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Flightless Bird: Pornography

09.27.2022

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 ...

Armchair Expert Umbrella with Dax Shepard episodes:

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, ...
09.08.2021 We are supported by... the Future is Female We Are Supported By, hosted by Kristen Bell and Monica Padman is a 10 episode limited series podcast. Each episode deep dives with a woman who has put a crack in the glass ceiling. Bonus Episode: The Future is Female
09.01.2021 We are supported by... Sheryl Sandberg We Are Supported By, hosted by Kristen Bell and Monica Padman is a 10 episode limited series podcast. Each episode deep dives with a woman who has put a crack in the glass ceiling. Episode 10: Sheryl Sandberg
08.27.2021 We are supported by... Reese Witherspoon We Are Supported By, hosted by Kristen Bell and Monica Padman is a 10 episode limited series podcast. Each episode deep dives with a woman who has put a crack in the glass ceiling. Episode 9: Reese Witherspoon
08.11.2021 We are supported by... Kim Kardashian West We Are Supported By, hosted by Kristen Bell and Monica Padman is a 10 episode limited series podcast. Each episode deep dives with a woman who has put a crack in the glass ceiling. Episode 8: Kim Kardashian West
08.04.2021 We are supported by... Abby Wambach We Are Supported By, hosted by Kristen Bell and Monica Padman is a 10 episode limited series podcast. Each episode deep dives with a woman who has put a crack in the glass ceiling. Episode 7: Abby Wambach
07.28.2021 We are supported by... Esther Duflo We Are Supported By, hosted by Kristen Bell and Monica Padman is a 10 episode limited series podcast. Each episode deep dives with a woman who has put a crack in the glass ceiling. Episode 6: Esther Duflo
07.23.2021 We are supported by... Diane von Furstenberg We are supported by, hosted by Kristen Bell and Monica Padman is a 10 episode limited series podcast. Each episode deep dives with a woman who has put a crack in the glass ceiling. Episode 5: Diane von Furstenberg
07.14.2021 We are supported by... Samantha Power We are supported by, hosted by Kristen Bell and Monica Padman is a 10 episode limited series podcast. Each episode deep dives with a woman who has put a crack in the glass ceiling. Episode 4: Samantha Power
07.07.2021 We are supported by... Oprah Winfrey We are supported by, hosted by Kristen Bell and Monica Padman is a 10 episode limited series podcast. Each episode deep dives with a woman who has put a crack in the glass ceiling. Episode 3: Oprah Winfrey
06.30.2021 We are supported by... Malala Yousafzai We are supported by, hosted by Kristen Bell and Monica Padman is a 10 episode limited series podcast. Each episode deep dives with a woman who has put a crack in the glass ceiling. Episode 2: Malala Yousafzai
06.28.2021 J.B. Smoove J.B. Smoove (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Spider-man: Far from Home, May I Elaborate?) is an actor, comedian, and writer. J.B. sits down with the Armchair Expert to discuss his attraction to the era when men wore nice suits and shoes, how ...
06.24.2021 Tara Stoinski Tara Stoinski is a primatologist and President, CEO and Chief Scientific Officer for the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. Tara joins the Armchair Expert to discuss studying gorillas for more than two decades, her desire work with animals from a young ...
06.23.2021 We are supported by... Gloria Steinem We are supported by, hosted by Kristen Bell and Monica Padman is a 10 episode limited series podcast. Each episode deep dives with a woman who has put a crack in the glass ceiling. Episode 1: Gloria Steinem
06.22.2021 Introducing... We Are Supported By The producers of Armchair Expert present a new 10 episode podcast, We Are Supported By... with hosts Kristen Bell and Monica Padman. In this podcast, Kristen and Monica will talk to a woman each episode who has made a significant ...
06.21.2021 Luke Wilson Luke Wilson (12 Mighty Orphans, The Royal Tenenbaums, Idiocracy) is an actor. Luke joins the Armchair Expert to discuss cameramen being the coolest people on set, his interest in reading about music, and growing up as the youngest brother in ...
06.18.2021 Fresh Fresh (Richfresh, Henry Mask) is a fashion designer based in Los Angeles. Fresh joins the Armchair Expert to talk about getting into fashion in middle school because he was told he didn’t dress well, teaching himself how to tailor suits ...
06.17.2021 Barry Meier Barry Meier (Spooked, Pain Killer) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and a former New York Times journalist. Barry joins the Armchair Expert to discuss investigating the opioid crisis, how Big Pharma played a role in perpetuating the problem, and the ...
06.14.2021 Jessica Biel Jessica Biel (7th Heaven, The Sinner, Cruel Summer) is an actress and producer. Jessica joins the Armchair Expert to discuss having a baby during the pandemic, her experience on a hit sitcom early in her career, and starting her own ...
06.10.2021 Chris Bosh Chris Bosh is an eleven-time All-Star, two-time NBA champion, and an Olympic gold medalist. Chris joins the Armchair Expert to talk about growing up in Dallas, what it was like being 6’ 11” in high school, and going to Robotics ...
06.07.2021 Russell Brand Russell Brand (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Revelation, Under the Skin) is an English comedian, actor, podcaster, writer, and activist. Russell joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how addiction is just amplified attachment, his tendency to use material means to resolve his ...
06.04.2021 Armchaired & Dangerous: UFOs David Farrier exposes Monica and Dax to a new conspiracy theory each month. Today’s episode: UFOs
06.03.2021 Bubba Wallace Bubba Wallace is a professional stock car racing driver in the NASCAR Cup Series. Bubba joins the Armchair Expert to talk about growing up in North Carolina, learning to race in his Dad’s go-kart, and how he was more interested ...
05.31.2021 Vincent D'Onofrio Returns Vincent D’Onofrio (Full Metal Jacket, Jurassic World, Mutha) is an actor and author. Vincent returns to the Armchair Expert to discuss his new book of short poems, his acting process to find his character’s voice, and being a perfectionist about ...
05.27.2021 Susan Stryker Susan Stryker is a professor, author, filmmaker, and theorist whose work focuses on gender and human sexuality. Susan joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the transgender experience in today’s modern world, consulting on the Lady and the Dale docuseries, and ...
05.24.2021 Julianna Margulies Julianna Margulies (ER, The Good Wife, Sunshine Girl) is an Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild award-winning actress. Julianna joins the Armchair Expert to discuss her parents splitting up when she was young, growing up in Paris, and how ...
05.21.2021 Yusef Salaam & Ethan Herisse Yusef Salaam (Exonerated Five, Better Not Bitter) and Ethan Herisse (When They See Us) both join the Armchair Expert to discuss the impact that the Netflix series has had on popular culture and how their friendship has grown over the ...
05.20.2021 Daniel Kahneman Daniel Kahneman is a psychologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Daniel joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the complexity of human nature, studying judgment and decision-making, and his experiments involving ...
05.17.2021 Jonathan Tucker Jonathan Tucker (Parenthood, Kingdom, Debris) is an actor. Jonathan joins the Armchair Expert from his 1989 Cadillac DeVille to discuss his plan to live in his van before the pandemic happened, growing up in tough Charlestown Boston, and how the ...
05.13.2021 Prince Harry Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, is a member of the British royal family. Prince Harry joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how to approach mental health issues, growing up with privilege, and how healing it is to perform a service ...

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Armchair Expert Umbrella with Dax Shepard episodes:

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

We are supported by... Kim Kardashian West

We are supported by... Abby Wambach

We are supported by... Esther Duflo

We are supported by... Diane von Furstenberg

We are supported by... Samantha Power

We are supported by... Oprah Winfrey

We are supported by... Malala Yousafzai

J.B. Smoove

Tara Stoinski

We are supported by... Gloria Steinem

Introducing... We Are Supported By

Luke Wilson

Fresh

Barry Meier

Jessica Biel

Chris Bosh

Russell Brand

Armchaired & Dangerous: UFOs

Bubba Wallace

Vincent D'Onofrio Returns

Susan Stryker

Julianna Margulies

Yusef Salaam & Ethan Herisse

Daniel Kahneman

Jonathan Tucker

Prince Harry

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