Fart Walks, Birds, & Squirrels

The Holderness Family Podcast

Kim Holderness

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4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Need a good laugh? We got you. This week, we’re talking about the delightfully weird and wonderful things that are making us laugh right now—including squirrels, fart walks, and not caring anymore. (Shout out to Melani Sanders, the internet legend behind the We Do Not Care Club.) We chat with the hilarious Mairlyn Smith, who’s gone viral for pioneering the “fart walk” - a post-dinner stroll that’s good for your gut, your marriage, and yes, your feminism. We also bring on bird expert Dr. Lauryn Benedict to talk about leveling up our birder game, and if spicy birdseed causes squirrel indigestion. (Penn has concerns.)

Plus, Penn shares what’s been cracking him up lately—from Japanese game shows to rants from our daughter about the NBA playoff format. (And yes, his love for Tom Cruise running is still going strong.) So if you’re craving a good laugh, a little midlife validation, or just need permission to stop caring about visible panty lines (or farting) this one’s for you. 💨🐦🐿️ Let us know what's making you laugh! Leave us a message at 323-364-3929 or write the show at [email protected]. You can also watch our podcast on YouTube.

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Laugh Lines with Kim & Penn Holderness is an evolution of The Holderness Family Podcast, which began in 2018. Kim and Penn Holderness are award-winning online content creators known for their original music, song parodies, comedy sketches, and weekly podcasts. Their videos have resulted in over two billion views and over nine million followers since 2013. Penn and Kim are also authors of the New York Times Bestselling Book, ADHD Is Awesome: A Guide To (Mostly) Thriving With ADHD and winners on The Amazing Race (Season 33) on CBS.

Laugh Lines is hosted and executive produced by Kim Holderness and Penn Holderness, with original music by Penn Holderness. Laugh Lines is also written and produced by Ann Marie Taepke, and edited and produced by Sam Allen. It is hosted by Acast. Thanks for listening!

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0:00.0	This episode is sponsored by Gab.
0:02.0	As we know, the youth mental health crisis is all over the news, and we know that social media is a huge driving factor.
0:08.0	Did you know the U.S. Surgeon General warns that kids who spend more than three hours a day online are twice as likely to have depression and anxiety?
0:16.0	Yeah, we are huge advocates for prioritizing mental health, and that includes monitoring the time
0:21.6	that we and our kids spend in front of devices.
0:24.6	I personally keep my phone out of the bedroom at night so I don't spend hours mindlessly
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1:20.9	things, including fart, like just fart freely. Girls, just fart. I'm not trying to kick a squirrel.
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