We define a taboo story as something you would never EVER talk about at the dinner table. Even after a few glasses of wine.
Society has made the rules, and our mission is to break them because we honestly believe: The more we all talk about how fucked up we are, the more normal we all feel.
Since establishing our stage show in 2010, Taboo Tales has covered everything from living with HIV to being born without rectal muscles to blindness to being forty and lonely. One requirement is that all stories be funny. Laughing about life is the key to letting go. This podcasts brings storytellers off the storytelling stage and into the studio for a story and discussion.
Taboo Tales and this podcast are produced by Corey Podell, Laurenne Sala, and Jeff Payne at Eleven studios. Find out more at tabootales.org
67 Available Episodes (84 Total)Average duration: 00:43:24
Apr 24, 2018
Queen Victoria & the Dusty Cookies
00:54:27
Queen Victoria Ortega, truly royal and full Angeleno, tells us what it's like to grow up fighting for all kinds of rights and to make a career out of fighting for her own.
Mar 01, 2018
COMMUNITY EP - Tell us a fantasy gone wrong
00:28:12
Jan 17, 2018
Jenni-Lynn Brick & The Smotherhood
00:41:43
Jenni-Lynn Brick gets honest about a job she absolutely hates: being a mom.
Dec 18, 2017
TABOO TALES COMMUNITY: Holiday Taboos
00:20:51
Corey and Laurenne get together to talk about their holiday taboos. They read answers from the community about hooking up at the parents house, holiday sex parties and saying no to family.
Dec 13, 2017
Taboo Tales Talks: The American Dream
01:05:19
With plans to build "a wall" on the political to-do list, we thought it was important to hear stories from two immigrants who came the the US searching for better lives. David, who crossed the US/Mexican border in the 90s to find a way to send his siblings to school, might have been kept out if there had been "a wall." Catalina, who arrived in the 80s, escaped a drug war in Colombia. They're both living their own versions of the American Dream.
Dec 06, 2017
TABOO TALES COMMUNITY: Who do you like better, your mom or your dad?
00:30:07
Corey and Laurenne are back together to discuss the love they feel for one parent over another (hint: the dead parent wins). They read answers from the community and learn that some moms are abusive, some dads are dicks, and some parents smoke weed.
Nov 22, 2017
Hayley Terris & the accidental porn stardom
00:32:36
Happy Thanksgiving! If you find yourself needing a break from all the family/food/questions about what you’re doing with your life then take a break and treat yourself to Hayley’s ridiculously fun tale about her accidental porn stardom. You deserve it!
Nov 15, 2017
Michael Rachlis & the thruple
00:35:16
Grinder's early days, ethical non-monogamy, the logistics of a thruple, and how to have a happy marriage at Burning Man are just a few of the topics our guest, Michael Rachlis, covers in this funny and thoughtful episode. Modern love ya'll!
Nov 08, 2017
TABOO TALES COMMUNITY: What part of your body do you like best (be braggy)?
00:23:32
Laurenne, her husband Sam Diephuis, and their baby Lucía host this episode where they reveal their insane body issues but learn the community has a mostly healthy body outlook, with most people loving their hair, ass, and lips (we have a super hot community). Thanks everyone for contributing!
Oct 25, 2017
Wyatt Gray & the good vibrations
00:45:58
This week we are re-releasing an episode from our archives. The wonderful Wyatt Gray, wise beyond his years and deeply thoughtful, tells Taboo Tales how overcoming a childhood language issue made him the man he is today. We love Wyatt and so will you!
Apr 24 | 00:54:27
Queen Victoria & the Dusty Cookies
Mar 01 | 00:28:12
COMMUNITY EP - Tell us a fantasy gone wrong
Jan 17 | 00:41:43
Jenni-Lynn Brick & The Smotherhood
Dec 18 | 00:20:51
TABOO TALES COMMUNITY: Holiday Taboos
Dec 13 | 01:05:19
Taboo Tales Talks: The American Dream
Dec 06 | 00:30:07
TABOO TALES COMMUNITY: Who do you like better, your mom or your dad?
Nov 22 | 00:32:36
Hayley Terris & the accidental porn stardom
Nov 15 | 00:35:16
Michael Rachlis & the thruple
Nov 08 | 00:23:32
TABOO TALES COMMUNITY: What part of your body do you like best (be braggy)?
Oct 25 | 00:45:58
Wyatt Gray & the good vibrations
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