25 episodes

Bird calls are incredibly diverse. But are they all good? Are some just okay? Can a bird call be sexy? Let's find out.

Bird Call Review Jeremy Ricketts & Michael Chan

    • Science

Bird calls are incredibly diverse. But are they all good? Are some just okay? Can a bird call be sexy? Let's find out.

    Mountain Blue Bird

    Mountain Blue Bird

    Jeremy and Michael review the Mountain Blue Bird and discuss the tiny balls of male planes, New Portland, shit as a collective problem, banality, spray-tan factory work, meth addict Bill Murrey, meet-up sex, fight shlub, and explaination-free detergent.

    • 39 min
    Amazonian Grozbeak

    Amazonian Grozbeak

    Jeremy and Michael review the Amazonian Grosbeak and discuss why birds risk death for sex, Mel Gibson, how to #bebest, the one-eyed monster pinstripe, teeny-tiny pink slips, marital blisters, solitary refinement, hard and deep christianity, her emails, back to school gifts, and fake juvenile marriages.

    • 42 min
    Hooded Oriole

    Hooded Oriole

    Jeremy and Michael review the Hooded Oriole and discuss forgettable Star Wars sagas, why you never start sex with ducks, how many days god rested, the planned obsolescence of refrigeration, why thick requires shredded, Queer Eye reaching deep inside us, viral spectrum disorder, and some bullshit about being better humans (just skip it).

    • 41 min
    Eastern Bluebird (Mexican)

    Eastern Bluebird (Mexican)

    Jeremy and Michael review the Eastern Bluebird (Mexican) and discuss quitting unexpectedly, masterbating at Panera bread, downline come ups, the Barnes and Noble library, marketing a leveled business, aggressive sanitization, leaving your underwear on, and tying too tightly.

    • 41 min
    Supreme Lyre Bird

    Supreme Lyre Bird

    Jeremy and Michael review the Supreme Lyre Bird and discuss half-attention-tasking, domestic cleaning products as gifts, Manscaping, Michelle Kuan intolerance, juice, photographing dudes pissing, AI apologies, the original chicken sandwich (it’s toasted).

    • 31 min
    Partridge

    Partridge

    Jeremy and Michael review the Partridge and discuss when the twelfth day of Christmas is, bold-faced lies, bar-maid robots and powerful gloves, Jeremy’s old man stories about his stomping grounds being replaced by a Starbucks, Beyonce’s quick takes, friends-for-hire and emotion stuffing, adult babies, who the tooth fairy is and other horned animals, shipping the bed, towel thieving, unstuck maneuvers, and tucking back up through the waistband.

    • 40 min

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