Flightless Bird: Game Shows

Published: Oct. 4, 2022, 7:30 a.m.

b'In this week\\u2019s Flightless Bird, David Farrier embraces the American institution of game shows. He sets out to understand how in this time of high-caliber TV, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune still manages to pull in four million ahead of shows like Dateline, Undercover Boss, and Masterchef. David joins fellow kiwi Rhys Darby as he\\u2019s invited on Celebrity Family Feud - thrilled at the idea of meeting comic, actor, author, and Emmy Award-winning talk-show host Steve Harvey. Quickly David is shocked to learn he is not only attending a taping but also going on Family Feud as part of Rhys\\u2019 Kiwi \\u201cfamily.\\u201d Squaring off against actor and comedian Jay Pharoah (and Jay\\u2019s actual, real family), how will Rhys Darby and David Farrier cope? Will they be crushed or come out triumphant? Who will be the best team at guessing what the average American would answer? The American team or the New Zealand imports? Be warned: This episode quite possibly makes David the most American he\\u2019s ever been.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'