Impolite Society: Exploring the Weird, Taboo & Macabre

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.  

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Sources:
Fart vs Poop in under 2 mins!
This Is How Your Butt Can Tell a Poop From a Fart, According to Science
Insights into human colonic physiology obtained from the study of flatus composition
Explainer: The chemistry of farts
What 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?

Stories are unique to the human race. They inspire us, delight us, and cast the familiar world around us in a whole new light. Everyone has been wrapped up in a good story at some point in their lives- curled up with a book you can’t put down, binge watching television shows late into the night, or being so obsessed with a story you find yourself dreaming about it. And every one of us, at some point, has thought, “What if....”
Today we are entering the online world of fanfiction: what is it, who writes it, and why the subject matter often leans to the dark, the sexual, and the taboo.
That’s what we’re in for today on Impolite Society.
Sources:
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/02/surprising-18th-century-origins-fan-fiction/606532/
https://reporter.rit.edu/views/fanfiction-legal-battle-creativity
https://noraphoenix.com/2018/03/26/introduction-into-mpreg/
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/katienotopoulos/questions-about-mpreg-you-were-embarrassed-to-ask
https://www.reddit.com/r/AO3/comments/v9h4ae/analysis_of_the_top_fandoms_on_ao3_percentages/
https://screenrant.com/fan-ships-highest-number-fanworks-ao3-ranked/#keith-amp-lance-voltron-legendary-defender
https://archiveofourown.org/tags

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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 [email protected] 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/S0010782413007348
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-007-9213-0
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/you-it/201511/women-dont-how-condoms-feel-any-more-men-do
https://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/

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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.
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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 Today

The Science of Pick-Up Lines | Psychology Today

The Cognitive Psychology of Pick-up Lines | Psychology Today

Do Pick-Up Artist Techniques Really Work? | Psychology Today

Pickup Artists Are Still A Thing. And They Want You To Know They’ve Evolved. (buzzfeednews.com)

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