Before the pill, people were still trying not to get pregnant and trying to avoid sexually transmitted infections.

In this episode of A Broad Sex Education, Cin and Brooklyn explore the history of non-hormonal birth control, from ancient condom-like methods and spermicides to sheep-gut condoms, syphilis prevention, wartime condom campaigns, and Thailand’s 100% Condom Use Program.

Because the desire to separate sex from pregnancy is ancient and honestly, some of the methods were wild.

• A Curious History of Sex by Kate Lister

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Think you know birth control?

In this game-show style episode of A Broad Sex Education, Cin puts Asa and you to the test with a Birth Control 101 quiz. We cover condoms, the pill, IUDs, withdrawal, emergency contraception, fertility awareness, spermicide, vasectomies, and a few curveballs your high school health class probably skipped.

Play along, keep score, and see if you can beat Asa.

• https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control

Male Birth Control Methods

• https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-evaluate-effectiveness-male-contraceptive-skin-gel
• https://www.urologytimes.com/view/adam-a-long-term-injectable-male-birth-control-shows-promise-at-aua-2025

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In this mini-lesson, we’re starting the ABSE Birth Control Unit somewhere unexpected: Genesis 38. Cin shares a conversation with Brooklyn about the biblical story of Judah, Tamar, and Onan. This story is often used in arguments about masturbation, withdrawal, “spilling seed,” and birth control.

But when we look at the full story, it’s not just about semen. It’s about family duty, inheritance, religious morality, gender, power, and Tamar trying to secure her future in a system that gave her very few options.

This episode also includes an ABSE update: Cin is going back to school for her master’s in sexual health, and the podcast format is getting a refresh. Future lessons will be organized by subject, starting with a birth control unit.

Content notice: This episode discusses a biblical story involving sex, death, widowhood, pregnancy, inheritance, religious shame, and birth control stigma.

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