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    Taboo Science

    The podcast that answers the questions you’re not allowed to ask. A 2026 Ambie nominee for Best Indie Podcast.

    It’s science class if science class had one of those anonymous question boxes. Why don’t we eat people? Why are foot fetishes a thing? Do we still need animal testing? Why is it so easy to misgender someone? Each episode takes on one taboo: the history behind it, the psychology and science that explain it, and what we lose when we refuse to talk about it, all with the help of researchers who study these taboos and the everyday people they affect.

    “I can honestly say I’m a more empathetic person as a result of following your pod.” —Meagan C., listener survey respondent

    Hosted by Ashley Hamer Pritchard (Skeptoid, Live Science, and formerly Discovery’s Curiosity Daily).

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    Copyright: © Copyright 2024 Ashley Hamer

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    Hormones (with Randi Hutter Epstein, M.D.) Jul 29, 2021
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    They're complex, mysterious, and easy to blame for everything from unexplained symptoms to seemingly superhuman abilities. Find out how we discovered hormones, what they do inside of us, and who's really controlling who. Featuring Randi Hutter Epstein author of "Aroused, the History of Hormones and How They Control Just About Everything." Pick it up here: https://amzn.to/3f93P3l See citations for this episode: https://www.tabooscience.show/s2e8-hormones/ Follow Taboo Science: https://twitter.com/tabooscience https://www.instagram.com/tabooscience/ Visit tabooscience.show for more. Taboo Science is written and produced by Ashley Hamer. Theme music by Danny Lopatka of DLC Music.
    Connect with the show:

    • Join the Patreon: https://patreon.com/tabooscience
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    • Website: https://www.tabooscience.show/
    Loved this episode? Leave a review and rating here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/taboo-science/id1533606473

    Critical Race Theory (with Janel George) Jul 15, 2021
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    Are kids really learning critical race theory in class? What IS critical race theory, anyway? And why is it so uncomfortable to talk about race? Featuring Janel George, associate professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center and founding director of the Racial Equity in Education Policy Clinic. Click here to see citations for this episode! Follow Taboo Science on Twitter and Instagram. Visit tabooscience.show for more. Taboo Science is written and produced by Ashley Hamer. Theme music by Danny Lopatka of DLC Music.
    Connect with the show:

    • Join the Patreon: https://patreon.com/tabooscience
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    • Website: https://www.tabooscience.show/
    Loved this episode? Leave a review and rating here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/taboo-science/id1533606473

    Money (with Ted Klontz, Ph.D.) Jul 01, 2021
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    Why is it impolite to talk about money? Why are many of us uncomfortable with our own money habits? And how do we change things? Featuring Ted Klontz, Ph.D., director of the Financial Psychology Institute and associate professor of Practice and Financial Psychology at Creighton University. See citations for this episode: https://www.tabooscience.show/s2e6-money/ Follow Taboo Science: https://twitter.com/tabooscience https://www.instagram.com/tabooscience/ Visit tabooscience.show for more. Taboo Science is written and produced by Ashley Hamer. Theme music by Danny Lopatka of DLC Music.
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    • Join the Patreon: https://patreon.com/tabooscience
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    Loved this episode? Leave a review and rating here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/taboo-science/id1533606473

    Head Transplants (with Dr. Brandy Schillace) Jun 17, 2021
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    Why don't we have head transplants? Why would someone need one? And how much of you is in your head — and how much is everywhere else? Featuring Dr. Brandy Schillace, author of the book “Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher: A Monkey's Head, the Pope's Neuroscientist, and the Quest to Transplant the Soul.” Pick it up here: https://amzn.to/2TniY91 See citations for this episode: https://www.tabooscience.show/s2e5-head-transplants/ Follow Taboo Science: https://twitter.com/tabooscience https://www.instagram.com/tabooscience/ Visit tabooscience.show for more. Taboo Science is written and produced by Ashley Hamer. Theme music by Danny Lopatka of DLC Music.
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    Loved this episode? Leave a review and rating here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/taboo-science/id1533606473

    STIs (with Ina Park, MD) Jun 03, 2021
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    How long have STIs been around? Why don't we have anything higher-tech than the condom? And when did we stop saying "STD," anyway? Featuring Ina Park, MD, associate professor at the UC San Francisco School of Medicine and author of the book "Strange Bedfellows: Adventures in the Science, History, and Surprising Secrets of STDs." Pick it up here: https://amzn.to/3uGrs8h See citations for this episode: https://www.tabooscience.show/s2e4-stis/ Follow Taboo Science: https://twitter.com/tabooscience https://www.instagram.com/tabooscience/ Visit tabooscience.show for more. Taboo Science is written and produced by Ashley Hamer. Theme music by Danny Lopatka of DLC Music.
    Connect with the show:

    • Join the Patreon: https://patreon.com/tabooscience
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    Loved this episode? Leave a review and rating here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/taboo-science/id1533606473

    Bodily Fluids (with Erika Engelhaupt) May 20, 2021
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    Snot and pee and earwax, oh my! Why are we so full of gross substances? What do our fluids do for us? And is there really a chemical to catch people peeing in the pool? Featuring Erika Engelhaupt, a science writer and editor and author of the new book “Gory Details: Adventures from the Dark Side of Science." Find it here: https://amzn.to/3eUFxdw See citations for this episode: https://www.tabooscience.show/s2e3-bodilyfluilds Follow Taboo Science: https://twitter.com/tabooscience https://www.instagram.com/tabooscience/ Visit tabooscience.show for more. Taboo Science is written and produced by Ashley Hamer. Theme music by Danny Lopatka of DLC Music.
    Connect with the show:

    • Join the Patreon: https://patreon.com/tabooscience
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    Loved this episode? Leave a review and rating here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/taboo-science/id1533606473

    Ageism (with Dr. Hannah Swift) May 06, 2021
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    Why do we tease each other about getting old? Why don't you see 70-year-olds partying with 20-year-olds? What age is "old," anyway? Featuring Dr. Hannah Swift, a senior lecturer in Social and Organizational Psychology at the University of Kent in the UK. See citations for this episode: https://www.tabooscience.show/s2e2-ageism/ Follow Taboo Science: https://twitter.com/tabooscience https://www.facebook.com/tabooscience https://www.instagram.com/tabooscience/ Visit tabooscience.show for more. Taboo Science is written and produced by Ashley Hamer. Theme music by Danny Lopatka of DLC Music.
    Connect with the show:

    • Join the Patreon: https://patreon.com/tabooscience
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    Loved this episode? Leave a review and rating here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/taboo-science/id1533606473

    Eating Animals (with Dr. Melanie Joy) Apr 22, 2021
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    Why do we treat some animals as food and others as family? Is animal agriculture really as bad as vegans say it is? And if I want to change things, is veganism my only option? Featuring Melanie Joy, social psychologist, founding president of the NGO Beyond Carnism, and author of "Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows." Click here to see citations for this episode! Follow Taboo Science on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts. Suggest a taboo topic via ashley@tabooscience.show. Visit tabooscience.show for more. Taboo Science is written and produced by Ashley Hamer. Theme music by Danny Lopatka of DLC Music.
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    • Website: https://www.tabooscience.show/
    Loved this episode? Leave a review and rating here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/taboo-science/id1533606473

    Marriage (with Stephanie Coontz) Mar 25, 2021
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    What was the original purpose of marriage? What's up with all those wedding traditions? And what makes a marriage last? Featuring Stephanie Coontz, researcher and author of Marriage, a History: How Love Conquered Marriage. Click here to see citations for this episode! Follow Taboo Science on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts. Suggest a taboo topic via ashley@tabooscience.show. Visit tabooscience.show for more. Taboo Science is written and produced by Ashley Hamer. Theme music by Danny Lopatka of DLC Music.
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    • Join the Patreon: https://patreon.com/tabooscience
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    Dying (with Jennie Dear) Mar 11, 2021
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    How will most of us die? How do our expectations of death go wrong? How can we all have a good death? Featuring Jennie Dear, author of “What Does It Feel Like to Die?: Inspiring New Insights into the Experience of Dying."Click here to see citations for this episode!
    Follow Taboo Science on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
    Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts.
    Suggest a taboo topic via ashley@tabooscience.show.
    Visit tabooscience.show for more.
    Taboo Science is written and produced by Ashley Hamer. Theme music by Danny Lopatka of DLC Music.
    Connect with the show:

    • Join the Patreon: https://patreon.com/tabooscience
    • Leave me a voice memo: https://podline.fm/tabooscience
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    • Website: https://www.tabooscience.show/
    Loved this episode? Leave a review and rating here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/taboo-science/id1533606473

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