Feminist scholar Ida Craddock taught sex education to young couples. She had a lot of experience and expertise to pass... more

Anthony Comstock strikes again! This time going after notorious abortionist Madame Restell.  Get your tickets to American Filth Live here! See omnystudio.com/listener... more

Big follower of Christ/mail snoop Anthony Comstock rails against obscenity and gets a law named after him passed in 1873!... more

Has America already had a gay president??? Or was he just a fussy, prissy, well-dressed guy?? James Buchanan lived with... more

Men continue to sleep in the same bed and maybe...give a little head. This time the couple in question shared... more

Some South Carolinian politicians in the 1820s did a lot more than sleeping. Just ask their fleshen poles. See omnystudio.com/listener for... more

Religious group? Sex cult? Polyamorous filth? Silverware manufacturer? The Oneida Community had it all. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Progressive reformers are like, AH WHITE SLAVERY! And they pass a law to protect WHITE LADIES from PROSTITUTION! But then... more

Mae West brings Sex to Broadway but also...gay people?? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wow, a true crime story!! Did this man kill his wife and daughter in 1845? Or did he kill EVEN... more

Touching yourself too much? Have you tried eating some cereal?? John Harvey Kellogg was a chastity crusader who could solve... more

In 1873, a woman finds a husband from a newspaper ad. But turns out... he sucks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a small colonial settlement in Virginia in 1629, an indentured servant is confusing the heck out of everyone. Some... more

Did you know we have gross presidents??? Well, President Grover Cleveland, aka Steve Cleve, was one of the grossest. See omnystudio.com/listener... more

Stephanie St. Clair ran Harlem's underground. But she came up against police and other mobsters, and one or twice, she... more

To get you in the mood for Valentine's Day, let's indulge in some of the filthiest lyrics ever written. And... more

When the haters* get you down, douse 'em in some tar and stick on some feathers.  *Britain  Follow American Filth on INSTAGRAM!See... more

 In the mid to late 19th century, the seven Sutherland sisters were the talk of the town. Why?? Because they... more

At the end of the 20th century, most cities were covered in HORSE POO! It was not only gross but... more

New Orleans used to have a legal red light district, and it was THRIVING at the turn of the 20th... more

Oh my god, can you believe it? Here we got another case of a husband cheating on his wife with... more

Welcome to 2024! To mark this momentous occasion, let's start off with a bang. And who liked banging more than... more

The stinky puritans are at it again! This time instead of executing people over hog banging, they are canceling Christmas... more

Two presidents received an odd gift: a big-ass wheel of cheese. Why?? How?? From whomst??? Listen to find of these... more

A millionaire shoots an architect at the premiere of a really bad musical in 1906. And yeah, it's probably because... more

Did you run out of food on your sea voyage? No worries. It is totally fine to eat your fellow... more

During the Spanish-American War, a bunch of our boys got sick and died... not from the war but maybe from... more

Noted thief and sex worker Mary Jones stole countless men's wallets in the 1830s and 40s. Robert Haslem was one... more

President Lyndon B. Johnson's administration is known for all sorts of stuff, like the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and... more

This episode starts with a frothing vat of piss. And the story set in the 1980s, sorry guys, that is... more

Happy Halloween! Trying to get over that consumption cough?? Have you tried digging up your dead grandma and BURNING HER?! Follow... more

James Garfield gets shot, and some doctors stick their nasty fingies in the wound. Yum! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Before James Garfield was (briefly) president, he had a fun hobby of cheating on his wife. But it's okay because... more

Union soldiers won't stop banging, so they hire a boat. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Finally, an episode featuring incest. Before she married Founding Daddy Gouverneur Morris, Ann Cary "Nancy" Randolph got accused of not just... more

FDR hates gay sex. Well, sort of. (Also, I don't think I made seamen/semen joke in this episode, which is... more

Watch out for your eyes!  MAIN SOURCES: Elliott J. Gorn, "Gouge and Bite, Pull Hair and Scratch,” Thomas Ashe, "Travels in America Performed... more

Founding Daddy Gouverneur Morris is coming for (and on) your wife. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bang a sow! Hang a man! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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