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Flightless Bird: Sandwiches

02.07.2023

In this week’s Flightless Bird, David Farrier looks at America’s obsession with sandwiches. Why is Subway the United State’s biggest fast food chain, leaving Starbucks and McDonalds in its wake? To get answers, David heads to Philly to investigate one ...

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02.07.2023 Flightless Bird: Sandwiches In this week’s Flightless Bird, David Farrier looks at America’s obsession with sandwiches. Why is Subway the United State’s biggest fast food chain, leaving Starbucks and McDonalds in its wake? To get answers, David heads to Philly to investigate one ...
01.31.2023 Flightless Bird: New Zealand Summer Vacation In this week’s Flightless Bird, David Farrier returns to Aotearoa, New Zealand, to investigate why so many of New Zealand's native birds are flightless. Literally. David sets out to find three such creatures: the little penguin, the kakapo, and - ...
12.21.2022 Race to 35: Esther Perel BONUS episode of Race to 35 with Esther Perel. Months after their retrievals, Monica and Liz return to the attic to discuss their feelings surrounding the egg retrieval process with some distance from the experience. Esther Perel joins the women ...
12.20.2022 Flightless Bird: Christmas In this week’s Flightless Bird, David Farrier looks at why Christmas is the OG holiday in America. He brings back Mike McHargue from the very first episode of Flightless Bird to talk about how religion and commerce mix. In 2021 ...
12.14.2022 Race to 35: Post Retrieval Monica and Liz get retrieved in episode 10 (out of 10) of Race to 35. In the final episode, L & M chat mere hours after their retrieval. They discuss their feelings, talk about the trigger shot experience, and discuss ...
12.13.2022 Flightless Bird: Soft Drinks In this week’s Flightless Bird, David Farrier sets out to understand the vast array of soft drinks on offer in the United States of America. He ends up stumbling into Waco, Texas - home of Dr. Pepper - where he ...
12.07.2022 Race to 35: Day 9 + Andrew Solomon Monica and Liz are all synced up in episode 9 (out of 10) of Race to 35. The two are feeling unexpectedly sad as this process comes to an end. They have resigned to the idea that their follicles are ...
12.06.2022 Flightless Bird: Leaf Blowers In this week’s Flightless Bird, David Farrier sets out to understand why Americans love leaf blowers so much. Plagued by leaf blowers around his tiny one-bedroom apartment, David attempts to reach President Joe Biden to discuss leaf blower use at ...
11.30.2022 Race to 35: Day 8 + Chelsea Handler Liz and Monica declare their sisterhood in episode 8 (of 10) of Race to 35. The two discuss how pain is passed down, Monica cries over Delta, and they talk about how this experience is affecting the way they view ...
11.29.2022 Flightless Bird: Bears In this week’s Flightless Bird, David Farrier sets out to understand one of America’s grandest animals, the Grizzly Bear. Emblazoned on the California flag and seal, what does this giant predator have to say about the American people? David discovers ...
11.23.2022 Race to 35: Day 7 + Dana Liz and Monica are “feeling superior to men today" in episode 7 (of 10) of Race to 35. The two talk about their fears of being needy and question what it would look like to build a non-traditional family. They ...
11.22.2022 Flightless Bird: Thanksgiving In this week’s Flightless Bird, David Farrier sets out to find the perfect turkey and in doing so discovers what Thanksgiving is all about. Somehow, Farrier gets acclaimed celebrity chef Michael Voltaggio to cook him, Dax, Monica, and Rob a ...
11.16.2022 Race to 35: Day 6 + Christina Perri Monica and Liz's trays finally arrive in Episode 6 (out of 10) of Race to 35. In this episode, the two women start a new shot and Monica lies to Liz about how much it hurts. Additionally, Liz is put ...
11.15.2022 Flightless Bird: Airports In this week’s Flightless Bird, David Farrier sets out to understand the American airport and what makes it tick. Why are the top seven busiest airports in the world all based in America, and what does that mean for the ...
11.09.2022 Race to 35: Day 5 + Andrew Huberman Liz and Monica decide they can't get canceled in ep 5 (of 10) of Race to 35. They revisit a final destination moment from last night's shots and Liz declares she finally feels like a person after hearing words of ...
11.08.2022 Flightless Bird: News In this week’s Flightless Bird, David sets out to understand American Network News, and the country’s obsession with rolling 24/7 news coverage. Why does the Fox News Channel averaged more total viewers than CNN and MSNBC combined and how is ...
11.02.2022 Race to 35: Day 4 + Eve Wiley + Bee Liz and Monica don't know what's real in episode 4 (of 10) of Race to 35. Monica receives unfortunate news from her doctor, we learn about Liz's synchronized swimming history and they remind each other they can do hard things. ...
11.01.2022 Flightless Bird: Maths In this week’s Flightless Bird, David Farrier sets out to understand why Americans say “math”, while New Zealand - and most of the rest of the world - says “maths”. He speaks to Dean Koorey about the mysteries of language, ...
10.26.2022 Race to 35: Day 3 + Emily Oster + January Jones Monica and Liz are owning their dumbness in episode 3 (of 10) of Race to 35. They discuss last night's shots which were an utter disaster involving Monica giving Liz a proper stabbing. They talk to Emily Oster, American author ...
10.25.2022 Flightless Bird: Halloween In this week’s Flightless Bird, David Farrier sets to understand where the heck Halloween came from, a holiday that generates over $10 billion in retail sales in the US each year. Why does an average American spend $60 on the ...
10.19.2022 Race to 35: Day 2 + Douglas NeJamie + Dre & Rachel Monica and Liz are feeling "floopy" in episode 2 (of 10) of Race to 35. They discuss the previous nights' shots, the potentially deathly air bubble, substitute trays, and how they shouldn't be allowed to make purchases or decisions of ...
10.18.2022 Flightless Bird: Shower Curtains In this week’s Flightless Bird, David Farrier sets out to understand why America - despite all its advancements in innovation and technology - has decided to stick with the puzzling shower curtain. Why, while countries like New Zealand embrace the ...
10.12.2022 Race to 35: Day 1 Day 1 - Liz and Monica embark on their fertility journey. They sit down with Monica’s BFF - who has gone through the egg retrieval process herself - to ask questions and discuss their fears about the upcoming 10 days. ...
10.11.2022 Flightless Bird: Amish In this week’s Flightless Bird, David Farrier sets out to understand the Amish, a group of Swiss Germans slash Alsatians that chose America as their home away from home. Why does a country that embraces fast cars, fast money, and ...
10.09.2022 Introducing... Race to 35 The producers of Armchair Expert present their newest podcast venture, Race to 35. Race to 35 is co-hosted by Monica Padman and Liz Plank and focuses on Fertility. Throughout this 10 episode podcast, Monica and Liz will be going through ...
10.04.2022 Flightless Bird: Game Shows In this week’s Flightless Bird, David Farrier embraces the American institution of game shows. He sets out to understand how in this time of high-caliber TV, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune still manages to pull in four million ahead of shows ...
09.27.2022 Flightless Bird: Pornography This week on Flightless Bird, David Farrier sets out to explore America’s adult film industry, which has its heart in California’s San Fernando Valley. In this episode Farrier heads for a mansion in the hills of Calabasas to attend an ...
09.20.2022 Flightless Bird: RVs This week on Flightless Bird, David sets out to understand America's obsession with recreational vehicles, also known as RVs. Joined by Monica and Dax, David discovers why 11.2 million American homes have an RV of some kind and why 10 ...
09.13.2022 Flightless Bird: Bunkers This week on Flightless Bird, David descends underground into the world of preppers and bunkers, learning that 40% of Americans believe that stocking up on supplies or building an underground shelter is a better investment than saving for retirement. Joined ...
09.06.2022 Flightless Bird: Baseball This week on Flightless Bird, David heads to San Francisco to meet the San Francisco Giants. Joined by Wobby Wob, David attempts to learn how to catch a baseball, before becoming distracted by some loud screams coming from the field. ...
08.30.2022 Flightless Bird: Tipping This week on Flightless Bird, David gets out his wallet and dives into the culture and politics of tipping. Joined by Monica Padman, he sets out to discover why 52% of Americans tip their hairdresser while only 14% always tip ...
08.23.2022 Flightless Bird: Juggalos This week on Flightless Bird, David dives into the insane world of Insane Clown Posse fans, who called themselves “Juggalos.” David is shocked to discover that due to the criminal enterprises of certain members of the fandom, the FBI decided ...
08.16.2022 Flightless Bird: Amazon This week on Flightless Bird, David prepares to hit “Buy Now” as he embarks into the world of Amazon, the company that notched up $116 billion in sales during the first three months of this year. Joined by Monica, he ...
08.09.2022 Flightless Bird: Healthcare This week on Flightless Bird, David sets out to make sense of the very confusing American healthcare system. Joined by Monica, he tries to figure out why some Americans end up paying their own ambulance bill and why over half ...
08.02.2022 Flightless Bird: Diners This week on Flightless Bird, David sets out to understand what makes the American diner experience so special, by traveling to Reno, Nevada. There he meets the staff of Peg's Glorified Ham N Eggs and meets the regulars who've made ...
07.26.2022 Flightless Bird: Circumcision This week on Flightless Bird, David sets out to discover why America loves circumcision so much, to the point where 115 million American men now find themselves without a foreskin. Joined by Monica, he tries to figure out why this ...
07.19.2022 Flightless Bird: Football This week on Flightless Bird, David sets out to understand a game that simply doesn’t exist in New Zealand: American Football. He tries to figure out America’s most popular sport and asks why over 100 million Americans watched the Super ...
07.12.2022 Flightless Bird: Bottled Water This week on Flightless Bird, David sets out to understand America’s obsession with bottled water. Joined by Monica, he tries to figure out why tap water just won’t cut it in many US States, leading Americans to spend billions on ...
07.05.2022 Flightless Bird: Disney II This week on Flightless Bird, David embarks on his first-ever trip to Disneyland with Dax, Monica, and Wobby Wob to see if the magic of the place rubs off on him. In amongst discovering the joys of Star Wars: Galaxies ...
06.28.2022 Flightless Bird: Flags This week on Flightless Bird, David sets out to understand why Americans love their flag so much, buying nearly 150 million of them every year. Joined by Dax and Monica, David quizzes them about what it’s like to go to ...
06.21.2022 Flightless Bird: Burgers This week on Flightless Bird, David sets out to discover why Americans love burgers so much, eating 50 million of them a year. Joined by Monica, he tries to figure out why in America it’s always beef for dinner and ...
06.14.2022 Flightless Bird: Dog Shows This week on Flightless Bird, David sets out to understand his favorite American mockumentary "Best in Show" by attempting to immerse himself in the world of competitive dog shows. Joined by Monica, David shares his unusual history in the animal-showing ...
06.07.2022 Flightless Bird: Suing This week on Flightless Bird, David sets out to discover why Americans love suing each other so much - filing over 40 million lawsuits a year. Joined by Dax and Monica, David attempts to figure out how to avoid being ...
05.31.2022 Flightless Bird: Disney Adults This week on Flightless Bird, David sets out to discover how Disney’s parks and experiences division made 17 billion dollars last year - seeing 77 million people through its rollercoasters, rides, and massive queues. Joined by Monica, David tries to ...
05.24.2022 Flightless Bird: Toilets This week on Flightless Bird, David sets out to discover why the water level on American toilets is terrifyingly high, almost filling up the entire toilet bowl. Joined by Monica, he tries to figure out why it’s so hard to ...
05.17.2022 Flightless Bird: Religion This week on Flightless Bird, David sets out to understand religion in America. Joined by Dax and Monica, he tries to figure out why over 200 million Americans are Christians, and how uniquely Americanized this religion has become - with ...
05.13.2022 Introducing... Flightless Bird with David Farrier Armchair Umbrella and David Farrier introduce you to Flightless Bird, a show that follows kiwi journalist David Farrier as he embarks on a quest to understand American culture, after getting accidentally marooned here. From football to flags, religion to burgers, ...
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Armchair Expert Umbrella with Dax Shepard episodes:

Flightless Bird: Sandwiches

Flightless Bird: New Zealand Summer Vacation

Race to 35: Esther Perel

Flightless Bird: Christmas

Race to 35: Post Retrieval

Flightless Bird: Soft Drinks

Race to 35: Day 9 + Andrew Solomon

Flightless Bird: Leaf Blowers

Race to 35: Day 8 + Chelsea Handler

Flightless Bird: Bears

Race to 35: Day 7 + Dana

Flightless Bird: Thanksgiving

Race to 35: Day 6 + Christina Perri

Flightless Bird: Airports

Race to 35: Day 5 + Andrew Huberman

Flightless Bird: News

Race to 35: Day 4 + Eve Wiley + Bee

Flightless Bird: Maths

Race to 35: Day 3 + Emily Oster + January Jones

Flightless Bird: Halloween

Race to 35: Day 2 + Douglas NeJamie + Dre & Rachel

Flightless Bird: Shower Curtains

Race to 35: Day 1

Flightless Bird: Amish

Introducing... Race to 35

Flightless Bird: Game Shows

Flightless Bird: Pornography

Flightless Bird: RVs

Flightless Bird: Bunkers

Flightless Bird: Baseball

Flightless Bird: Tipping

Flightless Bird: Juggalos

Flightless Bird: Amazon

Flightless Bird: Healthcare

Flightless Bird: Diners

Flightless Bird: Circumcision

Flightless Bird: Football

Flightless Bird: Bottled Water

Flightless Bird: Disney II

Flightless Bird: Flags

Flightless Bird: Burgers

Flightless Bird: Dog Shows

Flightless Bird: Suing

Flightless Bird: Disney Adults

Flightless Bird: Toilets

Flightless Bird: Religion

Introducing... Flightless Bird with David Farrier

We are supported by... the Future is Female

We are supported by... Sheryl Sandberg

We are supported by... Reese Witherspoon

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