Fresh Catch 2.0
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!
Episodes
294 episodes
Kids Today Need a Blizzard Like '78
This episode involved some reminiscing that school age listeners could probably cite as a primary source in their next term paper. We also kicked around how we use cooler-than-normal music to connect with God. That led us into a very brief shar...
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30:21
The Bad Day Blues
When this day began, minutes after midnight, our beloved Cubs had lost and now the season is all but finished. It makes sense that one of us (the old one) was in a foul mood. A travel demand disrupted our normal recording schedule and the ...
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26:58
It hurts. All of it.
It's the rare empathetic young person who might listen to our podcast today and aim to be helpful. We whined. Hard and long. Our aging bodies are failing us so we indulged in swapping stories about our health problems and the way we perceive do...
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29:59
The Shame of Aging
In some cultures, old people are venerated. Cherished. Honored. Deeply respected. But in 2025 America we (remember, David turned 60 recently) are routinely ridiculed. The 10-item list of identifying foibles that comes with being in the AARP cro...
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30:21
Boomer Blindspots
Thinking his invisible age cohort might escape ridicule, David merrily poked at Dr Dave's Boomer-isms. He skillfully refuted every attempt by his aged co-host to parry, scoring points while exposing his unmet needs to belong somehow…somewhere. ...
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30:54
Her Bridge Too Far
This day has become America's national lament of remembrance. And the cloud only thickened with the news of Charlie Kirk's murder yesterday. Tucked in the folds of what most of the world is thinking about is a personal story David coaxed out of...
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30:59
Let Your Niece Mentor You??
This episode exposed a lot about each of the Davids that actually justifies the loss of followers we were whining about so much. But even as we sit in our unattractive pool of disdain far removed from smug (ya, we're jealous) social media influ...
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31:33
Tag-Team Listening
If you are searching for some "how-to" advice you might be excited by where this episode began. Question-asking is a skill we know something about. Just ask us. But if someone answers with more than you bargained for—even when their answer is d...
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26:35
Plz Ignore that Video
A bunch of us gathered at a restaurant Saturday night to surprise and celebrate a milestone birthday for David. Meanwhile, local appliance salesmen and home repair specialists were celebrating how his advanced age lends itself to making purchas...
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29:52
Comedians Have Groins, Too
Sometimes an old man will tuck $6 into your shirt pocket so you'll listen to his good joke. Or a pre-gig massage to prepare you backfires…like the team chapel you were invited to speak at. But often times it's in the simplest of routines where ...
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28:43
David's Pre-Truth, Anticipating Ruby Tuesday's
A bit too common these days, David hunted for cover from Dr Dave around a shady judgement call he recently made. You know… we do something that makes us conscience-queasy so we seek to be reassured by close friends. When Dr Dave instead challen...
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29:20
URGENT! Listener Wisdom Needed!!
We seldom, if ever, beg for immediate feedback. It's not our vibe here in the Fresh Catch 2.0 Chill Zone. But David is about to jump on a plane and head to Texas to do a men's comedy event and when he described the outfit he was planning to wea...
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28:30
The Machines Are Winning
David got bumped aside during his recent Kroger shopping experience by the cute little robot doing price checks. Apparently it was annoyed by the need to nudge David away from carefully considering which Oreos to buy. At least that's how the sq...
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31:10
ON LOCATION!! From Los Amigos!
So much to celebrate in this episode! This remote hook-up at one of our favorite restaurants as a live podcast—simultaneously being shown on Instagram—was a blast. But what was truly epic was to hear how the manager-owner of Los Amigos has indu...
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31:18
Some Names Fit Perfectly
If you like the zig-zag pacing of improv conversation, this episode is for you. In an act of brave vulnerability David disclosed his pain from being kicked out of Sunday school while paying a great deal of respect to the teacher who did it. Bei...
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26:31
"Earl, Matt, & Pepe walk into a bedroom…"
For all of our loyal listeners, enjoy celebrating America's birthday! Please stay safe. We learned something about the names used by professional comedians in today's podcast. Feel free to test this "conventional wisdom" while you're telling st...
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29:37
Spitwads & Marriage Advice
If you listen a bit to our podcasts, it comes as no surprise to hear us confess how biased we are about most things. It's actually quite amazing that either of us have been married for a long time, given how clueless we are with our patient and...
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29:43
Gentle Interventions
Add this episode to your Helpful file. Have you been in rooms like David uncomfortably endured in a recent Great Clips experience? His skilled hair-stylist lacked read-the-room-awareness or a voice that didn't make his skin crawl. Interve...
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29:31
Celebrating Pappy's Gifts
In only three days Father's Day will arrive, ready or not. If therapists listened to this episode they might detect our insecurity. We are, after all, two aging dads. Both of us are grandpas. And we seemed to meander our way toward comforting o...
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26:44
Righteous Naughty Singing
Even though David launched immediately into a campy mimicry bit, this episode may actually be worth submitting to those who are spiritual coaches. We somehow got talking about our impulsive responses when flailing limbs fail to keep us from mak...
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28:17
Tap the Brakes, Mamma
We explore the unvarnished grist of life in our podcast. Loyal listeners have heard much about St Betsy, David's wife. She's a long-suffering woman who embraced the calling to be a moral compass. Too often she's been pressed into the thankless ...
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28:42
When Your AI Pal is Shakespeare
True confession. While we take strange pride in never preparing for our podcasts (an unwritten recording value is to avoid serving up anything that isn't totally "fresh"), we agreed in the minute before we began to chase what we both thought wo...
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26:55
Triggered or tickled? You choose.
Are you annoyed by the 24 hour delay in delivering this podcast? Perhaps you have a preference for listening on Thursdays and we disrupted your routine. Before we rush to apologize we want you to consider a quote from Donald Miller that we diss...
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