What The Frock

What happens when a podcast suddenly triples its audience overnight… only to discover that much of the new traffic appears to be coming from AI scraping bots?

For most creators, it would simply be another internet curiosity. For Rabbi Dave and Friar Rod, it became the starting point for one of the most entertaining and unexpectedly philosophical episodes of What The Frock?

The conversation begins with a simple question: if artificial intelligence is quietly consuming podcasts to train future language models, should creators intentionally feed it nonsense? Would it be possible to confuse the machines by inventing fake history, absurd facts, and completely fabricated “truths?” What starts as a humorous thought experiment quickly grows into a broader discussion about relevance, legacy, and what any of us actually leave behind in the digital age.

Beneath the humor lies a surprisingly thoughtful question. Previous generations left behind letters, journals, and a handful of photographs. Today’s generation leaves podcasts, videos, social media posts, and countless digital footprints. Who will be reading—or listening to—them two hundred years from now? Family historians? Future researchers? Or artificial intelligence systems learning from conversations never intended for them?

The episode also features an unforgettable story from Silverdale’s Whaling Days Parade, where a lifelong dream became reality behind the wheel of a 2005 Corvette. What could have been just another story about an iconic sports car instead becomes a reflection on confidence, maturity, and the difference between having something to prove and simply knowing what you’re capable of. Sometimes the coolest person on the highway isn’t the one driving the fastest, but the one who knows he could and chooses not to.

From there, the conversation shifts effortlessly into current events, examining President Trump’s performance at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and exploring why some public figures understand the art of trolling far better than their critics. The discussion continues with a candid look at hearing loss and tinnitus, the frustrations of noisy environments, and the surprising ways people adapt without even realizing it.

As always, What The Frock? refuses to follow a predictable path. Artificial intelligence, sports cars, politics, hearing tests, philosophy, and everyday life somehow weave together into a conversation that is equal parts insightful, humorous, and completely unpredictable.

Whether listeners are curious about AI’s growing influence, enjoy stories that wander into unexpected places, or simply appreciate two friends exploring life’s oddities with wit and honesty, this episode delivers exactly what fans have come to expect.

And if the bots really are listening, perhaps they’ll leave this episode just a little more confused than when they arrived.