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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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00:58:16

Slingin’ It

What The Frock? ·

2025/10/11

Welcome back to What The Frock, where faith meets foolishness and caffeine meets chaos. This week, Rabbi Dave and Friar Rod are running on fumes, sarcasm, and coffee strong enough to qualify as a controlled substance. Rod has just returned from a cybersecurity conference in Vegas, and Dave is preparing for shoulder surgery while trying to do everything left-handed. That includes making coffee, typing, and keeping his house from catching fire.Between time zone conspiracies, Columbus Day

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00:57:09

The Chances of Rabbi Dave Being Killed by a Bear Are...

What The Frock? ·

2025/10/05

Welcome to What The Frock? where reason and ridicule meet over coffee and common sense. This week, Rabbi Dave and Friar Rod tackle three wildly different but strangely connected stories. It begins with the uproar over Netflix and its so-called “transgender agenda,” fueled by Elon Musk and a fifteen billion dollar hit to the company’s value. From there, they turn to Washington’s latest production, the government shutdown that nobody seems to have noticed.Finally, things take a turn for the wild when

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01:00:14

Fals Advertisng

What The Frock? ·

2025/09/28

This week on What The Frock?, Rabbi Dave and Friar Rod tackle the strange and noisy world of advertising. From podcasts to streaming services, from political campaigns to Super Bowl spectacles, they ask a simple question: is anyone actually paying attention?Dave reveals why he refuses to charge for ads on the show, noting that most listeners skip them anyway. The two debate which ads manage to grab an audience and why live reads still work when flashy commercials fail. Political ads come under fire

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00:59:21

Chilled Speech

What The Frock? ·

2025/09/21

Welcome back to What the Frock? with Rabbi Dave and Friar Rod, where free speech meets the frying pan and gets served with a side of fries. In this episode, we saddle up and ride straight into the storm around Jimmy Kimmel’s firing — not because of ratings, but because he said something the network didn’t like. From there we take aim at the FCC, advertisers, and the strange new reality where a bad punchline can cost you a career. Along the trail, we swap stories of Johnny Carson and Don Rickles,

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00:56:43

Matthew 26:52

What The Frock? ·

2025/09/14

This week on What the Frock?, Rabbi Dave and Friar Rod sit down to unpack one of the most chaotic stretches in recent memory. From shocking headlines to personal milestones, it has been a week that tested patience, faith, and the limits of common sense.Rabbi Dave reflects on his official retirement after 62 years, complete with lessons from Social Security and the VA, and more than a few surprises about how government bureaucracy can actually work. But the week turned dark with the shooting of

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01:00:00

Media, AI and the Madness of Karen

What The Frock? ·

2025/09/07

This week, Rabbi Dave and Friar Rod are pulling no punches. From a murder story ignored by mainstream media to viral “Karen” clips that light up the internet, they’re asking the hard question: who decides what matters?They dive headfirst into the world of AI, misinformation, and video fakery, wondering how long we can trust our eyes when machines can rewrite reality. Add in some sharp commentary on TikTok trends, the circus of New Year’s resolutions, and Dave’s very personal kidney stone saga, and

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00:56:35

Internet Douchebaggery

What The Frock? ·

2025/08/31

This week on What The Frock?, Rabbi Dave and Friar Rod take on a world that seems determined to trip over its own absurdities. The conversation begins with NBC issuing a bizarre correction to a story on the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting, where the network felt the real offense was not the act of violence itself but the pronoun used for the killer. That sparks a larger debate about affirming care, mental illness, and the ways our culture apologizes for delusion while ignoring reality.From

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00:56:47

Over a Cracker Barrel

What The Frock? ·

2025/08/24

In this episode of What the Frock, Rabbi Dave and Friar Rod belly up to the breakfast table to dish out a hearty helping of truth behind the Cracker Barrel controversy sweeping social media. Did the CEO really say, “MAGA doesn’t have to eat here”? Spoiler alert—she didn’t. But that didn’t stop the viral outrage machine from firing up the griddle. The hosts unravel how a fake quote, amplified by conservative influencers and fed by clickbait culture, plays right into the hands of a shadowy steakhouse

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01:06:34

Roast Beef in Her Pockets: Laura Loomer, Bill Maher,...

What The Frock? ·

2025/08/17

Politics has always been messy, but sometimes it crosses the line into fast food absurdity. In this week’s episode of What the Frock?, Rabbi Dave and Friar Rod dig into one of the strangest courtroom stories of recent memory. It began with a Bill Maher joke about Donald Trump’s personal life, turned into a $150 million defamation lawsuit from Laura Loomer, and somehow ended with a claim that Marjorie Taylor Greene carries Arby’s sandwiches in her pockets.The transcript of Loomer’s deposition reads

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00:08:55

Unfrocked : A Deep Dive into What The Frock

What The Frock? ·

2025/08/17

Lena Marlow and Graham Calder cast their eyes onto this weeks episode of What The Frock and dive deep into what they learned from Rabbi Dave and Friar Rod

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01:03:57

Saving the Republic: Smartphones, Russiagate, Cicero,...

What The Frock? ·

2025/08/10

In this episode of What The Frock?, Rabbi Dave and Friar Rod explore how smartphones, streaming media, and the nonstop news cycle are reshaping the way we think. They dive into the complexities of Russiagate, political disinformation, and the historical lessons of Cicero’s Cataline speeches, revealing how the “ends justify the means” mindset can threaten a republic.The discussion blends modern politics with Roman history, highlighting the challenges of separating truth from misinformation in an age

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01:02:06

Adiue, Friar Rod...

What The Frock? ·

2025/08/03

This week’s episode of What The Frock? begins with the unthinkable.Rabbi Dave takes to the mic alone, shaken and grieving, to deliver a eulogy for his friend and co-host, Friar Rod, who he believes has passed away from a sudden heart attack. He reflects on their years of friendship, their podcast journey, and the irreplaceable presence Rod brought to every episode. It is heartfelt, raw, and deeply personal.But nothing is quite as it seems.What starts as a tribute turns into one of the most

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01:01:19

Permanent Records

What The Frock? ·

2025/07/27

Good morning, America, how are ya? I’m Rabbi Dave, joined as always by the ever-caffeinated Friar Rod, and today on What the Frock? we’re opening the dusty file marked Permanent Record. You remember the threat: utter one wrong word in 7th grade and boom, your life is over. But where did that terrifying idea come from? And why has it followed us into adulthood, now repackaged as cancel culture and digital shame?This week, we trace the roots of the permanent record from Cold War classrooms to

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01:00:31

Coldplaying the News

What The Frock? ·

2025/07/20

This week on What The Frock?, Rabbi Dave and Friar Rod take on the so-called top story of the week—no, not international conflict or political scandal, but a kiss cam moment at a Coldplay concert. What begins as bemused commentary quickly unravels into a deeper exploration of how news is chosen, shaped, and sold. Who decides what matters? Why do nonsense stories rise while real headlines vanish? From $20 million influencer grifts to AI-powered meme machines, the frocked duo dig into the growing

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01:02:59

Nobody Cares???

What The Frock? ·

2025/07/13

This week on What the Frock?, Rabbi Dave and Friar Rod wade into deep moral waters with a question that’s dividing the conservative world: Does anyone actually care about the Epstein files?After President Trump declared “nobody cares,” the frocked duo takes him to philosophical task, exploring justice, trust, and the obligation to truth, even when it’s inconvenient.Along the way, they tackle everything from Supreme Court dissents possibly written by AI to their growing obsession with Major League

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01:03:28

'Scuse Me While I Whip This Out...

What The Frock? ·

2025/06/29

This week on What the Frock?, Rabbi Dave and Friar Rod wade into the holy waters of absurdity with a story so bizarre it could only be real. When the Prime Minister of Armenia offers to prove his religious bona fides by flashing the head of the national church, our frocked duo cannot resist diving into the theological and anatomical madness. But that’s just the opening act. They also tackle America’s recent bombing of Iran, explore why ESPN made a commentator apologize for saying something

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00:58:04

What The Frock Is Going On Here???

What The Frock? ·

2025/06/21

This week on What the Frock?, Rabbi Dave and Friar Rod explore the unexpected brilliance of artificial intelligence… and its tendency to ignore instructions entirely. What starts as a simple rant about Glenn Beck’s A.I. paranoia turns into a hilariously absurd deep dive into a 1972 Italian gibberish song and a modern A.I.-generated bumper track that may or may not have written better lyrics than our hosts. Along the way, there’s talk of Tai Chi, Twitter echo chambers, the strange support of WNBA

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00:58:25

Frockenheit 451

What The Frock? ·

2025/06/15

This week on What The Frock?, Rabbi Dave and Friar Rod light a match under the smoldering pile of modern discourse—and they brought marshmallows. From Dave’s eye-opening realization that his night-shift nurse wife didn’t know about Israel’s clash with Iran, to the chilling political violence in Minnesota that somehow missed the media memo, the duo tackles it all with their signature blend of wit and worry. They ask tough questions about echo chambers, ideological censorship, and the dangerous trend

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01:02:06

It's Fine...

What The Frock? ·

2025/06/08

Welcome back to What The Frock?, where the robes are real, the satire is sharp, and the heresy is bipartisan.In this week’s episode, It’s Fine…, Rabbi Dave and Friar Rod dive headfirst into the absurdity of modern life, starting with the battle of the broken states: Washington vs. California. Spoiler—Washington wins, and not in a good way. From a Pride flag kerfuffle at the state capitol to "mostly peaceful" riots in L.A., the duo unpacks the media’s reality distortion field and the

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01:00:06

Mass Ejections: Coronal And Others

What The Frock? ·

2025/06/01

What The Frock? – Podcast Introduction (150 Words)This week on What The Frock?, Rabbi Dave and Friar Rod explore the fiery temper of the sun and the flaky madness of humanity. Rabbi Dave kicks things off with a surprise medical drama, proving once again that technology may be smart, but it’s not very thoughtful. From there, the holy duo turns their gaze skyward as a coronal mass ejection threatens to short-circuit satellites, radios, and perhaps our collective sanity.But fear not—because when the

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