Today's episode is on male sexuality in Ancient Rome! Listen on for ancient same sex marriages, dirty Latin poetry, and the wittiest retort you'll hear all week. Also: some weird facts about hyenas!
(Note: the image above is an 1827 sculpture by French artist Jean-Baptiste Roman on the theme of Ancient Roman sexuality. It's not a genuine Roman work.)
Transcript available here
Sources
Rosa Bonheur
Henrietta Bingham
Josephine Baker
Michael Dillon
Queer women in medieval Arab literature
The Secret Sex Spreadsheets of John Maynard Keynes
Yoshiya Nobuko
Gad Beck
Queer Love in Early Chinese History
Vaslav Nijinsky
Charity Bryant and Sylvia Drake
Anne Lister
Julie D'Aubigny
Captain Moonlite - Part 2
Captain Moonlite - Part 1
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