Flightless Bird: Christmas

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Armchair Umbrella

Tv & Film, Music, Comedy

4.6 • 68.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2022

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s Flightless Bird, David Farrier looks at why Christmas is the OG holiday in America. He brings back Mike McHargue from the very first episode of Flightless Bird to talk about how religion and commerce mix. In 2021 Americans spent $800 billion on Christmas-related purchases and this year it looks to soar to new heights! Mike and David delve into the origins of Santa Claus, before David takes a trip to “Holiday Road,'' a giant Christmas display in Calabasas. Finally, David calls his mum/mom in New Zealand to discuss what it was like giving birth (to him) on Christmas Day.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm David Ferrier in New Zealander who got accidentally marooned in America, and
0:05.5	I want to figure out what makes this country tick.
0:07.9	Now, I've learned a lot this year.
0:10.0	I've learned that Americans eat over 50 billion cheeseburgers a year, that 200 million
0:15.0	of them consider themselves Christian, and that over 115 million males in the United
0:19.9	States are currently walking around with no foreskin.
0:23.0	It's crazy!
0:24.7	Somebody looking at this who's intact would say, that's not my penis.
0:29.5	I've learned that citizens of the US love football, shower curtains, and saying math instead
0:34.5	of maths.
0:35.5	Would you ever say, maths?
0:37.3	Or is it always math?
0:38.5	Math.
0:39.5	Math.
0:40.5	Math.
0:41.5	Math.
0:42.5	Can't get used to it.
0:44.0	Along the way I've learned that there's a lot to love about this deeply confusing country,
0:48.9	and as this year rushes to a close, it felt appropriate to dive into something deeply
0:53.4	American.
0:54.4	OK, people, tomorrow morning 10 AM Santa's coming in time.
1:01.6	Santa, or more broadly, Christmas is almost here.
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