The Not-So-Skimpy History of the Bikini

Stuff Mom Never Told You

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Society & Culture

4.2 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2010

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Although they're ubiquitous on today's beaches, bikinis are a far cry from the modest, cumbersome swimming costumes women used to wear. Molly and Cristen discuss the history and feminist implications of the world's skimpiest swimwear in this episode.

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1:47.2	Hello and welcome to the podcast. This is Kristen. This is Molly. Molly, this is something that I don't
1:54.4	really like to say, even though it's fact, but it just sounds so cheesy when you say it out loud.
1:59.4	I can't wait to hear what you're going to say. Molly, it's swimsuit season.
2:04.4	Well, I know and I groaned automatically. It was just ingrained in me to start groaning.
2:10.0	I know because a lot of times it swimsuit season is followed by some kind of thing telling women
2:14.7	about how they need to shape up and get rid of all their cellulites. Yeah. We don't discuss
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