# Birds Aren T Real on The No Agenda Show

Birds Aren T Real comes up in 4 chapters across 4 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from July 2019 to November 2025.

- **Chapters:** 4
- **Episodes:** 4
- **Discussed:** July 2019 – November 2025
- **Related topics:** [Drones](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/drones.md), [Satire](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/satire.md), [Surveillance](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/surveillance.md), [5g](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/5g.md), [Phone Addiction](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/phone-addiction.md), [Social Etiquette](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/social-etiquette.md)

## Chapters 1–4 of 4

### Birds Aren't Real and Phone Addiction

- **Episode:** [1815: Attunement](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1815-attunement.md)
- **Published:** 2025-11-09
- **Time:** 50:18–55:48
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1815-attunement/chapter/birds-aren-t-real-and-phone-addiction.md

A discussion on the "Birds Aren't Real" conspiracy theory serves as a critique of modern phone addiction and its impact on interpersonal communication. The hosts argue that delayed responses caused by "thumb typing" on smartphones are the true cause of relationship friction rather than a lack of interest in birds. The segment references the 1963 song "Surfin' Bird" by The Trashmen as a humorous retort to the social media trend.

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### Swearing Parrots at Lincolnshire Wildlife Park

- **Episode:** [1630: Potty Mouth Parrots](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1630-potty-mouth-parrots.md)
- **Published:** 2024-02-01
- **Time:** 1:46:50–1:49:05
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1630-potty-mouth-parrots/chapter/swearing-parrots-at-lincolnshire-wildlife-park.md

Officials at a British zoo are attempting to reform a group of eight African Grey parrots known for their extensive use of profanity. The birds were integrated with a larger flock of 92 non-swearing parrots in hopes they would adopt cleaner language. The hosts find humor in the story, jokingly linking it to the "Birds Aren't Real" conspiracy theory.

Keywords: parrots, lincolnshire wildlife park, african grey, swearing, [birds aren't real](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/birds-aren-t-real.md)

### "Birds Aren't Real" Satire, Drone Maintenance Rumors

- **Episode:** [1238: Sake Stock](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1238-sake-stock.md)
- **Published:** 2020-05-03
- **Time:** 3:00:09–3:01:38
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1238-sake-stock/chapter/birds-aren-t-real-satire-drone-maintenance-rumors.md

A spokesperson for the "Birds Aren't Real" movement released a satirical statement debunking rumors that the lockdown was a cover for changing bird drone batteries. The statement jokingly claimed that birds are "advanced cyber organisms" that recharge on power lines and do not require a quarantine for maintenance. The segment mocks the intersection of pandemic conspiracy theories and modern surveillance concerns.

Keywords: [birds aren't real](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/birds-aren-t-real.md), [drones](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/drones.md), [satire](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/satire.md), [5g](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/5g.md), [surveillance](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/surveillance.md)

### Birds Aren't Real, Satirical Conspiracy Movement

- **Episode:** [1158: Taking a Mueller](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1158-taking-a-mueller.md)
- **Published:** 2019-07-28
- **Time:** 2:11:27–2:15:36
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1158-taking-a-mueller/chapter/birds-aren-t-real-satirical-conspiracy-movement.md

A clip from a Memphis news station features Peter McIndoe, a representative of the "Birds Aren't Real" movement. McIndoe claims that the U.S. government genocided all birds between 1959 and 2001, replacing them with surveillance drones. While the movement is a satirical commentary on conspiracy theories and misinformation, McIndoe maintains a deadpan serious persona during the interview.

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