Tales of Taboo is a collection of ANONYMOUS confessions investigating, and celebrating, what happens behind closed doors. Ali Weiss dissolves the boundaries... more
The Fashion episode was such a hit that I decided to revamp and re-release another set of industry-related confessions. With... more
Which famous designer refused to pay for $100,000 worth of samples? What major eyewear company has a Chief Financial Officer... more
What do you think of when you think bisexuality? Promiscuous behavior? Polyamory? Lying, cheating spouses? Midlife crises? Burning Man? Or... more
I open this week's episode with my own candid confessions about the challenges of my former long-distance relationship, and how... more
Couples with large age gaps can cause polarizing reactions. On the one hand, age is a number and love is... more
Ethical Non-Monogamy and Polyamory are becoming increasingly popular relationship structures (or, at least, are now more commonly discussed), but they're... more
Exercise gives many of us a sense of control, stability, and discipline. Boutique fitness, with its fancy methodologies and curated... more
$10,000 bottles of wine! 15 hour workdays! All-night cocaine benders! Psychotic head chefs! It's Season 4 of Tales of Taboo!... more
There’s a narrative jammed down our throats year after year, incessantly, everywhere we go, that the holidays are supposed to... more
What do you think of when you hear 'sex club'? Predatory men? Deviant behavior? An unhinged, unsanitary, Ancient Roman-style orgy? I... more
What do you think of when you think ‘porn star’? Party girls with f*cked-up childhoods? Sexual trauma? Misogyny and abuse? This... more
What’s it REALLY like to manage a school shooting? Are students with special needs a "lost cause?" How does under-funding... more
We’ve been led to believe Herpes is a “dirty” “STD” — only sluts get it, and when they do, any... more
The "Troubled Teen Industry” is an elusive, corrupted, for-profit network of schools, programs, rehabs, and residences meant for "unstable," "out... more
First-person accounts of abortion are very difficult to find, and most of the essays and anecdotes available are riddled in... more
Plastic surgery is more commonplace than ever, yet remains deeply taboo. Very few people are willing to openly discuss the... more
Which famous Washington D.C. members-only club is secretly filled with sex workers? Which politicians under Trump regularly visited rub and... more
Which professional soccer player shoved a $20 bill in a waitress’ mouth? Which famous actress with legal troubles had a... more
Ever wonder what it’s really like to be a DRUG DEALER? This week’s anonymous confessors operate(d) throughout a variety of countries... more
More often than not, addiction is dramatically portrayed in the media as a chaotic but chic side effect of wealth... more
What’s it REALLY like to manage a school shooting? Are students with special needs a "lost cause?" How does under-funding actually affect... more