Nest Sessions: Armor for Sleep on Youth Invention Competitions

Nest Sessions: Armor for Sleep on Youth Invention Competitions

August 20, 2026 · 52 min

About this episode

Ben Jorgensen of Armor for Sleep discusses youth invention competitions and shares music in a lively conversation with hosts Rob and David.

Ben Jorgensen of Armor for Sleep joins Rob & David for this month’s Nest Session, where he talks about the themes of their seminal work “What to Do When You Are Dead,” before sharing a truly unhinged American meal with David. Ben also talks about growing up in New Jersey and how involvement with school invention competitions changed his life, before sharing three acoustic cuts live in the studio. You can find Armor for Sleep & Ben Jorgensen here: https://www.instagram.com/benjorg/ https://www.instagram.com/armorforsleep/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/7eSbps3Uha3MMBNWhMYa2H Join us for bonus Flightless Bird episodes on Patreon: http://patreon.com/flightlessbird Feedback: flightlessbirdchat@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hosts: David Farrier, Rob

Guest: Ben Jorgensen

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Organizations: Armor for Sleep

Books & works: What to Do When You Are Dead

Places: New Jersey

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