Fresh Catch 2.0

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Unlike the typical give and take between pod-partners, David seized control and never looked back. The occasion? Ebonie Davis, Dr. Dave's co-author for the newly released book, Disrupting Teens with Joy, was our guest. BTW, if you imagined that David might upgrade his attire to host our special friend, you'd be wrong. And we had a Fresh Catch first when Eb divulged something immediately after we ended the podcast that was too delicious to ignore…so we quickly hit "record" and tacked it on to this episode!

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We confess that, while we've got a few loyal listeners, we really don't know why. Should the Dave Duo get more dialed in to expand our base? Maybe. In the meantime, we had a blast recalling stories about spanking after mooning and the challenge of raising kids today…or even caring for grandkids. To the witness stand? Dr. Dave's grandson, Sully, on loan for the day. Our big aha! was that some listeners have a short attention span. We'll work on it…

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We bounced around quite a bit today, fully enjoying the freedom of wearing what we want for an audio podcast. Disturbing recollections of childhood experiences with extended family members are not only bothersome…they create a target for us to aim at. And David committed to read Dr Dave's new book as long as he doesn't have to pay for it.

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In this episode David seemed obsessed with engaging Dr Dave in a DTR conversation (Define the Relationship). A bit more emotionally fragile than normal, our favorite comedian noted Dr Dave had posted on social media his plans to teach an upcoming grad class at Bethel University (Indiana) and was a bit miffed that he had to hear of this at the same time as thousands(?) of other Looky-Lou friends. So he pressed in: "Where do I stand with you?" David was hoping for something better than the response Dr Dave gave.

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Last week's episode left David smoldering. His friend Roger had embarrassed him by greeting him loudly with "Hey, Pumpkin!" across the crowded restaurant. So David plotted the line of attack he imagined taking by inviting Roger to make a rare guest appearance on this podcast. In spite of the bravado predicting a comedic smackdown, our funny orange globe of seeds fell short of his promise (according to Dr Dave, an apparently biased moderator). The contest is under review. In the meantime, evidence is gathering that David is in medical need of a live audience.

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Sarcasm doesn't translate well to social media posts. Duh - do you think? While we unpacked how to be thoughtful, respectful and engaging during Facebook interaction, we were mostly giving David some needed space to stretch out his comedy performance muscles in anticipation of his live audience gig this Sunday…the first since March 6. As our good friend, Roger Vezeau, might say amidst the lunchtime crowd at Huntington's Los Amigos restaurant: "Go get 'em, Pumpkin!"

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David was clearly miffed at something, so he came out swinging (or whatever might be the equivalent for his cute little comedic fists). With all of the important things we could talk about that might really be helpful to someone, David fixated on how Dr Dave was a minute late to our scheduled podcast - "What could possibly be so important now that you're retired?" he challenged. The verbal jousting that followed kept us from solving any big problems…so we apologize for not agreeing about wearing masks. 

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We are officially declaring ourselves to be "platonic pod partners" and are willing to take the social heat. In the meantime, we're muddling through all of the ways we can engage complex issues today with others. It's not easy! David called Dr. Dave a drone and we laughed about how one of his earliest sermons about 50 years ago had 17 points…so "droning" fits. By contrast, Jesus - then and now - is remarkably concise and provocative.

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Lots of confessing going on by two guys who are like David's broken hot water heater: old and leaky. We're getting pretty comfortable baring our true feelings about what has hurt us on our journeys into manhood. Somehow giggling helps (though that word doesn’t feel very manly). Jesus helps most. He's got us right where he wants us, and even the giggles feel like they've been approved by him.

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Dr. Dave experienced Zoom whiplash. David's sleeveless-ness today contrasted with N.T. Wright's attire yesterday. Fittingly (which is what you do when you cut the sleeves off shirts for summer styling in Indiana), though our little podcast might not be smart-sounding like a webinar from Wycliffe Hall at Oxford University, we did make practical sense of what Jesus meant by being "sifted." N.T. Wright – perhaps the world's most influential Bible scholar – probably could have done better. But we concluded it's because he uses pretentious British initials, and that's a price D.D. Rahn is not willing to pay. Plus, he is probably all tightly bound by constrictive sleeves on his shirts.