Impolite Society: Exploring the Weird, Taboo & Macabre

Hey there, your fly is down! We put so much effort into covering our bodies, that the idea of exposing ourselves in public, even inadvertently after a trip to the loo, is enough to make us blush. Nudity is a taboo that’s so ingrained that being in the buff has become the cliché stress dream. But it’s more than that. In many places, your naked body is against the law. So how did our birthday suits...

The average human body contains 126,000 calories, or roughly the same amount as 225 Big Macs. This means that each of us is quite the feast, just waiting to be devoured. This episode, we dig into cannibalism--fondly known as the oldest taboo. We trace cannibalism's journey from its prehistoric roots to how a sacred funeral rite became a big no-no in the "civilized" world and an excu...

We continue our study of sex dolls by asking the question: why does any of this matter? But before digging into what these dolls mean for women and  sex in general, we dust off the ole crystal ball to take a look at what the future might hold for our darling dolls. Along the way, we meet sex doll influencers, visit the saddest doll brothel in Germany and learn the term "gynoid." Join us...

If you can't love the one you want, love the one you can purchase and completely customize online... that's how the song goes, right? This episode we peel back layer after horrifying layer of the world of lifelike sex dolls, including the long and storied history of "dames de voyage", how your friendly 1980s bachelor party blow up doll became the uncanny valley creature called...

Studies show women cry four times more than men do. Is this evidence of evolutionary biology or have women learned to use crying to get their way? This episode, we discover how crying works, discuss theories as to why we cry and dig into whether crying is manipulative. We all enter this world crying, but let's learn how our relationship with this emotional outpour change as we grow into adult...

ROAD RAGE! It’s something we almost all suffer from and it for real kills people. Many of us will admit to having road rage and doing stupid things behind the wheel. But does going off the handle on a complete stranger for almost nothing speak well of your mental and emotional health? Does having Road Rage mean you're monster?  Email us your impolite questions, or any other impolite thoughts...

Nothing says confident like a fresh butthole. While popular for making squeaky clean sphincters across the globe, the bidet has never caught on in the United States. This episode, we get to the bottom of bidets branding problem, including how bidets work, the aristocratic birth of the bidet and how this humble piece of plumbing earned its bad reputation. Email us your impolite questions, or any ot...

Menstruation: so fundamental to our species, and yet such a deeply, deeply engrained taboo. This FAN FRIDAY listener Sarah wants to know "why can't I talk about my period?" Join us  as we dig into the origins of the menstruation taboo, explore what religious text say about that time of the month and expose 3 unsolved period mysterious. Email us your impolite questions, or any other...

Helping friends and family feels good, but when it comes to lending money, you may have just tip toed into a mine field. This episode, we dig into the taboo of money, what having/needing it says about you and if you can expect to get that $35 you lent to your buddy back anytime soon. Email us your impolite questions, or any other impolite thoughts at rude@impolitesocietypodcast.com and visit our w...

Gluttony might put our immortal soul in danger, but what about our physical bodies? We've all eaten so much we feel like we might explode, but can we eat enough in one sitting to kill us? That's the question we dig into this episode, exploring if we can push our tummies past their breaking points, how our bodies protect us from that grizzly fate and three gruesome stories of when it fail...

Ever find yourself curious what's going on underneath those Furry costumes? Well listener Sean from Tweets Ahead podcast sure is. This month's Fan Friday goes behind the wolf masks to see who exactly furries are, where the came from and if it's all just one big kink. So buckle in and hit play if you're feeling yiffy. Email us your impolite questions, or any other impolite thoug...

Hot sex or hot mess? We're digging into BDSM, the community behind it and what liking a little degradation says about your psychology. So press play you dirty little slut, you know you want it. Email us your impolite questions, or any other impolite thoughts at rude@impolitesocietypodcast.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel. Follow us on Facebook...

Potty mouths of the world unite! This week we explore the colorful world of colorful language, including breaking down the origins of Twitter's top 3 swears, unpacking the psychology of profanity and learning we aren't the only animals who like to cuss.  All in the pursuit of uncovering why something so wrong, feels so damn right. Email us your impolite questions, or any other impolite t...

In this Fan Friday, listener Harry writes in to ask what an incel is? This leads your ladies down a rabbit hole, taking Laura to weird corners of the internet to find out what an incel is, where did they come from and are they as dangerous as the media makes them out to be? Email us your impolite questions, or any other impolite thoughts at rude@impolitesocietypodcast.com and visit our website for...

 Did you know there is a war going on? It’s fought every day, in every bathroom across the world. THE WAR ON HAIR. In this episode we answer your burning questions: When did women start getting rid of body hair? Who decided it wasn't ok to have it? And what can we do to change societal expectations for men and women? We also explore the wild world of merkins, the kingpin of the body hair indu...

What’s the worst offense you can commit in a relationship? According to a lot of people, it’s snooping through your partner's phone. We know it's wrong, but how many of us do it anyways?  You might be too afraid to ask, but we dig in to find out if snooping makes you a terrible person and if it means your relationship is doomed to fail.  Email us your impolite questions, or any other imp...

This month's Fan Friday question asks us where taboos come from and what taboos of today won't be salacious in the future. Join us as we cover what makes a taboo, how they change--as illustrated through the story of how pants became common for women--and what taboos won't stick around for long. Hear your own rude question on a Fan Friday by emailing us at rude@impolitesocietypodcast...

You've got front row seats to the "bloody show" as we pull back the delivery room curtain. Join us as we explore what it's really like to give birth including that one nagging question we're all dying to know the answer to: did you poo on the table? Email us your impolite questions, or any other impolite thoughts at rude@impolitesocietypodcast.com . Find us at @ImpoliteSoc...

Nothing ruins a vacation faster than not being able to "let it go." Why do our bowels get so shy and how can we help our bodies make a movement when out of our comfort zone. Join us for this adventure on the alimentary canal, but hurry up, your connection to BM town is departing! Email us your impolite questions, or any other impolite thoughts at rude@impolitesocietypodcast.com . Find us...

It's our first Fan Friday! On the final Friday of the month, we're answering your rude questions. In our first ever Fan Friday, we're exposing what's going on OnlyFans. And to get the inside scoop, Rachel creates an OnlyFans account of her own. Hear your own rude question on a Fan Friday by emailing us at rude@impolitesocietypodcast.com . Until then, get more of your favorite i...

Self care means putting yourself first... right? But when does a healthy dose of self care cross the line and become selfish. Treat yo self to this week's episode where we define what self care is (and isn't),  explore the $10 billion self care industry, and learn when self care is actually doing you harm. Email us your impolite questions, or any other impolite thoughts at rude@impolites...

Heroes? Horrible? Or human? An odd internet exchange leads us to ask if our pride in our nation's founding is valid. Or does the contradiction at the core of the U.S.'s birth mean it's time these historical figures are #canceled? Join us as we dig into (and  dance around) this delicate topic, as well as muse on what future generations will condemn us for. Email us your impolite ques...

Everybody's doing it, but each sexual debut is as unique as our own precious flower. This week, we bust open the concept of virginity, its social implications and question at its core: does virginity matter at all. Oh, and we also share our own deflowering stories because we know that's what you came for, you pervert. Email us your impolite questions, or any other impolite thoughts at ru...

Let's face it. If you made a new year's resolution, odds are you won't keep it. So why do we continue to make them year after year. Join your fellow losers for a semi-motivation conversation (???) as we dig into who makes resolutions, why they're so tempting in January and how making one makes you a loser. Email us your impolite questions, or any other impolite thoughts at rude...

We're diving into the deep end with a lively conversation about those of us who lust after the dead. Cozy up for some cadaver canoodling as we discuss the different kinds of necrophiliacs (yes they're an eclectic and varied bunch) and explore why the heck anyone would want to fuck a dead body. Email us your impolite questions, or any other impolite thoughts at rude@impolitesocietypodcast...