EPISODE · Sep 11, 2019 · 22 MIN
Manly Pursuits Pt. 1
from Pass It On: funny, fascinating and useful retro household tips from the 1950s · host DC Thomson
Cower! Quake! Be in awe of the manliness of Steve Finan as we delve into tips from The Sunday Post that were all about the boys. Well, they were still written in by women, on the whole, and some of them might still encode some dodgy gender politics, but heigh-ho – listen and decide for yourself! You can get 20% off the Pass It On books themselves – as a gift for a friend or even yourself! – at dcthomsonshop.co.uk, using the discount code ‘vinegar’ at checkout; that code is valid till 20 November 2019! Let us know what you think of the show at twitter.com/ThePassItOnPod or facebook.com/PassItOnTips, and if you know anyone who’d enjoy the podcast as much as you do – pass it on!
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Cower! Quake! Be in awe of the manliness of Steve Finan as we delve into tips from The Sunday Post that were all about the boys. Well, they were still written in by women, on the whole, and some of them might still encode some dodgy gender politics, but heigh-ho – listen and decide for yourself! You can get 20% off the Pass It On books themselves – as a gift for a friend or even yourself! – at dcthomsonshop.co.uk, using the discount code ‘vinegar’ at checkout; that code is valid till 20 November 2019! Let us know what you think of the show at twitter.com/ThePassItOnPod or facebook.com/PassItOnTips, and if you know anyone who’d enjoy the podcast as much as you do – pass it on!
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