Vasectomies

<p>Why did Sigmund Freud want a vasectomy at 67 years old? Why were goat gonads all the rage in the 1920s? Who was the first person to get the snip?</p><br><p>Today we're handing over the mic to our sister podcast at History Hit - "Betwixt the Sheets" - to bring you the weird history of vasectomies.</p><br><p>Host Kate Lister is joined by Georgia Grainger (<a href="twitter.com/sniphist"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">twitter.com/sniphist</a>;) to discuss the vasectomy’s place as a contraceptive, as well as its relationship with eugenics and masculinity.</p><br><p>*WARNING this episode includes mentions of mental illness, eugenics and themes of an adult nature*</p><p> </p><p>Produced by Charlotte Long and Sophie Gee. Mixed by Pete Dennis.</p>

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