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AMBIE NOMINATED FOR BEST INDIE PODCAST 2026 | Taboo Science is a podcast that answers the questions you're not allowed to ask. It's hosted by Ashley Hamer Pritchard, a science writer and podcaster. Every episode dives into a different societal taboo to understand the science that makes it tick, the reasons we don't talk about it, and the impact that has on society at large. Why don't we eat people? Why are my swear words different than my parents'? And what makes porn, porn? It's science class if science class had one of those anonymous question boxes. It's Taboo Science.Copyright Ashley Ciencia Ciencias Sociales Mundial Relaciones
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  • Trans 101: How to Be an Ally Without Making It Weird

    Trans 101: How to Be an Ally Without Making It Weird
    Mar 5 2026
    Good intentions, it turns out, are not the same thing as good allyship — and sometimes they can actually make things worse. In this season finale, diversity consultant Davey Shlasko breaks down the unconscious assumptions that make pronouns harder than they should be, why trying harder often backfires, and what being a genuine ally actually looks like in practice. Woven through his advice, you'll hear from the community voices you've met all season talking about what it feels like to be on the receiving end. We cover the science of why you "miscategorize" trans people, how to recover from misgendering without making it about yourself, and how to show up for trans people even when there are no trans people in the room. Plus: a pronoun exercise that is genuinely kind of fun. If you've listened to this whole season, this episode is where it all lands.

    Resources from Davey Shlasko:
    • Trans Allyship Workbook: https://bookshop.org/p/books/trans-allyship-workbook-building-skills-to-support-trans-people-in-our-lives-davey-shlasko/3f4e67304056522a
    • Think Again Training: https://www.thinkagaintraining.com/
    Citations & transcript: https://www.tabooscience.show/trans-101-how-to-be-an-ally-without-making-it-weird/

    Connect with the show:
    • Join the Patreon: https://patreon.com/tabooscience
    • Leave me a voice memo: https://podline.fm/tabooscience
    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tabooscience
    • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tabooscience
    • Website: https://www.tabooscience.show/
    Loved this episode? Leave a review and rating here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/taboo-science/id1533606473
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  • Trans 101: What Detransitioners Want You to Know

    Trans 101: What Detransitioners Want You to Know
    Feb 19 2026
    (00:00:00) Trans 101: What Detransitioners Want You to Know
    (00:03:44) What Is Detransition?
    (00:08:52) Maddie's Story
    (00:13:40) Eri's Story
    (00:21:00) The Healthcare Dilemma
    (00:27:14) Who Detransitions?
    (00:32:27) Moving Forward

    If you support trans people, you probably believe that detransition almost never happens and when it does, it's only due to discrimination. But new research shows that's not the full picture—and avoiding the conversation isn't protecting anyone. This episode explores the largest study ever designed to understand detransition, featuring two people with completely opposite experiences. One transitioned in her twenties and later regretted it, losing her entire friend group not when she detransitioned but when she admitted the regret. The other was blocked from hormones by a gatekeeping therapist and spent 13 years forced to live as the wrong gender before finally retransitioning. One needed more scrutiny before accessing care, the other needed fewer barriers—yet both were failed by the system. Researcher Kinnon MacKinnon breaks down what the data actually shows and why preventing detransition might be the wrong goal entirely. This isn't ammunition for either side of the political battle. It's about what happens when we're too afraid to acknowledge complexity.

    More from Kinnon MacKinnon:
    • The One Percent on Substack: https://theonepercentdetrans.substack.com/
    • Website: https://www.kinnonmackinnon.com/
    Citations and transcript: https://www.tabooscience.show/trans-101-what-detransitioners-want-you-to-know/

    Connect with the show:
    • Join the Patreon: https://patreon.com/tabooscience
    • Leave me a voice memo: https://podline.fm/tabooscience
    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tabooscience
    • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tabooscience
    • Website: https://www.tabooscience.show/
    Loved this episode? Leave a review and rating here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/taboo-science/id1533606473
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    37 m
  • Trans 101: Trans Athletes & What the Science Actually Says

    Trans 101: Trans Athletes & What the Science Actually Says
    Feb 5 2026
    How many studies does it take for something to be "settled science"? For trans athletes—who face state bans across the country, which recently reached the Supreme Court—there's hardly any research at all. In this episode, we're digging into what that research actually found, and it's way more complicated than the “fairness” advocates would have you believe. Dr. Blair Hamilton walks us through findings showing that trans people gain some advantages and lose others after transitioning. Champion triathlete Chris Mosier talks about what trans kids actually lose when they're banned from sports—and why the real threats to women's athletics have nothing to do with trans people. Whether you’re against trans athletes competing or you’re just trying to understand why politicians are obsessed with a few dozen athletes, this episode will uncover the nuance in the noise.

    00:00:00 - Introduction: Where Support Falls Apart
    00:01:20 - How Sports Became the Wedge Issue
    00:04:08 - The "Settled Science"
    00:10:24 - How Many Trans Athletes Actually Exist
    00:13:23 - Can't Win by Losing, Can't Win by Winning
    00:15:11 - Why Ban Chess and Darts?
    00:16:35 - The Playbook of Using Women's Safety
    00:18:00 - Genital Inspections and Racial Targeting
    00:19:35 - What's Lost: Community, Belonging, and Identity
    00:25:17 - Solutions: Sport-Specific Analysis and Evidence-Based Policy
    00:27:06 - Why We Celebrate Some Advantages But Not Others
    00:29:11 - Conclusion

    More from Blair Hamilton:
    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blair90x/?hl=en
    • X: https://x.com/BlairH_PhD
    More from Chris Mosier:
    • Website: https://www.thechrismosier.com/
    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thechrismosier/
    • Buy the book “Fair Game: Trans Athletes and the Future of Sports” https://thenewpress.org/books/fair-game/
    Citations and transcript: https://www.tabooscience.show/trans-101-trans-athletes-what-the-science-actually-says/

    Connect with the show:
    • Join the Patreon: https://patreon.com/tabooscience
    • Leave me a voice memo: https://podline.fm/tabooscience
    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tabooscience
    • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tabooscience
    • Website: https://www.tabooscience.show/
    Loved this episode? Leave a review and rating here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/taboo-science/id1533606473
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    32 m
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