How Sex Changed the World

H2 reveals HOW SEX CHANGED THE WORLD uncovering surprising beneath-the-sheets stories shaping every aspect of ancient and modern life. From Ancient Egypt to the Civil War, through the 60s and beyond.

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2013 HD TV-14 United States English Canceled
Documentary
sex education

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S1E1 - America's Sex Pioneers 2013-04-20

From Americas earliest days, sex has shaped and defined our country. From the Puritan "mandatory sex" rule for married couples to Ben Franklins racy newspapers and even car design, these are the stories behind Americas sex pioneers.

S1E2 - Sex for Sale 2013-04-27

The worlds oldest profession turns up in the places youd least expect it: as a major source of revenue for the Catholic Church, the driving force behind Americas first racially integrated neighborhood, and the launch pad for the most powerful woman in the history of the Roman Empire. Discover the truth behind how selling sex has changed the world.

S1E3 - Sex Rebels 2013-05-04

From Ancient Rome to Washington DC and everywhere in-between, discover how the world changes when powerful people shamelessly shatter boundaries and break rules. In this episode, a Roman empress turns to prostitution for fun, the Marquis de Sade gains a big reputation and President Lyndon Johnson flaunts his manhood.

S1E4 - Sexpocalypse 2013-05-11

Sex is powerful force of nature and for some; its like the end of world. These are the unbelievably true stories behind what happens when people treat sex like doomsday: from the little known sex cover-up in Pompeii, to J. Edgar Hoovers legendary Obscene Files used to keep politicians in check, to how a favorite breakfast cereal is supposed to help impose more self-control on lonely nights.

S1E5 - Sex & Power 2013-05-18

These are the surprisingly true stories about how the sex lives of the powerful have shaken up history: from Warren G. Hardings days as a playboy, to one womens time in a princes modern day harem, to Rasputins legendary status as a ladies man and the potential trigger point for the Russian Revolution.

S1E6 - Superheroes of Sex 2013-06-01

Da Vincis work to the man who discovered and translated the Kama Sutra.

S1E7 - Sex & War 2013-06-08

Nothing unleashes sex like war–after all, if you were going to die tomorrow, what would you want to do tonight? From Ancient Roman battalions to seductive spies to how soldiers spent their down time in the Civil War and even how porn was used as part of strategy for victory in WWII, discover how sex has decided wars and changed the world.

S1E8 - Extreme Sex 2013-06-15

These unbelievably true stories reveal what happens when people take sex to the extreme: from Emperor Neros now famous sex parties to Teddy Roosevelts crusades against sex-ridden New York City and the invention of a mystical practice called "sex magic", which kicked off the free love vibe of the 1960s.

S1E9 - Sex Gone Wrong 2013-06-22

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. From Jack Parsons, an American rocket scientist who thought he could harness the power of sex, to Thomas Jeffersons attempt to trap Alexander Hamilton in an affair, find out what happens when basic instincts back fire.

S1E10 - Sexperiment 2013-06-29

These are the surprising stories behind how scientists, the government and even the judicial system have harnessed sex to change world history: from covert experimental CIA orgies to the Middle Ages "honest woman" test to verify bedroom activity and even the "cure" for female hysteria.