Cntroversy
Awarded Australia's 'Best Sex & Relationships Podcast' at the 2021 Australian Podcast Awards! Uncovering, devouring & celebrating the history of eroticism. From notorious sex symbols to mythological archetype, from the lives of striptease legends to literature too salacious for the public eye & everything in between. If the Pope would be riled, chances are we'll be covering it... Well, uncovering it. Hosted by nationally awarded podcaster, stripteaser, teacher & writer Velma Vouloir. Cntroversy is the dirty history class you always wanted. New episodes regularly. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter at @cntroversypod.
Episodes
30 episodes
28: Be Gay Do Crime
We're back with a brand new episode! Pride is love. Pride is protest. Pride is presence. In this episode we're delving into a brief history of Australian LGBTQIA+ pride & queer political legislation from colonial invasion in 1788 through to...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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50:05
27: Rorschach Test In Pink - Angelyne
On today's episode we are taking it back to the 1980's and delving into the life and legend of one of Los Angeles' most iconic figures - Angelyne. A precursor to the famous for being famous socialites such as Paris Hilton & Kim Kardashian, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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51:50
26: F**k, Marry, Kill - With Julesy Vouloir
Amongst an ongoing tech conundrum, we managed to pull together a portable microphone and laptop to bring you this weeks episode. Coming to you straight from the Easter long weekend, Velma is joined by her baby sis Jules for a wine fuelled Q &am...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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49:41
25: Life Is A Cabaret - With James Welsby
Hold on to your bowler hats kiddos - Mommy & Daddy are about to take you to the school of cabaret (or is it cabarYAY). This week Velma is joined by legendary Australian cabaret artist, dancer, performer, choreographer, producer & creati...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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1:15:26
24: Hold My Cheetah - Luisa Casati
Calling all muses, queers, bohemians & fashionistas of the world... Join Velma this week for a look inside the decadent world of Luisa Casati, the priestess of hedonism & patroness (& lover) to some of the worlds greatest artists of...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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41:26
23: The Incomparable Bettie Page - Part Three
Welcome to the third and final instalment on our series on Bettie Page. This episode, we look not only at the mystery of what ever happened to the vanishing pinup, but the incredible influence she had on art, pop culture, the sub culture of fet...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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53:19
22: The Incomparable Bettie Page - Part Two
We're back this week for a much anticipated continuation of our discussion on pinup legend Bettie Page! This week we look at the years from 1950-1957 where Bettie was making waves as the most popular pinup & 'Queen of Bondage' in century Am...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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53:57
21: The Incomparable Bettie Page - Part One
Welcome to the first episode in a series dedicated to the worlds most recognisable pinup of the last century, Bettie Page. This week, Velma discusses the early years from Bettie's birth in 1923, through to her early days as a pinup model in 195...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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52:15
20: Suprise B*itch
It only took two years... but we are back! Welcome to a whole new season of C*ntroversy. Velma chats about what's coming, and what she's been up to since she ghosted everyone on the airwaves. Happy New Year everybody!
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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19:46
19: New Year (Almost), Same C*** (Probably)
Just wanted to squeeze in ONE more indulgent ramble for 2021. Tune in to hear Velma wishing you all a Happy Holidays, give something of a belated acceptance speech for our NATIONAL PODCASTING AWARD (Whaaatt?!) & share some...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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18:24
18: You're A Virgin Who Can't Drive
Virgo intacta, chastity, purity - virginity. Whatever you want to call it there's no denying the role it has played across the world. This highly sought after prize, this measure of a woman, this devotion to patriarch has caused ...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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51:49
17 : This Kinky Spider
This week get on your knees as we're joined by internationally acclaimed Dominatrix, author, artist, kinkster & mental health advocate Miss Marilyn. We talk about life as a sex worker, authenticity online & sex work stigma as well as da...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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59:46
16: T&A, Q&A, Same Same...
This week be prepared for a whole host of "expert" life advice including Velma's favourite ethical pornographers, why you should follow your dumbass heart and why we are actually all buildings... Also be prepared for references to Studio 54, a ...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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41:13
15: Huzzah!
Another day another another lockdown another bad bitch herstory! This week we play the game of "is it true or is it another classic example of misogynistic slut-shaming of a powerful woman." Our lucky contestant for this episode is Catherine Th...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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45:20
14: Tuca Tuca
Did somebody say sequin disco jumpsuit rainbow showgirl? Yah, Velma did... This week we talk about the life and legacy of Raffaella Carrà, a woman who brought youth culture, feminism and sex into our tv sets decades long before Cardi B was talk...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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28:46
13: The F**king Hays Code
Think old Hollywood used to be prim & proper? Just you wait...This week, Velma tells you all about the brief time in early Hollywood where sex was unapologetic & where women had unbridled sexual agency... right before the church s...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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41:02
12: La Belle Coccinelle
Sorry not sorry for more french history... Grab the champagne & let me introduce you to one of the most beautiful women that ever lived - the 1950s Parisian showgirl, cabaret star, quintessential sex kitten & most importantly, his...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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26:24
11: Whores Of Little Lon
Did someone say hometown smut?! This episode explores one Australia's dirty little secrets - its very first red light district called "Little Lon" right in the heart of Melbourne. Sisterhood, independence, political corruption...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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35:46
10: Let Me See That Thong
What do 18th century Inuits, a smut distributor, the mayor of NYC & Monica Lewinski all have in common? They have all played a part in why you (yes you, you pervert) are obsessed with that thooong tha thong thong thong... (please tell me yo...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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34:33
9: Cleopatra Nymphomaniac
Queen. Whore. Goddess. Nymphomaniac. Murderer - This week we delve into the history, love life, propaganda and legacy of the last Pharaoh, Cleopatra VII. From incest to a $15 million cocktail, to why she was referred to as "the golden mouth" an...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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52:24
8: Magical Molinier
BDSM, gender, queerness, france, surrealism, bodily fluids and auto-fellatio... Just a pinch of what we'll be covering in todays episode of C*ntroversy! Today we talk about often forgotten sensualist and gender-fluid artist Pierre Molinie...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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29:51
7: Tempest In A D-Cup
This week on C*ntroversy Velma dives into the life of a legendary stripteaser who came from humble beginnings and went on to seduce not only the world but also a much loved US president and left a trail of scandal in her wake. It is of course, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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27:58
6: Foot Fetishism
This week on C*ntroversy Velma is joined by a very special guest - fetish model & artist Evana de Lune. Listen to them talk all things feet ... which takes you to some places you probably won't expect (such as the ancient Chinese custom of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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53:14