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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Welcome to another episode of What the Frock?, where Rabbi Dave and Friar Rod once again prove that no topic is too serious, too ridiculous, or too completely unrelated to become part of the same conversation.

This week begins with a trip to the movies, but not the one everyone is talking about. Instead of debating Hollywood's latest attempt to "improve" Homer's The Odyssey, the guys discover that Minions & Monsters may actually do a better job of honoring one of history's greatest stories. Along the way,they explore why ancient myths still resonate today, how classic films continue to influence modern animation, and why the greatest stories ever told rarely need to be rewritten.

Then the conversation takes an unexpected turn into the strange economics of modern music. Fresh off releasing their own comedy song, Kung Fu vs Love, Rabbi Dave and Friar Rod ask a simple question: if millions of songs are being streamed every day, why are so many artists unable to sell concert tickets? From Spotify playlists and "ghost streams" to the disappearance of shared musical culture, they examine how technology may be changing the way we measure success without actually creating more listeners.

The discussion also tackles one of the week's most talked-about headlines, as an Air Force major protests in uniform on the steps of the Capitol, raising questions about military professionalism, political expression, and the traditions that have long separated America's armed forces from partisanpolitics.

And because no episode of What the Frock? would be complete without ending somewhere completely unexpected, the guys wrap things up with the unbelievable story of nearly 900 escaped snakes in China, proving once again that reality continues to outdo fiction.

History, mythology, music, sports, politics, and reptiles. Somehow, it all fits together. That's What the Frock?

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What if the machines do not destroy us because they are too smart, but because they follow bad instructions perfectly?

This week on What the Frock?, Rabbi Dave and Friar Rod start with sports, World Cup drama, penalty kicks, instant replay, and the strange modern belief that every human mistake can be fixed by one more camera angle. From VAR to NFL replay, the question becomes bigger than sports. Are we improving the game, or slowly draining the life out of it?

Then comes AI, HAL 9000, Elon Musk, Google, truth, bias, and the unsettling possibility that we have already seen this movie before. If artificial intelligence is trained to value ideology over reality, what happens when it becomes powerful enough to enforce the lie? Along the way, there is Bosnia, Germany, Taylor Swift, books, bad technology, and the eternal warning every Dave Bowman knows by heart:

“Open the pod bay doors, HAL.”

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Sometimes the internet reminds us that it is both humanity's greatest achievement and its greatest mistake.

This week, an innocent comment by a television reporter admitting she had no idea where Bosnia-Herzegovina was somehow exploded into an international controversy. There were apologies, outrage, arguments over geography, and even complaints that she apologized to Bosnia but forgot Herzegovina. Naturally, we decided the only sensible response was to make the situation even worse by inventing a list of "true facts" about Bosnia-Herzegovina. If you've ever wondered about emergency accordions, suspicious pigeons, or coffee strong enough to remember your childhood, you've come to the right place.

Of course, once we start down a rabbit trail, there is rarely any turning back.

This episode also tackles the continuing Caitlin Clark saga, the future of the WNBA, and whether an NBA franchise might eventually decide that putting fans in the seats is a pretty good business model. We wander into the surprisingly fascinating history of Carl Douglas's 1974 hit "Kung Fu Fighting," discover why there has only been one famous song about martial arts for the last fifty years, and explain why that oversight has now been corrected.

Along the way, Dave unveils his latest Hallmark Christmas movie pitch, inspired by one of the strangest real news stories of the year. It is equal parts romance, political satire, Christmas movie cliché, and "how in the world did we get here?"

We'll wrap things up with Washington state's ever-climbing gas prices, why Idaho gas stations are suddenly doing a booming business, and whatever else happened to wander into our field of view.

As always, there was no script, no roadmap, and very little adult supervision. Just two friends chasing whatever caught their attention.

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There are some weeks when the news cycle feels like a carefully organized sequence of important events. Then there are weeks like this one, where you find yourself discussing earthquake prophets, cricket, influencer narcissism, Elon Musk, and an apparent uprising of Wyoming deer all in the same conversation.

Naturally, that became an episode of What The Frock?

We started with one of the internet's favorite hobbies: predicting the end of the world. Depending on which social media account you follow, California is either perfectly fine or about fifteen minutes away from sliding into the Pacific Ocean. Every few months somebody discovers a prophecy, a prediction, a chart, or a mysterious warning that promises catastrophe is just around the corner. Human beings have been predicting disasters since the beginning of recorded history. The internet simply lets them do it faster.

From there we wandered into a subject that seems to explain a surprising amount of modern behavior: Main Character Syndrome.

You know the type. The person filming themselves while blocking traffic. The influencer convinced everyone around them exists as supporting cast. The activist who somehow turns every issue, every event, and every headline into a story about themselves. Somewhere along the line social media convinced a lot of people that life is not something you live. It is something you perform.

The conversation eventually found its way to politics because, frankly, everything eventually does. We looked at the strange spectacle of anti-Musk protests, political celebrations, and the increasingly common habit of defining yourself entirely by who you oppose. There is a difference between having convictions and turning politics into your entire personality. America seems to be having trouble remembering that distinction.

Sports provided a welcome break from all of that.

We spent some time talking soccer, international competition, and the continuing effort to explain cricket to Americans. The more cricket I watch, the more I understand why the rest of the world is obsessed with it. The more I try to explain it, the less certain I am that I understand it myself.

Then came one of my favorite stories of the week.

Apparently there are reports out of Wyoming suggesting that deer are becoming a little more aggressive toward hunters. Whether this represents an actual wildlife counteroffensive or simply another strange internet headline remains unclear. Either way, it raised an important philosophical question: at what point does the hunted decide it has had enough?

We wrapped up with a discussion that somehow became more serious than expected. What exactly is the difference between tea and chai? As it turns out, the answer says quite a bit about language, culture, and the strange ways words travel around the world.

In other words, it was a perfectly normal episode of What The Frock?

Well, normal for us anyway.

Join Rabbi Dave and Friar Rod for another hour of headlines, humor, observations, arguments, and the occasional reminder that reality remains far more creative than anything Hollywood could write.

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Is Western civilization collapsing before our very eyes?

This week on What The Frock?, Rabbi Dave and Friar Rod examine the mounting evidence. FIFA has managed to anger soccer fans around the world just as the 2026 World Cup gets underway. Seattle is hosting a controversial Pride-themed match. The United States Men's National Team suddenly looks competent. And somehow, mandatory hydration breaks have become the latest battleground in the war between sports and advertising.

But that is only the beginning.

In Australia, authorities have seized more than 100,000 illegal exotic cockroaches from a breeder whose life choices raise more questions than answers. Meanwhile, language experts are now telling us that grammar rules many of us spent years learning can simply be ignored. Is nothing sacred anymore?

If that were not enough, scientists are exploring a theory that information itself may have physical mass, a discovery that could help explain dark matter, dark energy, and perhaps even whether reality is a giant simulation. Naturally, Rabbi Dave immediately begins exploring the practical applications of deleting people from existence with the power of thought.

Along the way, the conversation wanders through World Cup chaos, social media outrage, scientific speculation, grammar wars, illegal insects, and the timeless human habit of declaring that civilization is about to come to an end.

As always, What The Frock? is where big questions, strange headlines, historical perspective, and complete nonsense meet around the same table.

So grab a cup of coffee, take your mandatory FIFA-approved hydration break, and join Rabbi Dave and Friar Rod as they investigate the latest signs that the world may be losing its mind.

Or perhaps it already has.

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