THE CULT OF CLEANLINESS

Head to http://squarespace.com/minale to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or a domain! PODCAST Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3wvGhhd3yGEJhak11myA5N Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/high-brow/id1677209917 for extra content every Wednesday 😈 SUPPORT Newsletter: https://gremletter.substack.com/ Donate: https://ko-fi.com/minale SOCIALS Instagram: http://instagram.com/gremlita TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gremlita Letterboxd: http://boxd.it/7YgX business email: [email protected] PRODUCTION written by Mina Le Edited by Israh S. and Mina Le SOURCES "Perfume" by Articles of Interest podcast The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History by Katherine Ashenburg Aroma: The Culture History of Smell by Constan Classen, David Howes, and Anthony Synnott Past Scents_ Historical Perspectives on Smell by Jonathan Reinarz Polish and Deodorize: Paving the City in Late-Eighteenth-Century France by Rodolphe el-Khoury https://lithub.com/a-brief-history-of-perfume-visiting-an-archive-of-ancient-scents/ https://www.npr.org/2007/11/17/16305411/the-dirt-on-clean-in-an-oversanitized-world httpps://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/our-pungent-history/ https://gizmodo.com/how-clean-was-sold-to-america-1685320177 https://www.thrillist.com/health/nation/expensive-american-hygiene-obsession https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/08/25/1119228689/why-stinky-sweat-is-good-for-you https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/200809/cult-clean 0:00 - intro 4:33 - did everyone smell back then? 13:45 - america's cleanliness problem 28:29 - conclusion