Taboo on the Bus

By Whatzaraloves

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Episodes: 43

Description

Sit down with Zara McIntosh to chat taboo topics from the front seat of the bus. Taking an unfiltered stance on pop-culture, society, culture, and queer issues, she candidly shares her opinion as passengers around her go about their every-day life, overhearing snippets of these unspoken taboos. The viral TikTok series has launched on Spotify after demand for lengthier episodes, so you can tune in to taboos on your next bus journey.

Episode Date
You are what you can afford: the privilege of a healthy diet, and the broken UK food system
Jul 09, 2025
You are what you can afford: the privilege of a healthy diet [mini bus version]
Jul 09, 2025
Is it queerbaiting or is it just biphobia? On celebrities, pride month, fanfic, and the real definiton of ‘queerbait’
Jun 18, 2025
Queerbait or biphobia? On celebrities, pride month, and the harm of queerbait accusations [mini version]
Jun 18, 2025
She’s not real, but the harm to society is: on AI girlfriends, robots, and cyber brothels [mini]
Jun 12, 2025
Why there will never be a 'lesbian' Grindr - my favourite topic discussed
May 24, 2025
we need to talk about white feminism: from social media ‘feminists’ to the Suffragettes
May 22, 2025
Can you call cosmetic procedures 'feminist'? dissecting filler, Botox, + beauty standards
May 19, 2025
Can you call cosmetic procedures 'feminist'? dissecting filler, Botox, + beauty standards [bus version]
May 19, 2025
Are influencers employed by viewers? Analysing influencers, TikTok comments, and cancel culture
Apr 04, 2025
Are influencers 'employed' by viewers? On comments, cancel-culture, and influencer power dynamics [mini version]
Apr 04, 2025
Where are all the lesbian bars? on history, misogyny, and why all the queer women are online
Mar 22, 2025
where are all the lesbians? on queer women online and our lack of physical spaces [mini version]
Mar 22, 2025
Is food a status symbol now? On food, class, & quiet luxury
Mar 08, 2025
Food as a status symbol, class, and quiet luxury [mini version]
Mar 08, 2025
Full bush in a thong: the changing discourse about body hair and femininity
Feb 22, 2025
"Full bush in a thong": are we finally normalising body hair on women?
Feb 22, 2025
WTF is an ‘Almond-Daughter’ - how tiktok is commodifying identities and aesthetics
Feb 14, 2025
WTF is an ‘Almond-Daughter’ - TikTok is commodifying identities and aesthetics [Mini version]
Feb 14, 2025
Is fashion week accessible? - with Tori West of Bricks Magazine
Feb 07, 2025
Is fashion week accessible - with Tori West [mini version]
Feb 07, 2025
Social Media dysmorphia - the truth of fillers, botox, and the beauty standard
Feb 07, 2025
Dating apps are killing the gay bar - mini version
Jan 21, 2025
Dating apps are killing the gay bars - the privatisation of queerness
Jan 21, 2025
Should we all go back to flip phones? - the downfall of social media
Jan 10, 2025
Why we won't delete social media - digital vs real life FOMO
Jan 10, 2025
The "Unpaid Aesthetic Labor" of free clubbing - is it feminist?
Dec 14, 2024
You don't hate Emma Chamberlain's new hair, you hate when girls lose their teenage girlishness
Dec 14, 2024
Cancelled influencers always come back - the performative act of cancel culture, a deep dive
Aug 19, 2024
The state of the current beauty standard - it costs more than just money
Jul 27, 2024
Death of the influencer - on relatability and the shift towards more meaningful content
Jun 10, 2024
Why is re-defining your sexuality such a taboo? On Madeline Argy starting this conversation
May 06, 2024
Diet Culture has been rebranded as "Nutritional Advice" on TikTok
Apr 26, 2024
Should straight people be in gay clubs/queer spaces?
Feb 02, 2024
the drunk elephant pre-teens are the 2016 beauty guru fans again, except it’s skincare not makeup this time
Jan 12, 2024
What is an "acceptable body count" - the impact of alpha males on female body count
Dec 23, 2023
"You are what you consume" - pay attention to who you watch online
Dec 23, 2023
Is the UK too deep in drink/drug culture to go sober? - casual sobriety is becoming trendy but can we keep our social life?
Dec 02, 2023
Comparing your 'day in the life' to others on TikTok - nothing is 100% real online
Nov 12, 2023
Celebrities love to cosplay the working class - it is a lifestyle not an aesthetic
Nov 12, 2023
For the girls who wouldn't date a bisexual guy - let's talk Bisexuality
Oct 20, 2023
Influencer breakups - this heartbreak is not yours to grieve
Oct 13, 2023
The 'Rotten Girl Aesthetic' - Who gets to be gross online?
Oct 11, 2023