Modified

Modified

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Modified episodes

  • Body Hair Removal Part 2

    Jess , Marcos and Hannah continue their conversation on  the state of female body hair removal today and delve into the costs to women in both time and money. 

    48 min
  • Body Hair Removal Part 1

    Why do women have to shave their legs and armpits and men don't? Jess, Marcos and Hannah explore the commonplace practice of female body hair removal in the U.S.

    Cover art by Eric Mott and theme music by Vryce, instagram @vryce

    Sources:

    "Plucked: A History of Hair Removal" by Rebecca M. Herzig

    "Looking Through the Bushes: The Disappearance of Pubic Hair" by Roger Friedland https://www.huffpost.com/entry/women-pubic-hair_b_875465?utm_campaign=share_email&ncid=other_email_o63gt2jcad4

    "Caucasian Female Body Hair and American Culture" By Christina Hope (In the Journal of American Culture

    https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/oct/06/swedish-model-gets-threats-after-ad-shows-her-unshaved-legs

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2015/04/24/monique-explains-why-she-finally-started-shaving-her-legs/77560076/-

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_removal_of_leg_and_underarm_hair_in_the_United_States

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-54102625?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bmicrosoft%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-53182169


    1 hr 31 min

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Modified explores the many ways that women have altered their bodies, throughout time and across the globe, and what it all means about being female. We delve into the origins of female body…