Flightless Bird - David Farrier

Latest Episodes:

Hell Houses Nov 04, 2025

Show notes

In this week’s spooky Flightless Bird, Rosabel reveals her thoughts on the afterlife and ghosts, before David meets a bunch of Americans who’ve taken part in, or run, Christian Hell Houses. What is a Hell House, and what do they have to do with Halloween? David then drives to visit his first Hell House, learning about the myriad of ways humans can die, and what hell looks like.

Flightless Bird on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flightlessbirdpod

Email us your feedback and ideas: flightlessbirdchat@gmail.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emo Music Pt II Oct 28, 2025

Show notes

In this week’s episode, Hayden explains why his old band broke up and David reveals some shocking news: Rosabel’s name is not “Roosevelt”. Next, Rob takes David deeper down the emo rabbit hole. They’re joined in the studio by Chris Carrabba (Dashboard Confessional) and Nick Thomas (The Spill Canvas) to break down the genre, before they share some acoustic songs. Saosin and Days Away also perform!

email us: Flightlessbirdchat@gmail.com

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@flightlessbirdpodcast

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Portland Protests Oct 21, 2025

Show notes

In this week’s Flightless Bird, we reveal the results of the competition to guess Rosabel’s filthy email address, before David travels to Portland to see if it really is a raging city out of control. Rob also talks to some locals to get their take about what is going on in their city at the moment.

Email us your feedback: flightlessbirdchat@gmail.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Train Hopping Oct 14, 2025

Show notes

In this week’s Flightless Bird, David talks to a man who lived as a train hopper for two years. They talk about the lifestyle, dangers and chaos of illegally hitching rides across America using the railroad system. The country’s first train tracks were laid down in the 1820s - and since then, America has gone on to have the largest rail transport network in the world - over 136,000 miles of train lines weaning their way across the USA. Which is why train hopping is part of America’s history. Based on original reporting in Webworm: https://www.webworm.co/trainhopping/ Email us: flightlessbirdchat@gmail.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Homecoming Oct 07, 2025

Show notes

In this week’s Flightless Bird, David attends his first Homecoming football game and Homecoming dance - and Rob and David discuss their feelings around dances, balls, and weddings.

Note: As discussed in this episode, Flightless Bird is hiring! We are looking for a “channel manager” to help look after a Flightless Bird’s Instagram, YouTube page, and other social media accounts. This is a paid position working 15 to 20 hours a week. If you are creative, organised and experienced please email us a short video explaining your experience and why you’re a good fit for this job - along with what you’re listening to at the moment (music wise or podcasts!)

Email us at flightlessbirdchat@gmail.com

Subject line: Flightless Bird Channel Manager

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christian Chaos Sep 30, 2025

Show notes

In this week’s episode, David looks at the downfall of one of the world’s biggest Christian stars, Michael Tait. The (now former) frontman of The Newsboys, and former member of DC Talk, Tait led a secret double life that all came crashing down this year. Farrier talks to two journalists who covered the story, Jessica Morris and Josiah Hesse - as well as whistleblowers and victims like Israel Anthem. Farrier discovers a world of coverups and legal action in the world of Christian rock - learning about the sole owner of Newsboys, Wes Campbell, who some refer to as “The Devil”.

- This is based on original reporting on Webworm: https://www.webworm.co/thedevil/

- Email David and Rob: flightlessbirdchat@gmail.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christian Music Sep 23, 2025

Show notes

In this week’s episode David and Rob look at the world of Christian Contemporary Music, or CCM for short. Born out of the 1960s Jesus Movement, CCM was a way for kids to listen to “cool” music without any of the sin, and it became embedded in large parts of American culture. They’re joined in the studio by Underoath’s Aaron Gillespie who knows a thing or two about Christian music - and they talk about everything from Hell Houses to the good and bad of Christian music.
Aaron Gillespie: https://www.instagram.com/aaronrgillespie/
Underoath: https://www.instagram.com/underoathband/
Flightless Bird merch: https://www.flightlessbirdpod.com
Email Rob and David: flightlessbirdchat@gmail.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chipotle Sep 16, 2025

Show notes

In this week’s Flightless Bird, Rob takes David to his first ever Chipotle Mexican Grill experience, before teaching him about what makes this American food chain so iconic, important and delicious. Founded on July 13, 1993, we learn about its history with McDonalds to its attempt at being sustainable, they try to answer the eternal question: Is Chipotle better than fast food or slightly better than fast food?

Flightless Bird merch: https://www.flightlessbirdpod.com/

Email Rob and David: flightlessbirdchat@gmail.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tunnel Girl Sep 09, 2025

Show notes

In this week’s episode, David flies to Washington, DC to meet with Kala - AKA “Tunnel Girl” - a woman digging a tunnel under her suburban home. David descends into Kala’s tunnel, trying to figure out what motivates her to do this. Along the way they talk about her fame on TikTok, the controversies she’s faced, and what you can learn from a tunnel fire. This episode was based on original reporting done for Webworm: https://www.webworm.co/tunnelgirl Flightless Bird merch: https://www.flightlessbirdpod.com/ Email Rob and David: flightlessbirdchat@gmail.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kony 2012 Sep 02, 2025

Show notes

In this week’s Flightless Bird, David looks back at Invisible Children’s “Kony 2012” documentary through the eyes of Lilly, an intern at the time - and Jedidiah Jenkins, the director of idea development for Invisible Children in 2012. Lilly and Jed take David inside the viral hit - the first ever video to reach 1 million likes on YouTube, the speediest ever to reach 100 million views. A Pew Research poll at the time indicated more than half of young adult Americans had heard about Kony 2012 in the days following its release. The purpose of Kony 2012 was to make Warlord Joseph Kony “famous”, and raise money for Invisible Children’s cause. And then everything went wrong.
Contact David and Rob: flightlessbirdchat@gmail.com
FB Merch: www.flightlessbirdpod.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

Flightless Bird – David Farrier

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected