The Most Feared Sex Act In History

<p>It’s got many names: giving head, going down, eating out, dining at the Y, muff diving.</p><br><p>Why has cunnilingus been stigmatised and feared so consistently throughout history?! When the Kama Sutra is turning its back on it, you know something is up.</p><br><p>Today is a special solo episode where Kate takes you through the history of cunnilingus, to find out why this sex act has been so insulting, demonised and feared.</p><br><p>This episode a special celebration of Kate's new book, <em>Flick: The Story of Female Pleasure</em>, which is published on May 28th. Pre-order your copy <a href="linktr.ee/FlickDrKateLister"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>: <a href="linktr.ee/FlickDrKateLister"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">linktr.ee/FlickDrKateLister</a>.</p&g… by Hannah Feodorov. Producer by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Freddy Chick.</p><br><p>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at <a href="historyhit.com/subscribe"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>historyhit.com/subscribe</u></a>;. </p><br><p><u>You can take part in our listener survey</u><a href="surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u> here</u></a><u>.</u></p><br><p>All music from Epidemic Sounds.</p><br><p>Betwixt the Sheets: History of Sex, Scandal & Society is a History Hit podcast.</p><p>Voting is now open for the Listener's Choice Award at this year's Podcast Awards! UK & Ireland listeners please place your vote on the Spotify mobile app here: <a href="open.spotify.com/s/xhg6PJa"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">open.spotify.com/s/xhg6PJa</a></p>;

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