Fresh Catch 2.0

Send us Fan Mail On the day after Dr. Dave's birthday,  David wanted to understand why he delayed in his social media response to the funny guy's well-wishes. He asked for it… In the confusion that followed we discovered that sometimes we flail about in our efforts to say something and come up with a word that's not quite on target. That doesn't mean it's not funny. Shout...

Send us Fan Mail A few things hit us as concerns during this episode. Should one partner publicly infer that the other might be on a marijuana high? Should Christmas lights be put up or taken down within particular windows of time? Should we engage in fictional role play by pretending to be persons from another culture and time period? Should David have followed the house appraiser around while he...

Send us Fan Mail Good friends let one another know when there's spinach in their smile. In that spirit, David (the younger) alerted Dave (the aged) about his Instagram missteps. This courtesy was met simultaneously with gratitude (Dave would prefer NOT to be foolish) and dismay (others must see the gaffe and simply shake their head). Guffaws aside, or at least suppressed, the duo dove into a...

Send us Fan Mail This podcast started with the innocent, vulnerable confession of David as his bathroom scales took him to a dark place. And when he chose to riff about the message of this bad news by using an Eeyore-ish voice to say, "Oh, well…" we were off to the races. If you've got a thought to contribute, don't hold back. We need more people willing to jump into hard conve...

Send us Fan Mail As the duo has been known to do, this episode skips about as much as a comedian scrambling for the night's first laugh. (Not that we know about that…) David courageously confesses to  recent pettiness with his wife over a missing common household utensil. (Why only one?? Exactly!!) Then we offer a tip of the fedora to Carmen—recently deceased—an entertainer-singer whose style...

Send us Fan Mail The two Daves had fun celebrating their differences. Maybe we celebrated the wrong things along the way. If you've got a thought on that, please don't hesitate to share. But be gentle; the funny guy has a gig coming up and needs the illusion of confidence working for him.

Send us Fan Mail Cultural identity expressions are so fluid we are struggling to stay afloat in floodwaters of change. If you feel like it's unfamiliar territory …it is! The two Daves talked around how we got where we are and the careful conversations we need to share as we live amicably together. BTW, the word "amicably" is a lovely stretch for David's vocabulary and he seems...

Send us Fan Mail He's on location for a couple more days. Blue sky. Pristine beach. Azure water. Serene music. So what does our favorite funny man do? He fixates on European tourists. And recounts his recent painful spontaneous gig among front line health care workers in the Dominican Republic who hardly giggled at his comedic offerings. Unfortunately for David, Dr Dave was unsympathetic. 

Send us Fan Mail From the first moment we engaged in our Zoom podcast there was tension. Why? Because David's picturesque background of the Caribbean while on the beach in the Dominican Republic felt like an in-your-face showcase to Dr Dave, struggling with his blanket to keep warm in Northern Indiana. So much ground was covered here…literally, as David walked us across the sand from one loca...

Send us Fan Mail As Dr Dave prepares for his COVID jailbreak he still has not recovered his sense of smell. David thinks there might be some line of income to be harvested from this malady. But this investigation requires a degree of empathy, something that - as was made abundantly clear during this episode - neither Dave possesses to the satisfaction of others. Especially women. But think about i...

Send us Fan Mail Who else would you rather listen to after a day that will go down in our nation's infamy? We sure needed to laugh together and determined to do so without ignoring the heaviness around us. Life is hard. As the wisdom of experience teaches, we will certainly get thunder-jolted by events beyond our control. Pay attention to what matters most; there's inexplicable joy to be...

Send us Fan Mail To be fair, David gave credit to his buddy, Jeremy, for being a funny writer. But not every fashion designer can strut the sell on the boardwalk; that's why David makes money doing comedy and Jeremy just makes money. Lots of laughs today, as befits a wrap up to one of the toughest years (collectively) we've ever seen. Lord, please give us a new storyline for 2021!

Send us Fan Mail It seemed like a good idea. We two Davids invited each of our two sisters to join this Christmas Eve podcast. Call it a COVID family workaround for the holidays. For any who wonder what makes us boys tick, this episode offers major archaeological discoveries. The stories were flying. And in the spirit of Christmas, David revealed how his Granny – while proudly displaying her fresh...

Send us Fan Mail LISTENER ALERT: We hope not to offend any listeners… ever …but the toes we targeted to pounce on today are those of white religiously devout males over 50 years old. Is this a cohort that deserves some scrutiny? Especially by two white males over 50 who are arguably, but also questionably,  "religiously devout" themselves. In fact, during this episode, we two Daves (not...

Send us Fan Mail It was a Fresh Catch first as the Davidic duo was joined by Huntington mayor, Richard Strick, for a lively exchange about the burdens of leadership during COVID. With refreshing transparency, David's neighbor and Dr. Dave's former student gave us a peek into the how and why of issuing executive orders about mask-wearing…listening to those who disagree strongly…and the ne...

Send us Fan Mail Thanksgiving is history; it's time to get back in shape. David's confessed love for the McRib aside (he's chasing a product endorsement), he found another gear of indignity as he reflected on how his beloved son, Alex, not only inconvenienced him during this holiday visit, he showed NO respect for Mrs. Pickles. Chant Thompson got a shout out for being a ridiculously...

Send us Fan Mail David's compassion from the last episode carried over at the beginning of our time together as he asserted his intent to care more by listening more. Then he told a fresh story about his shorts…which led into other stories about bygone shorts…which led to him refusing to accept that Haitians watching him on the toilet and asking him if he was OK was a form of love that listen...

Send us Fan Mail As all 24(? … ±) loyal Fresh Catch pod-heads know, we two Daves  relish the unrehearsed, free-flowing conversational improv that happens when we press "record" each week. While the chat snakes its way toward Destination Unknown, we often find ourselves moving from giggles to guffaws. Our delight is that we didn't plan for it; we're just riding the wave together...

Send us Fan Mail Playful bantering among friends. That's what you can expect from a typical FC2.0 listening experience. So apologies to those who tune in for light-hearted fare and are horrified as you witness a friendship strain under the weight of accusatory questions. Were the Daves divided? Will they weather this stormy encounter? Prayers welcome…if you can laugh and pray at the same time...

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes, after we've been through a really tough experience (political advertisements with assault rifle frequency), we laugh a bit louder and longer than normal. It's a stress reliever. That's certainly what this episode felt like, as we two Dave's grabbed for the giggles and never let go. From ridiculous bumper stickers to teenage rejection stories and the...

Send us Fan Mail As with all of our Fresh Catch frolicking, this half-hour conversation had a mind of its own. We began chatting about being constantly told which of our devices need upgrades. Have you considered what upgrades would add the most value to your life? The possibilities are endless and, if you track with our giggly line of thought, they might include better bladder control. Enjoy — we...

Send us Fan Mail Tune into this episode to hear David describe how important his intuition is to being a comedian. You can also hear David confess that his intuition is sometimes in need of impulse control. Dr Dave – having spent two weeks with his 5 yr old and 3 yr old grandkids in Colorado – offered some gentle commentary about impulse control. Whatever word describes  next level giggling… guffa...

Send us Fan Mail Dr Dave tuned in from an even more remote mountain connection. Whether it was the high altitude or hotel confinement with grandkids and a clogged toilet, his lack of inhibitions seemed a bit disturbing to David, our seasoned comedian. Normally unflappable (after all, he engages crowd hecklers with skillful and witty responses), apparently he can be stunned into paralyzing laughter...

Send us Fan Mail We are stretching our limits. Trying new technologies. New surroundings. Making ourselves available to whatever may come our way from nature's disruptions. And, of course, giggling all along the way while we constantly evaluate whether some experience is worthy material for David's next gig (in Provo, BTW, Oct 10!). By testing the strength of our love for one another ove...

Send us Fan Mail Like most Americans, the presidential mud wrestling match discouraged us deeply. Unlike most Americans, we have a podcast committed to giggling at all costs. And as David pointed out, our clothing attire usually gets us laughing. In this episode we did the Husband's Lament, confirming that we each have lost all sense of fashion. As it turns out in today's frustrating pol...