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In this episode, we destroy the lazy myth that “medieval people didn’t wash” and uncover the real reason bathing was restricted—one that’s not disgusting… just deeply, uncomfortably logical.

Because it was never only about water.
It was about what water allowed.

Inside a public bathhouse, people mixed across class lines. Information moved without oversight. Deals formed outside official channels. And in a town living under constant fear—of sickness, rumors, scarcity—those spaces became the first targets.

You’ll see how four pressures locked together like a machine:

Fear that justified “safety”

Moral suspicion that framed it as “virtue”

Economic pressure that quietly rewarded restrictions

Surveillance that made a closed door easier to manage than an open one

Some bathhouses reopened. Others stayed shut for years. And the town adapted—more watched, more divided, more used to certain doors never opening again.

💬 Comment one question: What would you give up if you were told it keeps you safe—and how long before you stop noticing it’s still gone?
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