
Bird of the Week
A podcast about birds, released on a non-weekly basis.
Bird of the Week
Billy Murray, Charlie, His Angels, and the Case of the Mish-mashed Bird
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Bird of the Week
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Season 1
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Episode 60
You know what film doesn't get talked about enough? Charlie's Angels (2000). But wait, this show isn't about middling films from two decades ago, it's about amazing birds, so how is that film connected to birds? Well, let's find out. I promise it's ridiculous.
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Notes:
- Charlie's Angels: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie%27s_Angels_(2000_film)
- The Scene in question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-mbJhVl2Xc
- Pygmy Nuthatch: https://ebird.org/species/pygnut
- Venezuelan Troupial: https://ebird.org/species/ventro1
- Troupials are nest pirates: https://sta.uwi.edu/fst/lifesciences/sites/default/files/lifesciences/documents/ogatt/Icterus_icterus%20-%20Troupial.pdf
- Fox Sparrow: https://ebird.org/species/foxspa
- Slate's podcast on the issue: https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ring/2024/10/how-did-the-big-budget-charlies-angels-movie-get-this-bird-so-wrong