Talking Taboos

Talking Taboos: The Podcast

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Talking Taboos: The Podcast Through honest discussions with people who have lived through taboo experiences - and those working to open up conversations about them - we explore what helps people speak, what keeps them silent, and what we can learn from both. Each episode looks at how taboos are impacting people and the different ways we can support each other in the things we find hard to talk about. WAIT... ...what is a taboo? Taboos are social norms that prevent people from talking about uncomfortable topics. They create shame, inhibit open conversation, increase isolation and get in the way...

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Talking Taboos: Feeling Addicted to Porn | Walk and Talk with Shaun Flores & Roshi Cowen (Brook) 09.07.2026 36:24

This year, through our annual Today’s Taboos research, Talking Taboos uncovered feeling addicted to porn as one of the most difficult and uncomfortable issues that many people are struggling to talk about. Our research found that 1 in 3 18-44 year olds have experienced or know someone who has experienced pornography addiction. This rises to 1 in 2 for men aged 18-44. However 1 in 4 people in this...

Talking Taboos with Dr Paula Hall: when does porn use become a problem? 24.06.2026 31:26

In this episode of Talking Taboos: The Podcast, we’re joined by Dr Paula Hall - a sexual and relationship psychotherapist, author and broadcaster who founded The Laurel Centre and Pivotal Recovery. We talk about the taboo of feeling addicted to porn through the lens of therapy, recovery, and mental health. Drawing on more than 30 years of clinical experience, Paula explains how porn use exists on...

Talking Taboos with Kit Green: What happens when a taboo meets immersive theatre? 11.06.2026 44:53

In this episode of Talking Taboos: The Podcast, we’re joined by Kit Green - an artist working across theatre, music, experiential performance, comedy and cabaret. Kit talks about her immersive theatre piece, Prurience, where she placed audiences inside a fictional self-help group for people struggling with porn addiction. The piece challenged people to confront their assumptions about addiction...

Talking Taboos with Ore Oduba: Being addicted to porn and the societal failure behind it 26.05.2026 49:17

Content warning: This episode contains discussion of addiction, suicide, grief, and mental health. Please listen with care. In our first episode of Talking Taboos: The Podcast, we’re joined by Ore Oduba - presenter, performer, broadcaster and change maker - to talk about the taboo of feeling addicted to porn through the lens of lived experience, vulnerability and what it means to come out the othe...