Fart Song

He turned a childhood beach accident into the most bizarre stage career in French history — and became the highest-paid entertainer in Paris doing it.

In this episode, Crystal takes Andrea through the strange, true story of Joseph Pujol, the 19th-century performer who discovered he had absolute voluntary control over a part of his anatomy most people never think about twice. From his early days as a baker in Marseille to his sold-out shows at the Moulin Rouge — where he reportedly out-earned Sarah Bernhardt herself — we cover his rise to fame, the imitators who tried to steal his act, the business dispute that pushed him to open his own theater, and his return to a quiet, ordinary life after the applause stopped. We also dig into the actual physiology behind what he could do, and how it compares to what modern medicine understands about pelvic floor control today.

It's mayhem, it's medicine, and it's one of the strangest success stories you'll ever hear.