Podcast Episodes

Autism Reveal Party

In this week’s Flightless Bird, David talks to Lisa Didion, an Assistant Professor of Special Education at the University of Kansas. Lisa wrote in after the Fake Seizure Guy episode, saying that Flig…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Live in Portland: Bigfoot, Beavers, and the Oregon Trail

This week’s episode is from our live show in beautiful Portland that happened on April 13. David and Rob share stories from their time in Portland, before turning their attention to Bigfoot - talking…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

The Cheesecake Factory

In this week’s Flightless Bird, David and Rob visit one of America’s most iconic restaurant chains: The Cheesecake Factory. They discover its humble origins as a small cheesecake shop in 1940’s Detro…

Published on 5 months ago

Flights of Fancy: Cheese, Kony 2012, Hot Air Balloons, Troubled Teens, Ice Machines

In this week's episode, David and Rob take calls from Flightless Bird listeners, who pitch the topics they want them to investigate! From a man who tells of being woken up at age 13 to two men in his…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Deported

Episode 127

In this week’s episode, David and Rob look at the recent cases of ICE and other agencies detaining and/or deporting various US residents who are in the US 100% legally. David interviews Canadian Jasm…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Quiverfull

Episode 126

In this weeks Flightless Bird, David sets out to understand the Quiverfull movement, which advocates for having lots and lots of children. He talks to a Zach, a man raised in this environment, before…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Goodyear Blimp

Episode 125

In this weeks episode, David goes for a ride on the Goodyear Blimp in an attempt to learn more about this iconic piece of America, celebrating its 100th birthday this year. He is shocked to find out …

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Prisons

Episode 124

In this week’s Flightless bird, David looks at the American prison system, attempting to understand why the US has the largest prison population in the world - with around 1.9 million people incarcer…

Published on 6 months ago

Focus on The Family

Episode 123

This week on Flightless Bird, David looks at Dr James Dobson and Focus on the Family, a Colorado Springs based fundamentalist Christian group formed in the 70s. Using his status as a child psychologi…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Live in Seattle

Episode 122

David and Rob take Flightless Bird to Seattle, doing a live episode to a sold out crowd at the Neptune Theatre. They interview a former homicide detective who penned a book on Seattle’s forgotten ser…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago