Kate Lister

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7,419 appearances 36 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard yesterday

Kate Lister’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 36 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 9.

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Hello and welcome back to Betwixt the Sheets, the history of sex, scandal and society with me, Kate Lister. matched

Sex and the Romans go together like a horse and chariot. matched

Is that a saying? matched

I don't know. matched

It is now. matched

They're just so intrinsically connected in our popular imagination. matched

It's just all very decadent, indulgent and very, very sexy. matched

But is this a fair depiction of Roman society, or is it a smear campaign by the pious Christians who came after them? matched

Well, joining me today is the author and historian Emma Southern, and she is going to help us get to the bottom of these questions. matched

Tokers at the ready, everybody. matched

Let's do it. matched

Well, hello and welcome back once again to Betwixt the Sheets. matched

It's only the fabulous Emma Southern. matched

How are you doing? matched

I'm very well, thank you. matched

You can't get rid of me at this point. matched

We are recording this at the time matched

I have found myself thinking a lot about how people in the past dealt with heat, because we just sort of grind to a halt. matched

Now, obviously, air con isn't something that the Romans would have had. matched

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