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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 alpha status.

But is bigger REALLY better? Today we’re looking at dicks- the average and not-so average sizes, how human penises got their shape and size, and if it even matters. That’s what you’re in for today on Impolite Society. 



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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.

Breastfeeding calls out many complicated emotions, even when it’s with mother and child. But how did it get that way. In today’s episode we explore the sweeping cultural and societal changes that took breastfeeding from a normal part of the reproduction cycle to something much more taboo.

We’ll dig into this history to understand how these changes led to where we are today. That’s what you’re in for today, on Impolite Society


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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 the Western world and throughout a lot of time, that wasn’t always the case. Throughout many wealthy families and cultures, it was and is considered par for the course. How was this taboo born and when did it really get it’s wings? That’s what you're in for today on Impolite Society.

https://www.science.org/content/article/how-early-christian-church-gave-birth-today-s-weird-europeans
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/01/science/cousins-marriage-family-tree.html?auth=login-google1tap&login=google1tap
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/there-s-nothing-wrong-with-cousins-getting-married-scientists-say-1210072.html
https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/what-scientists-found-after-analyzing-cases-of-inbreeding-in-the-uk 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/metro/daily/graphics/cousins_042505.html?noredirect=on 
https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/go-ahead-kiss-your-cousin 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2605922/ 
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/02/15/cousin-marriage-is-probably-fine-in-most-cases 
https://www.nature.com/articles/hdy201325 
https://www.the-sun.com/news/7232766/dupont-family-inbreeding-legacy-cousins-marriage/ 
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/prehistoric-humans-are-likely-to-have-formed-mating-networks-to-avoid-inbreeding 
Email us your impolite questions at rude@impolitesocietypodcast.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.

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 understand what draws them to the diaper lifestyle.
We’ll cover all this with many more messytidbits along the way. That’s what you’re in for today on Impolite Society.
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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 chic and body positivity movements, fashion was shaping our health in a completely different way. Turns out it’s not just the culture of fashion that’s toxic.
Today we’re exploring the deadly fashion trends of centuries past. Industrial waste, poison hats, and columns of fire are on the docket today and it might make you think twice about what threads you decide to rock at your next big social function.
That’s what you're in for today on Impolite Society.

00:00 The World of Fashion: A Toxic Legacy
03:25 Historical Fashion: From TikTok Trends to Deadly Dyes
06:23 Aniline Dyes
19:17 Fiery Hoop Skirts
26:13 Felt Hats and Mercury Poisoning
37:00 The Legacy of Scheele's Green
46:06 Reflecting on the Dangers of Fashion and Industrial Chemicals
48:25 Share the Podcast and Stay Informed
 

Sources:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/toms-river-excerpt-on-aniline-dye/


https://wwwn.cdc.gov/TSP/MMG/MMGDetails.aspx?mmgid=448&toxid=79#:~:text=Aniline%20is%20irritating%20to%20the,acute%20or%20delayed%20hemolytic%20anemia 


https://mollybrown.org/death-by-crinoline/


https://thecowkeeperswish.com/2018/08/06/the-crinoline-fires/


https://www.famsf.org/stories/poisons-part-i-the-mercurial-world-of-felt


https://corrosion-doctors.org/Elements-Toxic/Mercury-mad-hatter.htm


https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/05/02/scheeles-green-the-color-of-fake-foliage-and-death/


https://www.jezebel.com/the-arsenic-dress-how-poisonous-green-pigments-terrori-1738374597






Email us your impolite questions at rude@impolitesocietypodcast.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.

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 story of a scientist and intellectual who became obsessed with unlocking the secrets of language and the young, star-crossed lovers who would get entangled in the messy affair. This is a story of strange science, unorthodox experiments and interspecies love. And you’re going to hear it all today, on Impolite Society.


Email us your impolite questions at rude@impolitesocietypodcast.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.