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Sounds,20 Jan 2026,47 mins,

How Has Porn Changed Through History?

Betwixt The Sheets
Contains very strong language, scenes of a sexual nature and scenes of sexual violence.

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What did porn look like before the internet? Who was it for? And how has it changed since? In this episode, Kate chats to Kathleen Lubey, a professor at St. John’s University and specialist in eighteenth-century literature. Kathleen talks us through the history of pornography… that is, the type of history that can’t be deleted. Produced by Charlotte Long and Sophie Gee. Mixed by Anisha Deva. All music from Epidemic Sounds. Betwixt the Sheets: History of Sex, Scandal & Society is a History Hit podcast.

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