Connecting it to the under-discussed genre of nunsploitation, Fabiola and Saffron discuss the Showtime series The Borgias and how it depicts “things being what they are not” in relation to sexuality and Catholicism. 

Fabiola’s substack piece on The Borgias: https://dollhouse166a4.substack.com/p/the-most-fun-show-you-either-havent

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This episode was edited by Fabiola Liaño and produced by Saffron Hefta-Gaub

Series theme music by Harrison Lurie

Episode Citations: 

Newton, James. “Nunsploitation: The Forgotten Cycle.” Offscreen.com, Vol. 18, Issues 6-7, July 2014, https://offscreen.com/view/nunsploitation.

Referenced episodes:

 -The Poisoned Chalice (S1E1)

-The Beautiful Deception (S2E3)

-World of Wonders (S2E9)

-The Banquet of Chestnuts (S3E4)