The Woman Who Had A GHOST LOVER | After Dark

Ida Craddock is a name that should be much, much better known. She was a maverick sex educator who fought violent censorship in turn of the century America. She also loudly announced to the world that she was married to a ghost and that their love life was great, thank you very much. 0:00 Introduction 3:10 Who was Ida Craddock? 4:56 The mystery of Ida Craddock’s sex life 6:50 Ida’s background and early life 8:22 Becoming fascinated with the occult 10:55 Marriage on the astral plane 15:35 Publishing Heavenly Bridegrooms 19:38 Pioneering Victorian sex education 22:34 Anthony Comstock and the suppression of vice 27:19 The 1893 Chicago World Fair showdown 31:11 Setting up a yoga school and couples clinic 33:43 The setup, arrest, and tragic end of Ida Craddock 42:22 The legacy of Ida Craddock and the fall of Comstock This episode was edited by Hannah Feodorov. Produced by Stuart Beckwith and McKenna Fernandez. The senior producer was Freddy Chick. After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal is a History Hit podcast. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe. All music from Epidemic Sounds. #HistoryHitPodcast #AfterDark #Ghosts