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Cunny Corner

Cunny Corner

Auteur(s): Stef Fox & Sue Pengelly
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Cunny Corner is the new podcast that explores the lives of society's underclass: the prostitutes in 19th century Barnstaple. These women were considered the lowest of the low but were extraordinary - they were brave, resourceful, cunning and streetwise. Hear their stories as told by historian Sue Pengelly to writer Stef Fox in conversations that are fascinating, moving - and often funny.

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Stef Fox & Sue Pengelly Hygiène et mode de vie sain Monde Sciences sociales
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  • Welcome to Cunny Corner

    Welcome to Cunny Corner
    Jul 21 2025

    Let us introduce you to Victorian Barnstaple's most resilient women … its prostitutes. Historian Sue Pengelly and writer Stef Fox bring you the true, unfiltered stories of their struggles, their moments of humour, and their incredible resilience in conversations that are sometimes moving, sometimes funny, sometimes astonishing - and always real. Just like the women themselves.

    Please follow or subscribe and leave a rating and review ... and tell your friends about Cunny Corner!


    Follow us for behind the scenes content, plus updates on new research and information about the girls:

    INSTAGRAM: @cunnycorner

    FACEBOOK: @cunnycorner

    TIKTOK: @cunnycorner


    WEBSITE: cunnycorner.co.uk

    EMAIL: cunnycorner@gmail.com

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    1 min
  • New to The Game

    New to The Game
    Jul 24 2025

    In this first episode about the true stories of prostitutes working in 19th Century Barnstaple we start with Eliza’s story. Badly treated as a young girl, she overcame disability to take her life into her own hands … by learning how to navigate life as a street girl. We also hear about the drunken workhouse runaways who ended up being chased all over town!


    Welcome to Cunny Corner, the podcast where historian Sue Pengelly and writer Stef Fox shine a light on the hidden stories of Victorian Barnstaple's most resilient women … its prostitutes. We're bringing you their real, unfiltered stories - deeply human accounts of survival, humour and strength.

    Please follow or subscribe and leave a rating and review ... and tell your friends about Cunny Corner!


    Follow us for behind the scenes content, plus updates on new research and information about the girls:

    INSTAGRAM: @cunnycorner

    FACEBOOK: @cunnycorner

    TIKTOK: @cunnycorner


    WEBSITE: cunnycorner.co.uk

    EMAIL: cunnycorner@gmail.com

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    31 min
  • The Nitty Gritty

    The Nitty Gritty
    Jul 24 2025

    In this second episode we find out the tricks of the trade … and how these women kept themselves as safe as they could whilst trading sex on the streets. What did they do to avoid disease, or getting pregnant? And what were they … expected to actually do for their clients? We start by asking …. How must it have felt for to be starting out in this line of work?


    Welcome to Cunny Corner, the podcast where historian Sue Pengelly and writer Stef Fox shine a light on the hidden stories of Victorian Barnstaple's most resilient women … its prostitutes. We're bringing you their real, unfiltered stories - deeply human accounts of survival, humour and strength.

    Please follow or subscribe and leave a rating and review ... and tell your friends about Cunny Corner!


    Follow us for behind the scenes content, plus updates on new research and information about the girls:

    INSTAGRAM: @cunnycorner

    FACEBOOK: @cunnycorner

    TIKTOK: @cunnycorner


    WEBSITE: cunnycorner.co.uk

    EMAIL: cunnycorner@gmail.com

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Voir plus Voir moins
    26 min
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