Hi, my degenerate angels. I honestly don't think I've ever been more grateful to welcome you back to another week of Tales of Taboo.

For those of you who are new here, my name is Ali Weiss. I am a downtown New York Z-List actress, writer, and professional conversationalist who is obsessed

with all people, experiences, careers, and ideas outside the bounds of what society considers

traditionally acceptable, accessible, or quote, unquote, normal. Each week, I invite my audience to share their unconventional life stories

behind the shield of complete anonymity. So the show is something that's like half investigative

journalism and half tabloid, or I guess Moripovich with a feminist twist, and getting to produce it is literally the

reason why I wake up in the morning. So let's get it started. I want to extend the most sincere

thank you of all time to everyone who's listened to last week's solo episode about my abortion.

I was terrified pushing that publish button.

But after nearly a year of you guys sharing your deepest secrets and controversial confessions with me,

you know, in the hopes that maybe it will inspire others to feel more confident in their choices, it felt like it was time for me to

return the favor. I know I've already gone solo and spoken very candidly about my time at

Barstool Sports and getting kicked out of my sorority.

But those were niche and very sensationalist experiences that are unique to like a super small

subset of people. Whereas abortion and a woman's right to make decisions about her body and whether or not to become a mother

is an issue that affects close to one million women a year.

The fact that it's still considered subculture and taboo, you know, alongside our stories from like ravers and believers

in the paranormal and employees for billionaires. That is absolutely fucking wild. Wild to me.

And the overwhelmingly positive reception of my story has showed me that if I really want to make a

difference, I need to expand my definition of taboo and investigate the obstacles and isolation

and fear and rejection that all people face, especially women,

not just those on the fringes of society.

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