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Caged Humanity
Apr 20, 2026 ·
1h 40m 43s
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Did you know human zoos, where real people from colonized lands were displayed like animals, ran until shockingly recently? From Ota Benga in the Bronx Zoo monkey house to 598...
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Did you know human zoos, where real people from colonized lands were displayed like animals, ran until shockingly recently? From Ota Benga in the Bronx Zoo monkey house to 598 Congolese in Belgium's "village" exhibit, this episode uncovers the global history of human exhibitions, the pseudoscience that justified them, and why most people still don't know it happened.
CW: violence, racism, kidnapping, dehumanization, non-consensual sexualization of women, medical abuse, suicide, and child exploitation
Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]
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CW: violence, racism, kidnapping, dehumanization, non-consensual sexualization of women, medical abuse, suicide, and child exploitation
Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support.
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