In a time when smallpox, tuberculosis, measles, and typhus ran rampant through the streets of London, there was another disease that instilled even more fear than these other killers: syphilis. So feared and so stigmatized was syphilis that it was sometimes called &ldquo;the secret disease.&rdquo; A diagnosis would not only sentence you to a drawn-out and painful illness possibly resulting in death, it also labeled you as an outcast and not fit for polite company. Skyrocketing infection rates drove a corresponding rise in syphilis &ldquo;cures&rdquo; and an increasingly desperate public. In this TPWKY book club episode,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.umb.edu/directory/oliviaweisser/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.umb.edu/directory/oliviaweisser/&source=gmail&ust=1777646817403000&usg=AOvVaw1X7h57oLMR_kvvy6xm8Ear">Dr. Olivia Weisser</a>, associate professor of history at the University of Massachusetts, Boston joins me to discuss her recent book <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/3175/9781009651875" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bookshop.org/a/3175/9781009651875&source=gmail&ust=1777646817403000&usg=AOvVaw0W6GqWdrfF6A1ISQ7VmpP-">The Dreaded Pox: Sex and Disease in Early Modern London</a>. She transports readers to the hidden shops and stalls that promised a remedy to this feared disease, to the courthouses where a syphilis infection was an important piece of evidence, and to the country houses that held recipe books for those who could not purchase a cure. Tune in for a fascinating glimpse into a time and place where morality, sex, and disease were so strongly entangled. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: <a href="https://bit.ly/3WwtIAu">https://bit.ly/3WwtIAu</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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