What's That Smell?

Get to know Tom and Pete with a little taste of their anxieties leading up to the March 12 launch of the What's That Smell? podcast!

In our very first episode, Pete takes on an odiferous demon and Tommy confronts the limits of physics and aerospace engineering.

This week's track: "Hit the Ground Running" by Ryan Prewett

Pete takes an uncomfortable journey inward and Tommy faces the paper monster while on the injured list.

This week's track: "Amped Adapter" by Marc Robillard

Tommy talks to hush the sound of judgment and Pete prepares for the long rest, prematurely.

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Pete battles his urge to hide everything he creates. Ironically, so does Tommy.

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• This week's tune: Get it Out by Alon Ohana
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Tommy conjures demons of the deep and Pete goes all-in on hemp.

• Music — Bravery by Jonny Hughes
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Pete strives to relate to a brave new world. Tommy worries that in that world, we're all just meat targets.

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Tommy visits the darkness and in the process finds Shyamalan while Pete beats his inner child to the Twinkies.

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• This week's tune: Feel Alive by Rex Banner

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Pete sees someone else's life flash before his eyes, and Tommy dodges daggers doggedly. 

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• This week's tune: DuDa by Grand Torino

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Pete pokes the dragon of our own making while Tommy feels the pangs of embarrassment decades in the making.

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Pete laments the sad shortage of railings in the world, and Tommy's just sitting there watching the clock... and waiting...

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At long last, Tommy unleashes the swarm while Pete fights to flaunt his … ummm … outer strength?

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It’s our last show of our first season. To celebrate, we decided to do a little self-indulgent navel gazing because we heard podcast audiences adore …

Pete and Tommy are diligently working on season 2 of the show. To get ready, they've asked some friends to help them put together a fond remembrance of anxieties gone by. If you haven't had a chance to binge season 1 of …

What's That Smell is coming back in September! But will you be a part of it?

Tommy looks inside himself and finds his inner 😻 while Pete reminisces about false hope at the bottom of an empty 💰.

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Tommy takes to the trolls while Pete brings a listener challenge and advice for the espionage-minded.

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Tommy helps a listener through pesky pen pessimism while Pete builds a strong case for the end of all medical science.

• This week's tune: Little Picture by Arthur Dove

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Pete’s looking for grime in the dark places while Tommy is in a most perilous race against his own cheeks.

• This week's tune: Stairway to the Stars by Rex Banner

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Tommy helps a listener navigate pavement in clever new ways while Pete confronts a dark confusion in face of tools for joy.

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Pete helps a listener (in no way whatsoever) to overcome a personal pestilence while Tommy mourns (in no way whatsoever) the loss of an esteem-maker.

• This week's tune: On My Own by Torelli and the Fuse

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Tommy helps a listener find the secrets in plain sight while Pete struggles at the blackboard.

• This week's tune: Your Favorite Song by Katrina Stone

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Pete helps a listener with the find peace under the giant thumb of a byzantine system while Tommy struggles to gift the long arm of history with anything more than a list of nouns.

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Tommy digs deep to help a listener distressed with specter-spook while Pete seeks the solution to the generation gap.

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Pete helps a listener tilt into the winds of change while Tommy faces the black depths of his toiletry kit.

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Tommy helps a listener through a disturbing case of Neesonitis while Pete struggles to hide from academics bearing heavy books.

• This week's tune: So Clear by Eyal Raz

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In this final episode of season 2, Pete seeks safety in the arms of the FDA while Tommy struggles for freedom from the mighty grasp of a waterlogged …

After a long summer hiatus, Tommy and Pete are coming back with another season of (allegedly) humorous anxiety. Make sure to clean up your feeds and share with the class everything you learned over the summer!

Tommy explores what his life might have looked like had he fully exercized his mad skillz while Pete hits the dark web and gets blitzed on slime.

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Pete explores options for general home protection while Tommy brings lessons in restaurant etiquette on behalf of those cursed as recipients of grand …

Tommy is really in the mood to frolic with no outlet and Pete brings a listener submission that celebrates flamboyance with a cherry on top.

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Pete’s stuck in the stocks while Tommy hits the city of Los Angeles straight in the selfie.

• This week's tune: Over Easy by Low Light

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Tommy avoids swinging clocks while Pete helps a young listener own the night.

• This week's tune: Watch Out by Chaun Davis

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