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Breeching: A Weird Historical Obsession with Children's Pants
Breeching: A Weird Historical Obsession with Children's Pants
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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Jan 11, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Have you ever looked at a childhood photo of a noted historical dude and thought -- huh, why did his folks put him in a dress? If so, you're seeing evidence of a strange parenting practice of yesteryear... the phenomenon known as breeching. In today's episode, Ben, Noel and Max explore how awarding a boy his first pair of pants became a rite of passage in Western society, and why it seems so strange in the modern day.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Jan 11, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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