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Every week we tackle the shadier, sexy, and more salacious people in history. We will attempt not to digress too much as alternate between wine, iced coffee, and sparking water. Grab a fizzy drink and... more
FAQs about Harlots of History:How many episodes does Harlots of History have?The podcast currently has 48 episodes available.
August 31, 2020Episode 7: Sex Workers of the Wild West Part 2Karamia continues to entrall Emily about the different types of sex workers in the Wild West and the dangers they faced in their profession. They tell the life stories of Julia Butte, Dora DuFran, and famed madam Mattie Silks. The Women's Temperance Union, crib houses, STD's, duels. and Calamity Jane are examined at full. Be ready for some raunchy details!...more1h 14minPlay
August 24, 2020Episode 6: Sex Workers of the Wild West: Part 1Karamia tells Emily about the romanticized Wild West, the boomtowns, their "soiled doves", and bawdy houses. They discuss the social identity of women and sex workers at the time, while exploring the reasons for entering the sex trade. You are cordially welcome to learn all about "disorderly houses" and the women within....more1hPlay
August 15, 2020Episode 5: Virginia HillKnown as the Queen of the Mob, Virginia Hill was more than just a dumb broad who liked to sip champagne and throw really expensive parties. Emily tells Karamia about how Virginia climbed her way from Bessemer Alabama to the top of the mob, and her turbulent relationship with Murder Inc boss Bugsy Siegel along the way. Was Virginia a cold-hearted criminal, or was she a woman struggling to escape a past and make her way in the world of fedoras and tommyguns? Or was she both? Make yourself a soda water or a "soda water" and dive into prohibition, Hollywoodland, and some pretty amazing archived obituaries....more1h 4minPlay
August 15, 2020Episode 4: Not a Harlot: A brief history of geishas, Mineko Iwasaki, and "Memoirs of a Geisha"If all you know about geishas is from that dumpster-fire of a book ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’, then this episode is for you. Karamia tells Emily about how geishas are not sex workers and they discuss orientalism and kimonos, and the difference between a geisha and a maiko. Legendary geisha Mineko Iwasaki sued author Arthur Golden over her representation in the fictional Memoirs of Geisha. He single-handedly influenced the generation of millennials to be misinformed of the long and beautiful Japanese tradition of the geisha....more1h 38minPlay
August 15, 2020Episode 3: Madame de PompadourAKA King Henry XV’s mistress. And that’s it. That’s all she did…. Just Kidding. Emily tells Karamia about Jeanne Poisson, who was so much more than just a mistress to the king. Lets talk about who was really running the show, who had influence over the king, and how it was possible to memorize entire plays, wear the giant headpieces, AND be the prime minister of France at the same time....more52minPlay
August 15, 2020Episode 2: Eva BraunSure you know about Hitler, but what about his longtime secret mistress? Karamia tells Emily about how Eva Braun was a bottle blond, loved cameras, champagne, dogs.....and the Fürher who was the leader of the Nazi Party and responsible for the genocide of millions. Was she guilty as well? Or was she just a supportive, loving partner to the inhuman leader of the Third Reich?...more1h 4minPlay
August 15, 2020Episode 1: Mata HariMata Hari is best known for being a double spy who caused the death of 50,000 men. Or did she? Emily tells Karamia about Margaretha Zelle, the woman behind the tassels and glitter, who has been painted as a duplicitous, cold-hearted traitor. But did she really double cross the French army, or was she just a successful entrepeneur who took the fall for a deluge of poor military tactics? Was she secretly sending war tactics to the Germans, or did men mistake her foundation for invisible ink? Grab a drink and settle in for some juicy and revealing content!...more1h 4minPlay
August 12, 2020Mata HariMata Hari is best known for being a double spy who caused the death of 50,000 men. Or did she? Emily tells Karamia about Margaretha Zelle, the woman behind the tassels and glitter, who has been painted as a duplicitous, cold-hearted traitor. But did she really double cross the French army, or was she just a successful entrepeneur who took the fall for a deluge of poor military tactics? Was she secretly sending war tactics to the Germans, or did men mistake her foundation for invisible ink? Grab a drink and settle in for some juicy and revealing content!...more1h 4minPlay
FAQs about Harlots of History:How many episodes does Harlots of History have?The podcast currently has 48 episodes available.