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Sounds,21 Oct 2025,43 mins,

Why Are We Scared Of Single Women?

Betwixt The Sheets
Contains very strong language.

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Where did the idea of the bunny boiler come from? In this episode we're exploring how single women got such a bad rap in popular culture. From Miss Havisham to Bridget Jones, Caroline Young joins Kate once again. Caroline is the author of 'Single and Psycho: How Pop Culture Created the Unstable Single Woman'. This episode was edited by Tom Delargy and produced by Sophie Gee. The senior producer was Charlotte Long. All music from Epidemic Sounds. Betwixt the Sheets: History of Sex, Scandal & Society is a History Hit podcast.

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