Fresh Catch 2.0

Send us Fan Mail We meandered a lot during this episode. After sharing our old age affections for plush, thick, green lawns we explored other attachments we've bequeathed with a near holy status. Are you a sports fan? So are we. Love blues and jazz music? That's cool. Like good movies? Us, too. Do you like to drop rare facts on your neighbor while watching the movie? One of us loves to d...

Send us Fan Mail If you listen regularly to our podcast you know that it's not uncommon for Dr Dave to serve as David's therapist or host his confessions. It seems like a good thing to do. We all should look for low hanging fruit where at least one person is helped. In today's episode we explored David's recent confrontation while parking in a location familiar to the lowlife u...

Send us Fan Mail David is under the weather, but he's learned that the show must go on. Inspired by his heroic efforts to overcome the funky infectious germs keeping him from doing an honorable gig later this afternoon at Lincoln Elementary, Dr. Dave attempted to connect to the moment by describing an upcoming encounter he will have at Huntington University. We shared awkward moments when a p...

Send us Fan Mail The Bible urges us to tame our tongues but warns us that this is no small challenge. On this episode, we spent a few minutes as fellow strugglers squeezed into a confessional, swapping stories about some untamed moments and wondering aloud why the intoxicating appeal of another big laugh can shred our filters. As you reach the painful end of our transparent exchange, we hope you c...

Send us Fan Mail To be fair, we didn't actually and openly explore this question during our podcast. But it was in Dr Dave's heart as he sidled up to his funny friend and invited a deeper consideration of how, if, when, where, and why anyone who loves Jesus and makes a living doing comedy might dance in the Blue Zone. There would, of course, be hang-ups to reckon with. Not the least of t...

Send us Fan Mail Please don't become gruff with us, loyal Freshies. We know we're a day late in posting this episode. But, as David explains in hushed tones from the sanctity of his basement, his house has been invaded, er, swarmed upon, no… ENRICHED by eight brothers who have massive drywalling skills. The whispers were due to David's desire not to say anything disrespectful about...

Send us Fan Mail Social media is a force to be reckoned with. When someone does a dirty deed, mobile phone cameras catch it and post it for the world to heckle. As we discussed David's near victimization yesterday (and near loyalty betrayal) we realize how healing it can be to embrace snarkiness. And, as a public service for those who secretly hope to be noticed by famous podcasters, we'...

Send us Fan Mail It was Dr Dave's turn on the therapy couch this morning, a few days before he will withstand the annual St Paddy's Day picture indignities he brought upon himself. Dave was exceptionally skillful at coaxing the good doctor into telling a couple of stories from his early days in youth ministry. The landing point of all this reminiscing was and is to reckon with how – not...

Send us Fan Mail If you're new to the Freshie Fellowship you may not have caught on to what our seasoned loyal listeners already know. David is a bit of a narcissist. Dr. Dave may also suffer from S.A.S. (self-absorption syndrome), but he tends to mask it well. This episode caught the funny guy in an exceedingly whiny state. He needed a friend to unload on. Since St. Betsy's spatula refe...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, David and Dr. Dave indulged in some old movie reminiscing. That led us to be vulnerable about what it was like to lag behind other teenage boys in our pubescent development. If you have monkey toes, you know. Listen closely, and you might pick up on the pain that still lingers. But we're here for you, loyal Freshies, so we pushed through our wounds to offer u...

Send us Fan Mail The episode began with a quick nod to the 50-year anniversary show of SNL, some time travel about old TV, and airing grievances about changes that make us crotchety old men. But David had something sticking in his craw…or he would soon. Left with an instructional mailer for his upcoming medical visit, David required a bit of reassurance. With Ed Sullivan's constipational post...

Send us Fan Mail Patience is a virtue. The Bible references this about 25 times. And David was a bit late to our scheduled recording time today because of an encounter at his local Tractor Supply store. Against the backdrop of this fresh experience (we deliver on the brand of our podcast name) — still breathless from the hustling irritation he was feeling — David invited Dr. Dave's moral crit...

Send us Fan Mail Our episode today was fraught with distractions. We apologize. Dr. Dave's chair made sounds David imagined were from a human source. But the elephant in the room was David's appointment 15 minutes after our recording. To his credit, our brave little funny guy confessed his vulnerability and invited Dr. Dave to try and counsel him out of the state of dread David had as he...

Send us Fan Mail Our podcast was sailing along with a familiar cadence. We wondered aloud why and whether we might ever do a social media fast. We riffed on how RFK might be a good pin-up poster for good health in America but as a spokesman, we're getting mixed messages. Then David's wife sent him a text and we became 7th grade boys, giggling with glee about the messages David would send...

Send us Fan Mail Loyal listeners, how would you describe FC2.0 to those wanting a podcast referral? We get so captivated by our conversations that we imagine you might like to listen in. A bit too narcissistic? Probably. Our 47th president is setting the pace for all of us. But we also hope that when you hear us rave about a TV or movie experience that we enjoyed you might find our reviews helpful...

Send us Fan Mail Please forgive the tease behind this episode's title. While we did pounce on up-to-the-minute headlines (Roger's advice), it seemed out of character for us to do so. In post-production reflection, Dr Dave could not help but wonder what was driving our comedian's pursuit. We invite our loyal and embarrassingly small audience to be armchair psychologists and consider...

Send us Fan Mail We recorded our podcast with a national time stamp in the background, prompting David to ask about the apparent friendliness between former presidents attending Jimmy Carter's funeral. Our ensuing conversation ranged far and wide, with two helpful takeaways, we hope. The first is to enlarge your vocabulary. The second is to practice a lovely "slow your roll" respons...

Send us Fan Mail True confession. This episode's title might promise more than we delivered. It may be that we could have pivoted toward something as helpful as our title offers, but we a) didn't (don't) plan what we talk about, and b) are easily distracted. So when David started spinning into movie character voices we rolled with it. And Dr Dave (usually the helmsman to steer this...

Send us Fan Mail The day after might actually be too soon to declare that we've made it through another Christmas season. But for the sake of our podcast, we celebrated being mostly done. For example, we learned that David officially disinvited Karen Carpenter's holiday music from his listening experience before the 25th had even ended. We wondered aloud whether seasonal pageantry proves...

Send us Fan Mail On this last episode before Christmas, we shared the unspoken goal of offering loyal listeners a gift worth cherishing. It took us a bit of stumbling around some Granny and Gramps memories (rehearsal for table talk next week) before we found a way to be helpful. Please remember for years to come how your Fresh Catch Santas introduced you to Shame Judo—an invaluable, yearlong skill...

Send us Fan Mail Loyal Freshie podheads know that "unpredictable" is sort of our brand here. We love the chance to deliver something uncontrived and savory in the moment. Today we pulled back the curtain a bit on why this tastes so good, exploring moments of edgy comedy that might offend both Amish and gay communities while searching for a simple way to help churches dodge dodginess. Enj...

Send us Fan Mail It all begins when we stand in our morning closets, selecting how to present ourselves to the world on any given day. For whatever reason, David felt like showing a bit of skin during this episode, and his unzipped exposure led us to fondly remember the Bee Gees and disco days. During a rare podcast recorded a mere hours before David earns a living doing a comedy gig, we treated o...

Send us Fan Mail Anticipating a great holiday feast with family, we offer this episode as a public service to those who might not naturally be wired to give thanks. Predictable scenarios await. Expect to be annoyed. Spend a few precious turkey-brining moments getting your heart soaked in juices that make gratitude front and center. Maybe you will whisper a prayer of gratitude for your two pod-host...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we accidentally came out of the closet. Starting playfully (as we are wired to do), we made a big deal out of our husky voices. That led to cowboy talk, man talk, Mike Tyson talk, and Jesus talk. Ultimately, we confessed our love for Yellowstone in public and wondered how Jesus might interact with our favorite cowboy, Rip. Come, wonder with us.

Send us Fan Mail This episode migrated from a frisky frolic around what research might do to break down the authenticity of love to some vulnerable sharing. First, David "other-disclosed" (he's working his way to brave SELF-disclosure) about a story from a friend. But that laid the trap for Dr. Dave to reveal fresh pain from not being noticed. Along the way, our apologies to the wor...