Human Emotion

<p>Happiness, sadness, anger, surprise, disgust, fear... we all know what these emotions feel like, right?</p><br><p>But <em>what </em>is emotion? Do we all feel the same things? And do we have the same feelings as people who lived five-hundred years ago?</p><br><p>Today Kate is joined Betwixt the Sheets by Richard Firth-Godbehere to&nbsp;find out about the origins of emotions, and what they have to do with witchcraft and desire.</p><br><p>You can find out more about Richard's work <a href="https://projects.history.qmul.ac.uk/emotions/richard-firth-godbehere/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here.</a></p><br><p>Senior producer: Charlotte Long. Producer: Sophie Gee. Mixed by Siobhan Dale.</p><br><p>Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society. A podcast by History Hit.</p><br><p>For more History Hit content, subscribe to our newsletters <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/sign-up-to-history-hit/?utm_source=timelinenewsletter&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=Timeline+Podcast+Campaign" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>here.</u></a>&nbsp;</p><br><p>This podcast includes music from Epidemic Sounds and an archive clip from Prelinger Archives.</p><p><br></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>