Tea & Vulgarity

Tea & Vulgarity

By Talley GaleFictionComedy Fiction
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Tea & Vulgarity episodes

  • Footnotes: Flea Fetish

    Why would someone associate a flea with sex? Well, both fleas, and fleas on people, were a fairly common part of Victorian life. This is a short footnotes episode to give some context.

    9 min
  • The Autobiography of a Flea: Chapter 2

    The Flea witnesses Father Ambrose (Count Frolo, Mister Tumnus, & the Hot Priest rolled into one) helping Bella...um...atone...for her sins. Bella ascends to the Heavens. Lady Axewound joins again to spill some flea tea.

    Featuring Jillian Leff. 

    37 min
  • The Autobiography of a Flea: Chapter One

    Lady Taintbury returns with Lady Letitia to read the 1887 erotic novel The Autobiography of a Flea. In this first chapter, we learn of this "most exalted" flea (whom we envision as PT Flea) and his "host," the lovely Bella. 

    Somehow, A Bug's Life, Fleabag, and Veggie Tales all find their way into this world.

    Featuring Molly Wagner

    45 min
  • Footnotes: Astrology

    Body Politic member, sex-therapist-in-training, and astrology buff Lida Rubanava discusses the connection between the planets and our relationships. 

    Book featured: The Astrology of Love &Sex: A Modern Compatibility Guide, by Annabelle Gat

    Check out: wearebodypolitic.com

    26 min
  • Nonfiction: The Directory of Covent Garden Sex Workers
    In the late 1700s, an enterprising fellow put together a list of the sex workers of Covent Garden. This book, known as Harris' List, is the inspiration behind the television series "Harlots." Miss Carmilla Godeminche is a bastion of knowledge about this book and does some lovely reading of excerpts. Carmilla is also the name of a lady vampire whose tale pre-dates Dracula. 
    Featuring Ashleigh Becker
    21 min
  • Gamahuche My Cooch!

    Thank Venus we brought in Lady Shagsworth. She does a MARVELOUS American accent -- who knew? Today we get philosophical with some Dr Johnson, discuss the origins of "gamahuche," read "The Origin of Copulation," tell a bit of gossip about American women, and revel in how Lady Pokingham seduces a servant. 

    Featuring Raven Pierson

    23 min
  • Footnotes 3: A Family Affair

    Jillian Leff (aka Lady Axewound) has read some INTERESTING literature, and Talley discovered something shocking about one of the more prolific women poets. Listen as we but scratch the surface of lesbian writers, familial outlooks on sex, and how [upperclass] Victorian society viewed queerness. 

    25 min
  • ASMR bonus episode

    For, indeed, why ever not? Some of Lady Letitcia's favorite excerpts, read in intimate manner...

    ASMR: Autonomous sensory meridian response. Meaning certain sounds make your body get all tingly. 

    4 min
  • A Man's Perspective: God Save the Queen!
    The salacious Sir Cocksworth Pennythrift joins to sing a ravishing rendition of God Save the Queen, revel in the provocative prose of La Rose D'Amour, and correct Lady L's pronunciation of "indefatigable." 
    Featuring Jack Wallace.
    26 min

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"It's BRIDGERTON meets THIS AMERICAN LIFE"