Send us a text If you're a loyal FC2.0 podhead and you're frankly tired about our health-related discussions lately, we hear you. Frankly, we're tired of talking about our maladies. So our tactic in this episode is to accelerate from COVID concerns or pinkeye social isolation to the Big Endgame facing us all. Musing about the music we'd want played at our funerals gave us great delight. We only hope our loved ones are listening. If not, may Norman Rockwell paintings populate your dreams, beloved...
Nov 19, 2023•33 min
Send us a text It's gotta be fresh for us to catch it in our giggle net. (Brilliant podcast branding, right?) Today's topic was unavoidable. And if you looked too closely it was scary. Dr Dave's conjunctivitis (commonly called "pink eye") was an irresistible fascination to Dave, who may have scribbled notes while we chatted. If you're attending one of his comedy shows during this busy stretch, listen carefully to see if his laughter-seeking contains any hint that he carries empathetic human dece...
Nov 09, 2023•31 min
Send us a text We didn't giggle as much in this episode. Take that into account if you're looking for a podcast to enjoy while you nibble on your comfort food. Blame Dr Dave. He came away from a professional conference after hearing about research that was too disturbing to ignore. We imagined life in a delivery truck, in part because we know and admire how our friend Margo Whitfield handles FedEx. But we're a couple of clunk-ers…so pass the stash of Halloween candy and let's reload to handle wh...
Nov 02, 2023•33 min
Send us a text Have you ever been humbled by someone who doesn't care about your otherwise impressive credentials? In the world of youth ministry the rules of engagement are, er… irregular . For instance, what possesses two young boys to press their bare bottoms against the picture window of an elderly woman? Dr Dave failed to probe this with David - probably because he was still feeling stung by his 6 year old granddaughter's morning greeting yesterday....
Oct 26, 2023•31 min
Send us a text It may be that you had not reckoned with the risk involved in professional dart throwing. Well, on the heels of tough news for dart-ists around the world, we decided to dive into a headline that we know very little about. Honestly, this may be what distinguishes FC2.0 from other run-of-the-mill podcasts - we fearlessly engage topics without feeling the slightest need to conceal our ignorance. We're simply going for the giggle. Enjoy!...
Oct 19, 2023•31 min
Send us a text First of all, shout out to sometime-listener Seth Baker for enlarging our vocabulary. Our podcasts often assert what we think we know for sure. But we especially enjoy offering theories to explain something that arouses our curiosity. Some might call that swapping ignorance . We call it entertainment. If you are adept at seeing what's giggle-worthy, old guys dancing and neighbors' evening Walmart runs are equally objectifiable. This we declare with ultracrepidarian certainty....
Oct 12, 2023•30 min
Send us a text People who are devoted to being as productive as possible will likely dismiss the hidden value in our podcasts. We talked today a lot about what we talk about. That's the familiarity that makes hanging with DaveX2 so fun. But don't miss the gem tucked inside our Cracker Jack conversation: life together is in trouble. If we misdiagnose we may do more harm than good. Loyal listeners can decide if the clarity we offer is helpful beyond the giggling. Either way, we're here for you. En...
Oct 05, 2023•33 min
Send us a text Two themes dominated our conversation in this episode. The first was to consider how, why, when, and where we might be inclined to feel like an exchange with someone is actually wasting our time. (Ironic, given what we actually talk about in our podcast, right?) The second was to wonder what price might buy official FC2.0 endorsements …and whether Howie Long actually wears Skechers.
Sep 28, 2023•31 min
Send us a text The ancient Greeks cherished the sort of virtue dissection we enjoyed on this episode. Maybe. Some of it. We politely described the plentiful girth to work around while we discussed the moral responsibility of a sleeping seat-neighbor on David's recent flight to Arizona. There's a lot at stake in getting this right. Being genuinely accountable for everything we actually do while sawing ZZZZ's is a slippery slope, so we spoke with care. Curiously, this somehow led us to endorse Abr...
Sep 21, 2023•32 min
Send us a text The implicit covenant we two Davidic hosts have with our loyal listeners is that we will be honest. Today's episode should be reassuring to FC2.0 podheads; even when our conversation sparks painful memories we bravely engage. Somewhere in the midst of whining about whatever happened to the art of loving correction (even when expressed by Pappy's perforated board of education) we managed to giggle. And even cuss a bit....
Sep 14, 2023•33 min
Send us a text In clear violation of FC2.0 protocols, David brought a pre-meditated agenda to this podcast episode. But — as is common — the cultural norms we've established were able to triumph over the Funny Guy's wily attempts to manipulate the program. Longtime listeners will note the familiar pattern. One of us says something… anything …to grab the other's attention. We launch into a curious probe and get ridiculous. Our wondering today hung on some Hoosier colloquialisms that don't make se...
Sep 07, 2023•31 min
Send us a text Apologies to loyal pod-heads for the clunky sound. The host hotel for our Philly-based remote recording will NOT receive a good review from us. (You'll hear a few reasons during Dr Dave's whiny section in this episode.) But we pivoted, and hope we overcame self-pity so listeners could weigh the risk/reward of taking our challenge. For some, the stretch we're inviting is simply too much. But this adventure comes with a rare Double D endorsement, guaranteed to open eyes and enlarge ...
Sep 01, 2023•29 min
Send us a text An episode's title seldom captures the wide-range of frolic loyal pod-heads can enjoy. We only hope we don't bury the lead. In the truest sense of "Fresh" and "Catch", we hear David breathlessly share a 9 hour-old story of a bat-in-his-bedroom encounter. As if in trauma aftershock, he was openly processing what happened and a bit shaken up by St. Betsy's threats to leave him. Can we extend a little grace for his raw, no-filter reporting?...
Aug 24, 2023•32 min
Send us a text Loyal listeners might have noticed the 24 hour delay in our FC2.0 podcast this week. We apologize for any disruption to your workout routines or white noise induced sleep. Our zig zag life patterns don't always land us at a shared intersection with the precision timetable of German commuter trains. Ours is more like a wagon train. But, hey, if you've got any helpful knowledge to share with us we are all ears. Unless we're like a few people we talked about today whose body parts on...
Aug 18, 2023•31 min
Send us a text Our FC2.0 questionable artistry is based on a weekly commitment to start recording without having or sharing any plan for our 30 minutes together. Whatever else is true, we are determined to catch a fresh and frolicky dialogue that we hope is entertaining. Today's bounce-about included a painful admission about sharing our ailments with others, a breakthrough idea for class reunions, and a long-necked quarterback in need of a peppermint oil rub-down. Enjoy!...
Aug 10, 2023•33 min
Send us a text The evidence about what tickles our fancy is indicting (to borrow a word from the week's headlines). We fessed up about lots of things that make us giggle and that endear us to personalities from bygone years who could not possibly survive today's cancel culture. Even David's mid-recording rant against the annoying presence of an EMT truck at his neighbor's home testifies to something pre-pubescent at our core. And then there's that final word…...
Aug 03, 2023•30 min
Send us a text We sometimes wonder if listeners experience our 30 minute episodes flying by as quickly as we do when we laugh practically non-stop through our conversation. Today, even as Dr Dave was fishing for a little empathy about his stumble-bum injury, it was clear that David had a listener's gift to share. Dr Ron Coffey asked Artificial Intelligence to generate a poem about FC2.0. Apparently he fed the system info with a tad bit of bias. Much like the writers of Barbie must have done…acco...
Jul 27, 2023•31 min
Send us a text David's stories about his aging father, affectionally known to Freshies as "Pappy", often make us giggle and squirm at the same time. We love the raw inhibition. We expect his unpredictability. We can't wait to hear about where David finds the mess, not IF there's a mess to clean up. As it turns out, some of these endearing qualities are attractive to both of us who share the Fellowship of David. Like trying to do The Gritty....
Jul 20, 2023•31 min
Send us a text This phrase popped up early in our conversation as we poked around the dumpster fire of David's livestream efforts in last week's podcast. It may be a bit insensitive. But we took a few moments to unpack it anyway since…well…it seemed like a pathway we could enjoy giggle-skipping along in the company of Jesus. After all, as Irish poet Nick Laird wrote, "Time is how you spend your love."...
Jul 13, 2023•33 min
Send us a text Adventures. Risk-taking. Living on the edge. No one wants to settle into comfort zone habitats as a way of life. Our buddy is currently touring through Wisconsin on a devil-may-care biker ride. Another friend engaged an unusual vertical challenge at Lowe's recently by adding a little socially demanding twist. No strangers to dangers, we live-streamed this episode through David's Facebook page. It's like we licked our fingers and stuck them into a light socket, dancing with technol...
Jul 06, 2023•31 min
Send us a text Comedy is art. Much of life, though we'd prefer scientific certainty and control, is also art. We make decisions every day based on intuitions or hunches or the undigested food giving us grief. Since poking others to reveal something true about themselves that we might enjoy seeing is a shared value for us David-types, we decided to poke around and see what we could stir up.
Jun 29, 2023•30 min
Send us a text WARNING: If you fancy yourself to be a bit delicate, this FC2.0 episode might be one to avoid. We migrated back to proper decorum by the time we concluded our conversational frolic, but before we put this recording in the can we spent a bit too much time talking about being in the can. As brave listeners will soon discover, we will not take kindly to requests to clean up our act…or prayer requests, for that matter....
Jun 22, 2023•30 min
Send us a text We have so much fun in the unplanned conversations we record for FC2.0 and the joy of including others is pure bonus. You can try this at home . Pick a topic, any topic. Chase the crumbs. Pick up speed when you feel giggly. Never hesitate to include Jesus in the mix; inviting him into a party is an epic move, not a laugh killer. So when Dr Dave summed a thought with a word retrieved from his mind's deep storage, we celebrated the delightful gift of such a rare appearance. Maybe we...
Jun 15, 2023•30 min
Send us a text Giddy. Twitchy. Probably a bit too "inner circle" for great entertainment. But – true to form – our FC2.0 brand is to give listeners a front row seat at the joy of an unlikely friendship between a guy who makes his living being funny and a guy who lives on Social Security paychecks (and is relieved by the debt ceiling negotiations - isn't it great that government works so well!!?) We're about to gather over chimichangas and wanted you to feel our vibe. Even if Neil Diamond does th...
Jun 08, 2023•32 min
Send us a text Is there efficacy to venting? (Sorry. That reads like the title of an article in the Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences …pretty sure that's not our audience.) We're simply two clowns who started off whining in this episode , giving the Vent Dog within us too long a leash. Eventually we asked how such tasty complaining actually helps us enjoy living with Jesus and representing him well in the world. If only one FC2.0 listener curbs the impulse to parking lot rumble with other fan...
Jun 01, 2023•33 min
Send us a text Our staggered start for recording today was not that unusual. We often slide Zoom times around to accommodate our other important activities. And, as we explored during this episode, what rises to the level of a priority can, at times, be puzzling . (You'll enjoy this cryptic clue once inside this FC2.0 conversation.) But you will also hear the quaver in David's voice as he retells a fresh encounter he had minutes earlier with a 3rd grader who, according to spelling standards, mig...
May 25, 2023•32 min
Send us a text David surrendered graciously because Dr Dave hits the buttons for our podcast. When it comes to the TV remote control our wives concede that we might possess the better skills, but the exchange might get a little testy. This, of course, illustrates a life truism: We are strangely comforted when we think we have control . Whether someone can actually handle the responsibility of control is an entirely different matter. For example, will Dr Dave be OK announcing tonight's baseball g...
May 18, 2023•33 min
Send us a text Being on vacation or in the DR usually means near-the-beach conditions for David's Zoom connection. Today's Florida location was no exception. Under the pretense of needing to "steady his camera" – David peeled off his shirt at the outset. Well…(dramatic, Chant Thompson-like pause)…when we can hear one another (wives dispute this) we enjoy a conversational podcast that's free-flowing. But some things we see can't be ignored. An agenda was born for today's episode as soon as David ...
May 11, 2023•32 min
Send us a text In a rare single-focus thread this episode lingered in the category of how to handle road trips to max the fun and make the journey feel shorter. File this under a public service offering from your two frolicky friends. We know many of our listeners take us on jogging trails, treadmill runs and longer drives. We feel the connection. In a fit of generosity we wonder aloud whether you might want to take the relationship to a whole new level of companionship. The offer stands…...
May 04, 2023•33 min
Send us a text One of the challenges erstwhile podcasters are familiar with is how to title an episode so that it accurately represents the discussion and is, at least, somewhat attractive. Loyal listeners of FC2.0 know that the wild ride we enjoy for about 30 minutes weekly is seldom a single-topic focus. Today was no exception. But, on behalf of everyone who tilts toward weight gain and have been a tad nervous about getting older, please take a beat to share our pain. It's far too common. Tuck...
Apr 27, 2023•29 min
