Fresh Catch 2.0
by David Dean & Dr. Dave Rahn
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Gently Sidelined
Gently Sidelined
About this podcast
Professional funny guy David Dean and ancient youth ministry thought leader Dr. Dave Rahn giggle-chat about anything & everything, mindful to include Jesus (it's the best joy upgrade we can offer). Casual eavesdroppers are welcome. Our fantasy is for loyal Freshies to rival the Deadheads. Jump in with us for ~30 minutes weekly!
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- Gently Sidelined · 29 minSend us Fan Mail It's painful, so we refuse to hide. That's the story of shame and how we think God wants to help us through it. David & Dr Dave both share stories of being cut…
- From Nepal. Too Much? · 29 minSend us Fan Mail Please take a spin to the YouTube version of our podcast. We went 3rd world (no fun music) to deliver the goods as Dr Dave was promoting buddy David’s comedy…
- Unwatchable. Unless… · 30 minSend us Fan Mail Today's episode featured an intermission about halfway through. Pleasant chatting was suddenly disrupted by David's on-air sickness. When we re-engaged a few…
- Left Alone to Smell What You Want · 28 minSend us Fan Mail What would YOU do if given a free pass without any accountability? No sneaking around, hiding food wrappers you're ashamed of — simply the liberty of spending…
- Innocent Stupidity · 26 minSend us Fan Mail David claims to have a disorder that may or may not be an official psychological category. His cozy relationship with a popular magazine seems to justify his…
- Sounds that Enrage Us (Some of Us) · 29 minSend us Fan Mail Every once in a while, David tosses a bone of professional courtesy to Dr Dave. It's largely disingenuous. But today's episode dove into a genuine emotional…
- Cub Fans are Marsh-wiggles · 27 minSend us Fan Mail Apologies to any listeners who simply don't understand why baseball—Cubs baseball, to be exact—has such a grip on our hearts. Feel free to reach out to our…
- The Belt Angel from Kentucky · 31 minSend us Fan Mail Once you survive the scat storm we enjoyed at the beginning of this episode (was there ever a genre of music more fitting to describe the interaction we have…
- No Fault Tardiness · 29 minSend us Fan Mail Loyal listeners, we promise you nothing but fresh material. It's the very core of our podcast, baked into our name. So we could pre-record some pablum when we…
- Eyes, Voice Tones, & Mongols · 29 minSend us Fan Mail No surprise to loyal listeners that we skipped around a bit. This might explain why, after checking us out for five minutes, YouTubers say, "nope." If it's due…
- Roger, Our Champion · 30 minSend us Fan Mail Last Friday, five of us crammed into Roger's car and drove up and back to Wrigley Field. The Reds beat the Cubs. But that's not one of the headlines we talked…
- Crashing David's Birthday Party · 29 minSend us Fan Mail Dolly died on Tuesday. August 25 will be remembered for years to come as the day a beloved and iconic entertainer added her incomparable voice to heaven's choir…
- "Snuggle up, Mother… let me peek at your tramp stamp…" · 27 minSend us Fan Mail The visuals in our Zoom recorded experience were so exceptional today that we may explore how to deliver FC 2.0 on YouTube. Picture David moisturizing before his…
- This Is Who I Want You To Think I Am · 31 minSend us Fan Mail We tiptoed dangerously close to the precipice where old men grouse about all that has changed (for the worst) from their good old days. The target catching most…
- Words: Do They Really Matter So Much? · 28 minSend us Fan Mail As much as we enjoy delivering weekly podcasts of distinction (emphasize the "stink" sound), one of us actually has to work for a living. So this week's episode…
- How David Looks Like Adam (Eden's Original) · 28 minSend us Fan Mail This title deserves an asterisk. David was generally not happy with the surgeon's response when he asked why his belly-button no longer exists. A med specialist…
- Smug Brits & Siren Songs · 29 minSend us Fan Mail Give us a listen and then a rating. We're inspired to use 1-star reviews in marketing. No longer will we be held hostage by the British voices in our head who…
- "Nope!" David digs in. · 32 minSend us Fan Mail Ahhh! If only we had contracted with some Psychology Today expert to give us feedback based on listening to the podcast today; maybe then David might hear enough…
- Vintage Stink · 30 minSend us Fan Mail eBay sellers know this strategy: take some old useless stuff, tag it as "vintage", and mark up the sale price accordingly. Who pioneered this money-making savvy?…
- David Red Cards the World · 25 minSend us Fan Mail Dr Dave tried to convince David of the beauty in watching Team USA win their World Cup soccer match last night. In the exchange, we all learned how our funny…
- "Stella!! Buy more snacks!!" · 28 minSend us Fan Mail Listeners were treated to some real-time engagement with today's episode. First, Dr Dave had to scurry off to google who yelled "Stella!!" in an iconic movie…
- Feeling Amish Disdain · 29 minSend us Fan Mail As a result of recent storms and even tornado touchdowns, Dr Dave was without electrical power for 90 hours. It's the kind of crisis that mustn't be wasted, so…
- Push Broom Truth? "Mmm-hm." · 32 minSend us Fan Mail It's not exactly a lie. But we're not wrapping up the whole truth for a meal, either. Why do we insist on sparing loved ones—or strangers—from the unvarnished…
- Inner Rage? Me-Centric. · 30 minSend us Fan Mail We did some genuine psycho-therapy work on this podcast. It so happens our recent life experiences converged about how we can't seem to find the Gentle Button…
- King Pappy & Amish Grads · 29 minSend us Fan Mail Too many big moments to do justice to a single conversational thread on this episode. Dr Dave's eldest grandson is graduating 8th grade today, which is a huge…
- "Where's that #&@! French fry?" · 28 minSend us Fan Mail Have you ever been around someone whose tone felt like they were cussing but the words were never actually uttered? We kind of had that vibe today…and we deeply…
- We TRY to Say Good Things… · 32 minSend us Fan Mail Social dilemmas are far too common for us. We cherish authenticity from our friends, so conversations should welcome truth-telling, right? But what if you're…
- Citizenry as Colonoscopy · 30 minSend us Fan Mail We talked about the probing experience too much to not give it a prime spot in this episode's title. But this conversation was not about a health procedure; it…
- Ripe & Welcome · 30 minSend us Fan Mail This episode features David broadcasting from a Florida getaway with St Betsy. We celebrated the (spoiled) fruit of his unplugged status, as confirmed by the…
- The Bard: "Bing Bada Boom" · 29 minSend us Fan Mail Every once in a while we flirt with highbrow culture, just to prove (to ourselves) how versatile we are. So when David introduced a lovely tidbit about William…
- How Our Pain Uglies Us · 29 minSend us Fan Mail On the way to discovering solutions that work we often have to wallow in excremental floodwaters. So we decided to sprinkle instrumental song lyrics throughout…
- PDA - An Urgent Care Request? · 29 minSend us Fan Mail isteners know that David's beloved Pappy is in a nursing home and dealing with dementia. Too many of us have walked in the grief of caring for our parents when…
- "Fanny…??…You know!!…" · 29 minSend us Fan Mail Our good friend Tim Atkins set the direction for this episode when we enjoyed a lunch with him last Friday. He insistently told us about some incomplete memory…
- The Dyadic Vacuum · 29 minSend us Fan Mail We've all known about triggers that launch someone down a rabbit hole they can't escape from. Trump Derangement Syndrome is defined by such an idea. There was…
- Michelle! Encore!! · 43 minSend us Fan Mail If you've listened much to our Fresh Catch ramble-fest you've probably heard David gush with admiration about his comedian tour partner for Marriage Date Night…
- Finessing Others: Good Fruit or Shrewd Management? · 27 minSend us Fan Mail Very seldom do we introduce a topic and chew on it for the entirety of our podcast. But today's conversation seemed to grow two new legs every time we gnawed and…
- God Needs Better Billboards · 29 minSend us Fan Mail You've likely got history with us. You're not surprised by our conversational wanderings. We pride ourselves on being unscripted. Some might observe that this…
- The One Finger Hush · 30 minSend us Fan Mail As we're likely to do when we record an episode, we wandered quite a bit. Maybe (not declaring this, in case we're being monitored) we felt freedom because the…
- Shaming Weak Love · 28 minSend us Fan Mail As editor-in-chief of the title and description for each podcast, I (Dr Dave) try my best to be objective. But in these post-production minutes before upload I…
- David Quotes Scripture. Sorta. · 29 minSend us Fan Mail Many apologies to our listeners for failing to record a podcast last week. Dr Dave's cross country drive simply didn't square with David's comedy touring…
- The Molten Cheese Cowboy · 31 minSend us Fan Mail Mistakes happen when the risky thing we intended to do does not receive the careful attention it needs. So when Dr Dave—already experimenting with his facial…
- CPAP Shaming From the One-Gloved Funny Man · 31 minSend us Fan Mail Loyal listeners know that Dr Dave handles post-production details like titling episodes and writing descriptions to help those who want to weigh whether…
- PS: Do You Need "Roadhouse" or "Ghost"? · 30 minSend us Fan Mail Weather reports set the tone for our day. Blue sky? Even if it's cold and snowy, that helps. Rainy and warm? Maybe that's OK. But David is preparing for frigid…
- Swedish Burping: Pro Tips · 30 minSend us Fan Mail It gives us great pleasure whenever we, your frail and flawed FC2.0 co-hosts, can offer some small pearl that will enhance the life of our merry band of loyal…
- A New Year with Benito · 30 minSend us Fan Mail Happy New Year, everyone! Our entire staff here at FC 2.0 headquarters wish you nothing but the best. That's very much unlike the end-of-life journey the…
- Christmas Star Struck · 31 minSend us Fan Mail This episode let David pay tribute to favorite actors and singers who crowded into his Christmas experience. We got caught up in the lovely imaginations of the…
- Happy Birthday, Jesus! · 30 minSend us Fan Mail In case you've lost track of time for your Christmas shopping, we're in countdown mode. Today is the last Thursday you'll have before December 25 hits you like a…
- We Ruined a Xmas Song · 28 minSend us Fan Mail A thousand apologies. Our podcasts always catch us in the midst of some kind of space and often one of us helps the other from stumbling off into the Ditch of No…
- The Diet Whisper · 30 minSend us Fan Mail Like many of our podcasts, this began with a real-life encounter David had with some favorite food. In this case, it was the prodigal six-pack of soda he forgot…
- Cam's Ear Pit & Other Holiday Treats · 32 minSend us Fan Mail We recorded on Black Friday with LOADS of Thanksgiving stuff to chat about. It feels like adding more to the description would be like adding another piece of…
