Nest Sessions: The Format on Fan Clubs & Being Birthed

Nest Sessions: The Format on Fan Clubs & Being Birthed

From Flightless Bird by David Farrier

March 5, 2026 · 54 min

About this episode

David and Rob are joined by The Format's Nate Ruess and Sam Means to discuss their experiences growing up and the current state of America.

In this month's Nest Session, David and Rob are joined on the couch by The Format's Nate Ruess and Sam Means, who met as teenagers at a Weezer concert while Sam was running the band's fan club. The two reflect on what it was like growing up in the scorching sprawl of the Arizona desert, and Nate shares his uncanny claim of remembering the exact moment he was born. They bring along an iced peanut butter latte for David to get his head around, before discussing the current state of America and the exhausting sense that we've all been here before. The Format then perform The Bar Is Set So Low, Back to Life, and Depressed. Email us your feedback: flightlessbirdchat@gmail.comJoin us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flightlessbird You can find The Format here: https://www.theformat.com https://www.instagram.com/theformat/ The Bar Is Set So Low: https://theformat.bandcamp.com/track/the-bar-is-set-so-low Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: David Farrier, Rob

Guests: Nate Ruess, Sam Means

Topics covered

  • fan clubs
  • music
  • personal stories
  • American culture
  • nostalgia

Keywords

  • The Format
  • Nate Ruess
  • Sam Means
  • fan club
  • Weezer
  • Arizona
  • music performance
  • American culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Weezer, The Format

Books & works: The Bar Is Set So Low, Back to Life, Depressed

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