Send us a text As it turns out, both members of the FC2.0 podcast team have reasons to love those moments that feel awkward. David pounces on the comedic opportunity like an eagle swooping in on an innocent barnyard chick. Dr Dave is equally eager to capitalize on an occasion that has vulnerability and growth possibilities. Since most of us can at least swap stories of times when awkwardness hinders rather than helps, we wonder if this might be a way we could make a buck tag-teaming to share our...
Apr 20, 2023•31 min
Send us a text Sometimes our podcast is recorded from remote locations that are cool. David has been on a beach in the Dominican Republic and Dr Dave has been gazing at Pikes Peak while we Zoom. If this episode feels like listeners are an afterthought because David is in a truck stop parking lot on the way to something really important…well…we're sorry. And maybe - just maybe - we repent. At least we'll talk about stuff that made us wonder if we should repent and then we agreed to repent. Don't ...
Apr 13, 2023•32 min
Send us a text We tried on this episode. Really, we did. But the technology gremlins dragged us through three reboots while we were Zoom-casting. Sort of ruined our flow. We think that's one of the hidden qualities of Easter weekend, one that we were loathe to talk about before we got waylaid. Something as epic as life transformation for billions (including us) because of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ deserves to be told even when the delivery platforms are less than quality. We thi...
Apr 06, 2023•29 min
Send us a text This episode had a grunginess to it. Sorry. Our visual connection while recording was a bit unsettling, though we celebrated the shared casual space we enjoy in an audio-only podcast. But David's long road trip has him taking liberties with his hotel room accommodations that Dr Dave felt led to rebuke. He might have been too judge-y. To come full circle, if the "Buddy Award" that David (almost) enjoyed as a Lincoln School volunteer wasn't special enough, we may be able to join Com...
Mar 30, 2023•31 min
Send us a text We can't help it when a spoken word triggers a rogue thought. Some of us deal with this as a temptation to guard against. David has learned to pounce on such opportunities like a cat, playfully pawing at them to see if they might produce giggles. (On our podcasts they typically do.) Apologies for the disturbing visual images exchanged in this episode. But we scampered quickly to wonder aloud about the value of a first-hand experience. For example, an epic moment with Jesus like Pa...
Mar 22, 2023•30 min
Send us a text Our FC2.0 banter is never pre-arranged and generally we enjoy politely deferring to one another as we grope toward the agenda of the day. This episode betrayed those unspoken guidelines as David pounced immediately, hijacking the conversation so we could talk about Dr Dave's St Paddy's Day birthday. More specifically, he wanted to press in to the question of judgement that led Dr Dave to post the birthday-suit clad hungry eyes selfie that therapists are still helping youngsters co...
Mar 16, 2023•32 min
Send us a text Dr Dave insists that Jesus' words are public domain but that didn't keep David from praying for his forgiveness. At the very least, citation is needed. We would like to issue the same invitation that Grateful Dead offered their early audiences: feel free to use our stuff any way you want. When everything you say is absolutely fresh, you have no need to keep it in a vault for the next time you (and you alone) get to say it. Manna expired after one day, eaten or not. Fresh Catch 2.0...
Mar 09, 2023•32 min
Send us a text This episode featured a debate about whether Dr Dave had actually done something that can only accurately be labeled as stupid . David tried to console a bit, explaining that the good Dr just made an honest mistake. But since the comedic core at the center of his personality is always whispering, "Pay attention…this could be funny…" his efforts didn't seem to offer much comfort. We turn to you, our loyal listeners, to render judgment as Dr Dave wriggles in the confessional....
Mar 02, 2023•31 min
Send us a text One of the fascinating ways we all learn is to pay attention to the instruction others receive. You deserve college credit for listening to this episode. For 30 minutes Dr Dave became an eager student, insistently quizzing his street-wise pod-partner about gaslighting . While unaware of the term's meaning, he was well-acquainted with its practice. David's tutorial brought him up to speed. But it also seemed unnecessarily harsh. Why expose how DrDR's frugal nature crushes his hope ...
Feb 22, 2023•32 min
Send us a text There's something in the air. Consider the fact that students and visitors to Asbury in Wilmore, KY, are encountering the thick, upending presence of God that has a lot of people talking about revival. The "He Gets Us" TV ads during the Super Bowl and beyond have people chirping more about Jesus. Next week a movie will open at the theaters that talks about the Jesus Movement …an historical event that overlays with the powerful Asbury Revival of 1970. The National Collegiate Day of...
Feb 16, 2023•31 min
Send us a text Loyal FC2.0 listeners know that we Davids pride ourselves in being unscripted. The funny David was trained in improvisational comedy through Chicago's legendary Second City, so his skills are formidable. But when we gave our attention to measuring an entirely different skillset – how we score on indicators of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) – we came up short. We stayed true to ourselves, though. Instead of crying in our soup like some baby we made fun of ourselves like the 7th grade ...
Feb 09, 2023•32 min
Send us a text David's new mic quality emboldened us. We bravely spoke of Punxsutawney Phil, and wondered aloud about what a meeting with Mephibosheth might look like. (Does Groundhog Day exasperate farmers?) By stretching our pronunciation muscles, this episode helped prep David for comedy in Portlandia. Since his words, especially, come back to haunt him, we decided to articulate well. This strategy also serves the relaxation needs of our listeners. We were chill. After all, you never know whe...
Feb 02, 2023•32 min
Send us a text Hardly a day goes by when we don't face something unexpected. But somehow the normalcy of interruptions doesn't weaken their power to ruin a perfectly-chilled vibe. Unanticipated and unwelcome events spike our alert-o-meters, rev up our hearts, and sometimes send us to bed with throbbing temples. If we just learned to giggle more as they hit us we'd all be better off. In today's episode we demonstrated what that looks like....
Jan 26, 2023•33 min
Send us a text Get your notepads ready. This episode drops some sweet skills on our FC2.0 listeners. All of us have had occasion to either deliver some communication that's met with glazed-eye unresponsiveness or you've been the un-responder yourself, offering a few guttural sounds in an attempt to be less harsh than the Boring Moment deserves. We've got some tips for navigating these social speed traps. Gosh, this was fun!...
Jan 19, 2023•28 min
Send us a text One of the great mysteries of life is how little we know about the way prayers grow tipping points of change. But it's sure to fun to imagine we can trace how these cause-and-effect connections work. Today's episode was a celebration in hearing ourselves talk. Clearly . David's expensive Yedi microphone finally delivered the audio quality he paid for months ago. Shout out to Nick Wilson of Life Church; we recorded from their studio home. That's when we realized they had probably b...
Jan 12, 2023•31 min
Send us a text Happy New Year, everyone! We greeted 2023 with some deep conversation about how to upgrade our Christmas card strategies, four words that deserve thought and prayer, and a confession that we couldn't stop giggling about. You may be asking, "How does listening to FC2.0 benefit me?" Yup. That gets at the question of the day.
Jan 05, 2023•29 min
Send us a text There is no denying that this episode might be painful for listeners. David's otherwise pleasant voice got walloped by some seasonal bug. But he's a seasoned performer, and the show must go on…even when we're not making a buck to record FC2.0. If you like watching Yellowstone , you might enjoy David's John Dutton impersonation. And no one will like Dr Dave's version of that female cowhand who composts her every word....
Dec 29, 2022•32 min
Send us a text Keen regular listeners might pick up on the undercurrent of anxiety we two Davids shared in this 30 minutes. Families. Holidays. Stress. We get it. We feel it with you. When beloved children & siblings convene infrequently, the stakes are high for us parents. As Christmas clean-up begins and household quiet returns we intuitively conclude something about whether the families we groomed are in a good place. For you young 'uns who are visiting mom & pops, be gentle. And then...
Dec 22, 2022•32 min
Send us a text We began in earnest critique mode and got stuck there during this episode. But we also managed to pivot into appreciation as we divided the question. There's both good and bad in how easily we Davids jump to conclusions about how we would improve something if it were ours to upgrade. As we groped our way down humility's spiral staircase we ultimately celebrated those who contribute advice to us…even when it's unsolicited....
Dec 15, 2022•32 min
Send us a text The FC2.0 duo is, after all, only human. Perhaps when one of us shows up to record with an axe to grind (hmmm, could be Freudian slip), a little tolerance might be granted as we simultaneously seek to record an entertaining podcast and get after what the real issue is. David pounced with a bit of ferocity on all the noise-making celebrations surrounding Brittany Griner's release from Russian prison. But it just might be that his real issues trace back to the TSA agent who confisca...
Dec 08, 2022•30 min
Send us a text David is on the cusp of doing a comedy gig in Sarasota for a largely Amish-Mennonite crowd who will have just enjoyed a huge luncheon feast. While we swapped stories about the epic bombs both of us have delivered in front of large audiences, it felt like the truest undercurrent of this episode was to fortify David's heart for Sunday's upcoming challenge among those who "laugh internally." And BTW, please don't let Dr Dave's seasonally-sick, scary-deep voice ruin your own festive C...
Dec 01, 2022•35 min
Send us a text A bonus treat for loyal FC2.0 listeners. We release this episode a day before you sit in traffic on your way to a Thanksgiving feast with friends and family. And if you are heading to a vegan hosted shared experience, you've got shared empathy from one of us and disdain from another. What to talk about around the table? Well, we fixated on one word quite a bit during this podcast, decided not to put it in print, and advise against making it a conversation topic at a gathering of l...
Nov 23, 2022•31 min
Send us a text We were downright silly on this episode of FC2.0. If you listen carefully you might be able to pick up on the moment the conversation pivoted from helpful to useless (not to be confused with David's weekend comedy destination in Florida – EUSTIS …). We offered mumbly assistance to those needing escape from their Life-Is-Annoying trend line. In fact, we probably added frustration to those with an Eeyortic affliction by trying. That's when we stumbled into NPR's better way of broadc...
Nov 17, 2022•32 min
Send us a text Mark this moment. Our loyal FC listeners have agonized with David as he's toiled and failed to make his new, refrigerator-size microphone work. OK, maybe you laughed as a first response rather than empathize with our technologically challenged friend. Understandable. We routinely do the same. In fact, that might be our brand. The same poking pattern showed up in the stories we swapped today. And that includes the peek behind the curtain about how to gently move someone's sincere -...
Nov 10, 2022•35 min
Send us a text This episode allowed us to unpack one of our epic shared memories from decades ago as well as a very fresh experience one of us had among Colorado wildlife. The chance to lean into any moment allows us to be nourished and surprised by God's love . In one instance it was projectile vomiting amidst gale-force wind and rains during a Bears-Packers road trip game. The other, as reported by Dr Dave as David alternated between giggling and interviewing, was prairie dog fellowship on a s...
Nov 03, 2022•34 min
Send us a text Dr Dave blames himself for this one; he knows better. There's actually research about taking a minute to turn on our brain's "joy switch" before tasking it with creative demands like…well…providing an entertaining podcast. But right from the jump his urgent demeanor subdued his funny pod-ner, steering the conversation into highbrow matters of importance. (Except for that unfortunate reference where Dr Dave called his buddy Mike Higgs a "trans-Pentecostal" …). Oh, well. Maybe we sh...
Oct 27, 2022•32 min
Send us a text This FC 2.0 episode reflected the season of being at odds with one another that seems to have enveloped all of us. It's not just politics. It's Mac vs Android… Indiana potholes vs San Diego seagulls… the Hampton Inn vs Ritz-Carlton… general life-angst vs momentary bliss. This tug-of-war might compel you to choose sides. Don't take the bait; just enjoy our sparring and thank God you, too, are uniquely wired to be you....
Oct 20, 2022•34 min
Send us a text In Dr Dave's temporary youth pastor responsibilities he scrambles for creative ways to help kids. Idea testing is a crucial part of that process; David offered savvy insights about why deconstructing Bruno Mars' Uptown Funk might not be the way to go. Then he jumped into a wondrous riff about how a famed British naturalist might narrate the movements of two students seeking their evangelistic prey among cafeteria classmates. All in all, a pretty good episode on the eve of David's ...
Oct 13, 2022•33 min
Send us a text In this episode of FC 2.0 , David proudly brought his own research discoveries into the conversation. He confessed that his purpose was to work magically hidden tricks of influence on Dr Dave. (Curiously, David had not reckoned with the fact that a secretive manipulation agenda might actually lose its advantage when it becomes publicly disclosed on a podcast, even one with less listener-traffic than an 8-year old's lemonade-stand.) Our frolicking conversation convinced us we can n...
Oct 06, 2022•33 min
Send us a text Can you remember a time when you anticipated an amazing, long-awaited breakthrough? Research has shown that the joy in such expectation soars almost as high as the actual experience might deliver. Of course, most of us vividly recall when those hopes were dashed in disappointment because what we worked so hard for simply didn't come to fruition. This week's episode captures the angst of David's crushing realization that his Best Buy shopping adventure has not (yet) delivered the s...
Sep 29, 2022•31 min
