In the final episode of 2024, we're giving you a peek into our daily lives and a year-in-review for Impolite Society. We chatted about our favorite episodes this year, the best behind-the-scenes moments, and a sneak peek into the topics we hope to cover in 2025.

Happy holidays and see you next year!

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Explore the complex and often taboo topic of envy. Rachel and Laura will share personal tales of irrational jealousy, clear up the envy vs. jealousy confusion, and explore why feeling envy might not be all bad. Is the green-eyed monster an evolutionary perk or just a social burden? With humor, candid stories, and a touch of philosophy, they examine envy from biblical times to our Instagram feeds. Tune in for a hearty laugh and maybe a new perspective on why you feel so envious of your neighbor's hot new ride (and we're not talking about his Tesla)!

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In the age of social media, filters, and face tuning, everyone is looking for a way to get pretty quick. Plastic surgery for faces, butts and breasts have been common for decades- but there’s a new whole world of enhancement out there that is waiting for you. If you're willing to take the OUCH it takes to get there, that is. 

Today we’re talking about a bold field of cosmetic surgeries that women are undertaking. What length will females go to to achieve the perfect body? Farther than you might think. 

That’s what your in for today on Impolite Society.

Sources:

https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/committee-opinion/articles/2020/01/elective-female-genital-cosmetic-surgery

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Female_Genital_Cosmetic_Surgery

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41443-021-00480-1

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8498956/ 

https://www.plasticsurgery.org/cosmetic-procedures/nonsurgical-aesthetic-genital-procedures/shots

https://centreforsurgery.com/services/g-spot-injection/#:~:text=The%20G%20spot%20injection%2C%20also,an%20orgasm%20or%20sexual%20climax.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24938616/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4560479/

https://vajenda.substack.com/p/the-o-shot-is-untested-with-a-sketchy

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00266-018-1137-7

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7090261/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10669888/

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/sep/15/dr-charles-runels-o-shot-women-orgasm-sexual-cure

https://www.sfgate.com/health/article/Enhanced-romance-The-G-Shot-Is-it-the-latest-2557470.php

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Explore the chilling history and enduring appeal of werewolves in this special Halloween episode of Impolite Society. From ancient mythology to medieval hysteria, and from infamous 16th-century werewolf trials to modern pop culture, we dive deep into the myths and legends that have made the werewolf an iconic figure. Discover tales of King Lycaon, Viking berserkers, and how societal fears fueled brutal trials. Unravel the possible origins tied to genetic disorders, ergot poisoning, and rabies, and see how the werewolf myth has evolved from feared reality to cinematic icon. .

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Creaking coffin lids. A foggy graveyard, empty of all but crooked headstones and a lone figure walking by candlelight. This image is a Halloween staple that induces dread, even today. But the events that inspired these scenes took place over 200 years ago. 

In 2024, body donation is a common practice. But the thought of your dead, naked body being flayed on a table wasn’t as well received in the 1700s. Today we’re talking body snatchers, the corpses that became their trade, and the images that we just can’t shake from our collective consciousness. 

That’s what you're in for today, on Impolite Society. 

Sources:

https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/body-snatchers/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/article/human-bodies-medical-research-cadavers

https://daily.jstor.org/public-dissection-gruesome-spectacle/

https://bodyworlds.com/about/history-of-anatomy/

Body snatching | History, Causes & Consequences | Britannica

https://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/feature/body-snatching-around-the-world/

John Scott Harrison - Newspapers.com™ 

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You might think it's lonely trapped in a small dark box, six feet underground.

But that couldn't be farther from the truth. After all, you won't be alone in  your final resting place.  You'll have billions of tiny microbes and thousands of knowing insects, hungry for your company. Death might seem like the end, but it is really just the beginning of an eventful and pretty predictable process that turns the walking, talking version of you into a grinning skeleton.

Join us today as we break down the stages of decomposition with all the gaseous odors and waxy residue along the way.  We'll explain how we measure these stages, why they happen and how they can even help us solve crimes. Welcome to our first spooky episode of the 2024 season, where we go on a journey to discover what happens to your body after you die.

That's what you're in for today on Impolite Society.

Sources:

https://aboutforensics.co.uk/decomposition/ 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7752770/#:~:text=These%20results%20provide%20insight%20into,to%20decay%20during%20human%20decomposition.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/rigor-mortis

https://www.vice.com/en/article/7b775g/how-to-avoid-being-an-exploding-corpse-814 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10816357/ 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006320798000354?via%3Dihub 

https://www.dal.ca/news/2020/10/29/life-after-death--how-insects-rise-from-the-dead-and-transform-c.html#:~:text=Insects%20start%20arriving%20in%20the,Sarcophagidae%20(flesh%20flies)%20families.&text=These%20early%20flies%20seek%20out%20prime%20real%20estate%20to%20deposit%20their%20eggs. 

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/dust-to-dust/#:~:text=Marbling%20occurs%20after%20several%20days,one%20of%20its%20offensive%20odors.&text=After%20about%20a%20week%2C%20the,liquefy%20the%20body's%20soft%20tissue. 

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321792 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK554464/ 

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Laura and Rachel are taking a little break but we will be back NEXT RELEASE DAY with all new episodes of Impolite Society! In the meantime, enjoy this re-release of a topical episode from November 2021.

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. In this episode, 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.

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Laura and Rachel are taking a little break for the rest of the summer but we will be back in October with all new episodes of Impolite Society! In the meantime, enjoy these re-releases of some of our most popular episodes. 

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!

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Laura and Rachel are taking a little break for the rest of the summer but we will be back in October with all new episodes of Impolite Society! In the meantime, enjoy these re-releases of some of our most popular episodes. 

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.


Sources:
BBC - Earth - We did not invent clothes simply to stay warm
Nudity and Public Decency Laws in America - HG.org
Why 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 

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In this episode, Laura and Rachel delve into a bizarre but very real practice: eating dirt.

Women in the American South have been snacking on white dirt for generations and today we're taking a look at the historical, cultural, and scientific aspects of what might be going on behind this regional craving. We're exploring geophagy, pica, and why in the world humans do the weird things we do.

Get dirty with us- we know you want to.


00:00 Introduction
00:36 The Southern Dirt-Eating Phenomenon
03:06 Kaolin and Kaolinite
09:18 Understanding Pica and Geophagy
15:08 Theories Behind Dirt-Eating
20:37 Pregnancy and Geophagia
23:10 The American South's White Dirt
24:09 White Dirt on Amazon
27:55 Cultural and Historical Perspectives
30:53 Food, Comfort, and Tradition
35:08 Concluding Thoughts


Sources: 

https://bittersoutherner.com/eat-white-dirt 
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/04/02/297881388/the-old-and-mysterious-practice-of-eating-dirt-revealed 
https://www.vice.com/en/article/pgxwvk/the-american-south-is-still-eating-white-dirt 
https://www.amazon.com/Grandmas-White-Dirt-Georgia-Kaolin/dp/B01M8MSIG0
https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/science-medicine/clay-eating/
https://www.adamforrester.com/eat-white-dirt
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0031938476901712 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3020602/ 
https://jeatdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40337-023-00777-0#:~:text=Our%20results%20showed%20that%20females,%25) 

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