We’re picking up good vibrations, today, folks. We’ve got the sponsor of our show, Dr. Gillian Kenny, historian of women, sex, and magic in medieval Europe, to teach us about our tool-using species. Today, it’s everything you always wanted to know about sex toys, but were afraid to ask!

And here is the animated skit from this episode:

Dr. Gillian Kenny is a research fellow at Trinity College in Dublin in the Center for Gender and Women’s Studies. She can be found on Twitter as @medievalgill.

Here is the portrait I did of Gillian as a bespectacled Queen Medb from Irish myth.

And here is Gillian’s Twitter avatar (which should give you some idea of her sense of humor!).

Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review. Support the show on Patreon at www.patreon.com/btnewberg. Research, writing, editing, and production by B. T. Newberg. Logo Design by Rachel Westhoff. Animation by Maxeem Konrardy. Additional credits, references, and more at www.historyofsexpod.com.

Audio Credits

Podcast theme music mixed from “Gregorian Chant”, “Mystery Sax”, and “There It Is” by Kevin MacLeod.

“2001 Sex Odyssey” skit mixed from “Also Sprach Zarathustra” and “Stringed Disco” by Kevin MacLeod.

“The King’s Rival” skit mixed from “RPG / D&D Ambience – Medieval Siege Battle | Catapults, Balistas, Walls Attacked” by Michael Ghelfi, “Footsteps” by LuckVintageEffects, and “Door Knock Sound Effects” and “Cartoon Door Sounds” by Nick Judy.

Image Credits

Pompeii satyr dildo, from Wikipedia