How Sex Changed the World America's Sex Pioneers (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-14
TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary

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How Sex Changed the World

America's Sex Pioneers (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-14

TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary

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

Producers

Max Landes | Richard Mailman

Composer

Sam Rhansum (music by)

Cinematographers

David W. Chung (as David Chung) | Le Fooks | Ade Oyebade (as Glen Ade Brown) | Seamus Tierney

Editor

Jason Goldberg

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Updated Apr 20, 2013

Release date

Apr 20, 2013 (United States)

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15 cast members

Name	Known for
Fred Melamed Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	A Serious Man (2009)
Beth Bailey Self - Temple University Self - Temple University See fewer	Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America (2009)
J.R. Daeschner Self - Author 'The History Of Sex (But Not As We Know It)' Self - Author 'The History Of Sex (But Not As We Know It)' See fewer	How Sex Changed the World (2013)
Djakarta Deena Jacobs Deena Jacobs See fewer	Caravaggio and My Mother the Pope (2017)
David Eisenbach Self - Historian & Author (as David Eisenbach PhD) Self - Historian & Author (as David Eisenbach PhD) See fewer	Custer: The Final Mystery (2018)
Chris Freeman Self Self See fewer	Chris & Don: A Love Story (2007)
Leslie Kendall Self - Curator, Petersen Automotive Museum Self - Curator, Petersen Automotive Museum See fewer	American Icon: The Hot Rod (2010)
Jonathan Kuntz Self - University Of California, Los Angeles Self - University Of California, Los Angeles See fewer	Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies (2020)
Ej Linehan EJ Linehan EJ Linehan See fewer	Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
Ginger Murray Self - Journalist Self - Journalist See fewer	Universal Sigh (2009)
Lucy Place Self - Sex Writer Self - Sex Writer See fewer	365 Days of Love (2019)
Theresa Runstedtler Self - Author 'Jack Johnson, Rebel Sojourner' Self - Author 'Jack Johnson, Rebel Sojourner' See fewer	The Cardiac Kids
Dan Savage Self - Syndicated Sex Advice Columnist Self - Syndicated Sex Advice Columnist See fewer	Spoiler Alert (II) (2022)
Tyler Stoddard Smith Self - Author 'Whore Stories' Self - Author 'Whore Stories' See fewer	How Sex Changed the World (2013)
Grant Stoddard Self - Author & Journalist Self - Author & Journalist See fewer	How Sex Changed the World (2013)