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EPISODE · Jun 19, 2026 · 42 MIN

Exploring Female Pleasure with Dr. Kate Lister

from The Jann Arden Podcast · host Jann Arden

This week, author and historian Dr. Kate Lister joins Jann, Caitlin & Sarah to discuss feminist history and the often overlooked narratives surrounding women's sexuality and pleasure. The discussion delves into the societal constructs of virginity, the importance of communication in sexual relationships, and the challenges women face in advocating for their own pleasure. Together, the conversation highlights the need for a shift in understanding women's sexual experiences and the importance of dismantling harmful myths surrounding female sexuality. They also touch on the idea of marriage for economic necessity and the modern implications of sex work, particularly in the context of modern platforms like OnlyFans. Dr Kate Lister is an award winning historian, writer, and podcaster. She is the host of the Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal, and Society podcast. Her most recent publication, FLICK: The Story of Female Pleasure is out now.  https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/463104/flick-by-lister-dr-kate/9780857506436 https://www.drkatelister.com/  https://www.drkatelister.com/podcasts/ https://www.tiktok.com/@k8_lister Get Kate’s latest book FLICK: Hardcover: https://amzn.to/4ezjlmS Paperback: https://amzn.to/3QRBTXK Harlots, Whores & Hackabouts: A History of Sex for Sale: https://amzn.to/4uQuupN  #ASKJANN - want some life advice from Jann? Send in a story with a DM or on our website. Leave us a voicenote! ⁠www.jannardenpod.com/voicemail/⁠⁠ Get access to bonus content and more on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/JannArdenPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.jannardenpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/jannardenpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/jannardenpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, author and historian Dr. Kate Lister joins Jann, Caitlin & Sarah to discuss feminist history and the often overlooked narratives surrounding women's sexuality and pleasure. The discussion delves into the societal constructs of virginity, the importance of communication in sexual relationships, and the challenges women face in advocating for their own pleasure. Together, the conversation highlights the need for a shift in understanding women's sexual experiences and the importance of dismantling harmful myths surrounding female sexuality. They also touch on the idea of marriage for economic necessity and the modern implications of sex work, particularly in the context of modern platforms like OnlyFans. Dr Kate Lister is an award winning historian, writer, and podcaster. She is the host of the Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal, and Society podcast. Her most recent publication, FLICK: The Story of Female Pleasure is out now.  https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/463104/flick-by-lister-dr-kate/9780857506436 https://www.drkatelister.com/  https://www.drkatelister.com/podcasts/ https://www.tiktok.com/@k8_lister Get Kate’s latest book FLICK: Hardcover: https://amzn.to/4ezjlmS Paperback: https://amzn.to/3QRBTXK Harlots, Whores & Hackabouts: A History of Sex for Sale: https://amzn.to/4uQuupN  #ASKJANN - want some life advice from Jann? Send in a story with a DM or on our website. Leave us a voicenote! ⁠www.jannardenpod.com/voicemail/⁠⁠ Get access to bonus content and more on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/JannArdenPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.jannardenpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/jannardenpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/jannardenpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This week, author and historian Dr. Kate Lister joins Jann, Caitlin & Sarah to discuss feminist history and the often overlooked narratives surrounding women's sexuality and pleasure. The discussion delves into the societal constructs of virginity,...

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