Podcast Episodes

Remastered: Depression (with Dr. Gerard Sanacora)

How much do we really know about depression? In this remastered episode, Gerard Sanacora, director of the Yale Depression Research Program and Co-director of the Yale Interventional Psychiatry Servic…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Menstruation (with Dr. Kate Clancy)

Season 3 Episode 9

Menstruation is so much more than a useless byproduct of the reproductive cycle — it's a dang biological miracle. With the help of Dr. Kate Clancy, a professor at the University of Illinois and autho…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Makeup (with Ilise S. Carter)

Season 3 Episode 8

It's both a method of empowerment and a tool of control — but it sure is pretty! Today's episode delves into how makeup reflects and perpetuates society's conflicting views on femininity, with the he…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Heterosexuality (with Dr. Hanne Blank Boyd)

Season 3 Episode 7

Heterosexuality isn't what you think it is. In this episode, historian Hanne Blank Boyd flips the script on how we view sexual orientation, showing how the concept of "heterosexuality" has only exist…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Race (with Agustín Fuentes, Ph.D.)

Season 3 Episode 6

Get ready to rethink everything you know about race. With the help of anthropologist Agustín Fuentes, this episode debunks the idea that race exists within our biology. We're unraveling racist stereo…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Nudity (with Ruth Barcan, Ph.D.)

Season 3 Episode 5

What do the Pioneer 10 plaque and communal bathhouses of Renaissance Europe have in common? Today we're stripping down the complicated concept of nudity with Dr. Ruth Barcan, honorary associate profe…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Introducing: Based on a True Story

Taboo Science will continue next week with a regularly scheduled episode, but I wanted to give a nod to Pride Month by sharing a podcast episode I love from the show Based on a True Story. Subscribe …

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Breastfeeding (with Bridget McGann & Sascha Mayer)

Season 3 Episode 4

Did you know lactation is older than the dinosaurs? Latch onto the mysteries of breastfeeding with help from lactation scientist Bridget McGann and Mamava co-founder Sascha Mayer in today's episode, …

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Poop (with Bryn Nelson, Ph.D.)

Season 3 Episode 3

Grab your squatty potty and put your squeamishness aside: we're going elbow-deep into human waste with science journalist and author Bryn Nelson. This episode digs into the microbiome, probiotics, an…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Asexuality (with Canton Winer & Sarah Costello)

Season 3 Episode 2

This week, we challenge the common perceptions of attraction and explore the complexities of asexuality. Sociology PhD candidate Canton Weiner shares invaluable insights from his research while Sarah…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago