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Taboo Talks Hotline
by Elis James
The Taboo Talks Hotline opens the line for matters of discretion. Blending solo reflections with candid conversational exchanges from those immersed in unconventional industries. Every episode uncovers the textures of modern life, touching on intimacy, relationships, finances, mental health and identity, served with curiosity.
Episodes
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Ep 24. Inter-Relationships
On this episode of the Taboo Talks Hotline, we are looking at our previous discussion on Inter-Relationships, that exist between people of different race, cultures, age, experience, political, faith ability and orientation. The common denominator to maintaining a successful inter-style...
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Ep 23. Confessions from Pound Town
Forgive me father, for we have sinned. In this episode of the Taboo Talks Hotline we are off to confession which might involve a bit of kneeling and praise to God himself. Repentance arrives in the form of three very juicy confessions straight from the TT-SUITE community, and let me tell you they...
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Episode 22: Is There a "Right" Amount of Sex?
In this episode of the Taboo Talks Hotline, we're look back to Talk 22 and answering the requested question: Is There a "Right" Amount of Sex? We cracked open the polls, peeked at your confessions, and shared what surveys say about how often people are actually heading to pound town (spoiler…
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Episode 21: Sex Advice
In this episode of Taboo Talks Hotline, we're talking all about sex advice. Inspired by Taboo Talk 21, where you guys submitted your tips and advice. Once again, I overshare everything I have learned about having sex from not having sex, reflecting on what I actually want out of sexual…
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Episode 20: Genital Shaming
In this episode of Taboo Talks Hotline, we’re looking back to Talk 20 and our conversation on Genital Shaming where nearly half of us admitting to feeling stigma and shame down there. Naturally, I overshare on the first time I ever felt my vulva perceived that led to carry around the narrative my...
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Episode 19: Cosmetic Procedures
In this episodes of the Taboo Talks Hotline, we slide back to Talk 19: Cosmetic Procedures and cut deep into stats to help us go from day dreaming to decision-making. You're definitely not the only one considering a little aesthetic zhuzh. While only 21% of us have gone under the needle or knife…
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Episode 18: Do We Live In A Fatphobic Society?
In this episode of Taboo Talks Hotline, we’re looking back at our discussion from Talk 18: Do We Live in a Fatphobic Society? By exploring the meaning of fatphobia, harmful phrases that perpetuate stigmas, how things have changed in the last four years where body diversity was once celebrated to…
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Episode 17: Body Image
In this episode of Taboo Talks Hotline, we're looking into our previous discussion on Body Image. It's always around the New Year, we're faced with wellness adverts disguised at a weight loss remedy for your "bikini" body. It's the perceptions, pressures and projections that really mess with…
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Episode 16: Sexting
In this episode of Taboo Talks Hotline, we’re dialing into a specially requested topic: sexting with all its nuances. Sexting can be playful, intimate, confidence-boosting, that should remain private. But it also carries a darker side, with blurred boundaries and digital danger zones. We talk…
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Episode 15: Dysfunctional Holidays
Let’s be real, not every holiday comes out looking like a Hallmark movie. In today’s episode of Taboo Talks Hotline, we travel back to December 2020 to unpack the messy reality behind the most “wonderful” time of the year. Spoiler alert: 77% of Americans say the holidays are actually quite...
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Episode 14: Hook-Up Culture
Have you ever wonder if hookup culture is all it’s cracked up to be? In this episode we’re dialing it back to December 2020 for Talk 14 on Hook-Up Culture and whether not this whole "no-strings-attached" style sex is actually serving us. We’ll get into gendered power dynamics, post-hookup regret,...
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Episode 13: Sex on the First Date
In this episode of Taboo Talks Hotline, we’re looking back at Talk 13: Sex on the First Date. A YouGov study shows that 1 in every 4 Americans, if you're into math that would be a quarter of us are out here doing it (literally). We get rather deep into the stats, when I asked if you had ever done...
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Episode 12: Baiting Solo
In this episode of Taboo Talks Hotline, we’re revisiting Talk 12: Baiting Solo (aka, the one about masturbation). Who’s doing it (*spoiler alert* it's most of us), why it still carries shame, and how solo play can actually be a self-exploration tool, so it doesn't remain a dirty little secret…
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Episode 11: When the Struggle Is Real
In this episode of the Taboo Talks Hotline, we are looking at Talk 11: When the Struggle Is Real, because it's a 50/50 chance you will face a mental health struggle at some point in your life. And there is no reason to be apart of the 67% of people who pretend to be fine, when they're actually...
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Episode 10: Group Sums
Get ready for a bit of spiciness on day 10 of 131 Days of Taboo Talks, on Group Sums. And no, not like the excel spreadsheets. More of a brief exploration on the common fantasy group sex, major confessional on how frisky went risky, because these things don’t always come with a safety manual....
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Episode 9: The "Playful" No
Welcome to Day 9 of 131 Days of Taboo Talks a special requested topic from someone in the community, asking us to revisit consent through the lens of the “playful” no, and how flirtatious, non-direct communication can sometimes send the wrong signals, creating confusion and risk. We brought the...
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Episode 8: My Mother? It's Complicated
It’s Day 8 of 131 Days of Taboo Talks, and today we’re taking a short and sweet look at the complicated dynamics between adult children and their mothers. While 70% of us say we have a “good” relationship with our moms, that word means something different to everyone. Is it daily phone calls?...
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Episode 7: Why Can't She Just Express Herself?
Despite the timeline reading 2025, the feminine expression of sexuality is still considered a taboo. So for episode 7 of 131 Days of Taboo Talks we explore the reasoning behind why she (or anyone really) can’t just express herself and why society is desperate to put her in a “box”. It gets a bit...
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Episode 6: It's Not Like We Ever Hooked Up
While society often fixates on physical cheating, the kiss, hookups, receipts, the less overt emotional intimacy with someone outside your relationships can cause just as much damage but more likely to go unnoticed. In Day 6 of 131 Days of Taboo Talks, we explore the blurred lines between...
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Episode 5: Girls Who Skipped Lunch
Here is your Trigger Warning, because this one is a little tender. In episode 5 of 131 Days of Taboo Talks, we are exploring the complexities of disordered eating and how looking skinny is often praised. As thinness makes its return to popularity, it is important we revisit this topic with...
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Episode 4: The Oldest Profession
Have you ever wondered why it is normal to seek out professional help in almost every profession, but Sex Work remains taboo? Welcome to Day 4 of 131 Days of Taboo Talks, where we explore the lives of Sex Workers, what they actually do, and break past some of the stigmas they face in society.…
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Episode 3: Health & Hysteria
Welcome to Day 3 of 131 Days of Taboo Talks, where we explore a topic that hits far too close to home for so many women: modern day hysteria in our healthcare system. Elis gets personal by sharing her own experience, of being told “there is nothing we can do” and how it took community and…
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Episode 2: Monogamy, the Default?
Monogamy, a choice or default? Day 2 of 131 Days of Taboo Talks, was heavily influenced by the relationship books Getting the Love You Want, Mating in Captivity and The Ethical Slut, and learning what it means to balance familiarity and erotism, a concept that challenges the notion of monogamy.…
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Episode 1: Consent
What the ‘FRIGS’ do you know about consent? Don’t lie - because the parent of all parents, Planned Parenthood found that only 55% of us can actually define it correctly. Yikes. We can sit here and blame religious teachings, the education system, or legal guardians, but why not use that time to...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Taboo Talks Hotline opens the line for matters of discretion. Blending solo reflections with candid conversational exchanges from those immersed in unconventional industries. Every episode uncovers the textures of modern life, touching on intimacy, relationships, finances, mental health and identity, served with curiosity.
HOSTED BY
Elis James
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The Taboo Talks Hotline opens the line for matters of discretion. Blending solo reflections with candid conversational exchanges from those immersed in unconventional industries. Every episode uncovers the textures of modern life, touching on intimacy, relationships, finances, mental health and...
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