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How Sex Changed the World

Season 1
Food, water and shelter are all necessary to man's survival. But there's another powerful need that has transformed history, silently steering us at every turn... sex. How Sex Changed the World spans thousands of years and sheds light on how sex has changed history: from Ghengis Khan using it to expand the Mongol Empire to the survival of harems for thousands of years.
201310 episodesTV-14
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - America's Sex Pioneers
    April 20, 2013
    42min
    16+
    From America's earliest days, sex has shaped and defined our country. From the Puritan "mandatory sex" rule for married couples to Ben Franklin's racy newspapers and even car design, these are the stories behind America's sex pioneers.
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  2. S1 E2 - Sex for Sale
    April 27, 2013
    42min
    TV-14
    The world's oldest profession turns up in the places you'd least expect it. Discover the truth behind how selling sex has changed the world.
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  3. S1 E3 - Sex Rebels
    May 4, 2013
    42min
    TV-14
    From Ancient Rome to Washington DC and everywhere in-between, discover how the world changes when powerful people shamelessly shatter boundaries and break rules.
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  4. S1 E4 - Sexpocalypse
    May 11, 2013
    42min
    TV-14
    Sex is powerful force of nature and for some; it's like the end of world. These are the unbelievably true stories behind what happens when people treat sex like doomsday.
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  5. S1 E5 - Sex and Power
    May 18, 2013
    42min
    13+
    The surprisingly true stories about how the sex lives of the powerful have shaken up history.
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  6. S1 E6 - Superheroes of Sex
    June 1, 2013
    1 h 13 min
    TV-14
    Throughout history, there have been fearless men and women who have risked everything to reveal the mysteries behind our favorite subject: sex.
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  7. S1 E7 - Sex and War
    June 8, 2013
    42min
    TV-14
    Nothing unleashes sex like war--after all, if you were going to die tomorrow, what would you want to do tonight?
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  8. S1 E8 - Extreme Sex
    June 15, 2013
    42min
    TV-14
    These unbelievably true stories reveal what happens when people take sex to the extreme.
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  9. S1 E9 - Sex Gone Wrong
    June 22, 2013
    42min
    13+
    Sex is one of the most powerful human needs and many people have tried to harness its power for their own gain. But those attempts often backfire.
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  10. S1 E10 - Sexperiment
    June 29, 2013
    42min
    TV-14
    These are the surprising stories behind how scientists, the government and even the judicial system have harnessed sex to change world history.
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Content advisory
Nudityviolencesubstance usealcohol usesmokingfoul languagesexual content
Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Producers
Carter FigueroaJonathan KochSteven MichaelsAlex PiperPete DeStefanoAmy Teuteberg
Cast
Beth BaileyDavid EisenbachFred MelamedGrant StoddardGinger MurrayDan SavageJillian LaurenJoe SchoenmannEric BerkowitzTony PerrottetClaire PotterCarol QueenPatrick Sammon
Studio
A+E Networks
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