Lust Through the Ages
Lust Through the Ages is the podcast where history takes off its corset.
I’m Williamaye Jones — editor, writer, and unapologetic book lover — here to read you the scandalous stories our ancestors tried to hide. Each week we’ll curl up with a chapter from classic erotica, then slip behind the curtain to explore the world that produced it: courtesans, censors, rumors, and whispers behind the walls.
Think of it as part book club, part history salon, and part playful confession. From Renaissance Venice to Georgian London (and more), these tales once shocked, amused, and delighted — and still have the power to make us laugh, sigh, and raise an eyebrow today.
Pour a glass of something decadent, get comfortable, and join me every Wednesday for Lust Through the Ages: erotic stories, one chapter at a time.
Lust Through the Ages
Dialogue's: Life of Nuns (Part 1)
History has always had a dirty little secret, and today we’re uncovering one of the Renaissance’s most delicious scandals.
In this premiere episode, I introduce Pietro Aretino’s Dialogues, the 16th-century book that made Rome blush. We begin with "The Life of Nuns," where an older woman named Nanna instructs her curious friend Antonia on what really happens behind convent walls.
Expect wit, laughter, and shockingly modern truths about desire and hypocrisy.
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New episodes every other Wednesday. Season One continues with Pietro Aretino’s Dialogues—scandalous, satirical, and still deliciously daring.