Taboo Topics

About Taboo Topics

We all have questions that we’ve been meaning to ask our doctors. But when the time comes, we just can’t muster up the courage. On Topics Topics, host Mary Frances Emmons unpacks these questions with Orlando Health’s leading experts — getting the answers we’re after while erasing some of the stigma around personal health.

Publisher

Orlando Health

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Sept 2023

Latest episode

21 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

37 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Sept 2026

   Is That True?

   Exercise influencers on social media hand out a lot of bad advice. Dr. Justin Thompson, a board-certified sports medicine physician in St. Petersburg with Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute, explains how to separate good advice from the noise. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

2. 

   17 Aug 2026

   Why Am I Constipated?

   Everybody’s different, but how do you tell what’s “normal” and what isn’t? Dr. Tania Lopez, a board-certified gastroenterologist with Orlando Health, explores what sets the pace of normal stool movement for any individual — and what you can do to change it up. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

3. 

   20 Jul 2026

   Can I Have Sex After Cancer?

   Treating cancer can take an incredible physical and emotional toll. How does that affect the sex life of a patient and their partner? Dr. Shelly Seward, a board-certified expert in gynecologic cancer at Orlando Health Cancer Institute, explores the options. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm (https://wwww.zencast.fm)

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

2,680,071

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

67

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

60

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