Betwixt The Sheets

Revolutionary France is already on fire.

Moulin Rouge, end of the 19th century.

The voyage starts queasy.

Basin Street smells like perfume.

Kate Lister opens Betwixt The Sheets with a warning that this episode covers sex trafficking in the Victorian and Edwardian periods and may be “a bit of a rough ride.” She tells listeners it is “an adult podcast spoken by adults to other adults about adulty things,” then pivots into the historical story.

Charlie Chaplin and Hitler were born four days apart in 1889.

This episode explores the role of fashion in the downfall of Marie Antoinette during the French Revolution, starting with the dramatic scene of a mob breaching the Palace of Versailles in 1789.

Kate Lister frames Betwixt the Sheets around Hollywood’s pre-code era, starting with a “cavernous MGM soundstage in 1931” and a world “pre-censorship.” She says the women who “lit up early Hollywood” were “pioneers in bringing sexuality to the big screen,” then asks who they were.

Dr Kate Lister introduces a dark episode discussing child abuse, sexual assault, murder, and ritual sacrifice, then transitions to a travelogue about the Bay of Naples and Emperor Tiberius.

This episode of Betwixt The Sheets covers the infamous Black Dahlia murder case from Hollywood's golden age.

A sex historian explores scandalous and intimate stories from various historical periods.

Betwixt The Sheets opens in Hollywood at the start of the 1930s, where Cade Lister says that despite Prohibition “the liquor is flowing” and people are “sneaking off together upstairs.” The episode frames studio stars, producer big-wig people, and Hollywood’s business culture as part of a world where sex was already “a big one” and “a sticking point” since “day dot.” Cade Lister also gives the show’s house style up front, calling it “an adult podcast spoken by adults to other adults about adult things.” The setup promises a look at how scandals and sex played out in “the business that they call show.”

This episode explores the story of Isabel Gowdy, a Scottish woman whose detailed 1662 confession of witchcraft, including sexual encounters with the devil, became one of Europe's most scandalous witchcraft records.

Betwixt The Sheets focuses on Georges Sand, introduced at Noan in mid-1800s France as a literary icon, society leader, revolutionary, and woman.

Kate Lister opens Betwixt the Sheets: A Very Borgia Break Up by framing historical divorce courts as a noisy public stage, with Charles and Diana, Henry and Catherine of Aragon, and Caesar and Pompeia all in the room.

Two powerful women size each other up from a distance.

Sex historian Dr Kate Lister explores scandalous and intimate stories from history, from ancient civilizations to modern times.

Sex historian Dr Kate Lister explores the scandalous side of history, starting with Frida Kahlo's life-changing bus accident and its impact on her art and sexuality.

Byron and Lady Caroline Lamb burn hot, then hotter.

Sex historian Dr Kate Lister promotes her live shows and History Hit subscription, then teases scandalous historical topics.

The episode begins in court.

Sex historian Kate Lister introduces the podcast and begins discussing the Great Exhibition of 1851, focusing on the novelty of public flushing toilets.

Sex historian Kate Lister explores the life of 18th-century Dublin sex worker Peg Plunkett, revealing the hidden sexual history beneath the city's respectable facade.

Kate Lister explores how clean people were in the early modern period, discussing the smells of historical figures.

Sex historian Dr Kate Lister discusses the history of syphilis in 1860s America during the Civil War.

Sex historian Kate Lister debunks myths about medieval hygiene, exploring how people washed and cared for themselves in the Middle Ages.

A sex historian explores scandalous and intimate stories from various historical periods.

Sex historian Kate Lister explores how clean the ancient Egyptians were, discussing hygiene and bathing practices in the heat.

Dr Kate Lister explores the lives of single women in medieval York, discussing the vulnerabilities and scandals they faced.

Sex historian Kate Lister explores the historical evidence behind Mary Boleyn's alleged affair with Henry VIII.

Sex historian Dr Kate Lister explores historical attitudes toward marriage, female purity, and virginity testing.

Kate Lister introduces an episode about the all-female convict ship Lady Julian in 1789, discussing the harsh conditions and the legacy of the women aboard.

Kate Lister introduces the show and begins a narrative about visiting a bathhouse in 1940 St.

Dr Kate Lister explores the history of single women in film and challenges negative stereotypes.

The episode explores a scandalous historical event at the Vatican in 1501 involving nude women.