Here's the thing - birds are real, and it's mean to say that they aren't.

After two long seasons, we've finally done the one thing you might expect a birding podcast to do - we have an actual birder on the pod! Philadelphia legend Mad Evans joins us for the entire episode to discuss all things Philly birding, including telling Sam how to complete his yearly goal and giving the most unforgettable advice about how to ID yellowlegs.

To wrap things up, we finish our season-long Closing Caw arc, crowning one person as the winner. Who will it be? There's only one way to find out.

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Here's the thing - birds are real, and it's mean to say that they aren't.

Birds Are Real Podcast Hosts: What Do They Know? Do They Know Things? Let's Find Out!

What do you get when you combine Jeopardy!, Trivial Pursuit, Deal or No Deal, The Great British Bakeoff, Survival, and American Idol all into one ultimate game show? Why, you get Birds Are Real Season 2 Episode 11 of course! Listen to this episode and play along yourself!

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Here's the thing - birds are real, and it's mean to say that they aren't.

Look, up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... well, it's a bird. A super-bird! On this episode, we discover why hummingbirds are so much better than us, and we discover why you never want to be in front of one in a drive-thru pay-it-forward chain. Also, we'll tell you the best way to break free from the bonds of reincarnation. You'll just have to listen to understand.

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Here's the thing - birds are real, and it's mean to say that they aren't.

Welcome back to the Birds Are Real Podcast, your one-stop shop for all things... Survivor analysis? We'll let you know indisputably which bird has the best shot at winning $1 million from Jeff Probst, and YOU get to choose the winner.

Later on, we put Looney Tunes to the test to see if their portrayal of a certain road-based desert bird is true to form. MEEP MEEP!

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Here's the thing - birds are real, and it's mean to say that they aren't.

This is a bird podcast. We talk about birds. But how can we be sure which birds we're talking about? Kesh decided that it's time for us to stop relying on an app and find out for ourselves. This week it's all about bird identification! Do YOU know the difference between a Cooper's hawk and a sharp-shinned hawk? Neither do we, but let's find out together!

... we promise we meant for this to be a shorter episode.

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Here's the thing - birds are real, and it's mean to say that they aren't.

Avast, me hearties! Set sail for the seven seas with us as we debunk the question everyone's been asking - did pirates really have pet parrots? Along the way, we'll even invent a new field of linguistics, which is sure to rifle some feathers.

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Here's the thing - birds are real, and it's mean to say that they aren't.

In this episode, we return to the mythology well as Kesh tells Sam a story of creation, of great battles, of ... geese? Listen as we explore the representation of birds in Ancient Egyptian mythology!

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Here's the thing - birds are real, and it's mean to say that they aren't.

VERY SPECIAL EPISODE ALERT: This week, Kesh and Sam are joined by our very own Producer Richelle, who leads our first ever guest-led main topic! The subject: pigeons. The question: sewer birds, rats with wings, or harbingers of holy matrimony? Richelle has the answers, and she's letting us know!

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Here's the thing - birds are real, and it's mean to say that they aren't.

Times are tough; home ownership seems like an impossible dream at this point (especially without any podcast sponsors...) Luckily for you, the Birds Are Real production network has created a brand new show dedicated to putting young aspiring homeowners into their dream houses. You may just have to expand your definition of dream... and house... Get ready for This Old Nest!

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Here's the thing - birds are real, and it's mean to say that they aren't.

Kesh and Sam start the episode planning heists, and flipping the bird, but after all that larking about, it's time to get serious. Get ready a nuanced conversation about the artwork that birds leave on our cars, from conception to realization. Remember: what goes in must come out.

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