The Dave Bowman Show

It’s been a few weeks, but the Rabbi and the Friar are back after several adventures which includes Dave catching the Covid. Nancy Pelosi says that the Archbishop who denied her communion is being hypocritical, while Kim Kardashian is trying to convince you to eat something that she herself refuses to eat. What the Frock is back… at least for today!

Over the weekend, a fellow podcaster interviewed one of our local Congresswomen. That interview went full BSC as she (the Congresswoman) informed us that because of the draft ruling on Roe, it logically follows that the Supreme Court, led by associate Justice Clarence Thomas, means to outlaw interracial marriage in the United States. Look, I get the need for “scare tactics,” which work best on the...

The Sub Vets, Eric and Dave, take a a look at the release of the report on the USS Connecticut grounding last year. The report leaves a lot of questions for the entire sub force and the Navy to reflect upon...

A little over a year ago I wandered into a local watch shop because there was a bent pin on my watch band that had been driving me crazy, snagging on sleeves and the like, for more than five years. for some reason, as I walked through the mall, I noticed the watch shop and thought, I should get this pin replaced. That simple spur of the moment decision started me on a path that has provided me wit...

The biggest problem with the whole Roe v Wade is that nobody – on either side – is really considering the underlying and ancillary issues that we are headed both from and into. I know… that sounds non-sensual and irrational. There are always unintended(?) consequences of every ruling. Things that should have been obvious, but were ignored for the “greater good…” But I want you to consider a couple...

To be frank, I don't believe that Elon Musk ever intended to actually buy Twitter. Eccentric rich people do strange things, and there is usually no real rhyme or reason to it. It's almost like he rolled out of bed one morning and decided to... well... just mess with the entire woke Social Media world. I can't blame him... if I had $43 Billion at my disposal and the world at my proverbial feet, I'd...

In November of 2013, the nation was "more divided than we have ever been before!" The issue at hand was healthcare, and specifically the lawsuit that was headed to the District Court over Obamacare. Odd as it seems today, at the time it was NOT at all clear what any Court would rule on the matter. And on the DC Circuit, where the case was headed, there were three seats open. The Senate had been un...

Here's my question.... is there anything we are missing in the whole "overturn Roe discussion?" Of course there is, but do we even care? Let's start here - in the internal working of the SCOTUS, there is a certain level of required trust. People were often amazed that Scalia and Ginsberg were such good friends. That friendship required something that we don't like to talk about - trust. The trust...

Some years ago, on an episode of the "Somewhere in Time" Show with Art Bell, the episode featured guest who claimed that he was a former "submarine communications officer. " He had a fantastical tale that helped to explain why he left the submarine service. The story involves nuclear weapons, loss of communications and a crew on the edge of a total breakdown. Of course, there are some problems wit...

In the Book of Judges, we read a very tragic – albeit strange to our ears – tale of a mess of a situation involving a man, his concubine, some really bad people and an entire civil war which killed thousands in a meaningless cause. In the Midrash, the Rabbi’s debate just who was a fault, and they come to a surprising, but oddly relevant to us today, conclusion…

On this episode of Dave Does History*, Bill Mick and Dave talk about the strange case of Fred Korematsu, a man who was arrested, charged and convicted of being in the wrong place because he was of Japanese ancestry. Now… you might think that sounds really… well… stupid. And pretty much everybody around NOW agrees that it was. But at the time, it sort of… made sense? Maybe? At any rate, as the nati...

Rabbi Dave is feeling really old today. Why? First of all, it seems like Twitter has decided that old white guys are all Taliban types who want all women covered in public. Wait... that's the actual Taliban types who have unwavering support from Talabanisti's who support the idea of women being subservient to men in real life, not some television adaptation of a bad book that makes Twitter types p...

My vaunted technology failed me this morning, and the video portion of this was lost to the bit bucket... On Fridays I like to drive Ben to school. It's just an other chance for us to spend some time together and have breakfast as we drive in a less than typical high traffic time. It's also a chance for him to ask me questions that seem... well... typically Ben-esque. "Dad, why isn't the Oklahoma...

Back in 2007/08, I was pretty much alone in a theory that I had regarding California's Prop 8 - the ban on gay marriage in California. I said on the air then, and I still believe now, that the left wanted Prop 8 to pass. That is to say that they wanted the voters to ban gay marriage in California. Why? Because that is how gay marriage would go on to become the law of the entire land. A District Co...

In April of 1917 the US Government had a problem. It had just declared war on Imperial Germany, less than six months after re-electing President Wilson who's entire campaign theme was "He Kept Us Out of the War..." The problem wasn't the political flip-flop, but rather the fact that roughly a third of all American Citizens were either immigrants from or descended from immigrants from... you guesse...

The Sub Vets, Eric and Dave, are joined by Jamie Ferguson, who was a Sonar Tech aboard USS Darter, USS Louisville and USS La Jolla. Then, he became a specialist in human torture and pain... a... please don't make us say this... a... DENTIST!!!!!

As the world prepares to celebrate “Victory Day,” it will seemingly have an extra emphasis in places where people hate Nazis. And just who are these Nazi’s? You might think it would be rabidly anti-Semitic totalitarians, but it turns out it pet lovers. Elon Musk might have purchased Twitter for a single reason – to troll one specific politician. In any case, there is a specific reason why the poli...

My son (11) and his my grandson (12) attend the same school and have the same PE teacher. On the walk to the bus stop today, they were chatting about the class and how today is "Exercises Day," which they do not seem to enjoy as much as "Game Day." My grandson said, "They're going to make us do those sprint things..." I started to reply to him that they cannot actually make you do anything, but be...

After Eric almost dies* after a root canal goes rogue, he and Dave sit down to talk about their adventures with Navy Dentists (and doctors) and how they are scarred for life by the experience... *Eric did not die. Therefore it was an adventure

Dave Bowman joins Bill Mick to close out our Tuesday with our weekly trip through the Wayback Machine as we get his unique perspectives on history.  Today…just what makes history and who are the players?

So... there is no What the Frock today, because... well... reasons... This past week has been a very stressful time in the House of David. Cami is changing her job, neighbors are leaving, pollen counts are up, Norwich city is going down, and several other things that have changed the course of life have happened...

On this day in 2013, John got a new pair of sunglasses. A pair of MIRRIRD sunglasses...

April 19, 1775 was the day that the American Revolution ended. I know that sounds odd, since it was the day that he British tried to seize the Colonial military stores at Concord, and the shot heard 'round the world was fired. But the reality is that was the moment when the American Revolution ended and the war which was its consequence began...

After getting a late start on a Passover Sunday morning, the Rabbi is deeply concerned about the rise of AI machines, which are now even being used to make... coffee??? The Good Friar is here to calm things down. Or not... Elon Musk wants to buy twitter, which is causing all kinds of Goliardesque behavior that has everybody confused as to whether or not it's satire or whether or not anybody actual...

It's Passover and Easter weekend and the Sub Vets are here to talk about, what else... submarines!