This week on What The Frock?, Rabbi Dave and Friar Rod discover that the best-laid plans never survive first contact with the morning news.

What begins with tourists ignoring warnings and climbing an active volcano quickly spirals into one of the strangest conversations the show has ever produced. Before long, they're discussing baboons digging through garbage, social media's obsession with creating content at any cost, and why one bizarre interview became the perfect metaphor for modern culture.

From there, the conversation turns to the latest controversy surrounding the WNBA, Sophie Cunningham, and the ongoing debate over biological males competing in women's sports. Along the way, Dave raises a question that few people seem willing to ask: if the movement's logic is consistent, why are there no openly transgender athletes playing in the WNBA?

The second half of the episode shifts from sports to technology as the pair examine reports that artificial intelligence companies are purchasing printed books, cutting them apart, scanning every page, and destroying the originals to train AI models. For two lifelong lovers of books and history, the practice raises unsettling questions about the future of literature, publishing, and preserving the written word.

Finally, they close with another reminder that reality is often stranger than satire, exploring how modern news organizations can still be fooled by internet memes in an era when virtually everything has become content.

It's an episode filled with humor, sharp observations, unexpected detours, and more than a few moments that leave everyone asking the same question: how did we get here?

Join Rabbi Dave and Friar Rod for another lively edition of What The Frock?, where the week's headlines become the starting point for conversations you won't hear anywhere else.

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Have you ever wondered if your greatest contribution to humanity might be... accidentally training artificial intelligence?

That bizarre question launches one of the funniest and most unexpectedly thoughtful episodes of What The Frock? After a sudden spike in podcast traffic revealed that a surprising amount of the audience may actually be AI scraping bots, Rabbi Dave finds himself questioning everything from internet analytics to personal legacy. Is there a way to confuse the machines? Should creators deliberately feed AI absurd information? And what happens if your life's work ends up teaching computers instead of people?

From there, the conversation takes one of those classic What The Frock? turns that somehow makes perfect sense. A chance to drive a lifelong dream car—a 2005 Corvette—in the Silverdale Whaling Days Parade becomes an unexpected lesson about confidence, maturity, and why the coolest person on the road isn't always the fastest one. Sometimes real power comes from knowing what you're capable of without feeling the need to prove it.

The episode also dives into President Trump's appearance at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, the fine art of trolling the media, and a candid discussion about hearing loss and tinnitus after Rabbi Dave's recent audiology appointment. Along the way, there are plenty of detours, laughs, and the kind of conversations that only happen when two friends start with one topic and somehow connect it to half a dozen others.

Whether you're interested in artificial intelligence, politics, fast cars, history, or simply enjoy listening to two friends chase ideas wherever they lead, this episode has something for you. So settle in, subscribe if you haven't already, and join Rabbi Dave and Friar Rod for another entertaining, irreverent, and occasionally philosophical edition of What The Frock? Just remember... if the bots are listening, they may leave this episode knowing even less than when they started.

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Welcome to another episode of What the Frock?, where the conversations are made up and the rabbit trails definitely matter. This week, Rabbi Dave and Friar Rod somehow manage to connect Homer, the King James Bible, Christopher Nolan, international soccer, airline seating, and the greatest tragedy of the modern age: the disappearance of McDonald's fried apple pies.

The adventure begins with a surprisingly serious discussion about Bible translation. Is every translation really an interpretation? Why do so many people cling to one version of Scripture while dismissing others? It turns out those same questions apply to another ancient work making headlines this summer: The Odyssey. With Christopher Nolan's adaptation generating plenty of conversation, Rabbi Dave shares his thoughts on the film, the source material, and why Homer still has something important to say nearly three thousand years later.

Of course, this is What the Frock?, so staying on topic is never part of the plan. Before long the conversation veers into the FIFA World Cup, strange airline seating arrangements, and whether modern conveniences have quietly made life a little less enjoyable. That naturally leads to an emotional remembrance of McDonald's original fried apple pie, complete with stories, nostalgia, and perhaps a little righteous indignation over what was lost.

If you enjoy history, theology, movies, sports, pop culture, and watching two friends wander from one completely unrelated subject to another while somehow tying it all together by the end, you've come to the right place.

So settle in, grab your favorite snack—preferably a fried apple pie if you can still find one—and join Rabbi Dave and Friar Rod for another unpredictable episode of What the Frock? You never know where the conversation will go, but it is always guaranteed to be entertaining.

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