Episode 81: Book Club - From Front Porch to Back Seat pt1

<p>Just in time for the spoopiest holiday of the year, Joel and Naomi have something truly horrifying to share with the world...a book they really like.  Oh, sure, it lacks the riffability of a Steve Harvey self-help guide or a prolife progressive zine, but it makes up for that with a shockingly well-researched deep dive into the development of American dating culture from the 19th to 20th century. In this first part we discuss how &quot;calling&quot; culture morphed into dating, how this impacted the respective control each sex had in the dating game, and how WW2 changed the dynamics of dating forever.<br/><br/>Find a copy of the book<a href='https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/1626/front-porch-back-seat'> here</a>. <br/><br/>We strongly urge our listeners to support the work of Planned Parenthood by donating here. For the indefinite future all Patreon donations will go to them, NARAL, or other orgs doing good work across the nation.<br/><br/>Interested in starting your own podcast? Check out our Buzzsprout link to get a $20 giftcard for signing up to host through them. If you&apos;re interested but not sold on the merits of the platform, give us a holler and we&apos;ll talk about why we chose and continue to use it. </p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/datetheseguys">Support the show</a>