the cult of cleanliness

Head to to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or a domain! SUPPORT Newsletter: Donate: SOCIALS Instagram: TikTok: @gremlita Twitter: Letterboxd: business email: MinaLeTeam@ PRODUCTION written by Mina Le Edited by Israh S. and Mina Le SOURCES “Perfume“ by Articles of Interest podcast The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History by Katherine Ashenburg Aroma: The Culture History of Smell by Constan Classen, David Howes, and Anthony Synnott Past Scents_ Historical Perspectives on Smell by Jonathan Reinarz Polish and Deodorize: Paving the City in Late-Eighteenth-Century France by Rodolphe el-Khoury httpps:// 0:00 - intro 4:33 - did everyone smell back then? 13:45 - america’s cleanliness problem 28:29 - conclusion