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Flightless Bird

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David Farrier

Flightless Bird follows journalist David Farrier as he learns about what makes America special from his unique perspective as a Kiwi accidentally marooned in the Land of the Free. Infinitely curious but never judgmental, each week, David (along with cohost and American Rob) seeks to understand what makes America so unique, strange, and wonderful.

#165

Reality TV

In this week’s Flightless Bird, David and Rob delve into the deeply American world of Real... more

09 Dec 2025

2 HR 19 MINS

2:19:14

09 Dec 2025

#164

Nest Sessions: Cold War Kids on Vintage Shirt Collecting

In this month’s Nest Session, David and Rob are joined on the couch by Nathan Willett and ... more

04 Dec 2025

54 MINS

54:51

04 Dec 2025

#163

First Amendment Auditors

In this week’s Flightless Bird, David and Rob meet Betsy, a librarian who one day found he... more

02 Dec 2025

1 HR 17 MINS

1:17:22

02 Dec 2025

#162

Pumpkin Pie

In this week’s Thanksgiving-vibed Flightless Bird, David sets out to learn about the iconi... more

25 Nov 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:29

25 Nov 2025

#161

Medieval Times

In this week's Flightless Bird, David and Rob attend Medieval Times in California - and ar... more

18 Nov 2025

58 MINS

58:54

18 Nov 2025

#160

Black Shiny FBI Shoes

This week on Flightless Bird, Rob takes the reins and tells the story of Tom Pfaeffle - a ... more

11 Nov 2025

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:17

11 Nov 2025

#159

Nest Sessions: Anthony Green on Sobriety in America

Once a month, Flightless Bird will release “The Nest Sessions,” a new music-focused series... more

06 Nov 2025

53 MINS

53:52

06 Nov 2025

#158

Hell Houses

In this week’s spooky Flightless Bird, Rosabel reveals her thoughts on the afterlife and g... more

04 Nov 2025

1 HR 30 MINS

1:30:05

04 Nov 2025

#157

Emo Music Pt II

In this week’s episode, Hayden explains why his old band broke up and David reveals some s... more

28 Oct 2025

1 HR 23 MINS

1:23:26

28 Oct 2025

#156

Portland Protests

In this week’s Flightless Bird, we reveal the results of the competition to guess Rosabel’... more

21 Oct 2025

1 HR 21 MINS

1:21:15

21 Oct 2025

#155

Train Hopping

In this week’s Flightless Bird, David talks to a man who lived as a train hopper for two y... more

14 Oct 2025

1 HR 27 MINS

1:27:50

14 Oct 2025

#154

Homecoming

In this week’s Flightless Bird, David attends his first Homecoming football game and Homec... more

07 Oct 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:24

07 Oct 2025

#153

Christian Chaos

In this week’s episode, David looks at the downfall of one of the world’s biggest Christia... more

30 Sep 2025

1 HR 17 MINS

1:17:47

30 Sep 2025

#152

Christian Music

In this week’s episode David and Rob look at the world of Christian Contemporary Music, or... more

23 Sep 2025

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:15

23 Sep 2025

#151

Chipotle

In this week’s Flightless Bird, Rob takes David to his first ever Chipotle Mexican Grill e... more

16 Sep 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:20

16 Sep 2025

#150

Tunnel Girl

In this week’s episode, David flies to Washington, DC to meet with Kala - AKA “Tunnel Girl... more

09 Sep 2025

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:16

09 Sep 2025

#149

Kony 2012

In this week’s Flightless Bird, David looks back at Invisible Children’s “Kony 2012” docum... more

02 Sep 2025

1 HR 21 MINS

1:21:22

02 Sep 2025

#148

Streisand Effect

In this week’s Flightless Bird, David Farrier meets Mike Masnick, the journalist and entre... more

26 Aug 2025

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:58

26 Aug 2025

#147

Cryonics

In this week's Flightless Bird, David Farrier explores cryonics - freezing human corpses i... more

19 Aug 2025

1 HR 23 MINS

1:23:37

19 Aug 2025

#146

Pokemon Cards

In this week’s Flightless Bird, David and Rob discuss Pokemon Trading Cards. They’re joine... more

12 Aug 2025

1 HR 25 MINS

1:25:42

12 Aug 2025

#145

Home Alone House

In this week’s Flightless Bird, David and Rob talk about one of the most iconic American m... more

05 Aug 2025

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:02

05 Aug 2025

#144

Deep Dish Pizza

In this week’s episode, Rob takes David around Chicago visiting some of his favourite deep... more

29 Jul 2025

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:51

29 Jul 2025

#143

Live in Chicago: Joe Berlinger, Italian Beef, and Possums

This week’s episode was recorded live in Chicago, where Rob and David brought Flightless B... more

22 Jul 2025

1 HR 55 MINS

1:55:37

22 Jul 2025

#142

Live in Denver: Cryonics, Hearse Club, Ice Core, & Wolf Reintroduction

This week’s Flightless Bird is Live From Denver! Rob and David explore the sights and soun... more

15 Jul 2025

1 HR 59 MINS

1:59:12