I am a fan of reptiles, so once again, really enjoyed the new episode!
Couple of related Disney tidbits:
- My favorite Disney podcast has signed off with "Stay out of the damn lakes!" for the past six years. It's an unpleasant reminder, but a lot of people start listening for trip planning and it's kinda nice that they do that.
- Cast Members who man the Kilimanjaro Safari ride at Animal Kingdom are instructed to immediately drive away if a guest falls into the Nile croc enclosure. The rationale is that there's no saving that person and hanging around will only result in more casualties...not to mention the trauma of witnessing the carnage.
Just listened to the alligator episode and my Massachusetts heart fluttered during all the Dunkin Donuts talk. I personally prefer the Chris Evans to Ben Affleck but that's just me 😉😉. I hope hope *hope* we get a donuts episode 😍😍😍😍😍.
Anyway considering the mention of how smart alligators are here's my also very smart TikTok burb of the moment for you 😅 :
I’m a kiwi and I pretty much only drink water with the occasional decaf Diet Coke. I get thirsty so I carry a pump water bottle with me. I also like really cold water, so, if I’m out or travelling I buy water and fill my bottle up. I also stash some bottles in the fridge that I reuse for a while and then throw them out. I have bought heaps of different reusable bottles and none are quite “right” for me!
May 2, 2023·edited May 2, 2023Liked by David Farrier
Thanks for the reminder.. these were all SOO good. If I had to pick, I think the Florida episodes have been my favorites so far. The episodes where you travel to some other part of the United States are really great, because we have so many states and I am learning things about places I haven't been yet!
Flightless Bird is the best! I think you should broaden your "hotel ice buckets" to American's relationship with ice generally. As an American who loves ice and basically won't drink water without it, it's a problem when I travel to other countries. I have family in England and they always are kind enough to buy a bag of ice when I stay with them, but they definitely think it's weird.
Oh this is awesome! Thanks for sharing! I've already spied a couple of episodes that I didn't realise I missed - I will get onto that very soon! 😁🙏✨. Have a lovely week 😎.
This is handy thank you. I missed the valentines episode while I was moving house 2x in 2 months (renter life 😢). Listening now, I'm reminded of when I lived in Colorado in the early 1990s. My daughter entered first grade (she was 5 but had been primer 1 in nz, and we skipped usa kindergarten so i could work longer hours without paying for childcare.)
She came home from school on valentines day in tears because she was the only kid who had turned up without 20 cards/candies/cupcakes to share with all her classmates. Epic fail for me as a mum. But I was genuinely completely bamboozled. It was one of the most baffling cultural differences between nz and USA culture: this expansive, all ages version of valentines. With a significant cost in time and money to deliver as a parent. Imagine having 3 kids and having to deliver 60 or more cards etc. My daughter is 37 now but I still feel so bad for letting her feel humiliated at her new school.
I don't know anyone in NZ who puts their eggs in the fridge. Well, I didn't until discussing your egg ep with friends and they do refrigerate eggs because they eat them slowly. We need empirical evidence, IG poll?
Omg so much. I'm a relative webworm newcomer (I know, a crime!) but have been following your work on the megachurches. There are so many episodes I'm interested in, can't wait. Thank you!
I love tap water, but I've got psoriasis (skin condition) and tap water varies from place to place. For instance my local council water supply uses chloramines. As I understand it chloramines, is a combination of chlorine and ammonia. Ammonia is used in mustard gas and chlorine is used in bleach, the thought of drinking that is yuck.
I don't believe my old Takapuna water supply used chloramines, only chlorine. People who have impaired thyroid function may need to consider how much fluoride their drinking which can vary from water council to water council.
For me, I'm kind of brassed I know the above, because I love tap water and I now filter tap water before drinking it but I still shower under it unfiltered. My friend tells me I should be adding back in good minerals into my filtered water but why does drinking water need to be so hard? And maybe I should consider fluoride, but I like the idea of water keeping my teeth healthy, to heck with my thyroid.
Maybe, we should all drink more beer and wine?
Disclaimer: I'm no water/health expert, I just have a skin condition and have spent way to much time trying to minimise it.
Thanks for this list - the last 2 eps hadn't turned up in Armchair Experts so I just unsubscribed & when I went to look for it again found an "Armchair Expert Umbrella with Dax Shepard" which has all the Flightless Bird eps - don't know what that's about! Anyways, the upside is I will have 2 x eps to listen to if I get in my long walk later ...
Oh reading through this list and blurbs just brought back my joy at listening to each and every one of these! Wednesday is my favourite day down here in Aotearoa! Kids at school / daycare, partner at work, my day off to listen to FB and relax 🧘♀️
This is fabulous! I thought I’d heard them all but I’ve missed a few. I guess they get lost because they’re in-between all of the other armchair episodes 🤷🏻♀️
The casual EPCOT mentions...👀
I am a fan of reptiles, so once again, really enjoyed the new episode!
Couple of related Disney tidbits:
- My favorite Disney podcast has signed off with "Stay out of the damn lakes!" for the past six years. It's an unpleasant reminder, but a lot of people start listening for trip planning and it's kinda nice that they do that.
- Cast Members who man the Kilimanjaro Safari ride at Animal Kingdom are instructed to immediately drive away if a guest falls into the Nile croc enclosure. The rationale is that there's no saving that person and hanging around will only result in more casualties...not to mention the trauma of witnessing the carnage.
Just listened to the alligator episode and my Massachusetts heart fluttered during all the Dunkin Donuts talk. I personally prefer the Chris Evans to Ben Affleck but that's just me 😉😉. I hope hope *hope* we get a donuts episode 😍😍😍😍😍.
Anyway considering the mention of how smart alligators are here's my also very smart TikTok burb of the moment for you 😅 :
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRwf1jMN/
Love the podcast! I was also a fan of Armchaired and Dangerous, which is what lead me to flightless bird.
Not to be 'that' guy but kākāpō needs macrons. Coolest bird in the world imo! This was an interesting read about some new info about them - https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/487671/what-scientists-just-discovered-about-nz-s-critically-endangered-kakapo for anyone interested
I’m a kiwi and I pretty much only drink water with the occasional decaf Diet Coke. I get thirsty so I carry a pump water bottle with me. I also like really cold water, so, if I’m out or travelling I buy water and fill my bottle up. I also stash some bottles in the fridge that I reuse for a while and then throw them out. I have bought heaps of different reusable bottles and none are quite “right” for me!
Thanks for the reminder.. these were all SOO good. If I had to pick, I think the Florida episodes have been my favorites so far. The episodes where you travel to some other part of the United States are really great, because we have so many states and I am learning things about places I haven't been yet!
Florida Man is up there with Skunk Ape, though we have proof Florida Man exist.
Flightless Bird is the best! I think you should broaden your "hotel ice buckets" to American's relationship with ice generally. As an American who loves ice and basically won't drink water without it, it's a problem when I travel to other countries. I have family in England and they always are kind enough to buy a bag of ice when I stay with them, but they definitely think it's weird.
Cannot wait to listen to the Alligators episode! Thanks!
Oh this is awesome! Thanks for sharing! I've already spied a couple of episodes that I didn't realise I missed - I will get onto that very soon! 😁🙏✨. Have a lovely week 😎.
This is handy thank you. I missed the valentines episode while I was moving house 2x in 2 months (renter life 😢). Listening now, I'm reminded of when I lived in Colorado in the early 1990s. My daughter entered first grade (she was 5 but had been primer 1 in nz, and we skipped usa kindergarten so i could work longer hours without paying for childcare.)
She came home from school on valentines day in tears because she was the only kid who had turned up without 20 cards/candies/cupcakes to share with all her classmates. Epic fail for me as a mum. But I was genuinely completely bamboozled. It was one of the most baffling cultural differences between nz and USA culture: this expansive, all ages version of valentines. With a significant cost in time and money to deliver as a parent. Imagine having 3 kids and having to deliver 60 or more cards etc. My daughter is 37 now but I still feel so bad for letting her feel humiliated at her new school.
I don't know anyone in NZ who puts their eggs in the fridge. Well, I didn't until discussing your egg ep with friends and they do refrigerate eggs because they eat them slowly. We need empirical evidence, IG poll?
Omg so much. I'm a relative webworm newcomer (I know, a crime!) but have been following your work on the megachurches. There are so many episodes I'm interested in, can't wait. Thank you!
Well done on the index.
#9 Bottled water
I love tap water, but I've got psoriasis (skin condition) and tap water varies from place to place. For instance my local council water supply uses chloramines. As I understand it chloramines, is a combination of chlorine and ammonia. Ammonia is used in mustard gas and chlorine is used in bleach, the thought of drinking that is yuck.
I don't believe my old Takapuna water supply used chloramines, only chlorine. People who have impaired thyroid function may need to consider how much fluoride their drinking which can vary from water council to water council.
For me, I'm kind of brassed I know the above, because I love tap water and I now filter tap water before drinking it but I still shower under it unfiltered. My friend tells me I should be adding back in good minerals into my filtered water but why does drinking water need to be so hard? And maybe I should consider fluoride, but I like the idea of water keeping my teeth healthy, to heck with my thyroid.
Maybe, we should all drink more beer and wine?
Disclaimer: I'm no water/health expert, I just have a skin condition and have spent way to much time trying to minimise it.
Thanks for this list - the last 2 eps hadn't turned up in Armchair Experts so I just unsubscribed & when I went to look for it again found an "Armchair Expert Umbrella with Dax Shepard" which has all the Flightless Bird eps - don't know what that's about! Anyways, the upside is I will have 2 x eps to listen to if I get in my long walk later ...
Oh reading through this list and blurbs just brought back my joy at listening to each and every one of these! Wednesday is my favourite day down here in Aotearoa! Kids at school / daycare, partner at work, my day off to listen to FB and relax 🧘♀️
This is fabulous! I thought I’d heard them all but I’ve missed a few. I guess they get lost because they’re in-between all of the other armchair episodes 🤷🏻♀️