Send us a text Please forgive the tease behind this episode's title. While we did pounce on up-to-the-minute headlines (Roger's advice), it seemed out of character for us to do so. In post-production reflection, Dr Dave could not help but wonder what was driving our comedian's pursuit. We invite our loyal and embarrassingly small audience to be armchair psychologists and consider whether we have just witnessed evidence of David's fantasy to BE a headliner in Vegas. If you're ever at the Huntingt...
Jan 16, 2025•31 min
Send us a text We recorded our podcast with a national time stamp in the background, prompting David to ask about the apparent friendliness between former presidents attending Jimmy Carter's funeral. Our ensuing conversation ranged far and wide, with two helpful takeaways, we hope. The first is to enlarge your vocabulary. The second is to practice a lovely "slow your roll" response you can offer loved ones when the heat of conflict is unproductive. Enjoy!!...
Jan 09, 2025•32 min
Send us a text True confession. This episode's title might promise more than we delivered. It may be that we could have pivoted toward something as helpful as our title offers, but we a) didn't (don't) plan what we talk about, and b) are easily distracted. So when David started spinning into movie character voices we rolled with it. And Dr Dave (usually the helmsman to steer this half hour) was rolling in laughter…let's just say there are worse ways to be incapacitated....
Jan 02, 2025•30 min
Send us a text The day after might actually be too soon to declare that we've made it through another Christmas season. But for the sake of our podcast, we celebrated being mostly done. For example, we learned that David officially disinvited Karen Carpenter's holiday music from his listening experience before the 25th had even ended. We wondered aloud whether seasonal pageantry proves that church life is too event-centric. But David needs gigs, so we hope we're not too convincing....
Dec 26, 2024•31 min
Send us a text On this last episode before Christmas, we shared the unspoken goal of offering loyal listeners a gift worth cherishing. It took us a bit of stumbling around some Granny and Gramps memories (rehearsal for table talk next week) before we found a way to be helpful. Please remember for years to come how your Fresh Catch Santas introduced you to Shame Judo—an invaluable, yearlong skill—in 2024. Merry Christmas, everyone…. we hope you can find Baby Jesus!!...
Dec 19, 2024•30 min
Send us a text Loyal Freshie podheads know that "unpredictable" is sort of our brand here. We love the chance to deliver something uncontrived and savory in the moment. Today we pulled back the curtain a bit on why this tastes so good, exploring moments of edgy comedy that might offend both Amish and gay communities while searching for a simple way to help churches dodge dodginess. Enjoy!
Dec 12, 2024•30 min
Send us a text It all begins when we stand in our morning closets, selecting how to present ourselves to the world on any given day. For whatever reason, David felt like showing a bit of skin during this episode, and his unzipped exposure led us to fondly remember the Bee Gees and disco days. During a rare podcast recorded a mere hours before David earns a living doing a comedy gig, we treated our time as his professional warm-up act....
Dec 05, 2024•31 min
Send us a text Anticipating a great holiday feast with family, we offer this episode as a public service to those who might not naturally be wired to give thanks. Predictable scenarios await. Expect to be annoyed. Spend a few precious turkey-brining moments getting your heart soaked in juices that make gratitude front and center. Maybe you will whisper a prayer of gratitude for your two pod-hosts. We'd be thankful if you did....
Nov 27, 2024•30 min
Send us a text In this episode, we accidentally came out of the closet. Starting playfully (as we are wired to do), we made a big deal out of our husky voices. That led to cowboy talk, man talk, Mike Tyson talk, and Jesus talk. Ultimately, we confessed our love for Yellowstone in public and wondered how Jesus might interact with our favorite cowboy, Rip. Come, wonder with us.
Nov 21, 2024•29 min
Send us a text This episode migrated from a frisky frolic around what research might do to break down the authenticity of love to some vulnerable sharing. First, David "other-disclosed" (he's working his way to brave SELF-disclosure) about a story from a friend. But that laid the trap for Dr. Dave to reveal fresh pain from not being noticed. Along the way, our apologies to the world's largest nation.
Nov 14, 2024•31 min
Send us a text At a certain age, men seem to make peace with how they will present their bellies to the world. We celebrated our shared contentment with having enough in the round to thump soundly, but the topic triggered a frat initiation memory for Dr. Dave that may be hard to un-hear. You've been warned.
Nov 07, 2024•30 min
Send us a text Our Fresh Catching immediately jumped into the festivity of the day and we could never quite get dislodged from discussing Halloween. It's not like there aren't other storylines to tackle. Next week, for example, we might elect the Great Pumpkin as our president. If so, Pappy will be happy…unlike the costume mask David will ask him to wear tonight. But WHERE will he WEAR it?? (Cue scary laughter.)...
Oct 31, 2024•28 min
Send us a text We know we're biased, but from start to finish in this episode, it felt like we set a new record of hard laughter during a single show. Admittedly, we road the coattails of last week's wedgie guffaws. But then, as often happens in FC2.0, we got to eavesdrop on David's therapy-seeking confessions to Dr. Dave. Let's just say it might take some healing before we can hold eye contact with one another in the immediate future....
Oct 24, 2024•28 min
Send us a text Like a psalmist's lament, we opened this episode in honest acknowledgment that we delivered a poor podcast last week. David was pretty quick to assign blame and he's probably right. But to his credit, he also ushered us into a warmer space of reflecting on our good times. Favorite memories, decades old, had us giggling like crazy. It may be that Kool and the Gang will request a royalty check. Or it may be that an Indiana Hall of Fame wrestling coach will deliver yet another move t...
Oct 17, 2024•32 min
Send us a text It's a movie. It's a metaphor for life. And by the time you finish listening to this podcast, you may turn it into your prayer. Enjoy. (Cue banjo…)
Oct 11, 2024•32 min
Send us a text We danced with a bit of syrup from Love Potion #9 today. Eventually, we scrambled out of our hugfest hole to properly poke fun at some of our recent experiences. But the real payday came as Dr Dave shared the incredulous story of a church friend's unfiltered comments to his dental hygienist. Color us wistfully mocha-skinned.
Oct 03, 2024•31 min
Send us a text It takes a while to crack open our windows of transparency. David unpacked the wonder of being named #2 instead of Jr., revealing a memory of Pappy that earned him a place on Dr Dave's psychoanalysis couch. A 48-year old original parable got dropped into the discovery conversation, bubbling up unresolved resentment for one of our most loyal Freshies. There's gold in this podcast. Enjoy!
Sep 26, 2024•29 min
Send us a text If you prefer your podcasts to jump around a bit, this one's for you. We advanced the theory that comedians benefit from being overweight or slightly un-handsome. We got confused about how to pronounce a British singer's name. We called out David's (once) good friend from the humor industry, Andrew Stanley, for being a botoxer. And after hearing about David's latest adventures with his aging dad, we may have agreed to lie about Pappy's birthday is OK. Be careful. This episode may ...
Sep 19, 2024•31 min
Send us a text As a rule of thumb in this largely lighthearted podcast, we two Davids talk about our political perspectives in hushed tones. But whispers can backfire on us. They sometimes do better at communicating and, as we freely admit, they can also just creep us out. Especially if the topic happens to be pet consumption. WARNING: This episode offers Dr Dave's surprising slant on how the past week's presidential debate may impact his vote. For now, let's keep it at a whisper....
Sep 12, 2024•32 min
Send us a text We'd love to hear from loyal listeners who live somewhere outside of the Midwest … what are garage sales like in your community? Dr Dave was given a pass from his three-day duty to record this episode as the haggling was happening on the opening morning of their bizarre bazaar where the cars are usually parked. For some folks, it's more about the social interaction than The Art of the Deal. That's when he heard a friendly buyer complain about Gene Autry....
Sep 05, 2024•29 min
Send us a text This episode's title was tough to land. If you've come to love our distinctively free-wheeling conversations at FC2.0, you'll enjoy this dance fest. We routinely pounced on and hijacked one another's topics, took them for a quick surfboard ride, then quickly caught another wave. One of the foamy curls we hung ten on was David's admission that he likes laughing at old people's troubles. Since Dr Dave is now 70, you might want to bookmark this moment as the day when it was no longer...
Aug 29, 2024•31 min
Send us a text Relationships being the confusing Matrix-adventure that they are, everything we notice about someone, each smidgen of communication (in whatever form), and gestures of give and take can get over-analyzed. It spills over into what we see on the TV screen, even when the DNC is our main primetime option. It also includes delivering saucy gifts to a hip-hindered neighbor who's love for "luv-texts" weirds us out. Never fear. We made sure this dance got proper scrutiny....
Aug 22, 2024•31 min
Send us a text Dave V and Roger V, we heard you. The week of August 8, 2024, will go down in history(!) as a shameful betrayal by the two lame hosts of FC2.0. Although, if you listen carefully to the details of this week's podcast, it does seem like one David owns more of the responsibility for our non-transmission than the other does. But, hey, since there's no "I" in team, why make it a big deal, right? We've got other bullhorn messages to stir us up. Seriously, thx for your patience. Have fun...
Aug 15, 2024•31 min
Send us a text Keenly connected to contemporary headlines, your FC2.0 team jumped into the controversy surrounding the opening ceremony at the Olympics. As a result, we also took a swim in the Social Media River, mindful that even the Seine running through Paris may be less murky and polluted, especially for Christians. Thank God that Dr Dave's middle name is both a calling and a gift … we think.
Aug 01, 2024•30 min
Send us a text One of the things we pride ourselves in delivering through our FC2.0 podcasts is a willingness to dive into our conversational walk-abouts without holding back. We fancy ourselves as comfortably authentic. No spin that's not exposed. That's why we might need to apologize for today's episode. As it turns out, David's desire to chat about "fibby-fibs" may have been a veiled attempt to coax Dr. Dave from his sleepy state for the sake of a more energetic, entertaining listening experi...
Jul 25, 2024•32 min
Send us a text Loyal FC2.0 listeners have come to expect scattershot ramblings from the Davidic duo. Today's episode was a transfixation. It's like we were swept away, caught up in irresistible conversation that — if we were all in a room together — would have made total sense. If seeing is believing then you'd better believe that David's nose repair job was worth talking about. The whole time. Endlessly. It was a like a verbal hard massage. Enjoy … at David's expense....
Jul 18, 2024•31 min
Send us a text We're hoping one of the two topics we danced with during this day late episode makes the wait worthwhile. First, if there's wisdom in waiting, why does it annoy us so much? Second, if there's wisdom in weight control why is fair food so scrumptious? Moreover, how should we respond when the voice in our head sounds like the robot from a 60's science fiction TV show (when science WAS fiction)?...
Jul 12, 2024•31 min
Send us a text Happy Fourth of July, podheads! We lit so many fuses that the fireworks from this episode had us scurrying for cover. Our civic duty obliged us to contemplate the state of our country by trash talking the Brits while lamenting about last week's presidential debate. We fondly remembered bigger-than-life heroes from the past, e.g., Jack Palance's push-up on the Oscar stage, Reagan's aplomb, and Kojak's lollipop. When we linked angelic coolness with cigarette smoking, we decided to s...
Jul 04, 2024•30 min
Send us a text We don't actually know who our loyal listeners are, but we suspect 16-year-old boys are not our demographic. But COULD they be? This episode features an on-air, lively exchange between two tame-named old dudes. Don your favorite comfy shirt. Grab a cup of Joe. Listen to the fun as we talk about names. Guaranteed to be the most entertaining debate of the day.
Jun 27, 2024•30 min
Send us a text We started this episode with plenty of self-congratulations. It needed to be done and, frankly, we're not sure we'll get it from anyone else. But David came to our cackle-fest with a troubled heart. He needed to unburden himself. So, he told a story, inviting Dr Dave (first of all) and Freshies (next) to render judgement about whether he should be condemned or appreciated for how he responded to a heartfelt heart-tale when the personal pan pizza arrived....
Jun 20, 2024•32 min
