Taboo Science Podcast
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The podcast that answers the questions you're not allowed to ask. Hosted by @smashleyhamer .
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Philias miniseries dropping March 21! Check out the full trailer on YouTube (link in thread)
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On today's episode,
@PupAmp
explains that while pup play might seem weird from the outside, the stress relief that results is pretty relatable for anybody.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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How many kinks are there? And where do they even come from?
Find out from
@Aella_Girl
and Professor Christian Joyal on the premiere episode of Philias, a new miniseries from Taboo Science. 🖤
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How many people have an attraction to animals? More than you'd expect, according to
@Lexi_M_Z
and
@StoriesZoo
.
Check out the full episode via the link in the thread.
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Forget the ethical issues around animal testing — most of the time, it gives us bad data, too.
Hear the latest episode of Taboo Science with
@emilytrunnell
and
@BooLacey
:
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Why do some grown adults like to wear diapers? Lots of reasons, according to Benny,
@TheUsualChloe
&
@TheUsualSophie
Hear the full episode diving into diaper fetishes, ageplay & ABDL in the link below.
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In the cuckolding ep,
@DrDavidLey
mentions how giving someone "bunny ears" is actually horns, an ancient sign that someone is a cuckold.
there is so much more to this fact that I couldn't include, so here's a thread. it is SO WEIRD and involves frankensteined roosters.
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Full episode on the science of cuckolding right here:
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The ace community has some fantastic lessons for the rest of us. 🖤🤍💜
On today's episode, join
@costiellie
of
@soundsfakepod
and PhD candidate
@cantonwiner
to explore the history and challenge misconceptions of
#asexuality
.
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Did you know Taboo Science episodes also appear in video form on YouTube?
The channel is 75 subs away from 1,000, which is when monetization kicks in. Consider subscribing! Link in the thread below.
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Ahhh! This newbie little podcast made a Best Of 2020 list! Thanks for the nomination
@HeyKeine
👊
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I hate how timely this episode is, what with the striking down of Affirmative Action in university admissions.
As
@Anthrofuentes
explains, the experience of race is real. It's just that you can't find it in our biology.
Listen to the full episode:
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ICYMI, this season's most popular episode has been Asexuality with
@CantonWiner
and
@costiellie
#AceWeek2023
Listen here:
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Foot fetishes tend to be more common among men than women.
@JustinLehmiller
says the reasons for that might be cultural.
Listen to the full episode about foot fetishes at the link below!
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I think I need to do a polyamory episode because the imagining of what she's "really" thinking or "really" feeling in this thread is absolutely delusional
I have yet to see a video from a polyamorous person talking about how their relationship works without them obviously coping or being on the verge of actual tears the entire time
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Breasts are sweat gland version 100 trillion.
Today's ep is a big one. With
@bridgetmcgann
and
@MAMAVA
cofounder Sascha Mayer, it's all things breastfeeding: biology, behavior, judgment, legislation, all opening with a probably regrettable TMI from
@smashleyhamer
.
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Menstruation is usually considered a useless byproduct of the reproductive cycle — but it's so much more than that.
Explore the misconceptions, stigmas, and downright miraculous biology of periods with
@KateClancy
on an all new episode:
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Episode 2 is up, and it's all about pornography! Featuring some fascinating insight from psychology researcher
@JoshuaGrubbsPhD
.
Listen to the full episode on your favorite podcast app, or right here:
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Happy Halloween! You'll have a hard time not talking to strangers about tentacle porn after this episode. 🦑 Sorry not sorry.
Hear
@EroticMonsters
talk monsterfuckers, horny vampires, demon sex, and why LGBTQ ppl + monsters are a match made in heaven:
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Just got a yes for (two!) experts to interview for an ANIMAL TESTING episode, get pumped!*
*but, you know, not with untested ingredients
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ICYMI: Technology is moving fast. Do we even need animal testing anymore?
Hear from
@BooLacey
and
@ERoseEngland
on the latest episode:
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after a ton of interviews with researchers who study kinks and fetishes, i've come to a conclusion:
we're all just weird little guys
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i am having way too much fun writing the next episode
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Leave it to a science podcast to spell the plural of "dominatrix" like this
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Found this kind of shocking but very smart question from a researcher doing a case study of one person's kink:
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It's one of the most experienced forms of discrimination. It's also one of the most accepted. Here's how to fight it.
Listen to the full episode on your favorite podcast app, or right here:
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Hello the word "baculum" (meaning penis bone) and "baguette" (meaning a long loaf of bread) come from the same Latin root, you're welcome
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@luxescipod
@strange_nat_pod
@Zeeks_Art
@ThatsSciencePod
@sciencetruly
@ChemForYourLife
@SciNightPod
@SciPodNet
@wti_pod
Great idea! I'd totally be down for a monthly Zoom or something.
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Want to appear on this week's episode? Do you have a hilarious story about poop? (Not kidding!)
Record it on your phone's voice memo app and email it to ashley at tabooscience dot show. Keep it to less than 60 seconds, please!
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There's a stereotype that people with foot fetishes are creepy. Where does that come from?
@tinahornsass
has a theory.
Listen to the full episode on foot fetishes at the link below.
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Fun fact: in the last decade, there have been ZERO records for the name "Dick" added to the US Social Security name database. Babies just aren't named "Dick" anymore.
Hear the full episode on
#profanity
:
#podcast
#language
#etymology
#linguistics
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i know, this sounds made up. i thought it was until i checked several academic papers, one in german (thank you for your service, ChatGPT).
i mean, LOOK AT THIS
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Thanks for the mention
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!
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's NYC Now
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Read/subscribe👉
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You don't have to be kinky to benefit from aftercare, according to Ask a Sub's Lina Dune.
Listen to the full episode to learn about why people like BDSM, the science of subspace, and what Fifty Shades of Grey got so very wrong.
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Where does necrophilia come from, and what makes someone actually desecrate a corpse? 💀💀💀 Featuring psych researcher
@drvictoria
and neuroscientist
@fmri_guy
!
Listen to the full episode on your favorite podcast app, or right here:
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Who would volunteer for this study?
On today's episode, science writer
@SeattleBryn
talks all things poop: what it's made of, why it smells like that, and all the ways it can heal both people and the planet.
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someone knew exactly what they were doing when they produced this stock photo
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Honored to be on the list with some killer shows!
Wooooooo!!!!! Big Podcast Discovery List This Week!!
⭐️ Featuring:
@tabooscience
,
@JordanHarbinger
,
@MorePerfect
,
@25for25pod
,
@focusedhardly
,
@joerogan
,
@AnthonyFrasier
,
@burrito_podcast
, and.... (1 of 4)
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There's an open episode week in about a month while I wait for a big interview guest to become available and the researchers I contacted for a particular topic are ghosting.
Listeners, what do you think about a solo episode where I explain as many niche kinks as possible?
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Feeling anxious, depressed, or angry about climate change? Turns out there's a whole field of psychology for that.
Hear the new episode with
@selfsustainPDX
on your favorite podcast app, or in the link in the thread below.
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Guests are being contacted as we speak.
@arithisandthat
After a too-long hiatus due to having a baby, 2023 is the year I'm launching season 3 of
@tabooscience
. My goal is to get comfortable with promotion! Newsletters! Promo swaps! The show is good and I am worth it! ✨
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notes from the podcast editing trenches: ABDL community, how are you so delightful
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you always knew the castrated roosters by the horns, and horns in turn became synonymous with a weak male. when you held up “bunny ears” behind a man’s head, you were saying he was weak and had no balls
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With every technological advance, porn is never far behind.
Hear the full episode on pornography:
#history
#technology
#invention
#podcast
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eyyyyy
not bad for having less than 40 subscribers a year ago
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@DescriptApp
Biggest podcast win is Descript + SquadCast enabling me to add video and do THIS to my YT channel
(Latest episode: )
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The diversity of human intelligence just can't be captured by a single number. But that's not the only reason to be skeptical of IQ.
Hear more on today's episode with UC Berkeley professor
@spiantado
:
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Taboo Science's first episode only came out three months ago but its Twitter account is turning two. That's how long
@smashleyhamer
had been sitting on this idea before making it happen.
#MyTwitterAnniversary
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Season 3 is here, and we're diving into the science of addiction!
Join me and
@GriselNeuro
to find out why drug use is older than humans, why some people get addicted while others don't, where DARE steered you wrong, and more.
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lol this is so much more work than I anticipated, why did I think this was a good idea
There's an open episode week in about a month while I wait for a big interview guest to become available and the researchers I contacted for a particular topic are ghosting.
Listeners, what do you think about a solo episode where I explain as many niche kinks as possible?
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It's hard to study heterosexuality scientifically when you can't keep your definitions straight. 🥁 Check out the new episode with
@hanneblank
right here:
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so they’d remove a claw from each foot and fucking GRAFT THEM TO THE CHICKEN’S HEAD. like horns. this actually worked really well bc there’s a ton of blood flow in the comb so these horns would grow like a regular body part
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What is
#depression
, really? Do antidepressants actually work? And how can ketamine and psilocybin possibly help?
New episode featuring Gerard Sanacora, director of the Yale Depression Research Program:
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this is incredibly immature but like, using Adobe Audition for podcast episodes about kink is worth it just for the file suffix
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Episode 3 is all about 🍆 🍆 🍆! Featuring the expertise of the amazing
@ejwillingham
, author of "Phallacy: Life Lessons from the Animal Penis."
Listen to the full episode on your favorite podcast app, or right here:
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How often do we lie, really?
New ep featuring
@judiketteler
, author of “Would I Lie to You?: The Amazing Power of Being Honest in a World That Lies.”
Listen to the full episode on your favorite podcast app, or right here:
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ok so: farmers generally only keep one “intact” male rooster around, because if you’ve got more than one they fight and injure each other. so they’d castrate all the other roosters, but they needed a way to identify them easily
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Seriously, why don't we have head transplants yet?! It's not for lack of trying — and as
@bschillace
explains on today's episode, those experiments left just as many questions as answers.
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I'm getting married soon, so what better way to celebrate than by digging into the uncomfortable facts of marriage with researcher and author
@StephanieCoontz
?
Listen to the full episode on your favorite app or here:
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The first episode is up! And it's all about &@#*? profanity.
Listen to the full episode on your favorite podcast app, or right here:
#podcast
#profanity
#language
#psychology
#linguistics
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Are kids REALLY learning "critical race theory" in school?
@JG4Justice
explains what CRT is and what it isn't — and we break down the psychology of what's really going on in the US right now.
Listen now:
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🚨🚨🚨 THINGS ARE HAPPENING 🚨🚨🚨
If you've been hoping for another season of Taboo Science, I highly recommend subscribing to the newsletter before tomorrow:
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Announcing: Taboo Science, a new show hosted by
@smashleyhamer
. Hear the full trailer and subscribe at . First episode coming soon!
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Q for longtime listeners: I'm going to do a rerun episode in a few weeks (I'm speaking at Podcast Movement, nbd 💅).
What old episode do you think everyone should hear? I have my opinions, but I want to hear yours.
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Disability isn't a dirty word. On today's ep, we dig into the history and future of disability with
@emily_ladau
:
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and that's the end of season 4, Philias! I've had a blast, thank you to everyone for listening.
now I'm going to take a nice long break from thinking about human depravity (meant in the BEST way, of course)
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@beradleydavis
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@Brendanjuna
@jsnell
@hellocatherineo
@whistleblower
@ModernWisdomMe
@dissectpodcast
@dopelabspodcast
@KevinOConnorNBA
@iamstephenwest
@HeyKeine
@richardsfamous
I'm a huge fan of 20k as well! (Even before I was on the Satanic Panic ep 😉) Now I need to listen to
@richardsfamous
to complete the circle - downloading now!
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Even the no-makeup selfie trend doesn't shield you from beauty standards.
Explore the history, science, and conflicting messages about makeup with
@TheLadyAye
in today's episode!
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A new study uses archaeological evidence to argue against the idea that ancient Greeks regularly left disabled infants to die.
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New episode! NUDITY with Ruth Barcan, Ph.D.
Are we more human when we're nude or when we're clothed? How did art influence nudity taboos? And where is my naked revolution?
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As I record interviews for season 3, I'm also working through the archives to add transcripts and freshen up YT videos, so I'm re-listening to everything.
And man, I still love the cannibalism episode. It's the ideal I try to make every ep live up to.
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this is so weird; my podcast listener gender demographics have completely flipped in the last month. (left is Feb-March, right is the last 30 days)
this has got to be all the new listeners from hearing me on
@lateralcast
, howdy fellas!
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New episode! What do we get wrong about obesity? Featuring the incredible
@yonifreedhoff
.
Listen to the full episode on your favorite podcast app, or right here:
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The video version of this week's monsterf*cker episode is up on YouTube!
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On today's ep,
@inaparkmd
lays out the freaky facts about STIs. How long have they been around? Why don't we have anything higher-tech than the
#condom
? And when did we stop saying "STD," anyway?
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First interview of season 3 complete. This train's a-rollin'!
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You can now see yesterday's audio episode in video on YouTube! (Did you know that this is true of every episode of season 3?)
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Where did the idea of furries being a fetish group even come from? Dr. Courtney Plante of
@furscience
says it's typical human psychology.
Hear the full episode to get the details on furries, including fursonas, fursuits, and what's behind the rare (but real) furry fetish.
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thank you for a fantastic review, AvivaVancouver!
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@af_orr
Because learning about the stuff we don't talk about is usually more fascinating than learning about the stuff that's acceptable in polite company.
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"If you don’t speak to disabled people before buttering them with margarine, you may find a horde of angry people who don’t really care that you thought you were doing a good thing with your weird ramp if it’s so steep it’ll tip a person into traffic."
.
@JortsTheCat
is beloved by all, but I wrote about how I was struck by how his skills are perfectly suited to his job and his workplace put in actually useful adaptations for him. If only the rest of our employers were so adaptable (minus the margarine)!
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The scientist I interviewed today gets death threats for her research. Just a little preview of what you'll hear in a few weeks
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TIL "acne" and "acme" come from the same linguistic root that means "rise to a point." Acme originally meant "highest point," which is why it was a popular brand name (and Wile E. Coyote's brand of choice).
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Full trailer:
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Hormones! They're complex, mysterious, and easy to blame for everything from unexplained symptoms to seemingly superhuman abilities. In this ep,
@randihepstein
explains how we discovered them, what they do inside of us, and who's really controlling who.
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