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What The Frock?

Dave Bowman and Roderick Cook

In the spirit of the Goliards, Rabbi Dave and Friar Cook bring you their irreverent and raucous views of the day. So come, fill your mug and sing boisterously along and ask yourself the simple question: What the Frock?

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00:57:38

Deep Fake UFOs

What The Frock? ·

2023/02/12

Recent developments in the world of AI have the good Friar and the Rabbi concerned about the things that might be coming in the future. It's more than just using AI to create deep fakes that offend and outrage. In a politically charged atmosphere, how will you discern truth from the fake? It appears to be open season on UFOs. The Pentagon told us that at least three have now been shot down. West Taiwanese satellites are now being used to put on laser light shows in Hawaii. All that and more Burt

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00:58:57

Pure Evil, Etm...

What The Frock? ·

2023/02/05

After a rough night, the Rabbi and the Friar are up and at it to celebrate all things Balloon! A weird fish story has them not wondering WTF, while Flori-dah has them wondering WTF? A look at language has them saying putain de merde, Etm! The State of the Union is coming up this week... let's take bets on what JaBiden will say and not say!

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00:59:12

"The" French

What The Frock? ·

2023/01/29

The Associated Press spent "the" week apologizing for the one sin that requires no atonement whatsoever. Somebody who works at the AP decided that in one of their stories they had referred to "the" French by a derogatory term. It's hard to imagine that such a term exists but in their mind, it does and they had offended "the" entire French world by using the offensive term. And the entire world, including "The" French, laughed at them. More classified documents, more fun. More turkeys and "the"

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01:01:19

Three Days of Darkness

What The Frock? ·

2023/01/22

It seems like everywhere you turn, AI Chatbots are taking over the world. And maybe even WTF? It seems that religious leaders are starting to use AAI to write their sermons, which could be a problem because how in the name of G-d could an AI Chabot explain the Plague of Darkness which has Dave in a dither this week? The Conservative media world seems to be lost in a dispute over $20Million. Either that or the people involved are just... well... stupid. Shrinkage has now been confirmed by science,

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00:58:02

Dave Says "I'm Not a Conspiracy Guy, But..."

What The Frock? ·

2023/01/15

The Vice President of the United States is always one heartbeat away from the Presidency. Or these days, one box of CLASSIFIED documents from the Oval Office? Maybe? Or is all that just a... conspiracy theory? Kinda like whether or not the climate induced cardiac events are actually happening. Or not? We've got a listener WTF and in the middle of that we learn that Prince Harry tried to kill the King. Once upon a time that would have gotten him sent to the Tower. Dave now knows why he takes the

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00:58:06

What's the 4-1-1?

What The Frock? ·

2023/01/08

Welcome to 2023. New year, same old weirdness. Telephone Operators who man the 4-1-1 lines are now out of a job. We have a big list of things that will probably happen in 2023. Or probably not. The Two Princes of England has us rooting for Oliver Cromwell to make a comeback. No matter what Tik Tok tells you, putting potatoes in your socks is stupid. Almost as stupid as people who call 9-1-1 (which we should also retire) because they can't delete a voice mail. It's the first episode of a new year for

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00:58:08

The WTF Holiday Special

What The Frock? ·

2022/12/25

Rabbi Dave, Friar Rod and Baptist Billy get together on the most joyous of days (Festivus) to rant and praise the best and the worst of the Holiday Season. Whether it's TV or films or food or just their holiday plans, whatever happens, PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE COPS!!!!!!

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01:03:12

Hallmark Hot

What The Frock? ·

2022/12/18

It has been an up and down week, with Dave's misadventures under Nitrous Oxide and Rods delicious deflowering when it comes to Little Debby's Christmas Tree cakes! The annual tradition of taking a look at the crazy Hallmark Christmas/Holiday flicks is back. This year with diversity! The year the boys look to Artificial Intelligence to create the PERFECT Hallmark christmas flick - "The HALLMARK HOT!" staring Elon and AOC, whose film career could use a shot in the arm. The World Cup is over. At long

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01:02:19

A Top 25% In The World Podcast!

What The Frock? ·

2022/12/11

The Methodist church is splitting apart, which momentarily will distract the good Friar and Rabbi Dave from the bigger issues of the day, such as the Britney Griner trade and the Twitter files. But even none of that should distract from the major accomplishment of this show, what the frock, achieved in 2022!!! (three exclamation show, so you know that we mean it)

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01:02:03

Miss Croatia

What The Frock? ·

2022/12/04

Friar Rod and Rabbi Dave are deeply concerned that the true reason for the season has been... well... lost. They are also worried about the lack of Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes in the Central Valley of California. The World Cup is over for the United States, but NOT for the nation of Croatia. The locals in Qatar don't really like Croatia's biggest star, or the football team either. The Mayan's might be bringing back human sacrifice, especially for women who twerk on top of their temples, while

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00:59:14

Man, I Feel Like a Woman! Or a Beer...

What The Frock? ·

2022/11/20

After a rough start to the day - or in Friar Rod's case, a continuation of the previous evening - the boys are pleased that Congress is finally addressing the most serious issue facing our nation today - Taylor Swift Tickets! The World Cup begins today. Until a couple of days ago nobody actually cared. But now, Qatar has decided that unless you happen to be a wealthy oil sheik, you cannot have a beer at the games. The director of FIFA has made it clear that this makes him feel like a... Woman??? And

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01:00:46

Neanderthal DNA (Was re: Election Results)

What The Frock? ·

2022/11/13

Welcome to Day Six of the 2022 Midterm elections! It turns out that there is a scientific reason, if not a theological one, that the Neanderthal's didn't survive. It has to do with who was loving who. Rabbi Dave told you six months ago that there would be no "Red Tsunami." The question is why did so many people believe that there would be? Was it the as simple as the polls were "wrong?" Or is there an issue with the quality of candidates? And what if the real conspiracy about election counting was

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01:04:34

Midterms 2022: Le Tits Now!

What The Frock? ·

2022/11/06

Thank the gods that it is almost over... for now... What is it? why... It's THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTION EVER!!!!!! It's not, but that isn't stopping Chelsea Handler from once again exposing herself to convince you that it IS the most important election ever AND that Daylight Savings Time is a MEGA MAGA Republican conspiracy to keep you from voting. The simple and unarguable FACT is that this is not only NOT the most important election ever, there are a lot of reasons to believe that literally

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01:07:35

The Venn Diagram Ménage à Trois

What The Frock? ·

2022/10/30

Rabbi Dave is having a tough time of things. Some of you... and you know who you are... have hurt his feelings. Meanwhile the Vice President of the United States has a weird sexual inclination. And she's willing to openly discuss it, while cackling and clearly thinking about pushing the old guy off the stage. The Paul Pelosi story is weird. I think that we can all agree on that, even if you actually believe that some random undocumented Canadian nudist broke in and just whacked him with a hammer

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01:00:13

Biggus Dickus

What The Frock? ·

2022/10/23

Are you easily offended (or don't like Monty Python)? Then you most definitely do not want to listen to the most offensive and sacrilegious episode ever of What the Frock... which was definitely - no doubt about it - not recorded on an Saturday evening, but rather a usual Sunday morning even though the boys are drinking really early on a Sunday morning, not a Saturday night.

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00:58:48

Serial

What The Frock? ·

2022/10/16

Rabbi Dave is morose this morning. Why? Because now that Autumn is upon us, he is realizing that life no longer has any meaning because Evil never rests and will always conquer good. It is relentless and no amount of comfort from Friar Rod will restore his faith in humanity or baseball. The proof of the Rabbi's theory on evil can be found in the city of Stockton, CA. It s here that a Serial Killer has been caught. But it won't be the last one. Friar rod has an obsession with AI. Now he's thinking

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00:59:45

Wait... Velma Is Gay?

What The Frock? ·

2022/10/09

With his liver functions no longer "elevated," Rabbi Dave is reduced to taking Benadryl to try and sleep. The problem is it makes him late to stuff. Neither of the boys have seen the new rom-com "Bros." Is it because they are homophobes or because the film isn't that good? To the surprise nobody who doesn't wok for Fox News or the Blaze, the Scooby Doo character, Velma, turned out to be a lesbian. Really... who was surprised by this? Our hero John Malkovich has a new movie coming out... in 2015, and

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01:01:55

Land Sharks

What The Frock? ·

2022/10/03

Is it the end of the world as we know it? with all these international brouhaha going on these days, it seems like we might be. Part of the problem is that some people ever thought that podcasts were anything other than radio to begin with. Seriously. Rabbi Dave got a new cell phone, and at long lost, his greatest dream has been achieved!

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00:59:14

Adieu, Mr. Earl Jones

What The Frock? ·

2022/09/25

On this sad day, the Rabbi and the Friar lament the departure of James Earl Jones, the very voice of Star Wars and King Jaffe Joffer. Meanwhile there was no military coup in west Taiwan on Friday, so why did so many people believe that there had been one? The answer is becoming increasingly a problem, as Social Media once again demonstrates its scary ability to put information - bad or good - out there in a hurry. Have you tried the latest Social Media challenge, "Sleepy Chicken?" Of course not

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01:01:35

What Would Jesus Do?

What The Frock? ·

2022/09/19

The whole Martha's Vineyard fiasco finally went there. The entire argument became "Who are the "true" Christians? Meanwhile, Meta, which used to be Facebook, is performing a silver platter service for the FBI. If you're going to cheat at chess, at least make it stimulating. And if you happen to be in SeaTac's North Park, you'll need a helmet!

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