This week, Dee takes us on a tour of debauchery, dungeons, and deeply dodgy aristocrats in a case so twisted it makes Fifty Shades read like a church newsletter.
That’s right, we’re diving headfirst into the silk-draped scandal pit of the original king of kink and courtroom drama: the Marquis de Sade.
Was he a misunderstood literary genius, a political provocateur, or just a rich creep with too many castles and not enough morals?
Spoiler: it’s option three.
⚔️ Prepare yourself for:
🔥 Orgies in castles (plural)
🧹 A housekeeper job interview that turns into a hostage situation
✝️ Masturbation with a crucifix (you read that right)
📜 Smuggled scrolls of smut
💀 Multiple prison escapes, fake funerals, and one very tricksy mother-in-law
Oh, and somehow Pierre Cardin makes a cameo? Because of course he does.
💡 Content warning: This episode discusses sexual assault, abuse, and historical accounts of violence. Listener discretion advised.
📚 SOURCES: Letters from Prison, Smithsonian Magazine, The Independent, Conflicted Podcast, and of course, Dee’s suspiciously detailed French pronunciation.
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