Taboo Trades

Taboo Trades

Kimberly D Krawiec

Episodes 72
Avg. Duration 1h 6m
Activity Active
Since Aug 2020
Latest Episode Feb 2026

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Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
30%
Hosting
feeds.buzzsprout.com

About This Podcast

A podcast about things we aren’t supposed to trade . . . But do anyway

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Recent Episodes

S6E11 Taboo Patents with Andrew Gilden & Sarah Rajec

Feb 07, 2026 52m Transcript

My guests today are Andrew Gilden, Southwestern Law School, and Sarah R. Wasserman Rajec, William & Mary Law School. They join me today to discuss their recent paper, Patenting the Taboo: Sex,…

S6E10 Season 6 Sign Off

Dec 13, 2025 3m Transcript

My student co-hosts sign off, bringing Season 6 to an official close. Never fear, I'll be back throughout 2026 with exciting bonus episodes.

S6E9 Eggonomics with Diane Tober

Dec 11, 2025 1h 5m Transcript

My guest today is Diane Tober, an Associate Professor at the University of Alabama Department of Anthropology and Institute for Social Science Research. She is a medical anthropologist with a focus…

S6E8 Reproductive Labor in India with Prabha Kotiswaran

Nov 24, 2025 59m Transcript

My guest today is Prabha Kotiswaran, a Professor of Law & Social Justice at King’s College London. Professor Kotiswaran’s main areas of research include criminal law, transnational criminal law,…

S6E7 The Law of Intimate Obligations with Emily Stolzenberg

Nov 08, 2025 1h 1m Transcript

My guest today is Emily Stolzenberg, an Associate Professor of Law and Reuschlein Emerging Scholar at Villanova University’s Charles Widger School of Law. Her research focuses on conflicts between…

S6E6 Created To Be Killed with Jeff Skopek

Nov 02, 2025 55m Transcript

My guest today is Jeff Skopek, a Professor of Law and the Deputy Director of the Centre for Law, Medicine, and Life Sciences at the University of Cambridge. He holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School…

S6E5 Market Solutions to Fish and Wildlife Preservation with Jonathan Adler

Oct 26, 2025 1h 1m Transcript

My guest today is Jonathan Adler, Cabell Research Professor and Tazewell Taylor Professor of Law at William & Mary Law School. Professor Adler is the author or editor of seven books,…

S6E4 The Market Limits of Free Exercise with Bailey Sanders

Oct 14, 2025 55m Transcript

My guest today is Bailey Sanders, a Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at Duke University. Her work examines how market competition can advance gender equality and the critical role of women’s…

S6E3 Contract or Prison with Sadie Blanchard

Sep 28, 2025 1h 4m Transcript

My guest today is Sadie Blanchard, a Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame. She teaches and writes about contracts, corporations, and international business law. Her research examines how…

S6E2 The End Kidney Deaths Act with Elaine Perlman

Sep 17, 2025 52m Transcript

My guest today is Elaine Perlman, an altruistic kidney donor, President of the Coalition to Modify NOTA, and Executive Director of Waitlist Zero. She is leading campaigns to pass the End Kidney…

S6E1 Welcome to Season 6!

Sep 05, 2025 2m

Hello listeners and welcome to a new season of the Taboo Trades podcast! I’m back again with a great group of UVA Law students who will guide us through the latest research and current events in a…

S5E12 Imminent Death Donation

Jun 22, 2025 1h 2m Transcript

I’m joined today by two special guests to discuss an unusual and ethically complex type of organ donation – imminent death donation, or IDD. As you’ll hear Thao Galvan explain in the episode, organ…

S5E11 Exploitation Creep: Feminism, Sex, and Reproduction in International Law

Jun 13, 2025 1h 5m Transcript

Welcome to a very special bonus episode of the Taboo Trades podcast! Today I have a record number of guests – five in total—continuing a discussion that we began at Yale’s Newman Colloquium earlier…

S5E10 Season 5 Sign Off!

Dec 17, 2024 2m

In this sign off episode, I say good bye to this year's student cohosts from UVA Law: Anthony Freyre, Kimberly Garcia, Laura Habib, Olivia King, Alyssa Lawrence, Alyssa Marshall, Alexa Rothborth, Nia…

S5E9 Risk & Resistance with Aziza Ahmed

Dec 14, 2024 1h 2m Transcript

My guest today is Aziza Ahmed, a Professor of Law and N. Neal Pike Scholar at the Boston University School of Law. She is also a Co-Director of BU Law’s Program on Reproductive Justice. She joins me…

S5E8 Paintings & Prostitutes with Stephen Clowney

Dec 07, 2024 1h 1m Transcript

My guest today is the always interesting and funny Steve Clowney, a professor of law at the University of Arkansas. He has also worked as a legal consultant in Hawaii, a college admissions officer,…

S5E7 Sexual Agreements with Albertina Antognini & Susan Frelich Appleton

Nov 26, 2024 1h 9m Transcript

I’m thrilled today to welcome new friend, Albertina Antognini and old (by which I mean long-time) friend, Susan Appleton. Albertina Antognini is the James E. Rogers Professor of Law at the University…

S5E6 Busted: Policing Women On Top with Courtney Cahill

Nov 08, 2024 1h 4m Transcript

My guest today is Courtney Cahill, a Chancellor's Professor of Law at UC Irvine School of Law. Professor Cahill is a scholar of constitutional law, anti-discrimination law, sex equality, and LGBTQ…

S5E5 Valuing Reproductive Loss with Jill Wieber Lens

Nov 02, 2024 1h 1m Transcript

My guest today is Jill Lens, who serves as the Dorothy M. Willie Professor in Excellence at the University of Iowa school of law. Professor Lens is a leading legal expert in reproductive justice and…

S5E4 Paying To Pollute with Hajin Kim

Oct 20, 2024 53m Transcript

I’m thrilled today to welcome the brilliant and creative Hajin Kim, an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Chicago. Hajin uses principles from social psychology and economics to study how…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Taboo Trades have?

Taboo Trades has published 72 episodes since August 2020, covering topics in Society & Culture.

Is Taboo Trades still active?

Taboo Trades is currently active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 1h 6m.

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