43 min
Soviet Sex Podcast Episode 7: Sanitising Sex: Latvia and VD in the Brezhnev era with Dr. Siobhan Hearne Soviet Sex Podcast
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In this episode, Amanda interviews Dr. Siobhan Hearne about her fascinating research (which is clearly still relevant as people’s bodies are still being regulated today) on venereal diseases and how this was policed. We go through treatments, the relationships between medical personnel and police, and the reasons why Latvia had such high VD rates. We […]
In this episode, Amanda interviews Dr. Siobhan Hearne about her fascinating research (which is clearly still relevant as people’s bodies are still being regulated today) on venereal diseases and how this was policed. We go through treatments, the relationships between medical personnel and police, and the reasons why Latvia had such high VD rates. We […]
43 min