Episodes 195
Avg. Duration 1h 1m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.9 (3,200)
Since May 2022
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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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.

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Titanic Panic

Jun 09, 2026 54m

In this week’s Flightless Bird, David looks into a small but dedicated group of Americans who are still obsessed with the (alleged) sinking of the Titanic. They find it terrifying, they find it…

Nest Sessions: Tim Kasher on Game Shows

Jun 04, 2026 1h 1m

In this month’s Nest Session, David and Rob sit down with Tim Kasher, the frontman of Cursive. Hailing from Omaha, Nebraska, Tim and his wife are borderline obsessed with American gameshows. Not only…

Lifespring Cult

Jun 02, 2026 1h 5m

In this week’s episode of Flightless Bird, David looks into the bonkers world of the Human Potential Movement and Large Group Awareness Training - viewed through the lens of a child whose mother got…

Live in Salt Lake City: Skinwalker Ranch, Caving, & Weiner Dog Races

May 26, 2026 1h 50m

Flightless Bird comes to you live from Salt Lake City, Utah. In a jam packed show, Rob and David share their experiences visiting The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and the Gilgal…

Anna Konkle on Pen15 & the Sane One

May 19, 2026 1h 28m

David and Rob are joined in the studio by Anna Konkle, the co-creator and star of PEN15, one of their favourite shows of all time - looking at the trials and tribulations of being a seventh grader in…

Wisconsin: Supper Clubs

May 12, 2026 56m

In this week’s episode, as part of his “Wisconsin” series, David investigates the world of Supper Clubs in Madison. What the hell is a supper club, and why is this state obsessed with them? What is a…

Nest Sessions: Nick Thorburn on Underground Comics

May 07, 2026 51m

In this month’s Nest Session, David and Rob are joined in the studio by musician Nick Thorburn (Islands, the Unicorns, Mister Heavenly, The Creem) to discuss his love of underground comics and…

ICE Detention Center Visit

May 05, 2026 56m

In this week’s episode, David and Rob head to the Adelanto ICE Detention Centre in which is imprisoning New Zealand woman Everlee Wihongi, who holds a valid green card. Rob goes inside and spends an…

ICE Kidnaps A Kiwi

Apr 28, 2026 1h 3m

In this week’s Flightless Bird we tell the story of Everlee Wihongi, a 36-year-old New Zealander on a green card, snatched by ICE at LAX airport. We talk to her mother Betty, trying to figure out why…

Wisconsin: Cheeseheads

Apr 21, 2026 56m

In this week’s Flightless Bird, David Farrier travels to Madison, Wisconsin, to investigate the World Championship Cheese Contest. With 3375 entries and 150 classes, we are talking a lot of cheese.…

Pro Puzzler

Apr 14, 2026 1h 8m

On this week’s Flightless Bird, David and Rob discover that doing jigsaw puzzles is not just a hobby - it’s a sport! They talk to US speed puzzler Karen Kavett - AKA Karen Puzzles - who’s about to…

Parasocial Listener II

Apr 07, 2026 53m

In this week’s Flightless Bird, we return to Nick from last year’s Parasocial Listener Episode. Nick had been diagnosed with a rare kind of brain tumor - rare in that you can remove it, but it keeps…

Nest Sessions: Genevieve Schatz on being clairvoyant

Apr 02, 2026 1h 2m

In this week’s Nest Session, David and Rob are joined by Genevieve Schatz, frontperson of Chicago indie band Company of Thieves. Schatz has been on quite the journey since fronting that band - which…

Goosebumps

Mar 31, 2026 53m

In this week’s Flightless Bird, David and Rob talk iconic series Goosebumps - discussing their favourite books in the series, the joy of the Scholastic Book Fair, and how Goosebumps have managed to…

Food Trucks with Roy Choi

Mar 24, 2026 1h 55m

In this week’s Flightless Bird, David and Rob have Korean-American chef Roy Choi in the studio to talk food trucks. The creator of legendary Korean-Mexican taco truck “Kogi”, Roy talks about his…

Train Crashes

Mar 17, 2026 1h 11m

In this week’s Flightless Bird, David talks to a woman who’s been working at a law firm for over a decade that represents motorists who get hit by trains. How is this a full time job? Well, there are…

Jehovah's Witnesses

Mar 10, 2026 57m

In this week’s Flightless Bird, David talks to two former members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses religion in the USA, to find out what it’s really like inside. Can members really not pledge their…

Nest Sessions: The Format on Fan Clubs & Being Birthed

Mar 05, 2026 53m

In this month's Nest Session, David and Rob are joined on the couch by The Format's Nate Ruess and Sam Means, who met as teenagers at a Weezer concert while Sam was running the band's fan club. The…

Schizophrenia Simulator

Mar 03, 2026 1h 19m

In this week’s Flightless Bird, David talks to someone who has schizophrenia. Christopher Grant talks about what it was like to grow up seeing the world a little differently than others, his growing…

Child Stars with Mara Wilson

Feb 24, 2026 1h 21m

In this weeks Flightless Bird, David and Rob talk to Mara Wilson about being a child star in films like Mrs Doubtfire, Miracle on 34th Street and - of course - the titular character in Matilda.…

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