Taboo Science

By Ashley Hamer

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Episodes: 56

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Taboo Science is a podcast that answers the questions you're not allowed to ask. It's hosted by Ashley Hamer, a science writer and podcaster. Every episode dives into a different societal taboo to understand the science that makes it tick, the reasons we don't talk about it, and the impact that has on society at large. Why don't we eat people? Why are my swear words different than my parents'? And what makes porn, porn? It's science class if science class had one of those anonymous question boxes. It's Taboo Science.

Episode Date
Philias Bonus: The Q&A Episode
Jul 25, 2024
Philias: Foot Fetishes Kick the Stigma
Jul 11, 2024
Introducing: Spellbound and Gagged (Plus an Announcement!)
Jul 04, 2024
Philias: 7 Kinks That Push the Envelope
Jun 27, 2024
Philias: Diapers, Age Play, and the Psychology of ABDL
Jun 13, 2024
Philias: Zoophilia and the Hidden Community That's Into Animals
May 30, 2024
Philias: Cuckolding Is More Than Just Cheating
May 16, 2024
Philias: Why Pup Play Appeals to Grown Adults
May 02, 2024
Philias: Furry Isn't a Fetish (Most of the Time)
Apr 18, 2024
Philias: Why Do People Like BDSM? ("It Was Like Taking Drugs")
Apr 04, 2024
Philias: How Many Kinks Exist? The Science of Kinks and Fetishes
Mar 21, 2024
Coming Soon: Philias from Taboo Science
Mar 01, 2024
RERUN: Necrophilia (with Dr. Victoria Sullivan & Dr. Jens Foell)
Oct 26, 2023
Attraction to Monsters (with Ella Gallego)
Oct 19, 2023
Animal Testing (with Dr. Katherine Roe & Dr. Emily Trunnell)
Oct 05, 2023
Introducing: How to Do the Pot
Sep 28, 2023
IQ / Intelligence (with Dr. Steven Piantadosi)
Sep 21, 2023
Climate Anxiety (with Dr. Thomas Doherty)
Sep 07, 2023
Remastered: Depression (with Dr. Gerard Sanacora)
Aug 24, 2023
Menstruation (with Dr. Kate Clancy)
Aug 10, 2023
Makeup (with Ilise S. Carter)
Jul 27, 2023
Heterosexuality (with Dr. Hanne Blank Boyd)
Jul 13, 2023
Race (with Agustín Fuentes, Ph.D.)
Jun 29, 2023
Nudity (with Ruth Barcan, Ph.D.)
Jun 15, 2023
Introducing: Based on a True Story
Jun 08, 2023
Breastfeeding (with Bridget McGann & Sascha Mayer)
Jun 01, 2023
Poop (with Bryn Nelson, Ph.D.)
May 18, 2023
Asexuality (with Canton Winer & Sarah Costello)
May 04, 2023
Addiction (with Judy Grisel, Ph.D.)
Apr 20, 2023
Season 3 Is Coming
Mar 09, 2023
Butts (with Dr. Jeanne Bovet)
Sep 23, 2021
Disability (with Emily Ladau)
Sep 09, 2021
Depression (with Dr. Gerard Sanacora)
Aug 26, 2021
Body Hair (with Rebecca Herzig)
Aug 12, 2021
Hormones (with Randi Hutter Epstein, M.D.)
Jul 29, 2021
Critical Race Theory (with Janel George)
Jul 15, 2021
Money (with Ted Klontz, Ph.D.)
Jul 01, 2021
Head Transplants (with Dr. Brandy Schillace)
Jun 17, 2021
STIs (with Ina Park, MD)
Jun 03, 2021
Bodily Fluids (with Erika Engelhaupt)
May 20, 2021
Ageism (with Dr. Hannah Swift)
May 06, 2021
Eating Animals (with Dr. Melanie Joy)
Apr 22, 2021
Marriage (with Stephanie Coontz)
Mar 25, 2021
Dying (with Jennie Dear)
Mar 11, 2021
Childbirth (with Tina Cassidy)
Feb 25, 2021
Lying (with Judi Ketteler)
Feb 11, 2021
Necrophilia (with Dr. Victoria Sullivan & Dr. Jens Foell)
Jan 28, 2021
Infidelity (with Lucia O'Sullivan)
Jan 14, 2021
Vaginas (with Rachel E. Gross)
Dec 31, 2020
Acne (with Dr. Alexa Shipman)
Dec 17, 2020
Obesity (with Dr. Yoni Freedhoff)
Dec 03, 2020
Cannibalism (with Bill Schutt)
Nov 19, 2020
Penises (with Emily Willingham)
Nov 05, 2020
Pornography (with Joshua Grubbs)
Oct 22, 2020
Profanity (with Benjamin K. Bergen)
Oct 08, 2020
Introducing: Taboo Science
Sep 28, 2020