Shoes

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

History Hit

Society, Sex, Scandal, Education, History

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

I’m something that you wear, I always come in twos, I get put on your feet. I’m not socks, I am … SHOES.

Humans have been protecting their feet for a very long time.

But over the years the types of footwear we choose have developed and multiplied. Each new shoe has a new use, and often a new social meaning.

So what is the history of shoes? To find out about the masculine beginnings of heels, the reclamation of crocs, and the political ideals of docs, Kate chats to Elizabeth Semmelhack, creative director and senior curator of the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto.

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

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This podcast includes music by Epidemic Sounds and archive clips from The Wizard of Oz, 1939.

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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.
0:30.0	And now, with clear afternoons, guys, it is time to wear the more formal high heel shoe.
0:41.0	In close your eyes, and cap your heels together three times.
0:49.0	From platform trainers to workboots, sky high heels and polished brogues,
0:55.0	we throw them on before we step out of the door with barely more than a thought.
0:59.0	Sometimes, we'll wear them even though they give us blisters and sore ankles.
1:03.0	But how have shoes changed over time?
1:06.0	And what do our choice of shoes say about us?
1:10.0	Today, Patwix the Sheets will be our going to find out.
1:15.0	What do you have for a man?
1:17.0	Oh, money of course.
1:18.0	You're supposed to rise when an adult speaks to you.
1:21.0	I make perfect copies of whatever my boss needs.
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