Jehovah's Witnesses

Flightless Bird

David Farrier

Society & Culture, Documentary, Comedy

4.9 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s Flightless Bird, David talks to two former members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses religion in the USA, to find out what it’s really like inside. Can members really not pledge their allegiance to the American flag? Are they really not allowed to have blood transfusions? Are they not allowed to be gay? Is there anything JW’s *are* allowed to do, besides door knock? David tries to find out. LINKS: Upcoming Flightless Bird live shows: 3/29 in Salt Lake City at the Depot https://bit.ly/flightlessSLC 4/2 in Austin at Emo's https://bit.ly/flightlessATX 4/4 in Dallas at the Texas Theatre https://bit.ly/flightlessDFW Join us for bonus episodes on Patreon: patreon.com/flightlessbird Contact us with your feedback: flightlessbirdchat@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Your call has been forwarded to voicemail.
0:03.3	Aw.
0:04.3	The person you're trying to reach is not available.
0:07.9	Your call has been forwarded to voicemail.
0:10.7	Straight to voicemail?
0:12.6	Twice?
0:14.8	Hello?
0:15.7	What the hell, Rosabel?
0:17.2	I don't know why it does it.
0:19.2	It's quite disturbing because I'm always missing your calls nowadays.
0:23.6	Yeah, it sounds like a likely excuse.
0:27.1	Does this happen with anyone else?
0:30.3	Well, to be fair, you're the only one who calls me on FaceTime audio.
0:36.0	So, no, you are the only one, but you're the only one calling me in this particular way.
0:42.0	Interesting.
0:42.7	All I know is that when I call you, I get forwarded straight to voicemail,
0:46.5	almost as if you're hitting a button that seems me there the second you see my name pop up.
0:51.8	Look, today's Flight of the Spirit episode is about Jehovah's Witnesses,
0:59.0	those funky folk that come around in pairs knocking on your door, which we have in New Zealand,
1:06.5	but they were invented from what I understand in America.
1:11.2	Okay.
1:12.1	What do I know about Jack Over's Witnesses?
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