Fresh Catch 2.0

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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.

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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.

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The term "micro-aggression" is in our popular culture nowadays. It's a reference to the little ways things are said or done that actually hurt people. We didn't actually use that word during our podcast (it's a bit too uppity for our taste…wait…that MIGHT be a micro-aggression…it's confusing, right?). But if you want to archive this episode, it's a label that might fit. Dr Dave felt micro-aggressed by David's critique of his M&M nibble sneaking during the recording. And we anticipated neglect during Father's Day. Kinda whiny, really. Sorry about that.

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When loyal FC2.0 listeners have built their week around the expectation of our podcast being delivered by Thursday midday and it shows up on Saturday morning, confidence is shaken. Justifiably so. Having fun is one thing. Chilling with friends is OK, but there are times we simply need to get the right things done on time. Is that so hard to ask? Can we just agree it's OK to move directly to the mission that brought us together without the need to be coddled by preliminary pleasantries? Apparently not, as Dr Dave learned on location among the smarty-smart crowd in Houston. What's love got to do with it?

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Raise your hand if you've got a really good friend who's a comedian. If you know, you know. Most of the world thinks of entertainers as their own personal vending machines. "I paid money for this treat, so you'd better come through!" But for those of us, say, who share podcast time weekly talking about anything and everything, we realize our funny and talented friends are also human beings. In this podcast, we scratched below the surface…of David's cancerous nose. It wasn't pretty.

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To our most loyal listeners…will you PLEASE let us know if you think we're trending towards being crotchety old men too much for your taste? Today's podcast started slipping that direction, where complaints get the headlines. That's what led one of us (no sense rubbing in the shame, right DD?) to utter the phrase that is this episode's title. And if you think that's bad, wait until you hear his last words. FCC alert…

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"Whatever." "If you say so." There are more of these poor inauthentic ways we avoid transparency. Lots of them are favorite weapons of those skilled in passive-aggressive relational warfare. But we chose to camp on something that presents another sort of problem: it so happens that "it's all good" can be understood as one of the deepest, most portable biblical truths available to those who confess Jesus is Lord. Credit for the origin of this line of appreciation goes to Larry David, one more pawn in God's master work of making all things good.

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Therapy is intended to help you get in touch with your feelings and act in a way that respects their power without letting them carry you where you'd prefer not to go.

Dr Dave experienced this episode like a therapy session done for the entertainment of others. When the microphone is turned off, he realized he just survived being ravaged. Wondering "what just happened?" he appreciates that his emotional resiliency is thin.

Enjoy, if you must.

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We don't actually do our podcast in the same room, so if one of us has been working out and smells like it…or more likely, has been eating garlic-soaked braunschweiger, we simply don't have the benefit of enjoying a distinctively pungent olfactory connection. But our imaginations carried us there during this episode. We also remembered one of the best movies of our lifetime, one that is hauntingly marked by an epic BANJO tune. Please forgive us if you need delivered from the weird, stinky river we drifted down. 

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As is more common than not for a free-wheeling Fresh Catch frolic, we bounced around with butterfly nets trying to catch the giggles this morning. Dr Dave's brash on-air snacking  led us to explore eating etiquette. We then meandered down the winding Wabash River, giving David the chance to boldly insert himself as our Huntington tour guide. He dropped pearls of dubious, colorful local knowledge into the mix, hoping to lure vacationers to consider visiting his hometown. Just don't Google-check him; we hubbies prefer to not have our word questioned.