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Impolite Society: Exploring the Weird, Taboo & Macabre
There are so many things we've been told we can't talk about in polite society. The things your mom told you never to ask about: Sex. Money. Poop. Death. The things that make normal people uncomfortable.
But if you're curious about the truth behind our deepest societal taboos, we're your gals. We dig into the history, science, and straight up weird truths behind these off-limits topics and give you the answers you never knew you needed.
Episodes
84 episodes
2024 Impolite Society Recap
In the final episode of 2024, we're giving you a peek into our daily lives and a year-in-review for Impolite Society. We chatted about our favorite episodes this year, the best behind-the-scenes moments, and a sneak peek into the topics we hope...
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Am I Jealous, Bitter Person?
Explore the complex and often taboo topic of envy. Rachel and Laura will share personal tales of irrational jealousy, clear up the envy vs. jealousy confusion, and explore why feeling envy might not be all bad. Is the green-eyed monster an evol...
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Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery
In the age of social media, filters, and face tuning, everyone is looking for a way to get pretty quick. Plastic surgery for faces, butts and breasts have been common for decades- but there’s a new whole world of enhancement out there that is w...
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Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Werewolf?
Explore the chilling history and enduring appeal of werewolves in this special Halloween episode of Impolite Society. From ancient mythology to medieval hysteria, and from infamous 16th-century werewolf trials to modern pop culture, we dive dee...
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Who Were the Resurrectionists?
Creaking coffin lids. A foggy graveyard, empty of all but crooked headstones and a lone figure walking by candlelight. This image is a Halloween staple that induces dread, even today. But the events that inspired these scenes took place over 20...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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What Happens to Me After I Die?
You might think it's lonely trapped in a small dark box, six feet underground.But that couldn't be farther from the truth. After all, you won't be alone in your final resting place. You'll have billions of tiny microbes and ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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Society Selects: Why Can't I Eat Dog for Dinner
Laura and Rachel are taking a little break but we will be back NEXT RELEASE DAY with all new episodes of Impolite Society! In the meantime, enjoy this re-release of a topical episode from November 2021.Food taboos are complicated and va...
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Society Selects: Why Can't I Poo on Vacation?
Laura and Rachel are taking a little break for the rest of the summer but we will be back in October with all new episodes of Impolite Society! In the meantime, enjoy these re-releases of some of our most popular episodes. Nothing ...
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Society Selects: Why is My Naked Body a Crime?
Laura and Rachel are taking a little break for the rest of the summer but we will be back in October with all new episodes of Impolite Society! In the meantime, enjoy these re-releases of some of our most popular episodes. How did...
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Why Do Southern Women Eat Dirt?
In this episode, Laura and Rachel delve into a bizarre but very real practice: eating dirt. Women in the American South have been snacking on white dirt for generations and today we're taking a look at the historical, cultural, and scie...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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Is Christian Domestic Discipline Abuse or Kink?
Can spanking bring you closer to Jesus?. Dive into the world of Christian Domestic Discipline, as the gals explore its definition, historical background, and how it compares to BDSM dynamics. The discussion includes a look at what the Bible say...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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The Ins and Outs of Anal Bleaching
In this bootylicious episode of Impolite Society, Laura and Rachel explore the color of your bum and the bizarre world of anal bleaching. From its rise in popularity due to reality TV in 2005 to its current obscure status, we delve into the pro...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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Can Fecal Transplants Make Me Hotter?
What if the secret to a toned physique, isn't created in the gym, but rather in our guts?In this episode of Impolite Society, hosts Rachel and Laura dive into the fascinating world of gut flora and fecal transplants. They discuss the ro...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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What REALLY Happens to Pedophiles in Prison?
Get ready for a faster, summer-ready format of Impolite Society!In this episode of Impolite Society, Laura and Rachel dive deep into the grim reality of what happens to pedophiles in prison. Challenging Hollywood's portrayal and societa...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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Assisted Suicide: How to Legally Kill Yourself
Exploring the Complexities and Ethics of Medically Assisted DeathIn this episode of Impolite Society, Rachel and Laura delve into the controversial topic of medically assisted death, also known as assisted suicide or euthanasia. Zo...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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Is a Bigger 🍆 Better?
The world is obsessed with penises. From the penis shaped sports cars to the cod pieces of yore, phalluses have been top of mind since the dawn of time. Even in today’s cultures, the size of a man's dick plays a central role in defining their a...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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Can I Breastfeed Your Kid?
Breastfeeding is a sacred relationship between a mother and child, where she continues to nourish it with her body. You might say there’s nothing more beautiful, unless your nursing someone else’s kid. Then to some, it’s sexual assault....
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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Kissing Cousins, is it so Wrong?
Today, we’re talking about cousins. Kissing cousins specifically, and some of the genetic malformations it may or may NOT produce.If you live in America, the thought of kissing cousins probably makes you cringe. But outside of ...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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49:52
Who are Adult Baby / Diaper Lovers?
Today we’re digging into the world of diapers and the adults who love them. We’ll dig into how adults role play being babies and how they put the lovers in diaper lovers. We’ll also take a look inside the mind of an adult baby to try to underst...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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53:10
Deadly Fashion Trends of the Past
Fashion is a complicated world. Youthful women, beautiful clothes, and the whiff of culture and privilege is a heady mix. It’s no surprise that the trends and fads in fashion have had us chasing our tails for eons. But before there was heroin c...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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50:16
The Strange (And Sensuous) Events of the Dolphin House Experiment
Secret sea labs, extraterrestrial intelligence and LSD experiments…. No this isn’t the plot of a new spy movie. This is the story of a very real experiment that took place in the U.S. virgin islands in the 1960s.Join us as we tell the st...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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What is Fan Fiction?
Stories are unique to the human race. They inspire us, delight us, and cast the familiar world around us in a whole new light. Everyone has been wrapped up in a good story at some point in their lives- curled up with a book you can’t put down, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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Can You Masturbate Yourself to Death?
La petite mort. This phrase, meaning the little death, is an old school French euphemism for Orgasms. But, what happens when our pursuit of these little deaths results in the big one? Around the globe, thousands die each year from these autoero...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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52:47
Poop: The Deadliest Weapon?
In the 1950s, the Canadian government forced many Inuit people into high artic settlement camps. But one man refused to go, no matter how much his children and grand children begged. The family was scared of what would happen if he refused to c...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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45:10
Is the Clitoris a Tiny Penis?
Between the covers of a medical school anatomy textbook, you'd expect to find all of the knowledge we've accumulated on the human body over the millennia. Every bone, muscle, and tendon accounted for. But there's one organ that's missing. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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