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Our Sexual History

Our Sexual History, where we explore the different backstories to one of the most universal aspects of being human - SEX.

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Our Sexual History
#9 | Sex in Irish Pop Culture from 2017-09-03T06:53:49

This month I speak with writer Louise Bruton about Irish pop culture moments that have shaped the way we think about sex here. We also talk about her upcoming Fringe show Why Won’t You Have Sex wit...

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#8 | Online Dating and Communities from 2017-07-23T09:30:27

In this episode of Our Sexual History, myself and tech journalist, Roisin Kiberd discuss how the internet has changed the ways in which we date, form relationships, and find our communities. Here’s...

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#7 | Sex Robots from 2017-05-28T14:32:52

On this month’s episode of Our Sexual History, I have a round table discussion with scientist and comedian Jessamyn Fairfield and fellow HeadStuff podcaster Alison Spittle about sex robots – where ...

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#6 | Síle Na Gig from 2017-04-23T07:55:54

For the first episode in our second season, I asked comedian Davey Reilly to come talk to us about the Síle Na Gig, arguably Ireland’s sexiest component of ancient architecture.                 P.J...

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#5 | Sex Laws (Not the Beck song) from 2017-02-19T08:27:13

This month on Our Sexual History, myself and barrister Rory Treanor take a look back at sex laws – in particular laws relating to sodomy, abortion, and consent. Here’s the Mary Robinson tapestry th...

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#4 BONUS | Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment from 2017-01-27T14:17:13

If you thought we were done talking about Syphilis, you were WRONG! Ciaran Conliffe told us this incredible story that we just couldn’t not share with our listeners. Warning: this story contains so...

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#4 | A Short History of Syphilis from 2017-01-22T07:30:22

This month we have HeadStuff history columnist, Ciaran Conliffe to tell us about how Syphilis has shaped the Western world for the past 500 years. And we play a game called “Who in History has had ...

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#3 | Witches&Saints from 2016-12-18T00:30:53

In this episode myself and writer/witch enthusiast Sarah Griffin talk about the lack of understanding of female sexuality in the 16th&17th centuries and how that led to witch hunting. We also discu...

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#2 | Sex in Irish Mythology from 2016-11-20T06:30:23

In episode 2 I speak to comedian and tour guide, Teresa Coyne, about all the strange sex, lurid affairs, and questionable marriages in Irish mythology. We also focus on some of her favourite legend...

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#1 | The History of Leathermen from 2016-10-16T04:05:20

In our first episode I speak to Dr. Conor Vaughan Buggy, UCD lecturer and Irish contestant for the 2016 International Mister Leather competition. We discuss the history of the gay men’s leather sce...

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Our Sexual History | Trailer from 2016-10-13T10:07:17

Hello world and welcome to Our Sexual History podcast with host, Shawna Scott of SexSiopa.ie. We live in a very interesting time where we’re the most sexually liberated and open we’ve ever been, an...

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