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Elle Stanger, CSE
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The Weird History and Sexuality Episode
Let’s explore Oregon and and particularly Old Town Portland, which has its roots in racism, beer, gambling and sex work, and predatory policing. This city truly was built by alcoholics and hustlers: Let’s talk ghosts of old-timey Oregon with Weird History Podcast Host and author, Joe Streckert. 3:00 why weird history is important 8:00 tour guide in Portland 11:00 a brief history of Vanport, Oregon 14:00 early Portland history demographics 17:00 beer and gambling and sw 19:00 why is Oregon so white and covertly racist? 23:00 Oro Fino Saloon and enforcement against sex work 26:00 why factory-working women also did SW 29:00 policing and sex work 32:00 Nita Belles is a modern day Lola Baldwin 35:00 psychics, bowling, shooting galleries were targeted by cops too 38:00 Chinese business owners and respectability politics 41:00 Marie Equi and birth control and lesbianism 44:00 a note on eugenics and early birth control 47:00 prostitution and “green” attitudes 51:00 why are Oregon clubs so different from neighboring states? 55:00 all old downtown buildings may have been used as brothels or rooms 58:00 the myth(?) of Nancy Boggs and the floating brothel 1:06:00 QAnon is like early century white saviorism Find your guest on JoeStreckert.com and WeirdHistoryPodcast.com Find your host Ellestanger.com Listen on Podurama! Write to Elle about the show theytalksex@protonmail.com Use promo code 20TALKSWIRL on Amazon through October 31st for Kimono Swirl Condoms. Sponsored by JoliQuiz.com - for smarter relationship-opening See my $1 Behind-The-Scenes at Patreon.com/strangebedfellows Please rate and review this podcast :)
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