condom.
1:28.0	Are you curious to hear more about how the dinosaur did it? Well, stick around with me and we'll
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