Why does everything on the internet eventually become aboutus?

This week on What The Frock?, Rabbi Dave and Friar Rod dive into Bean Soup Theory, the wonderfully simple idea that explains an astonishing amount of what happens on social media. Someone posts a recipe for bean soup, and instead of deciding whether they want bean soup, people start demanding substitutions, alterations, and entirely new recipes designed around their own tastes. Before long, somebody else's soup has become all about them.

Sound familiar?

The theory becomes the thread connecting three verydifferent stories. First, Dave and Rod return to the troubling story of Cambridge professor Jason Arday. Following his resignation and sudden death, arguments over his academic record quickly became arguments over racism, DEI, institutional responsibility, politics, and who should be blamed. Everybodyseems determined to stir something of their own into the pot.

Then it's off to sea aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, where reports about an extraordinarily long deployment, shipboard conditions, food, and unhappy sailors have generated plenty of outrage ashore. Dave brings his own experience as a Navy submariner to the discussion, including powdered eggs, questionable meals, relentless cleaning, inspections, Navy chiefs, and the ancient sailor's tradition of complaining about absolutely everything.

Finally, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese walksstraight into the soup pot when a podcaster asks him to play "Shag, Marry, Date." He initially refuses, she keeps pushing, Kylie Minogue enters the conversation, and Australia gets another reason to argue on the internet.
Three stories. One increasingly familiar human impulse: How can I make this about me?

Grab a spoon. The bean soup is ready.

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Sometimes the biggest story isn't what happened. It's whatpeople do when they're challenged to defend what they claim to believe.

This week on What The Frock?, Rabbi Dave and FriarRod dive into a series of stories that, at first glance, seem completely unrelated. A celebrated Cambridge professor resigns after questions emerge about his remarkable résumé. Candace Owens and the culture of perpetual "just asking questions" come under the microscope. The conversationturns back to the COVID years, Anthony Fauci's congressional testimony, and whether public officials truly stood behind the decisions they made when it mattered most.

The discussion then shifts to Washington State, whereclimate policy collides with economic reality. If government leaders genuinely believe the principles they're promoting, why do their own decisions sometimes point in a very different direction? Dave argues that actions are often the clearest window into what people really believe, and that institutions,politicians, and public figures alike eventually reveal themselves through the choices they make.

Along the way, the conversation lightens with stories fromDave and Cami's anniversary trip to Victoria, British Columbia. Afternoon tea, a marathon walk that wasn't supposed to be one, an enjoyable crossing aboard the MV Coho, and even an unexpected cricket conversation with a Canadian cab driver remind listeners that life's best moments often come between the headlines.

The episode wraps up with a look at the future of radio,podcasting, and artificial intelligence, asking where authentic human conversation fits into a rapidly changing media landscape.

Whether you're interested in politics, culture, currentevents, or simply enjoy thoughtful conversations mixed with humor and personal stories, this episode has something to make you think. Join Rabbi Dave and Friar Rod as they ask a question that echoes through every topic: when wordsand actions collide, which one tells the truth?

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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.

Welcome to What The Frock?

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