How Bad Must Everything Have Smelled 250 Years Ago?
The Dave Chang Show

How Bad Must Everything Have Smelled 250 Years Ago?

B2Upper-intermediateAugust 3, 202650 min

Dave serves old-fashioned spoonbread and talks to guests about what life must have been like 250 years ago, leading to discussions about personal hygiene, when to move out, and whether dating and sex might actually have better back then. For your chance to sit at our counter in Los Angeles, write us at [email protected] with your name, social media handle, and a little about yourself. With Vrbo, what you book is what you get. Watch The American Experiment on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81930567 Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

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Ever wonder what sex was like 250 years ago here in America? I have a feeling it was smelly, maybe scary, maybe awesome. It's America's 250th birthday and we're celebrating on the Dave Chang Show with spoon bread and some inappropriate dinner conversations. This episode of the Dave Chang Show

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