Hi, it's David here. This is just a quick note before we start the episode. I wanted to let you know that

Flightless Bird is taking a little break after this episode returning in February next year.

February the 6th to be exact.

I wanted to say a big thanks for listening this year.

I get a lot of feedback through email and dams and while I can't get back to all of you it's always really great to hear your

point of view on the episodes that have just gone out and your ideas for future

episodes I love hearing from you and I really can't wait to get stuck in again next year.

You're about to listen to episode 71 of Flightless Burrowed so maybe while we're on a break

you can go back and revisit some of the old ones. I think episode one about

religion is really fun. So is episode 11 about circumcision. Episode 20 we did porn and that goes

places or there's maths or toilets or waffle house or waco.

I also wanted to give a big thanks to everyone who works on this show, Rob, our producer,

editors Billy and Jake and Jake and Matt who score every episode.

It's a really tiny team and I sort of can't believe we get this thing out every week,

so thanks to them. And of course week, so thanks to them.

And of course, a big thanks to Monica who I get to hang out with every week,

and Dax who gives us the space to do our own thing.

I really love discovering America with my little team and most importantly with you who

listens to this show. Thanks and have a happy holiday.

I'm David Farrier in New Zealand are accidentally marooned in America,

and I want to figure out what makes this country tick.

Now the obvious answer to this question is of course, food.

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