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EPISODE · Nov 30, 2025 · 5 MIN

The Secret Life of Things: High Heels

from The Secret Life of Things · host The Secret Life of Things

High heels weren't always for women. Trace the heel's dramatic journey from 10th-century Persian battlefields to 17th-century European courts. We explore how this simple piece of footwear became a definitive, and sometimes demanding, uniform of modern femininity.This episode includes AI-generated content.

High heels weren't always for women. Trace the heel's dramatic journey from 10th-century Persian battlefields to 17th-century European courts. We explore how this simple piece of footwear became a definitive, and sometimes demanding, uniform of modern femininity.This episode includes AI-generated content.

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