The President's Parrot Got Kicked Out of His Own Funeral (Are You Sh!#ing Me?)

The President's Parrot Got Kicked Out of His Own Funeral (Are You Sh!#ing Me?)

May 7, 2026 · 2 min · Season 6 · Episode 22

About this episode

The episode discusses the bizarre story of Andrew Jackson's parrot at his funeral.

You already know Andrew Jackson was unhinged. Duels. Brawls. A whole bullet situation. But nobody warned the mourners about the parrot.Brett found the story of Poll — Jackson's African grey — and the one detail every history teacher leaves out. We know what happened at that funeral. We know why it happened. We just don't know exactly what was said.This is a two and a half minute SILWARR that you are going to text to three people immediately. Are you sh!#ing me?Cheers!

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