For the love of farts! From animal biology to musical mastery

By Khaleel Rahman,

Jessica Severin de Martinez, Megan Fitzgerald, Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Meg Dalton, Catie Talarski, Chion Wolf

Published June 21, 2024 at 9:15 AM EDT

1 of 6 — Devices

2 of 6 — Dr. Dani Rabaiotti is a researcher and data scientist based out of the Zoological Society of London, and is the co-author of “Does It Fart? The definitive field guide to animal flatulence“.

Dr. Dani Rabaiotti is a researcher and data scientist based out of the Zoological Society of London, and is the co-author of “Does It Fart? The definitive field guide to animal flatulence“.

3 of 6 — Dr. Nick Caruso is a Postdoctoral Associate at Virginia Tech in the Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation. He teamed up with Dr. Dani Rabaiotti to create a series of books about animal farts.

Dr. Nick Caruso is a Postdoctoral Associate at Virginia Tech in the Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation. He teamed up with Dr. Dani Rabaiotti to create a series of books about animal farts.

Cameron Houser

4 of 6 — Guy First plays music by making farting noises with his hands, featured on Britain's Got Talent.

Guy First plays music by making farting noises with his hands, featured on Britain's Got Talent.

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5 of 6 — Guy First plays music by making farting noises with his hands, featured on Britain's Got Talent. He is joined by his wife, Yaara.

Guy First plays music by making farting noises with his hands, featured on Britain's Got Talent. He is joined by his wife, Yaara.

6 of 6 — Will Bakey a.k.a “Will the Farter” was born without an anus, but later became able to fart on-command. He has been featured on the Howard Stern Show, Jackass 3D, and Cameo.

Will Bakey a.k.a “Will the Farter” was born without an anus, but later became able to fart on-command. He has been featured on the Howard Stern Show, Jackass 3D, and Cameo.

Enjoy our ode to farts!

Meet researchers who made a New York Times bestselling book series about the various ways that animals fart; A man who is internationally known for being a hand farter, (also called a “manualist“); And another person who was born without an anus and went on to make a living off of his ability to fart extensively on-command! Which he will absolutely do for us in this episode.

GUESTS:

Dani Rabaiotti and Nick Caruso: Researchers who created a spreadsheet listing what we know about which animals do and do not fart, and which remain a mystery. It was later turned into a book series beginning with Does It Fart? The definitive field guide to animal flatulence, and the kids book, Does It Fart?: A Kid's Guide to the Gas Animals Pass
Guy First: A musician who plays music by making farting noises with his hands, featured on Britain's Got Talent. He is joined by his wife, Yaara
Will Bakey a.k.a “Will the Farter”: Born without an anus, he later became able to fart on-command. Featured on the Howard Stern Show, Jackass 3D, and Cameo. He is joined by his girlfriend, Aislinn.

Khaleel Rahman, Jessica Severin de Martinez, Meg Fitzgerald, Robyn Doyon-Aitken, Meg Dalton, Catie Talarski, and Reinett Chefu contributed to this show.

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