Imogen Willetts
Author of Up All Night: A History of Going Out, who researches and writes about the cultural history of nightlife and social dancing, and discusses historical nightlife scenes from Yoshihara to Studio 54 in this episode.
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May 7, 2026 • 30min
Pleasure Gardens, cabaret, nightclubs, rave & 350 years of the Big Night Out
Imogen Willetts, author of Up All Night and cultural historian of nightlife, traces 350 years of going out from 1657 Yoshihara to Studio 54 and modern raves. She explores pleasure gardens, cabaret Paris, Jazz-era New Orleans, scandalous dances like the Can-Can and Tango, Weimar decadence, the electric light’s role, and how smartphones and dating apps have reshaped nights out.
