SHHH: The Poopcast (aka S**t and Shame with Shawn)

Shawn, our Puru, talks to Jamie Benson, dancer, choreographer, and maker of shows such as the satire-drenched 'Bowel Movement', and 'Bathroom Follies', among others. In addition, Jamie’s partner, fashion designer Andrae Gonzalo joins this lively conversation focusing on shame, fear of contamination, and even damnation, from long-held taboos around homosexuality, non-conformity, and of course poop - in culture, fashion, dance and language.

Shawn 'The Puru' Shafner is interviewed by friend, musician, and this podcast producer, Josh Sitron, on serious issues surrounding poop, and the inherent humor that arises automatically from such conversation. We get a background about Shawn's Poop Project (The People's Own Organic Power), his hit one-man show 'An Inconvenient Poop' and a general history of fecal matters and societal taboos around poop. By the end of the interview, Josh is so interested (and disgusted, but in a good way) that he proposes that Shawn and he produce an ongoing series of Poop casts. And here we are. WARNING: Eating oatmeal while listening to this podcast is strongly discouraged.