Dave Canyon
Dumbing it Down with Dave
I'm a 62 year old PRAGMATIC, truck driver, husband, father, son, friend,go-karter, acquaintance and maybe not the best neighbor. I'll hold the door open for anyone. Don't rush, plenty of time. Thank you! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dumbing-it-down-with-dave--1657141/support .
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Episodes
Cactus: A Love Story #225 21.05.2020 30:01
In this episode, Dave finally gets to the "point" and tells his cactus story. (By they way, cacti is the correct plural form of cactus.) Interested in the discussion? Share your thoughts here at Spreaker in the comment section or tweet them @dumbwithdave. Don't forget to also share the episode on your other social media platforms. Check out last week's episode! 📻 Voicemails, Omissions and Comment...
Comments, Cowbells and Conclusions (Final Epilogue) 17.05.2020 30:01
In this episode, Dave is joined by more cowbells—listen in and find right away what that means. Interested in the discussion? Share your thoughts here at Spreaker in the comment section or tweet them @dumbwithdave. Don't forget to also share the episode on your other social media platforms. Check out last week's episode! 📻 I Bought My Mom A Cactus (Epilogue: Part 2) ( https://www.spreaker.com/use...
Voicemails, Omissions and Comments #223 (Bonus Episode) 13.05.2020 30:00
In this bonus episode, Dave plays a voicemail he’s never played before from his deaf dad. Dave also corrects an omission from a story he completed and reads more comments. Interested in the discussion? Share your thoughts here at Spreaker in the comment section or tweet them @dumbwithdave. Don't forget to also share the episode on your other social media platforms. Check out last week's episode!...
I Bought My Mom A Cactus (Epilogue: Part 2) 11.05.2020 30:01
In this episode, Dave tries to catch up with comments from previous episodes but gets distracted. Stay tuned for a bonus episode in the next one. Maybe I'll share the story about the cactus in it. Interested in the discussion? Share your thoughts here at Spreaker in the comment section or tweet them @dumbwithdave. Don't forget to also share the episode on your other social media platforms. Check o...
Wrapping Up Mom (Epilogue: Part 1) 08.05.2020 30:00
In this episode, Dave starts to wrap up his trilogy about his mom with the first part of an epilogue. Interested in the discussion? Share your thoughts here at Spreaker in the comment section or tweet them @dumbwithdave. Don't forget to also share the episode on your other social media platforms. Check out last week's episode! 📻 My Mom Died; So What? This Time It’s Personal ( https://www.spreaker...
Dead Mom Trilogy (Part III) 03.05.2020 30:01
In this episode, Dave tries to wrap up the Dead Mom Trilogy. He shares two important stories from that time and discusses people’s reactions to tragedies compared to good news. It’s always about human behavior, isn’t it? Interested in the discussion? Share your thoughts here at Spreaker in the comment section or tweet them @dumbwithdave. Don't forget to also share the episode on your other social...
My Mom Died; So What? This Time It’s Personal 26.04.2020 30:01
In this episode, Dave follows up on the previous episode and discusses his mom’s death, but unlike the first one, he now speaks about it personally instead of pragmatically. He reveals for the first time in this show how he lost his innocence during his teen years—how damaging it was and how further damaging it was to keep it a secret. Interested in the discussion? Share your thoughts here at Spre...
So My Mom Died #218 25.04.2020 30:00
In this episode, Dave shares his pragmatic thoughts on his mom's death. Interested in the discussion? Share your thoughts here at Spreaker in the comment section or tweet them @dumbwithdave. Don't forget to also share the episode on your other social media platforms. Check out last week's episode! 📻 The Fastest-Speaking Russian Nurse #216 ( https://www.spreaker.com/user/dumbingitdownwithdave/the-...
A Different Kind of Pandemic #217 19.04.2020 30:01
In this episode, Dave reads Rob Greenlee’s post on Facebook about the current COVID-19 pandemic. Dave responds with his take by discussing the pandemic he feels we’ve been living with for the last half a century. Interested in the discussion? Share your thoughts here at Spreaker in the comment section or tweet them @dumbwithdave. Don't forget to also share the episode on your other social media pl...
The Fastest-Speaking Russian Nurse #216 15.04.2020 30:02
In this episode, Dave reads a show comment he received via text and talks about a phone call he got from the fastest-speaking Russian nurse who also spoke in the thickest accent he has ever heard. Interested in the discussion? Share your thoughts here at Spreaker in the comment section or tweet them @dumbwithdave. Don't forget to also share the episode on your other social media platforms. Check o...
A Fantastic Distraction! I'm Engaged 11.04.2020 30:02
In this episode, Dave discusses a brand new podcast he discovered. Come along for the ride on his commute home from work after five straight days of nighttime truck driving in a pre-apocalyptic situation. Dave doesn't promise you anything, but he's sure you’ll find listening to this episode a fantastic distraction. Interested in the discussion? Share your thoughts here at Spreaker in the comment s...
This is only a test: Testing, testing, 1, 2, 2.5, 3 08.04.2020 29:57
In this episode, Dave goes live and tests his account's chat settings. Interested in the discussion? Share your thoughts here at Spreaker in the comment section or tweet them @dumbwithdave. Don't forget to also share the episode on your other social media platforms. Check out last week's episode! 📻 Stay Awake, Stay Alive, Stay Employed #212 ( https://www.spreaker.com/user/dumbingitdownwithdave/st...
Captain Crozier and the Chain of Command 07.04.2020 30:01
In this episode, Dave takes the time to discuss classic battles in auto racing and life. He talks about the classic battle of following the chain of command and the responsibility of being a captain on the United States carrier Theodore Roosevelt, along with the captain's emotional connection to his crew and their families. Heads up; it's not an easy balance. Interested in the discussion? Share yo...
Stay Awake, Stay Alive, Stay Employed #212 04.04.2020 30:01
In this episode, Dave’s produces a podcast after five straight days of pre-apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic night-time truck driving in New York City and Newark, New Jersey amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Interested in the discussion? Share your thoughts here at Spreaker in the comment section or tweet them @dumbwithdave. Don't forget to also share the episode on your other social media platforms. Check o...
Corona is the Virus, Pragmatism is the Cure 30.03.2020 30:00
In this episode, Dave tries his best to keep his thoughts focused and discuss about the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and its (possible) cure, Pragmatism. Interested in the discussion? Share your thoughts here at Spreaker in the comment section or tweet them @dumbwithdave. Don't forget to also share the episode on your other social media platforms. Check out last week's episode! 📻 The Metam...
Are You Going CORONA CRAZY? #210 28.03.2020 30:00
In this episode, Dave’s encounters a technical issue with his Spreaker Studio app and iPhone 6S. He also discusses many issues, including being a "modern shut-in” and gives his first military salute to Sgt. Christopher Testa from Fort Hood Texas, a special forces forward observer who served in the United States Army.and is now serving in Afghanistan. Interested in the discussion? Share your though...
The Metamucil Challenge 24.03.2020 30:01
In this episode, Dave discusses several items, among them is drinking Metamucil before going to bed. Interested in the discussion? Share your thoughts here at Spreaker in the comment section or tweet them @dumbwithdave. Don't forget to also share the episode on your other social media platforms. Check out last week's episode! 📻 Words We Use to Insult (and Mayor Dumberg) ( https://www.spreaker.com...
Corona, Corona, Corona! #208 17.03.2020 30:02
In this episode, Dave talks about the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and his connection to it. Interested in the discussion? Share your thoughts here at Spreaker in the comment section or tweet them @dumbwithdave. Don't forget to also share the episode on your other social media platforms. Check out last week's episode! 📻 Growing up a Manchurian Child (Pt. 2) ( https://www.spreaker.com/user/du...
Words We Use to Insult (and Mayor Dumberg) 14.03.2020 30:00
In this episode, Dave mentions Mayor Dumberg's failed presidential nomination that cost over $500,000,000 dollars—which is also spoken as "a half a million dollars." He also talks about words people use to insult each other, starting from some that he's heard since he was a kid. Interested in the discussion? Share your thoughts here at Spreaker in the comment section or tweet them @dumbwithdave. D...
Growing up a Manchurian Child (Pt. 2) 12.03.2020 30:03
In this episode, Dave does the sequel to The Manchurian Child (Part 1), wherein he tries his best under extreme fatigue and stress to describe the story of his father, his sister, his family and the world around him. Interested in the discussion? Share your thoughts here at Spreaker in the comment section or tweet them @dumbwithdave. Don't forget to also share the episode on your other social medi...
The Manchurian Child (Part 1) 09.03.2020 30:01
In this episode, Dave gets extremely concerned about audio issues—a problem that suddenly came up after not worrying about it for a long time. (Apologies to any audio issues you will be hearing!) Dave also tries to continue the last episode's story about his father, but runs out of time. Interested in the discussion? Share your thoughts here at Spreaker in the comment section or tweet them @dumbwi...
If I Had A Half A Billion Dollars! #204 06.03.2020 30:01
In this episode, Dave introduces his audience to a great weekend tainted with a bad experience with his father. He also tries ito explain in detail what half a billion dollars looks like. Interested in the discussion? Share your thoughts here at Spreaker in the comment section or tweet them @dumbwithdave. Don't forget to also share the episode on your other social media platforms. Check out last w...
Chinese food for dinner? Really? 01.03.2020 30:01
In this episode (recorded on a leap year day), Dave leaves the Walmart parking lot a bit dejected and certainly exhausted from working the last five days nonstop only to find out his Spreaker studio app gremlins are at it again and have eaten up a few special effects he has been using. Where do they go and why is this happening? Eventually, the show gets going and Dave talks about the comments fro...
I do my job full-time, so you can do yours full-time! 28.02.2020 30:01
In this episode, Dave describes a somewhat chaotic day of dealing with contractors, banks and gas companies instead of working out for the third day in a row and getting an appropriate amount of sleep so he can continue to work full-time, allowing other people to work full-time as well. Also, there’s a revelation at the end of the show you’re not gonna wanna miss. Interested in the discussion? Sha...
I Couldn’t Be More Tired #201 24.02.2020 30:01
In this episode, Dave does another take in recording the show from his living room, with news of him submitting a two-week notice to his supervisors at work. What happens next? Interested in the discussion? Share your thoughts here at Spreaker in the comment section or tweet them @dumbwithdave. Don't forget to also share the episode on your other social media platforms. Check out last week's episo...
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