🎧 Sex and Socialism with Professor Kristen Ghodsee
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Did people have better sex under socialism? The answer is probably yes, and Dan talks to Kristen Ghodsee to find out why, also discussing why young people are having less sex and the Soviet approach to gender equality. Image credit: Adam Jones
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