10 Podcast Episodes
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
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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
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10mins
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
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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
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1hr 2mins
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
3 Mar 2012
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4mins