The Poop Song Conspiracy

粪便之歌阴谋

Twenty Thousand Hertz

2026-05-11

37 分钟
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One day, Ethan had an unfortunate bathroom incident. Then, he found an entire collection of songs online with his name in the title… and they all seemed to be about that embarrassing moment. That experience sent Ethan and his sister down a bizarre rabbit hole involving AI music, lots of poop jokes, and possibly the world’s most prolific songwriter. This story comes from the Hyperfixed podcast. Learn about this year’s Listener Stories competition and submit your story at 20k.org/2026. Twenty Thousand Hertz is produced by ⁠Defacto Sound⁠. Support the show and get ad-free episodes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠20k.org/plus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to see our video series. If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mystery.20k.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow Dallas on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow Hyperfixed wherever you get your podcasts. Hear A Song About Ethan by Matt Farley, or request a custom song by him. Find out how you can get the iPhone 17 Pro at no cost with an eligible iPhone trade in at att.com/iphone, or by visiting an AT&T store. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Warning, this episode contains juvenile poop jokes and over-the-top fart noises.

  • Listener discretion is advised.

  • You're listening to 20,000 Hertz.

  • The stories behind the world's most recognizable and interesting sounds.

  • I'm Dallas Taylor.

  • Think about the most embarrassing moment in your adult life.

  • Now imagine finding a bunch of songs online with your name in the title and the lyrics

  • all reference the embarrassing thing that happened to you.

  • If it were me, I would question my sanity.

  • But for one New Yorker, that's exactly what happened.

  • And it led him and his sister down a rabbit hole that involved AI music, lots of poop jokes,

  • and arguably the world's most prolific songwriter.

  • This story comes from one of my very favorite podcasts.

  • It's called Hyperfixed, and it's hosted by Alex Goldman.

  • Here's Alex.

  • So a few months ago, Hyperfixed producer Maury Yates sat down with a listener who is no stranger to bad internet.

  • Oh, here she is again.

  • Hi.

  • Hi.

  • Okay, I'm back.