How to Catch a Bird ft. Annabelle

This week we're joined by Annabel for a conversation that somehow moves from strange internet rabbit holes to Big Bird, the Challenger mission, aliens, salsa nights in Sydney, catching birds, and chaotic classroom stories.

Along the way we talk about school pranks, predator vs prey animals, pigeon rescues, climbing buildings at night, and why birds might be the most unsettling animals around.

Featuring Annabelle

0:00 Dogs licking camera screens & cursed internet categories 1:20 The internet's weirdest niche subreddits 2:45 Sock puppets, Muppets & strange internet rabbit holes 3:18 How Muppets actually work 4:40 Big Bird almost going on the Challenger mission 5:24 Imagining Big Bird in space 6:02 What aliens would actually look like 6:50 What if aliens spoke Mandarin or French? 7:18 The "frame mogging" frat leader story 9:45 Terrible dancing confidence at clubs 10:20 Sydney salsa night loophole (Argyle & cheap drinks) 12:50 Salsa dancing explained as holding in diarrhoea 14:05 Salsa lessons and chaotic dance partners 16:20 Primary school Dance Fever memories 18:45 How teachers instantly spot naughty kids 19:40 Classroom pranks (humming & coughing chaos) 21:20 Catching birds and releasing them in classrooms 23:40 The first bird she ever caught 25:45 How to actually catch a bird 26:50 Predator vs prey eyes explained 28:40 Fixing pigeons' "string foot" 29:30 Why birds are terrifying 30:40 Teaching tricks to control classrooms 33:00 Simple magic tricks 35:10 Growing up around Hornsby 38:20 Helicopter police search story 41:15 Sneaking out to climb buildings 44:10 The episode becomes about flight 46:00 What "flight" means to each of us 47:30 Stop trying to fly 49:00 Outro