This is an essay about holding back the feeling of hope. 

On today's episode of Birds of Amsterdam we break down episode two of season one of Patriot with Jenn Welch from LadyHD podcast. You can find Jenn on social media at jennwelchnow and you can find Mike at sureshot.john. If you're a fan of Patriot and want to come on the show, reach out to me or Mike on Instagram. Thanks for listening. 

Today's episode is the first episode of a new series called Birds of Amsterdam. In this series me and Thai filmmaker Maithai (Mike) Yamboonchoo break down the Amazon Prime series Patriot episode by episode. As the series progresses we will have guests ranging from people who worked on the show to diehard fans. Find Maithai on social media at @sureshot.john. 

This is a song called Long Shot. 

This is a review of the documentary All That Breathes. 

This is an interview with Joseph Allred. We talk about music, life in rural Appalachia, and Christianity. 

This episode is about Twitter and the end of the world. 

This episode is about my problem with some of the Super Bowl commercials. 

This episode is about signs from the universe. 

Today's episode is another conversation with Jay Christian. We talk about critical race theory, UFO's, and the Grammys.