David Farrier

That's my nephew talking about fucking a sheep on the TV.

I'm David Farrier, a New Zealander accidentally marooned in America, and I want to figure out what makes this country tick.

Now, in case you did not know, today, as this episode goes out, Tuesday, October 20th, it is National Bigfoot Day.

I don't think I need to explain Bigfoot to you besides saying he or she or they are deeply, deeply American.

Professor Gibbons left a few things out in his discussion of Mormons, including why they were being persecuted in Illinois.

And I will note at this point that Professor Gibbons spoke about what I spoke to him about.

So anything that he didn't say, I'd kind of more pin on myself, David Farrier, than him, because I was the one leading that conversation.

But this is what Allison thinks he left out that was interesting.

I knew we were going to be left with a continuation.

That's why it felt like David Farrier's films, where David Farrier, if you've ever seen Mr. Oregon or Tickled, those are films that leave you with you questioning...

I think this is what great documentaries do.

They leave you questioning what you just watched, the subject, and having discussion.

[laughs]

Well, David, David, you showed cats.

Yeah, I showed cats.

That's why he assumed you were on the, that end of it.

I- don't get me started.

I'm legitimately-

David went to a Creed rally

... a massive...

[beep] Hello, David.

Hi, Rosabel.

How are you?

... you know, to make a, a clever joke is a totally different skill.

[laughs]

I'm David Farrier, a New Zealander accidentally marooned here in America, and I wanna figure out what makes this country tick.

And for the record, as I'm sure you all know by now, Rosabel is very funny.

She's not just goofy or charmingly incompetent.

I'm Dylan Reeve.

And if my name sounds familiar, it might be because you watched me in the first season of The Traitors, or you've seen my documentary film Tickled that I directed with David Farrier.

This tickling empire is way bigger than we ever imagined.

Or maybe you read my writing on sites like The Spinoff or in my book Fake Belief.

And we would be the perfect outpost for them.

I'm David Farrier, a New Zealander accidentally marooned in America, and I want to figure out what makes this country tick.

Now, when we were touring Flightless Bird earlier this year, Rob and I ended up in Utah, the Mormon HQ of the United States.

As we wandered around getting our bearings, we stumbled into the majestic architecture of Temple Square and chatted to some friendly Mormon staff who were happy to answer all our annoying questions.

they have, from a, from a different angle.

But you look at local ones like David Farrier or, um-

Yeah

...

But, um-

I, I heard somebody-

I mean, David Farrier is an example.

David Farrier-