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Jagbags
RECAP EPISODE: The 2024 Paris Olympics Are Underway and We Have the Hoops Update

Jagbags

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 77:44


Beave and Len talk the 2024 Olympics, which just kicked off in Paris. We talk swimming, basketball, table tennis, gymnastics and then beach volleyball (which leads to an IN-DEPTH discussion on Len and Beave's past horrific volleyball experiences). Plus the White Sox sink toward baseball infamy. The Guardians now have the best record in all of baseball. And the Cubs get All-Star Issac Paredes. Plus I Recomend, Beave's latest album review, and Len's 400-hour playlist of his favorite 500 albums. TUNE IN AT ONCE!

Therapy Gecko
THE SWEDISH INVASION

Therapy Gecko

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 60:14


A Swedish student studying in New York tells me about her experiences with dating apps, being afraid of porn, making friends in America, getting high, and more.Then a musician regales me with a new song of his that samples audio from this very podcast. I may or may not pursue legal action.I'm launching a limited edition Therapy Gecko plushie with YooTooz soon and you can learn more about that here: https://laylo.com/lyle4ever/plushieI am on tour doing Therapy Gecko LIVE all over the east coast of the US. Get tickets here before they're gone OR sign up for a notification for when I come to your city in 2024: https://therapygeckotour.com/Let me know if mentioning this podcast in your Tinder bio gets you more matches. I am a gecko.More gecko stuff here:  https://linktr.ee/lyleforever

Trapped Under Plastic
SWEDISH INVASION!! ft. 52 Miniatures

Trapped Under Plastic

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023 136:41


On this week's episode of Trapped Under Plastic, Scott and Jon are joined by special guest Alex from 52 Miniatures! They discuss Alex's journey into the miniature hobby and his experiences as a YouTuber.Support the Show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trappedunderplasticSupport the Show with Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/trapped-under-plasticFollow Jon: https://www.youtube.com/ninjonFollow Scott: https://www.youtube.com/miniacJoin the FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/395664561386239/Listen to the audio versions: http://www.trappedunderplastic.com/On patreon, we offer our patron's the ability to submit topics for us to discuss during a podcast, you get an extended version of the podcast, and you can submit miniatures for us to critique during an episode!Relevant LinksAlex's Links - 52 Miniatures:https://www.youtube.com/@52Miniatureshttps://www.instagram.com/52miniatures/?hl=enMiniac Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rongTTuCDfwNinjon Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9kYJmN4EgkCathy Wappel Links:https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/catherine-wappel-obituary?id=51949592http://demonwinner.free.fr/peintre.php?id_peintre=1355https://www.facebook.com/catheeepaints/https://www.instagram.com/cathywappel/https://www.reapermini.com/search/01695https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/more-than-dice/id1270862971https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNh8wk2ObPAT1LjUigiyqwnWKroXggOfAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_EPlTicgsA&t=1064sGW Releases Video of a Terminator Punching a Gaunt:https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/05/14/ever-wonder-how-a-tyranid-looks-as-its-getting-punched-by-a-power-fist/Mantic STL Library:https://www.manticgames.com/news/mantic-vault-faqs/https://vault.manticgames.com/Corvus Belli 1000th Product Item:https://infinitytheuniverse.com/blog/product-1000Armies on Parade 2023:https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/05/04/armies-on-parade-2023-gods-of-war-reign-supreme-while-we-add-a-new-leviathan-category/Apex Legends: The Board Game Kickstarter:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/glasscannonunplugged/apex-legends-the-board-game?ref=ksr_email_user_watched_project_launchedBattleTech Essentials Boxed Set:https://bg.battletech.com/news/coming-soon-battletech-essentials-boxed-set-exclusively-at-target/Warhammer Underworlds New Starter Set:https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/05/16/take-your-first-step-into-warhammer-underworlds-with-this-new-starter-set/Broken Anvil Studio Paint Kickstarter:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bamdungeondelvers/broken-anvil-studio-paints?ref=ksr_email_user_watched_project_launchedMantic Refresh of the Nightstalkers:https://www.manticgames.com/news/start-collecting-nightstalkers/https://www.manticgames.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/KoW-Start-Collecting-Nightstalkers.pdfLuke's YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@GeekGamingScenics00:00 Start01:37 Preamble Ramble29:40 What We Painted01:12:47 Topic Discussion01:57:26 NewsSupport the show

Retrosonic Podcast
Dennis Lyxzén of Refused, Fake Names and The (International) Noise Conspiracy

Retrosonic Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2023 82:00


In this latest special episode of Retrosonic Podcast we welcome one of our favourite vocalists and frontmen Dennis Lyxzén, to discuss his latest project Fake Names - a collaboration with some well known names from the Washington D.C. Hardcore Punk scene, Brian Baker (Minor Threat, Bad Religion, Dag Nasty), Michael Hampton (Embrace, S.O.A.), Johnny Temple (Girls Against Boys) and Brendan Canty (Fugazi, Rites of Spring). Dennis explains how he ended up in a band with some of his musical heroes, their impressive heritage and how he first discovered American Hardcore Punk. He also touches on the songwriting process, the influence of The Ruts and what to expect during their forthcoming American tour and we pick some choice cuts from "Expendables" and the Fake Names self-titled debut album. We also cover more of his many and varied current projects including the atmospheric Post-Punk of INVSN and the Punk Rock outfit Vännäs Kasino and then there's the free-form Jazz of Backengrillen which features members of Refused and the virtuoso Jazz Saxophonist Mats Gustafsson. We also discuss his new "Dennis Deep Cuts" YouTube channel and his time in The (International) Noise Conspiracy, touring with The Hives at the height of the "Swedish Invasion" and we cover what his other former bandmates in INC, Sara Almgren, Inge Johansson and Ludwig Dahlberg are up to these days. For our many readers/listeners who are into The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Dennis tells us how he first met new Refused guitarist Mattias Barjed and of working at the venue when Union Carbide Productions played his hometown of Umea in Northern Sweden. We hope you enjoy this thoroughly entertaining show in the company of Dennis Lyxzén. For full track-listing and links on where to buy the featured records and find out more information on the bands and projects, please check out the feature at Retro Man Blog at this link: https://retroman65.blogspot.com/2023/04/retrosonic-podcast-with-dennis-lyxzen.html

The Podcasters of the Universe
Episode 111: Episode 105

The Podcasters of the Universe

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 114:41


The Swedish Invasion! Join Jeremy and Steve, as well as Emil Wickman and Tomas Rydberg, as they discuss MOTU in Sweden, Eternia, answer listener questions, and read more about He-Man tackling the Horde in the past! 

Leafs Forever
The Swedish Invasion

Leafs Forever

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2019 41:55


The Toronto Maple Leafs retain the largest NHL fanbase in Sweden. Every year, hundreds make the pilgrimage to Toronto to see the Hockey Hall of Fame and watch the Buds. The reason isn’t just because the 416 is the ‘Mecca of Hockey.’ It’s not even all to do with Mats Sundin. No, the connection between the Blue and White and the Scandinavian nation goes back much further - to 1973, and scout Gerry McNamara. We’ll talk to McNamara about his scouting trips to Sweden, and how the two players he found there - Borje Salming and Inge Hammarstrom - changed the NHL and Maple Leafs hockey in particular, creating a connection that abides and continues to grow. CREDITS: Leafs Forever is hosted by Scott Willats & written by Paul Matthews. This episode was produced by Katie Jensen & Vocal Fry Studios. Production & research assistance from Cecilia Keating, Jay Cockburn, Ellen Payne Smith, and Erika Dreher. Special thanks to the men at the centre of the story, Borje Salming & Gerry McNamara, for making themselves available to us. Big huge thanks to Stephen Cole, author of Hockey Night Fever. Special thanks to Mike Ferriman, who knows and has access to more of the history than anyone else we know. Thanks to Mike Zemaitis and Nick Konarowski for digging through the Leafs TV archives again. Subscribe to Leafs Forever on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts.  

Nation Real Life
A Swedish Invasion From Elite Prospects

Nation Real Life

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2018 68:01


Welcome, welcome, welcome to the 95th episode of the Real Life Podcast! On this week's show, the boys are thrilled to welcome Uffe Bodin and Peter Sibner from Elite Prospects and talk to him about the Oilers, growing the game abroad, and what he's been up to since the last time he visited. Over the past few years, the Nation Network and Elite Prospects have formed a partnership to better utilize resources and information across the two platforms. Part of the partnership means that the boys get to host EP staff like Uffe Bodin and Peter Sibner and show them around the city and take them to a few Oilers games. So what do the Swedes think of Edmonton? "I love it. It is my third time and I am always very happy to return," says Bodin. With that out of the way, the guys wanted to get to what really matters — the Edmonton Oilers. With that in mind, Wanye asks Uffe and Peter what they think of going to a game at Rogers Place and how that compares to an SHL game in Sweden. Is there anything North American fans can learn from Europeans in terms of atmosphere and engagement? How about junior hockey? What is the difference in support between Canadian and Swedish junior leagues? Back on the Oilers, Baggedmilk wanted to ask the guys about Edmonton Oilers' prospect Joel Persson. He's labelled as an offensive defenceman, but not many of us have been able to see him play live. Fortunately, both Uffe and Peter have seen Persson play in person and were happy to describe what the Oilers have in this player and whether or not he could make an impact at the NHL level. Keeping with the theme of Swedish Oilers, the guys also talked about Adam Larsson and whether or not the team is getting the most out of him. Is there more to this play than a defensive specialist? The guys from Elite Prospects certainly think so. Lastly, the guys talk about the blossoming partnership between The Nation Network and Elite Prospects and offer a glimpse into the future of what's to come. Need a fantastic way to spend an hour of your life? Plug this here podcast in your ear holes.  

Nation Real Life
A Swedish Invasion From Elite Prospects

Nation Real Life

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2018 68:06


Welcome, welcome, welcome to the 95th episode of the Real Life Podcast! On this week's show, the boys are thrilled to welcome Uffe Bodin and Peter Sibner from Elite Prospects and talk to him about the Oilers, growing the game abroad, and what he's been up to since the last time he visited. Over the past few years, the Nation Network and Elite Prospects have formed a partnership to better utilize resources and information across the two platforms. Part of the partnership means that the boys get to host EP staff like Uffe Bodin and Peter Sibner and show them around the city and take them to a few Oilers games. So what do the Swedes think of Edmonton? "I love it. It is my third time and I am always very happy to return," says Bodin. With that out of the way, the guys wanted to get to what really matters — the Edmonton Oilers. With that in mind, Wanye asks Uffe and Peter what they think of going to a game at Rogers Place and how that compares to an SHL game in Sweden. Is there anything North American fans can learn from Europeans in terms of atmosphere and engagement? How about junior hockey? What is the difference in support between Canadian and Swedish junior leagues? Back on the Oilers, Baggedmilk wanted to ask the guys about Edmonton Oilers' prospect Joel Persson. He's labelled as an offensive defenceman, but not many of us have been able to see him play live. Fortunately, both Uffe and Peter have seen Persson play in person and were happy to describe what the Oilers have in this player and whether or not he could make an impact at the NHL level. Keeping with the theme of Swedish Oilers, the guys also talked about Adam Larsson and whether or not the team is getting the most out of him. Is there more to this play than a defensive specialist? The guys from Elite Prospects certainly think so. Lastly, the guys talk about the blossoming partnership between The Nation Network and Elite Prospects and offer a glimpse into the future of what's to come. Need a fantastic way to spend an hour of your life? Plug this here podcast in your ear holes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes – Hear Me Out
Hear Me Out, Episode 26 – Pørdküst (feat. Emily Altman)

Episodes – Hear Me Out

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2013


It’s a Swedish Invasion on today’s episode! We’ve got the fantastic Emily Altman (Inside Amy Schumer) to help us “get thai-ed” as we navigate three songs that definitely bring International Flava. Also, NICKELBACK makes its debut on the show. NICKELBACK. Alden’s Pick: Listen to Your Heart-Roxette Winston’s Pick: One Night in Bangkok-Murray Head Emily’s Pick: […]

New Books in Gender Studies
Elizabeth Heineman, “Before Porn Was Legal: The Erotica Empire of Beate Uhse” (University of Chicago Press, 2011)

New Books in Gender Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2011 66:12


When I was in college in the 1980s, I liked to listen to Iggy Pop (aka James Newell Osterberg, Jr.). I was always mystified, however, by his song “Five Foot One,” with its odd and catchy refrain “I wish life could be/Swed-ish mag-a-zines!” What in the heck did that mean? I’d never seen a “Swed-ish mag-a-zine.” Thanks to Elizabeth Heineman‘s wonderful book Before Porn Was Legal: The Erotica Empire of Beate Uhse (University of Chicago Press, 2011), now I understand. You see, the last and perhaps most significant Swedish contribution (if that’s what it was) to Western Civilization was legalized hardcore porn. In the early 1970s the Swedes (and their porn-allies, the Danes) flooded European markets with the stuff. The Scandinavians were making a killing. As Lisa explains, the “Swedish Invasion” put the queen of the German erotica industry, Beate Uhse, in something of a bind – but it also came at a moment of great opportunity. In the first two decades after World War II, the Luftwaffe pilot-turned erotica entrepreneur had built a sex empire legitimized by the idea that erotica helped married, heterosexual couples have more fulfilling relationships. After all, the bread and butter of the industry were condoms (for customers who could hardly afford babies, given wartime devastation) and basic how-to manuals (for customers suffered from dire sexual ignorance). And the demand was there: by the early 1960s, fully half of West German household had patronized a mail-order erotica firm. But by the end of that decade, pornography – both homegrown and imported – was the backbone of the industry. So what, exactly, was the social mission of the erotica industry in this brave new world? In the end, the market decided with more than a little help from liberalism: German men wanted porn and the West German courts and Parliament couldn’t think of a reason not to let them have it. And so it is that you can buy porn on every high street in Germany, often in a Beate Uhse Erotik-Shop (Warning: really NSFW). This is a terrifically interesting book. Read it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in History
Elizabeth Heineman, “Before Porn Was Legal: The Erotica Empire of Beate Uhse” (University of Chicago Press, 2011)

New Books in History

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2011 66:12


When I was in college in the 1980s, I liked to listen to Iggy Pop (aka James Newell Osterberg, Jr.). I was always mystified, however, by his song “Five Foot One,” with its odd and catchy refrain “I wish life could be/Swed-ish mag-a-zines!” What in the heck did that mean? I’d never seen a “Swed-ish mag-a-zine.” Thanks to Elizabeth Heineman‘s wonderful book Before Porn Was Legal: The Erotica Empire of Beate Uhse (University of Chicago Press, 2011), now I understand. You see, the last and perhaps most significant Swedish contribution (if that’s what it was) to Western Civilization was legalized hardcore porn. In the early 1970s the Swedes (and their porn-allies, the Danes) flooded European markets with the stuff. The Scandinavians were making a killing. As Lisa explains, the “Swedish Invasion” put the queen of the German erotica industry, Beate Uhse, in something of a bind – but it also came at a moment of great opportunity. In the first two decades after World War II, the Luftwaffe pilot-turned erotica entrepreneur had built a sex empire legitimized by the idea that erotica helped married, heterosexual couples have more fulfilling relationships. After all, the bread and butter of the industry were condoms (for customers who could hardly afford babies, given wartime devastation) and basic how-to manuals (for customers suffered from dire sexual ignorance). And the demand was there: by the early 1960s, fully half of West German household had patronized a mail-order erotica firm. But by the end of that decade, pornography – both homegrown and imported – was the backbone of the industry. So what, exactly, was the social mission of the erotica industry in this brave new world? In the end, the market decided with more than a little help from liberalism: German men wanted porn and the West German courts and Parliament couldn’t think of a reason not to let them have it. And so it is that you can buy porn on every high street in Germany, often in a Beate Uhse Erotik-Shop (Warning: really NSFW). This is a terrifically interesting book. Read it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in German Studies
Elizabeth Heineman, “Before Porn Was Legal: The Erotica Empire of Beate Uhse” (University of Chicago Press, 2011)

New Books in German Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2011 66:12


When I was in college in the 1980s, I liked to listen to Iggy Pop (aka James Newell Osterberg, Jr.). I was always mystified, however, by his song “Five Foot One,” with its odd and catchy refrain “I wish life could be/Swed-ish mag-a-zines!” What in the heck did that mean? I’d never seen a “Swed-ish mag-a-zine.” Thanks to Elizabeth Heineman‘s wonderful book Before Porn Was Legal: The Erotica Empire of Beate Uhse (University of Chicago Press, 2011), now I understand. You see, the last and perhaps most significant Swedish contribution (if that’s what it was) to Western Civilization was legalized hardcore porn. In the early 1970s the Swedes (and their porn-allies, the Danes) flooded European markets with the stuff. The Scandinavians were making a killing. As Lisa explains, the “Swedish Invasion” put the queen of the German erotica industry, Beate Uhse, in something of a bind – but it also came at a moment of great opportunity. In the first two decades after World War II, the Luftwaffe pilot-turned erotica entrepreneur had built a sex empire legitimized by the idea that erotica helped married, heterosexual couples have more fulfilling relationships. After all, the bread and butter of the industry were condoms (for customers who could hardly afford babies, given wartime devastation) and basic how-to manuals (for customers suffered from dire sexual ignorance). And the demand was there: by the early 1960s, fully half of West German household had patronized a mail-order erotica firm. But by the end of that decade, pornography – both homegrown and imported – was the backbone of the industry. So what, exactly, was the social mission of the erotica industry in this brave new world? In the end, the market decided with more than a little help from liberalism: German men wanted porn and the West German courts and Parliament couldn’t think of a reason not to let them have it. And so it is that you can buy porn on every high street in Germany, often in a Beate Uhse Erotik-Shop (Warning: really NSFW). This is a terrifically interesting book. Read it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in European Studies
Elizabeth Heineman, “Before Porn Was Legal: The Erotica Empire of Beate Uhse” (University of Chicago Press, 2011)

New Books in European Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2011 66:12


When I was in college in the 1980s, I liked to listen to Iggy Pop (aka James Newell Osterberg, Jr.). I was always mystified, however, by his song “Five Foot One,” with its odd and catchy refrain “I wish life could be/Swed-ish mag-a-zines!” What in the heck did that mean? I’d never seen a “Swed-ish mag-a-zine.” Thanks to Elizabeth Heineman‘s wonderful book Before Porn Was Legal: The Erotica Empire of Beate Uhse (University of Chicago Press, 2011), now I understand. You see, the last and perhaps most significant Swedish contribution (if that’s what it was) to Western Civilization was legalized hardcore porn. In the early 1970s the Swedes (and their porn-allies, the Danes) flooded European markets with the stuff. The Scandinavians were making a killing. As Lisa explains, the “Swedish Invasion” put the queen of the German erotica industry, Beate Uhse, in something of a bind – but it also came at a moment of great opportunity. In the first two decades after World War II, the Luftwaffe pilot-turned erotica entrepreneur had built a sex empire legitimized by the idea that erotica helped married, heterosexual couples have more fulfilling relationships. After all, the bread and butter of the industry were condoms (for customers who could hardly afford babies, given wartime devastation) and basic how-to manuals (for customers suffered from dire sexual ignorance). And the demand was there: by the early 1960s, fully half of West German household had patronized a mail-order erotica firm. But by the end of that decade, pornography – both homegrown and imported – was the backbone of the industry. So what, exactly, was the social mission of the erotica industry in this brave new world? In the end, the market decided with more than a little help from liberalism: German men wanted porn and the West German courts and Parliament couldn’t think of a reason not to let them have it. And so it is that you can buy porn on every high street in Germany, often in a Beate Uhse Erotik-Shop (Warning: really NSFW). This is a terrifically interesting book. Read it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books Network
Elizabeth Heineman, “Before Porn Was Legal: The Erotica Empire of Beate Uhse” (University of Chicago Press, 2011)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2011 65:46


When I was in college in the 1980s, I liked to listen to Iggy Pop (aka James Newell Osterberg, Jr.). I was always mystified, however, by his song “Five Foot One,” with its odd and catchy refrain “I wish life could be/Swed-ish mag-a-zines!” What in the heck did that mean? I’d never seen a “Swed-ish mag-a-zine.” Thanks to Elizabeth Heineman‘s wonderful book Before Porn Was Legal: The Erotica Empire of Beate Uhse (University of Chicago Press, 2011), now I understand. You see, the last and perhaps most significant Swedish contribution (if that’s what it was) to Western Civilization was legalized hardcore porn. In the early 1970s the Swedes (and their porn-allies, the Danes) flooded European markets with the stuff. The Scandinavians were making a killing. As Lisa explains, the “Swedish Invasion” put the queen of the German erotica industry, Beate Uhse, in something of a bind – but it also came at a moment of great opportunity. In the first two decades after World War II, the Luftwaffe pilot-turned erotica entrepreneur had built a sex empire legitimized by the idea that erotica helped married, heterosexual couples have more fulfilling relationships. After all, the bread and butter of the industry were condoms (for customers who could hardly afford babies, given wartime devastation) and basic how-to manuals (for customers suffered from dire sexual ignorance). And the demand was there: by the early 1960s, fully half of West German household had patronized a mail-order erotica firm. But by the end of that decade, pornography – both homegrown and imported – was the backbone of the industry. So what, exactly, was the social mission of the erotica industry in this brave new world? In the end, the market decided with more than a little help from liberalism: German men wanted porn and the West German courts and Parliament couldn’t think of a reason not to let them have it. And so it is that you can buy porn on every high street in Germany, often in a Beate Uhse Erotik-Shop (Warning: really NSFW). This is a terrifically interesting book. Read it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work
Elizabeth Heineman, “Before Porn Was Legal: The Erotica Empire of Beate Uhse” (University of Chicago Press, 2011)

New Books in Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2011 66:12


When I was in college in the 1980s, I liked to listen to Iggy Pop (aka James Newell Osterberg, Jr.). I was always mystified, however, by his song “Five Foot One,” with its odd and catchy refrain “I wish life could be/Swed-ish mag-a-zines!” What in the heck did that mean? I'd never seen a “Swed-ish mag-a-zine.” Thanks to Elizabeth Heineman‘s wonderful book Before Porn Was Legal: The Erotica Empire of Beate Uhse (University of Chicago Press, 2011), now I understand. You see, the last and perhaps most significant Swedish contribution (if that's what it was) to Western Civilization was legalized hardcore porn. In the early 1970s the Swedes (and their porn-allies, the Danes) flooded European markets with the stuff. The Scandinavians were making a killing. As Lisa explains, the “Swedish Invasion” put the queen of the German erotica industry, Beate Uhse, in something of a bind – but it also came at a moment of great opportunity. In the first two decades after World War II, the Luftwaffe pilot-turned erotica entrepreneur had built a sex empire legitimized by the idea that erotica helped married, heterosexual couples have more fulfilling relationships. After all, the bread and butter of the industry were condoms (for customers who could hardly afford babies, given wartime devastation) and basic how-to manuals (for customers suffered from dire sexual ignorance). And the demand was there: by the early 1960s, fully half of West German household had patronized a mail-order erotica firm. But by the end of that decade, pornography – both homegrown and imported – was the backbone of the industry. So what, exactly, was the social mission of the erotica industry in this brave new world? In the end, the market decided with more than a little help from liberalism: German men wanted porn and the West German courts and Parliament couldn't think of a reason not to let them have it. And so it is that you can buy porn on every high street in Germany, often in a Beate Uhse Erotik-Shop (Warning: really NSFW). This is a terrifically interesting book. Read it.