Fart Theory

Send us Fan MailVisualize a fart wielding a sword and a little feathered hat. This is your fart, and it is here to liberate you. 💨More on this in this day’s episode mind dump: The Fart is Here to Vanquish Your HopesSupport the showFollow us on your favorite platforms: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Substack, and more.

Send us Fan MailOn the refreshing qualities of an accidental toot, and the nature of a fart as a spiritual attaché.Support the showFollow us on your favorite platforms: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Substack, and more.

Send us Fan MailIn this wind breaking episode (not to be confused with groundbreaking), we explore  big ideas on how accidental farts are the next spiritual frontier.What makes farts so special? Why are they a spiritual frontier? And how might they help us define our legacies here on Earth? Listen on, oh tooting one!Support the showFollow us on your favorite platforms: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Substack, and more.

Send us Fan MailToday’s episode is dedicated to Jake, a man unnecessarily subjected to my fart at the end of an interview.In this episode of Fart Theory, we’ll cover…The story of when I farted in an interviewHow the authentic self can seem like self-sabotageMartha Beck’s Finding Your North StarHow our authentic self’s wishes know no social codesMy earnest wishes for you, listenersSupport the showFollow us on your favorite platforms: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Substack, and more.

Send us Fan MailDid you wake up this morning wondering: what do a Midwestern Catholic Doctor and a Canadian ex-pat living in Florida, jetsetting the world, extolling the virtues of AI have in common? Well, if you did, you're in luck!This week's episode spotlights Phil Pallen and Anonymous Ken.The episode covers:Absolutely nothing, like a Seinfeld episodeAbsolutely everything, like a Seinfeld seasonTales of tooting priestsCropdusting a nun (!)A bit about how sexual expression intersects with manners and a willingness to fart boldlyA quick riff on the way farts can open doors to intimacyFamily of origin notes on how our people inform our posteriorsReally no direction at all...but as Phil and Ken taught me this week: any way the wind blows, doesn't really matter to me(, to me). Welcome to yet another installment of calm, composure, farting, and friends. Enjoy!Or, tootle-oo? I'm so sorry.Support the showFollow us on your favorite platforms: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Substack, and more.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Fart Theory, we explore an experiential exercise to reflect on personal experiences with farting, using Carl Jung's quote about love and power as a framework. The conversation explores the dynamics of love and power in relationships, the importance of self-reflection, and the journey from power-driven motivations back to love.Our relationship with our farts is an extension of our relationship with ourselves. Now what?How to use farts to heal, reflect, develop, and growThe wisdom of Carl Jung: "Where love rules, there is no will to power, and where power predominates, love is lacking. The one is the shadow of the other."What can Jung's quote teach us about our own relationship with power and love?Where do our farts show us where we hold ourselves separate from life and where might they show us where we have room to grow close? Or... closer?This week's episode is user-driven, recorded lovingly with the intention to help you get a "thing" out of it. If it works, let me know! Reviews are dearly appreciated.Support the showFollow us on your favorite platforms: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Substack, and more.

Send us Fan MailBet you've been dying to listen in to the musings of two death experts takes on farts, huh? Well, you're in luck! Jodi Wellman, founder of Four Thousand Mondays, author of You Only Die Once, speaker, death enthusiast, and friend is joined by Misty: the ex-mortician most interesting person in the room.As always, we are here to explore some version of the question: What happens when two strangers who've never met get together to talk about farts?Episode topics:Why did Misty leave mortician life?How does a dead body fart? (Does it?)Is Jodi secretly throwing bodies into rivers?How can Cady emotionally traumatize Jodi for life and risk ruining the friendship forever?How many times does Cady need to say "cadavers" when she means "corpses" until someone says something?What can research on disgust teach us about life? And does anyone understand what Cady's trying to say here?What do our guests treasure about their partners' toots?And more!This is the fourth episode of Fart Theory: the show elevating Cady out of a raging depression, and also bringing together people from different backgrounds to explore how we relate to a shared topic — farts. When it comes to farts, where are people more alike than they are different and where do our differences make us who we are? Listen to Jodi & Misty's episode to find out more.Guests: Jodi and Misty are living death experts who met for the first time. Both have also held my hand and heart (metaphorically) through dark times, and for that I love them both deeply.Support the showFollow us on your favorite platforms: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Substack, and more.

Send us Fan MailEntrepreneurs, take notes! This week's episode of Fart Theory kicks off with what very well be the idea that launches your next million: the fart blanket. What happens when two strangers who've never met get together to talk about farts?Episode topics:Fart blankets: Sarah's childhood toots & the origin story of her special blanket.The  childhood experience that taught John he's lactose intolerant* (*and maybe a little proud)The Purple Heart of FartsFarts as a symbolic rite of passage in relationshipsFarting, intimacy, and closenessAnd more!This is the second episode of Fart Theory: the show bringing together people from different backgrounds to explore how we relate to a shared topic — farts. When it comes to farts, where are people more alike than they are different and where do our differences make life fun? Listen to Sarah & John's episode to find out more.Guests: John Pate owns a moving company, he makes music, and he farts! Sarah is anonymous for professional reasons.Support the showFollow us on your favorite platforms: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Substack, and more.

Send us Fan MailExperience the joys of fart-positive friendship as Gina and Elena discuss the nuance of leveraging flatulence to better express themselves.Episode topics:Fart-positive friendshipsFarting in queer relationships and heterosexual onesTips for farting in yogaWhat are agreed upon social conventions for farting on planes?And more!This is the first episode of Fart Theory: the show bringing together people from different backgrounds to explore how we relate to a shared topic — farts. Where are people united in similarities and where are they actually quite different? Listen to Gina & Elena's episode to find out more.Guests: Elena Box, shamanic death doula, comedienne, and yoga instructor. Gina, the anonymous tennis coach who'd like to have her last name left off of this for singledom.Support the showFollow us on your favorite platforms: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Substack, and more.

Send us Fan MailHello, internet! I am pleased to introduce you to the new show: Fart Theory. It's a show that brings together people from different backgrounds to talk about farts. We'll explore questions like:How do people respond when they accidentally fart in public?How are farts something we all have in common, and how are our individual differences, well, different?What can farts teach us about how we relate to ourselves, other people, and life itself?How much fun can we have trading notes and fart stories?UNOFFICIAL SPONSOR: Healing Affirmations — What Your Body Wants to HearSo, in one of life's many comedic plot twists, a lovely woman named Barbara asked if I wanted an affiliate link to her meditations about a week before I even realized I was launching a show. If you could use some kind words spoken to, about, or around your body, I can't recommend these tracks highly enough!*The relaxation track is free; the paid self-love track is a classic, although the stomach ones are, well, relevant. Have a blast!💨Support the showFollow us on your favorite platforms: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Substack, and more.