Fresh Catch 2.0

Send us Fan Mail Let it never be said that Fresh Catch 2.0 does't look out for the interests of the common person. Under the probing, persistent questions of podcasters-turned-political-reporters, Indiana State Senator Andy Zay revealed that he, too, is a commoner. Familiar with  public scrutiny, he could understand David's need to be liked. So he proved himself therapeutically helpful t...

Send us Fan Mail It's summertime. That means some schedule shifts at the world HQ for Fresh Catch 2.0 , and this week's road trip by Dr Dave is the first of such disruptions. That's OK. It gave us a chance to offer travel tips. But it was with great dismay we realized our coaching included references that millennials might not appreciate. We're hoping for the best but bracing o...

Send us Fan Mail It's only because we love our listeners that we're willing to put our painful moments to good use. When David took Pappy to the airport last week, the short conversation got hummed away. Maybe you've hummified a comedian whose smug style (you know who you are, Bill Maher) turns you off. But David is an earnest comedian. He wants you to be refreshed when you hear him...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever been around someone who's so well-built you hardly want to look at them? David's surprising shirtless look was impressive enough that Dr Dave dared not talk about it until we were well past the half-way point of debating what makes for good connections. We agreed that our friend, Mitch Kruse, is a gifted relational concierge …though to be fair that particul...

Send us Fan Mail Onomatopoeia. What a great word to describe perfect word choices, where the sound of the word itself represents its essence. In today's episode, Dr Dave powered through a head-cold-heavy gruff tone in efforts to jerk David into cheeky exposure. A squeamish problem, for sure. Carelessly popping off, David insisted that only St Betsy's lance could be trusted…though Alex&ap...

Send us Fan Mail It was bound to happen. Life doesn't let us cruise along the Merry Road , giggly companions at our side in a constant posse posture of positivity. To be fair, the duo of Daves who host this podcast in denim have tried to laugh without ceasing …a clear one-off from the Biblical imperative we've converted to a National Day. But that only makes us duodenum in the Body of Ch...

Send us Fan Mail Dictionaries try to keep up with the times. Words begin somewhere. They are tugged and twisted into shape by many folks until they settle into a stable form everyone understands. If the word SLONG shows up in Webster, will someone please make it a Wikipedia entry and tag its origin to this episode of our podcast? This is the second week in a row when our verbal stumbling led to gi...

Send us Fan Mail We are not afraid to mash words together so we can say what we mean. I guess that's why David described himself on our new FC2.0 artwork cover as "cuzzling" up to Dr. Dave. This is an endearing posture, one that reveals warmth and affection. Pappy might have appreciated more of that from David and his family when his droopy mouth made him a bit self-conscious. Comed...

Send us Fan Mail On Maundy Thursday, the Fresh Catch duo worked hard on the Flip Factor . Table flipping…finger flipping…joy switch flipping… BTW, did you know the word " maundy " comes from Latin  for "mandate", marking the night Jesus' delivered the new mandate to love one another? We didn't actually drop this knowledge into our podcast, so we offer it to  discernin...

Send us Fan Mail What does a sigh mean? Is it ever positive to hear someone sigh after you make a request? This podcast began 24 hours later than normal, which evoked a sigh in the direction of poor internet service providers. We tiptoed through the minefield of how and when we might answer our beloved wives with sighs . David's disclosure about a "dis-clothing" experience might lau...

Send us Fan Mail This was too easy.

Send us Fan Mail When David connected after a comedy gig with YFC USA's top strategist, Seth Baker, he was enchanted enough to invite him onto our podcast. Little did he know that the timing was perfect for a gentle intervention. Mark this episode, this day in history. We might have turned a life corner so significant that every color from here on becomes more vivid. Or…we might have simply g...

Send us Fan Mail It's St Patrick's Day and Dr Dave's birthday. For many of his friends, this is a day of haunting remembrance about the time a few years ago when he posted an unfortunate selfie. There's no hiding from such evidence in this day and age; in fact, this is perhaps the only thing keeping the good Dr. from seeking public office. We've come to expect David's...

Send us Fan Mail On an irregular basis we invite guests to liven up the party. This week, longtime friend, Gene Reineman, exited the Wayback Machine to join Team Dave. The conversational stroll down memory lane with this former youth pastor and camp director was a lovely wit-fest, and we agreed that our younger, mullet-haired selves were largely unaware of the difficult times to come. Finally, we...

Send us Fan Mail We used our words to talk about using our words. Each of the Daves have 'stepped in it' with words before. It's fair to say we've even made our living for years largely because of the way we handle words. Maybe the best way to be sure we understand what someone means by the words they choose to use is to ask them. And if – check that… when – we word-torque an i...

Send us Fan Mail In celebration of David's mole healing atop his nose, we gave our podcast a musical face lift, so be prepared for a fresh Latin-beat bumper as you tune us in. "Scrumpy Jack" served us well, but 'tis the season for change, as we've been reminded constantly…even as some change comes  with dire consequences. To quote Tim Keller, let's "make good spi...

Send us Fan Mail This isn't a video podcast. That means the two Daves show up in pretty casual dress to do their Zoom recording. In the past, much has been made of David's bare naked chest on a Caribbean beach, or the summer sleeveless shirts as the boys prep for a day's chores outside … you know, right before they get their vittles. But today's visual was disruptive in ways th...

Send us Fan Mail It's the last episode before Valentine's Day. David made a hurried move to secure just the right expression of love for St Betsy. We learned in this podcast that David enjoys watching octogenarians struggle to put their carry-on bags in the overhead bins. Maybe his well-intended ordering error for the "naughty candle" was the universe giving him what he deserve...

Send us Fan Mail Snow in February. Go figure. Pleasurable pursuits with a 2 minute shelf life. Who's surprised? David's surprise visit to Pappy…good intentions greeted by boxer shorts. He should have known. Choosing a new podcast music loop to accompany the tag we're giving to Fresh Catch 2.0 loyal listeners. Enjoy…… CASTANETS!

Send us Fan Mail This was a wonky wi-fi episode so we kept it blessedly short. David was scurrying about, with only a few minutes before heading home from the Dominican Republic. Though he enjoyed the shirtless opportunity he had in this audio-only podcast, he was soon shook by Dr Dave's warnings about what he might see on the plane. And the Speedo-clad European tourists walking near him on t...

Send us Fan Mail The two Davids were scattered with three time zones of separation. What production challenges? We're on adventures of exploration! As we swapped stories, we realized we prefer to verify our privacy in different ways and are not above sneaky activity. Also, one of us modulates our deception with a higher-than-normal voice while the other seeks to mask his fibs in a Barry White...

Send us Fan Mail He was sneaking around the JFK airport, trying to engage our podcast unmasked without being found out by TSA. Fresh from a post-Christmas experience (not really a gig) with Amish families…heading to a country (Dominican Republic) where English is a foreign language…David's a comedian in need of an audience that fits him! Aside from the hardship stories, there was an actual sp...

Send us Fan Mail Some people are into numbers. So for the metric-minded with pie charts dancing in their heads, we've got a nice summary of 2021 to share with you. Others fancy themselves to be artsy, and our discussion about Van Gogh will either whet your appetite or horrify you. The fact that we ended by talking about painting our own bellies yellow should tell you all you need to know abou...

Send us Fan Mail The rapid test tells one story, but David's cough during our podcast forecasts that he might be smitten with COVID. Not one to ever let someone's suffering state (including his own) go unexploited, we seized his raspy voice and imagined how the kids of Wolfman Jack and Casey Kasem might interact. As fun as this was, our irreverence might need repair in the new year…just...

Send us Fan Mail We were on shaky ground today. For the first time in Fresh Catch 2.0 history, we had to suspend our morning production due to shaky wifi connections. Once we reconvened in the early evening, it's like we'd been into the holiday egg nog a bit early. Also, David had a pretty emotional experience with a tree he's had for 20+ years, so the Podcast Therapy led us into ho...