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Nothing quite gets under our skin like when we feel like someone thinks they're better than us. But yet, the odds are that you think you're better than the average person.Today we're talking superiority. We'll explore how humans evolved to rank each other and dig into the theories on why we tend to put ourselves higher in those rankings. We'll also look at what happens when that feeling of superiority goes too far.All to answer to our rude question: Do you think you're better than me, or something?That's what's coming your way today, on Impolite Society.Email us your impolite questions at rude@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.SOURCES:https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fulfillment-any-age/201703/why-some-people-think-theyre-superiorhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_rank_theory https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5494206/#R89https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5494206/#R6 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2012.00123/fullhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/230726570_The_better-than-average_effecthttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6029792/https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1997-43182-001https://www.livescience.com/26914-why-we-are-all-above-average.htmlhttps://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/narcissistic-personality-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20366662https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/03/a-hidden-problem-at-the-heart-of-psychopathy/555335/https://www.verywellmind.com/the-difference-between-a-narcissist-and-a-sociopath-5181518 https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-sociopath-380184 https://cultureplusconsulting.com/2015/06/04/ethnocentrism/ 

Today we're looking into the sex lives of others to see how much everyone else is doing the deed. We dig into sexy surveys to learn who gets it the most and how often really is “normal”. We also look at how sex affects our mood to see if there's an optimal amount for peak happiness and relationship bliss.All to get to the bottom of our rude question today: Is everyone having more sex than me? That's what you're in for today, on Impolite Society.Email us your impolite questions at rude@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.SOURCES:https://relationshipsinamerica.com/relationships-and-sex/how-often-do-americans-have-sexhttps://gssdataexplorer.norc.org/variables/5057/vshowhttps://www.statista.com/statistics/245194/most-sexually-active-countries-worldwide/ https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2022/03/31/sex-decline-americanshttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-017-0953-1 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1948550615616462 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2018331/Is-cuddle-better-sex-New-research-says-hugs-hanky-panky-keeps-couples-together.html https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2015/may/more-sex-does-not-lead-to-happiness.html 

Do you love your pets like family? Ninety five percent of pet owners in America would say yes. And pet owners are willing to put their money where their mouth is- we'll spend about $110 billion annually on our furry friends. But does all this love come at a cost? Today we are exploring the wild world of pets, looking at where all these critters come from, how happy pets really are in the human world, and what we might owe to the animals we have bred to be our daily companions. All this to answer the rude question, Does having pets make me a shitty person?That's what you're in for today, on Impolite Society. Email us your impolite questions at rude@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.Sources:https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/aug/01/should-we-stop-keeping-pets-why-more-and-more-ethicists-say-yeshttps://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2016/05/05/476853317/should-we-really-be-keeping-cats-and-dogs-and-geckos-as-pets https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/fox-dogs-wild-tame-genetics-study-news https://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/animals/using/pets.shtml https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/reports-statistics/us-pet-ownership-statistics https://www.aspca.org/helping-people-pets/shelter-intake-and-surrender#:~:text=Of%20the%20approximately%206.5%20million,00%20dogs%20and%20860%2C000%20cats). https://spots.com/puppy-mill-statistics/ https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2015/06/19/animal-rescue-workers-prone-depression-suicide/28968501/  https://breedingbusiness.com/dog-breeding-statistics/ https://www.petfoodindustry.com/articles/5695-report---say-pets-are-part-of-the-family https://scienceblogs.com/observations/2010/04/01/domesticated-dummies https://thehumaneleague.org/article/animal-rightshttps://aeon.co/essays/why-keeping-a-pet-is-fundamentally-unethical https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestication_syndrome  https://www.avma.org/resources/animal-health-welfare/animal-welfare-what-it

While the humble condom might seem like a bit of buzzkill, this 8 one-hundredths of a millimeter is all that separates us from a world of unwanted pregnancies and rampant infection.So why is the condom so controversial? Join us on a journey through the history of the condom from cute, little dick bonnet to our modern-day rubber. We'll also explore how condoms' public image has changed just as much along the way. We'll meet the clergymen and Casanovas who've detested them and explore the reasons why men still won't wear them to this day.All to answer our rude question: why don't men wear condoms?That's what you're in for today, on Impolite Society.Email us your impolite questions at rude@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel. SOURCES:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649591/ https://daily.jstor.org/short-history-of-the-condom/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comstock_laws#State_laws_on_birth_control_(contraception),_etc.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0010782413007348https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-007-9213-0https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/you-it/201511/women-dont-how-condoms-feel-any-more-men-dohttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/06/24/study-men-say-theyre-less-inclined-to-use-condoms-if-a-female-partner-is-hot/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/post/on-condoms-and-commodes-why-innovators-must-tackle-the-taboo/2013/03/28/8dc8a328-97a8-11e2-b5b4-b63027b499de_blog.html https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2018/06/28/taboo-prevents-indonesians-from-buying-condoms.html https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3723757/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3859530/

Modern parents have been sold the idea that kids are the tried and true pathway to perfect happiness. But it turns out, there are a lot of bumps on the way to bliss. More than ever, parents are feeling like they have been sold a bad bill of goods.Today on Impolite Society, we're exploring the myth of joyful parenting, the enormous pressure parents are under, and the very real risks of parental burnout. All this to answer the rude question, is it normal to hate your kids? That's what you're in for today, on Impolite Society. Email us your impolite questions at rude@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.SOURCES:https://www.apa.org/monitor/2021/10/cover-parental-burnout https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/infant-and-toddler-health/expert-answers/terrible-twos/faq-20058314 https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/positiveparenting/toddlers.html https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006322310001204 https://kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2016.00016 https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2013/10/08/parents-time-with-kids-more-rewarding-than-paid-work-and-more-exhausting/ https://jenniferfulwiler.com/2013/12/why-im-going-to-keep-letting-santa-and-the-tooth-fairy-ruin-my-life/ https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/2167702619858430 https://www.apa.org/monitor/2021/10/cover-parental-burnout#:~:text=Because%20burned%2Dout%20parents%20often,6%2C%202019). https://www.regain.us/advice/family/i-hate-my-kids-the-struggles-of-parenting/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-human-experience/201510/8-reasons-parents-fail-love-their-kids https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02113/full https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/090415/cost-raising-child-america.asp#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20U.S.%20Department,could%20be%20estimated%20at%20%24272%2C049. https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/were-only-huma

There's no doubt cartoons hold a special place in our hearts… and fantasies? Animated porn is one of the most-popular categories of porn around the world. So how we go from enjoying our cartoons with a bowl of cereal in the family room to watching them alone with a box of tissues?In this episode we explore the fantastical world of hentai and animated porn, We'll examine why it's so popular, how it highjacks our caveman to turn us on and if animated porn might actually offer a more ethical option when you want to play with your Porky Pig.All  to answer our rude question today, Why is animated porn so popular?That's what you're in for today on Impolite Society.Email us your impolite questions at rude@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.SOURCES:https://www.wired.com/2006/12/animated-porn-makes-moves/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/minority-report/202007/why-millennials-love-anime-and-hentai-pornographyhttps://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/news/a43159/why-do-millennials-love-cartoon-porn-so-much/https://fightthenewdrug.org/exposing-the-new-wave-of-extreme-hentai-animated-porn/ https://bigthink.com/health/sexual-cartoons-are-supernormal-stimuli/ https://www.newsweek.com/science-says-porn-huge-problem-lawmakers-must-stop-ignoring-it-opinion-1547810 https://www.newsweek.com/porn-industry-has-proven-itself-incapable-verifying-consent-opinion-1583380https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/women-expose-the-sexual-abuse-and-trafficking-hidden-in-the-porn-industry/https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/rose-kalemba-and-pornhub-how-mindgeek-exploited-the-sexual-assault-of-a-14-year-old/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_pornography

Death is the last great adventure. Humans have been curious about what happens after we die for millennia and today, we are unpacking everything you've ever wanted to know about kicking the bucket. Like the different definitions of death (there is more than one), the stages of death, and what near death experiences can tell us about a potential afterlife. All this to answer the rude question, what's it like to die? That's what you're in for today on Impolite Society. Email us your impolite questions at rude@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.SOURCES:https://health.howstuffworks.com/diseases-conditions/death-dying/dying2.htm https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/the-physical-process-of-dying#:~:text=When%20someone%20is%20dying%2C%20their,the%20hours%20before%20they%20die.https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/09/what-it-feels-like-to-die/499319/https://www.who.int/servicedeliverysafety/ddcr42.pdf https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/the-top-10-causes-of-deathhttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-near-death-experiences-reveal-about-the-brain/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/mar/07/the-space-between-life-and-death https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/extrasensory-perceptions/near-death-experience.htm https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00888/full https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/04/the-science-of-near-death-experiences/386231/ https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/can-science-explain-near-death-experiences https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01424/full 

A throaty moan, a gasp of pleasure, a shriek of ecstasy - these are all music to our ears. The sounds of sex are unmistakable- But why are humans so loud in the sack?In this episode we are looking at sex sounds: why we make them, the other animals that are shrieking their way through intercourse, and if nature or nurture is responsible for these copulatory vocalizations. All to answer the rude question…. Why are we so loud in bed?That's what you're in for today, on Impolite Society.Email us your impolite questions at rude@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.SOURCES:https://www.cnn.com/2016/11/13/health/women-moan-sex/index.html#:~:text=The%20researchers%20found%20that%20many,to%20boost%20his%20self%2Desteem.https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sex-dawn/201001/women-in-bed-whats-all-the-noise-about-part-ii https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20480220/ https://time.com/5370374/sex-sounds-noises-faked-mara-altman-gross-anatomy/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20480220/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20480220/ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/porn-lies-sex_l_5cc1ffeee4b066119de3a45c https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/news/a11598/is-loud-sex-betterhttps://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/news/a11598/is-loud-sex-better/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2273183/Couples-noisy-sex-really-DO-fun-bedroom.html https://journals.lww.com/humanandrology/Abstract/2015/03000/A_beautiful_noise__women_s_coital_vocalizations.2.aspx http://primate.uchicago.edu/2006BES.pdf https://phys.org/news/2011-03-primate-bonobos-noise-high-partners.html https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0002431 

Whether you've caught an odd whiff during a meeting, forgotten to brush your teeth before running out the door or stopped to run an errand after hitting the gym, we know what it feels like to be self-conscious of our odor. But humans smell! Each and everyone one of us comes with our own unique set of smells, scents and, let's be honest, stank.Odor can attract, bond or even prevent any regrettable dalliances with distant relatives, so why are we so fearful of being deemed “smelly.”In this episode, we dig into the science behind body odor, what it does for our species and how our natural musk went from being a part of our everyday life to something that can earn you a visit from HR. All to get to the bottom of the rude question we've all asked before: “Do I stink??”That's what you're in for today, on Impolite Society.Email us your impolite questions at rude@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.Sources:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/10668892_Lower_olfactory_threshold_during_the_ovulatory_phase_of_the_menstrual_cyclehttps://www.romper.com/p/how-do-babies-know-their-mothers-scent-experts-explain-18369228https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn2705-close-family-smells-worse-than-a-stranger/ https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/07/30/1022546464/why-sweat-is-a-human-superpower https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/bering-in-mind/armpit-psychology-the-science-of-body-odor-perception/https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/18081/body-odor-through-ages-brief-history-deodoranthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-advertisers-convinced-americans-they-smelled-bad-12552404/ 

Feeling lonely is part of our evolutionary makeup. The emptiness in our chests is what drove our ancient ancestors to seek out others, form tribes, find mates, and face the terrors of nature together. But in our modern society, feeling alone is a shameful secret. In this episode we're breaking down the concept of loneliness: why we feel it, why we're ashamed of it, and how chronic feelings of loneliness can actually change your brain chemistry for the worse. All this to answer the rude question: Is everyone as lonely as I am?That's what you're in for today, on Impolite Society.Email us your impolite questions at rude@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.Sources:https://nickwignall.com/loneliness/ https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/loneliness-is-harmful-to-our-nations-health/#:~:text=Loneliness%20can%20be%20deadly%3A%20this,smoking%2015%20cigarettes%20per%20day. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-020-00742-z?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=commission_junction&utm_content=en_textlink&utm_campaign=3_nsn6445_deeplink_PID100024933&CJEVENT=b33240ab81f211ec817077e90a82b820 https://psychcentral.com/lib/the-dark-side-of-loneliness#3 https://thriveglobal.com/stories/difficult-hard-to-admit-lonely-loneliness-epidemic-stigma/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-020-00742-z?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=commission_junction&utm_content=en_textlink&utm_campaign=3_nsn6445_deeplink_PID100024933&CJEVENT=b33240ab81f211ec817077e90a82b820 https://psychcentral.com/lib/the-dark-side-of-loneliness#1 https://www.webmd.com/anxiety-panic/guide/mental-health-social-anxiety-disorder https://usa.kaspersky.com/about/press-releases/2017_kaspersky-lab-study-shows-how-social-media-threatens-real-life-communication https://theconversation.com/a-history-of-loneliness-91542 https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/a-psychologist-explains-how-modern-life-is-making-us-lonely-but-it-doesnt-have-to/ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/04/

Cunnilingus is as old as the human species, but this sex act is still taboo in our modern society. So taboo that Batman was forbidden to do it in a recent HBO Max series. Why is it that an act for female pleasure is seen as delinquent, but fellatio is being boasted about in locker rooms across America?We're lapping up the history of cunnilingus across the animal kingdom, what evolutionary benefit this sex act may have had, and why the power dynamics of sex make us so uncomfortable. All this to get to the bottom of the rude question: Does Batman go down, and should you?That's what you're in for today on Impolite Society. Check out the I Miss You Man Podcast!Email us your impolite questions at rude@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.Sources:Male Bats Caught Performing Oral Sex on FemalesGorillas shock onlookers with oral sex show at Bronx Zoo in hilarious videoA brief history of oral sex, from ancient China to DJ KhaledThe Evolution Of Oral Sex: Does 'Going Down' On Your Partner Have Biological Roots?Researchers explore the evolutionary roots of cunnilingusCunnilingus in the Middle Ages and the Problem of Understanding Past Sex LivesA history of oral sex, from fellatio's ancient roots to the modern blow jobGoing Down is Coming Up: Oral Sex and its ConfusionsA Study of Sex, Gender, and Power: Cunnilingus and Fellacio in Casual Sex AdsDominant or Submissive? Paradox of Power in Sexual RelationsWhat It Really Means If a Man Won't Go Down on YouMen Explain, in Great Detail, Why They Don't Eat PussyAN ORAL HISTORY OF MEN NOT EATING PUSSYI'm a Straight Man and I Hate Giving Oral Sex

We're all looking for a little love and human connection, right? So why is it so dang hard for us to talk to someone we're interested in? Studies show 3 out of 4 of us are terrible flirts and are really bad at identifying when someone likes us.So what's a lonely heart to do? This episode, we're talking about the art of the pick up. We dig into human behavior to uncover the subtle signs used to show interest, and more importantly when you should trust them. We see what research says about which lines work on what personality types. We explore the multi-million dollar industry claiming to teach men to get the women of their dreams and ask if any of this is ethical at all?All to get to the bottom of a rude question from our friends at the How I Didn't Meet Your Mother podcast.That's what you're in for today, on Impolite Society.Check out the How I Didn't Meet Your Mother Podcast Email us your impolite questions at rude@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.Sources:50 years of pickup artists: why is the toxic skill still so in demand? | Men | The Guardian(PDF) Strangers meet: Laughter and nonverbal signs of interest in opposite-sex encounters (researchgate.net)(PDF) Accurately Detecting Flirting: Error Management Theory, the Traditional Sexual Script, and Flirting Base Rate (researchgate.net)What Is Flirting? A Psychological Explanation (thoughtco.com)The Art, and Crucial Importance, of Flirting | Psychology TodayThe Science of Pick-Up Lines | Psychology Today The Cognitive Psychology of Pick-up Lines | Psychology TodayDo Pick-Up Artist Techniques Really Work? | Psychology TodayPickup Artists Are Still A Thing. And They Want You To Know They've Evolved. (buzzfeednews.com)

We all live in fear of the dreaded "F" word... Fat. Our weight might be summed up in the number on a scale, but that's far from where its effect ends. If that number falls into the "fat" zone, it can have real-world effects. Not just on our physical health, but our ability to attract a mate, how much other people like us and how the world sees our value as a person.Yet, not long ago, humans had no idea what they weighed! So how did we so from living in this blissfully ignorant utopia to our weight-ruled world?In this episode, we cover the history of the bathroom scale, why we became obsessed with our weight and how it can cause very real and very serious social consequences. That's what you're in for today, on Impolite Society.Email us your impolite questions at rude@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.

Twice the week before ChristmasAnd fresh into your ears,Will be poured a selectionOf our favorite moments this year.The stories and factsTo make your grandmother blush,Told to you byYour two favorite lush.So gather round the fire,Mix yourself a hot tottie.We can bet you weren't good this yearBut we much prefer naughty.From menarche to necrophilia,And a camp full of the nude,Hold on to your panties,Because it's about to get rude.So dive into the episode,No need to fane piety,Enjoy these best-of moments of Impolite Society.Thank you so much for an AWESOME 2021. We love you!! Stay tuned in 2022 for all new rude episodes from your favorite podcasting gal pals. Email us your impolite questions at rude@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter.

A little over a hundred years ago, men and women didn't really interact. And when they did, it was all about getting down the aisle.  But as the times have changed and our society evolves, we've created more and more opportunities for the genders to mix.  And when they do, you have an opportunity for complications to arise. And that sticky part of friendships between men and women is what we're talking about today.We look at the history of how men and women used to interact and then dig into what the science says about male and female friendships. All to answer the question at the core of every nineties RomCom: Can men and women be just friends? That's what you're in for today on Impolite Society.Email us your impolite questions at rude@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter.Sources:Thomas Hardy and the History of Friendship Between the Sexes on JSTOR (slpl.org) https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/men-and-women-cant-be-just-friends/SPR443611 569..596 (bleske-rechek.com) Can men and women be just friends? - BLESKE - 2000 - Personal Relationships - Wiley Online LibrarySex Differences in Intimacy Levels in Best Friendships and Romantic Partnerships | SpringerLink 09 SPR345650 (uoa.gr) Extramarital sex partners likely to be close friends, and men are more apt to cheat | Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine | University of Colorado Boulder (PDF) On Being `Just Friends': The Frequency and Impact of Sexual Activity in Crosssex Friendships (researchgate.net) 

In honor of the most gluttonous holiday of the year, we're throwing back to our episode all about eating so much we die.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 failed.Email us your impolite questions, or any other impolite thoughts at rude@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.Sources:Food Cravings- How Stuff WorksGulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach 

Nothing says Thanksgiving like gathering around a giant, roasted turkey. But did you ever stop to think why Turkey is on the menu rather than horse dog or cat? Food taboos are complicated and vary greatly by geography. There are no cultural universals when it comes to what animals are and aren't on the menu.Today, we're uncovering food taboos around the world. How some unlucky critters ended up as diet staples and what role religion plays in shaping our dinner plates. That's what you're digging into today on impolite society.Email us your impolite questions at rude@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.SOURCES:Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It's So Hard to Think Straight About Animals , Hal HerzogFood taboos: their origins and purposesWhy These Animals? - The GastropodThe Juicy History of Humans Eating Meat, HistoryWhat the 'meat paradox' reveals about moral decision making, BBCDo You Eat Dog?,  TasteA recipe for friendship: Similar food consumption promotes trust and cooperationEvolutionary models of in-group favoritismThe Abominable PigNew study doubles the estimate of bird species in the worldMammals, National Wildlife Federation

What do you do, when two just won't do? A rude question from Rocky of Wild Nights with Rocky Powell sends our gals into the world of polyamory. But this isn't your grandma's swingers club. Polyamory centers around the idea of engaging in meaningful, romantic and physical relationships with multiple partners, turning the very core of our monogamous world up-side-down.Are polyamorist showing us an enlightened, co-dependent free life, or can you really have your cake and eat it too.  Explore what polyamory means, what the lifestyle entails and if it can make you happier, all to get to the bottom of the rude question: is monogamy a dead end?Email us your impolite questions at rude@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.

Even in the age of science and reason, we're all still fascinated by stories of specters from the beyond. Ghosts may be easily dismissed as folklore or superstition in the light of day, But our tune changes in the middle of the night. It's dark, you're all alone, and the things that seem impossible in the sunlight are suddenly very, very real. In our Halloween episode, we're recording at one of the most haunted places in America to ask ourselves: Why do we still believe in ghosts? We're digging into the history of visitors from beyond the grave, the potential explanations science has for our favorite scary stories, and why we just can't seem to give up our ghosts. That's what you're in for today on Impolite Society.  Email us your impolite questions at rude@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.SOURCES:Why Do People Believe in Ghosts?The Science of Ghosts Magic and memory: using conjuring to explore the effects of suggestion, social influence, and paranormal belief on eyewitness testimony for an ostensibly paranormal event Five Scientific Explanations for Spooky Sensations | Smart News The Perceived Paranormal and Source Credibility: The Effects of Narrative Suggestions on Paranormal Belief Embers of society: Firelight talk among the Ju/'hoansi BushmenWhy do we like to be scared? The science behind the screamTHE EIGHT TYPES OF GHOSTSThere's an Evolutionary Reason Why We're Afraid of The DarkBritish people more likely to believe in ghosts than a Creator

Scrooge. Montgomery Burns. Lex Luther. These and many other great antagonists have something in common… they're filthy stinking rich. Throughout literature, pop culture and Hollywood, wealth is often linked to villainy, but are the rich really as cold and heartless as they're portrayed?Join us as we dig into the series of studies that examine the behavior of the elite and explore why they act so different than we do. All to get to the bottom of whether we're just jealous or if being rich really does make you into a big mean jerk. Are rich people mean? That's the question we explore today on Impolite Society.Email us your impolite questions at rude@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.SOURCES:Higher social class predicts increased unethical behavior | PNASPaul Piff: Does money make you mean? | TED TalkHigher in status, (Even) better-than-average (nih.gov)Signs of Socioeconomic Status: A Thin-Slicing Approach - Michael W. Kraus, Dacher Keltner, 2009 (sagepub.com)

Each day, your body makes the high-stakes decision that holds together the very fabric of our society… “is that just a fart, or am I about to shit myself?” And with the average person releasing nearly a half gallon of gas a day, your body is making this decision all the time.Turns out, this impressive ability all comes down to how we developed as an embryo. We explore biology behind farts to uncover how society as we know it is held together by a few centimeters of tissue in our anus, all while answering even more fart questions along the way. That's what you're in for today, on Impolite Society.  Email us your impolite questions at rude@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.Sources:Fart vs Poop in under 2 mins!This Is How Your Butt Can Tell a Poop From a Fart, According to ScienceInsights into human colonic physiology obtained from the study of flatus compositionExplainer: The chemistry of fartsWhat happens when you hold in a fart?Everybody farts. But here are 9 surprising facts about flatulence you may not know.What's a Fart?

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 go from our natural state to being a crime? We expose the history of clothing and get to the naked truth of why nudity is so taboo in today's episode of Impolite Society.Email us your impolite questions at rude@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.Sources:BBC - Earth - We did not invent clothes simply to stay warm Nudity and Public Decency Laws in America - HG.orgWhy is public nudity illegal? The offense principle, the Bible, and taboos. Barnes v. Glen Theatre, Inc., 501 U.S. 560 (1991) (cornell.edu) Sex and Reason on JSTOR 

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 excuse for dooming an entire continent. Join us as we dig into the different kinds of cannibalism, including the form we still may be partaking in to this day.Big thanks to The Reluctant Historian podcast for this question! Check out their podcast here. Email us your impolite questions at rude@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.SourcesCannibalism: From Calories to Kuru - Gastropod Eating People Is Wrong—But It's Also Widespread and Sacred - SAPIENSEarly Accounts of Cannibalism (cultofweird.com)Conclusive evidence of American Indian cannibalism found | The Seattle TimesThe Culture That Still Practices Cannibalism - KnowledgeNuts Human cannibalism - Wikipedia 

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 for the exciting conclusion to our first-ever two part series for Impolite Society as we ask: "What's the Deal with Sex Dolls?"Email us your impolite questions at rude@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.SOURCES:Silicon Soul: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3nBctuhntghttps://nypost.com/2019/10/07/these-men-love-their-sex-doll-wives-and-dont-care-who-knows/ https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/oct/19/what-i-learned-about-male-desire-in-a-sex-doll-factory https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7426804/ https://www.siliconwives.com/blogs/news/the-ultimate-sex-doll-guide-2021 https://www.inputmag.com/features/sex-dolls-instagram-influencers/amp 

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 RealDoll and who are the men (and women) buying these silicon sirens. There's a lot to unpack here, that's why we're doing our first-ever two part series for Impolite Society. Join us as we dig into where sex dolls came from, how sex dolls became popular and what it's like to purchase, live with and love a silicon sex doll.Email us your impolite questions at rude@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.SOURCES:Silicon Soul: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3nBctuhntg https://nypost.com/2019/10/07/these-men-love-their-sex-doll-wives-and-dont-care-who-knows/ https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/oct/19/what-i-learned-about-male-desire-in-a-sex-doll-factory https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7426804/ https://www.siliconwives.com/blogs/news/the-ultimate-sex-doll-guide-2021 https://www.inputmag.com/features/sex-dolls-instagram-influencers/amp 

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 adults.Email us your impolite questions at rude@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.SOURCES:How Crying Works, How Stuff WorksThe Science of Crying, TimeTeary-Eyed Evolution: Crying Serves a Purpose, NPRThe Crying Game, Psychology TodayWhy Do We Cry, the Science of Tears, IndependentWhy We Cry, New Research is Opening Eyes to the Psychology of Tears, American Psychological AssociationNew Theory for Why We Cry, Live SciencePreschool children's response to peer crying, Early Childhood Research QuarterlyThe damaging effects of perceived crocodile tears for a crier's image, Front Psychol

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 at rude@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter.Sources:Bumper stickers reveal link to road rage | NatureRoad Rage: When Stress Hits the Highway - Consumer Health News | HealthDayRoad Rage Statistics in 2021 | The ZebraRoad Rage Considered Brain Disorder - CBS News

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 other impolite thoughts at rude@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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 impolite thoughts at rude@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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 failed.Email us your impolite questions, or any other impolite thoughts at rude@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.Sources:Food Cravings- How Stuff WorksGulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach 

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 thoughts at rude@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.SOURCES:What's a Furry?, Furscience Inside the Life of a Furry, New York PostIt's not about sex, it's about identity: why furries are unique among fan cultures, The GuardianPleasures of the Fur (THE article reference in the show), Vanity FairThe mind behind anthropomorphic thinking: attribution of mental states to other species, Animal BehaviorThe Fandom : A Furry Documentary FULL MOVIE, Youtube

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@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Check out Hello Out There podcast.Sources:BDSM - Wikipedia Psychological characteristics of BDSM practitioners Demographic and Psychosocial Features of Participants in Bondage and Discipline, “Sadomasochism” or Dominance and Submission (BDSM)BDSM Versus the DSM - The Atlantic What Is BDSM? A Sex Expert Reveals Exactly What It Means

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 thoughts at rude@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.  Check out Two for One Special podcast.SOURCES:Most Popular Swearwords on Twitter, The GaudianHow Swearing Works, How Stuff WorksSwearing aloud can make you stronger, Science DailySwearing is Good For You--And Chimps Do It Too, National GeographicIs Swearing a Sign of a Limited Vocabulary?, Scientific AmericanThe Case for Cursing, The New York TimesThe Science of Curse Words: Why The &@$! Do We Swear?, Babbel

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@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. 

 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 industry,  and the invention of unrealistic beauty standards.Email us your impolite questions, or any other impolite thoughts at rude@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.  Sources:Body hair - WikipediaWhy do women shave or groom their pubic hair? | SimpleHealthThe Sneaky, Manipulative History Of Why Women Started Shaving (bustle.com)Why do women shave or groom their pubic hair? | SimpleHealth13 Celebrities Who Embrace Their Body Hair | Glamour Billie CommercialBLOG POST

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 impolite thoughts at rude@impolitesociety.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.  Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.  

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.com.Until then, keep up with Laura and Rachel on Facebook and Instagram @ImpoliteSocietyPodcast.Stay rude!

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@impolitesociety.com.Find us at @ImpoliteSocietyPodcast on social.

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@impolitesociety.com.Find us at @ImpoliteSocietyPodcast on social.

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 impolite content on Facebook and Instagram @ImpoliteSocietyPodcast.Stay rude!

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@impolitesociety.com.Find us at @ImpoliteSocietyPodcast on social.Stay rude!

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 questions, or any other impolite thoughts at rude@impolitesociety.com.Find us at @ImpoliteSocietyPodcast on social.Stay rude!

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 rude@impolitesociety.com.Find us at @ImpoliteSocietyPodcast on social.Stay rude!

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@impolitesociety.com.Find us at @ImpoliteSocietyPodcast on social.Stay 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@impolitesociety.com.Find us at @ImpoliteSocietyPodcast on social.Stay rude!

It's the questions our parents teach us never to ask, but we're asking it anyways. Join us as we dig into why salary is such a taboo topic, if it should be and if the way we determine what we're paid is fair.Email us your impolite questions, or any other impolite thoughts at rude@impolitesociety.com.Find us at @ImpoliteSocietyPodcast on social.Stay rude!Email us your impolite questions at rude@impolitesocietypodcast.com and visit our website for info about the show and your hosts Laura and Rachel.

Admit it, you think you're pretty sharp. Well you're not alone. Around 65% of us believe we're smarter than average. It doesn't take a genius to realize that math doesn't add up. Join us as we break down exactly what S-M-R-T means and why we are all dumber than we think we are. Email us your impolite questions, or any other impolite thoughts at rude@impolitesociety.com.Find us at @ImpoliteSocietyPodcast on social.Stay rude!

Welcome to the podcast where we answer the questions that just won’t fly in polite society. Join your favorite hosts Laura and Rachel as we dig into taboo topics like how much you make, how you lost your v-card, and how you poop. We’re making our grandma’s blush with these rude questions and can’t wait for you to join us.