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• Emo Music

  In this week’s Flightless Bird, David and Rob look at emo music in the United States, from its origins to where it is today. Rob presents David with a lesson in emo bands and reaches out to them to ask whether they consider themselves emo or not. David plays some of his old emo reporting from back in New Zealand in the mid 00s, before attending an infamous Emo Night event in LA where he talks to founders Morgan Freed and T.J. Petracca. They also interview Vic Fuentes from Pierce the Veil and discuss the war between punks and emos that broke out in Mexico City in 2008. Email us: [email protected] Merch: www.flightlessbirdpod.com LINKS: Rob’s emo playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7zwXnoiAe2Ja18nhvnSsCY?si=e5c8ca80a9a2434eTheme song performance: Nick Thomas of The Spill Canvas https://www.thespillcanvas.net In regards to last week’s Autism episode, some other spicy writing from David: - Prosopagnosia - face blindness: https://www.webworm.co/p/superrecogniser and https://www.webworm.co/p/prosopagnosia - Aphantasia: https://www.webworm.co/p/aphantasia - Telepathic Children Do Not Exist: https://www.webworm.co/p/telepathytapes - My memory and ADHD: https://www.webworm.co/p/memoryworms Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Autism Reveal Party

  In this week’s Flightless Bird, David talks to Lisa Didion, an Assistant Professor of Special Education at the University of Kansas. Lisa wrote in after the Fake Seizure Guy episode, saying that Flightless Bird should take a deeper dive into autism in America. With RFK Jr’s recent unhinged comments on autism, it felt like the right time to clear up some misinformation. On top of this - David got invited to an Autism Reveal Party. What is that? Well, listen to find out. - Email us your feedback to: [email protected] Merch: www.flightlessbirdpod.com - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@flightlessbirdpodcast Links:- RFK Jr. exaggerates share of autistic population with severe limitationshttps://www.politifact.com/article/2025/apr/21/rfk-jr-exaggerates-share-of-autistic-population-wi/ - Kennedy announces new studies to examine environmental factors linked to autismhttps://thehill.com/homenews/5252236-kennedy-announces-new-studies-to-examine-environmental-factors-linked-to-autism/ - Trump Administration Cuts Funding for Autism Research—Even As It Aims to Find the Causehttps://time.com/7279068/trump-administration-autism-research-cuts/ - NIH autism study will pull from private medical recordshttps://www.npr.org/2025/04/23/nx-s1-5372695/autism-nih-rfk-medical-records - The Pitt’s Dr. Mel King Is a Small but Meaningful Step Forward for Neurodivergence Onscreen:https://time.com/7275814/the-pitt-mel-neurodivergence-autism-adhd/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Live in Portland: Bigfoot, Beavers, and the Oregon Trail

  This week’s episode is from our live show in beautiful Portland that happened on April 13. David and Rob share stories from their time in Portland, before turning their attention to Bigfoot - talking to Cliff Barackman, the man behind the North American Bigfoot Center. Cliff has been doing bigfoot field research since 1994. His expeditions have taken him to 46 states and five continents in search of evidence supporting the existence of undiscovered hominoids worldwide. From there, Flightless Bird turns its focus to the urban beavers of Portland, talking with Matt Guziejka, a beaver researcher from Portland State University. Matt has spent the last few years knee-deep in data and also mud studying how people feel about beavers living in cities. David and Rob then meet Philip Bouchard, the man responsible for taking the Oregon Trail video game mainstream. Plus, a special live performance from Suzzallo. SPECIAL THANKS TO: - Suzzallo - www.instagram.com/suzzallo_music - Cliff Barackman - https://northamericanbigfootcenter.com / BigfootandBeyondPodcast.com - Matt Guziejka - Philip Bouchard - Paxton Gate for sharing their beautiful taxidermied birds - Local artist Mike Bennett: www.mikebennettart.com - Steven Smith Teamaker for the custom tea and hospitality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• The Cheesecake Factory

  In this week’s Flightless Bird, David and Rob visit one of America’s most iconic restaurant chains: The Cheesecake Factory. They discover its humble origins as a small cheesecake shop in 1940’s Detroit - eventually launching an empire with one of the lengthiest menus in the USA. They discuss decor, the toilets, and of course - the cheesecake. Links: Email us: [email protected] Upcoming live shows and t-shirts: www.flightlessbirdpod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Flights of Fancy: Cheese, Kony 2012, Hot Air Balloons, Troubled Teens, Ice Machines

  In this week's episode, David and Rob take calls from Flightless Bird listeners, who pitch the topics they want them to investigate! From a man who tells of being woken up at age 13 to two men in his room with zipties who abducted him to a controversial “Wilderness Therapy Camp”, to someone involved in competitive air ballooning, to an intern involved in the infamous “Kony2012” campaign, we hear from Birdies with stories to tell. Links: - Flightless Bird live in Portland on 4/13: https://bit.ly/lostkiwiPDX - Flightless Bird live in San Francisco on 4/18: http://bit.ly/lostkiwiSF - Flightless Bird T-Shirts: www.flightlessbirdpod.com - E-mail us with your feedback at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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