Flightless Bird follows journalist David Farrier as he learns about what makes America special from his unique perspective as a Kiwi accidentally marooned in the Land of the Free. Infinitely curious but never judgmental, each week, David (along with cohost and American Rob) seeks to understand what makes America so unique, strange, and wonderful.
Flightless Bird
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Published by David Farrier
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213 episodes
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Flightless Bird follows journalist David Farrier as he learns about what makes America special from his unique perspective as a Kiwi accidentally marooned in the Land of the Free. Infinitely curious but never judgmental, each week, David (along with cohost and American Rob) seeks to understand what makes America so unique, strange, and wonderful.
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Recent Episodes
September 22, 2026
Canada Pt II with Liz Plank
Host David Farrier interviews author and podcaster Liz Plank about Canada, exploring personal reflection and national identity.
September 17, 2026
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Host Rob and David interview US singer-songwriter Nicholas Carpenter of Medium Build about his career and discovering he was a sperm donor kid.
September 15, 2026
Canada
Host David explores Canada's unique culture, encountering bagged milk and hybrid babies in this interview episode.
213 total episodes available with 137 transcripts
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Canada Pt II with Liz Plank
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[…] They're not going into hair and makeup for an hour to talk about foreign policy. So there is an emphasis on entertainment, on obviously looks and appearance. And story. And story, yes. Americans in America are so good at building a narrative into everything. Yes. And I think that's why making the show in America has been so good, because you meet people and it's like inbuilt into every American baby is the capacity to tell their story succinctly and to hit all the emotional beats and to know where to land the story. If in New Zealand, if you're, and I'm not, I love New Zealand. I'm a New Zealander. […]
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