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Show Notes
<p>It’s time to talk about the toilet, or crapper, or bog, or the john, head, the comfort station, khazi, dunny, can, throne, pissoir.</p><br><p>Join Dallas and his guest, Rose George - author of <em>The Big Necessity</em>, on a trip down the toilet bowl of history as they uncover the origins of the flush toilet.</p><br><p>Listen in to find out how Queen Elizabeth’s naughty cousin tried to win back her favour, why sewers don’t smell as bad as we think, and what a condom filled with miso paste has to do with all this.</p><br><p>Edited by Aidan Lonergan, produced by Freddy Chick, senior producer is Charlotte Long.</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">here.</a> </p>
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