Anthony Comstock

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A History of Anthony Comstock & the Comstock Law

A History of Anthony Comstock & the Comstock Law

Writer Amy Sohn joins us to discuss her latest book, The Man Who Hated Women: Sex, Censorship, and Civil Liberties in th... Read more

12 Jul 2021

17mins

Ep. 6: Contraception (Part I): Anthony Comstock & When everyone thought contraception was bad.

Ep. 6: Contraception (Part I): Anthony Comstock & When everyone thought contraception was bad.

Ep. 6: Contraception (Part I): Anthony Comstock & When everyone thought contraception was bad. by J. Douglas Johnson

31 Jul 2019

10mins

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Amy Werbel on Anthony Comstock and Obscenity Law

Amy Werbel on Anthony Comstock and Obscenity Law

In this episode, Amy Werbel, Associate Professor of Art History at the Fashion Institute of Technology, discusses her re... Read more

24 Apr 2019

38mins

Anthony Comstock: Sex, Censorship, and the Power of Policing the Subjective

Anthony Comstock: Sex, Censorship, and the Power of Policing the Subjective

Sex 2.0: Episode #3 of 4. Today’s episode is part of our sex series 2.0 and  a continuation of one of our earliest episo... Read more

25 Mar 2019

1hr 2mins

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How Anthony Comstock's anti-obscenity crusade changed American law

How Anthony Comstock's anti-obscenity crusade changed American law

From 1873 until his death in 1915, Anthony Comstock was the most powerful shaper of American censorship and obscenity la... Read more

6 Jun 2018

44mins

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : How Anthony Comstock's anti-obscenity crusade changed American law

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : How Anthony Comstock's anti-obscenity crusade changed American law

From 1873 until his death in 1915, Anthony Comstock was the most powerful shaper of American censorship and obscenity la... Read more

6 Jun 2018

44mins

Episode 80: Scott Dix on Anthony Comstock: The Forgotten Story of America’s Most Successful Christian Social Reformer

Episode 80: Scott Dix on Anthony Comstock: The Forgotten Story of America’s Most Successful Christian Social Reformer

Anthony Comstock: The Forgotten Story of America’s Most Successful Christian Social Reformer Before there was Margaret S... Read more

24 Jul 2017

Anthony Comstock

Anthony Comstock

"Comstockery is the world's standing joke at the expense of the United States. Europe likes to hear of such things. It c... Read more

29 Apr 2017

15mins

70 - Obscenity Man Anthony Comstock

70 - Obscenity Man Anthony Comstock

Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds examine the arbiter of obscenity, Anthony ComstockSOURCESTOUR DATESREDBUBBLE MERCHPATRE... Read more

28 Mar 2015

1hr

Writers Gone Wild Podcast #7 for March 3: Helen Keller, Anthony Comstock, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Arthur Koestler

Writers Gone Wild Podcast #7 for March 3: Helen Keller, Anthony Comstock, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Arthur Koestler

On this day in 1887, Anne Sullivan began teaching six year old Helen Keller how to connect to a world she could neither ... Read more

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