30:02 – Dave in Kentucky completes the first two-parter of the SERMONS series with the story of how “Joshua fit de battle ob Jericho.” What do soldiers marching across a bridge have to do with why the walls came a-tumblin’ down? How did Rahab’s house of ill repute remain standing, since it was built into one of Jericho’s walls? Why does Ella Fitzgerald make an appearance in this episode? Take a listen and find out.
Show art: “The Seven Trumpets of Jericho” (1896-1902) by James Tissot (1836-1902), Public Domain.
Theme music: “Jericho’s Last Stand” (2024), words by Dave in Kentucky, music by the Suno AI, performed by the Suno AI.
29:48 – Why did the Ark of the Covenant go ahead of the Israelites, when before it had traveled in their midst? Why were the people commanded to stay more than half a mile away from it as it entered the Jordan River? Were those really Levites carrying the Ark, or something else? Why did Joshua’s spies visit a prostitute in Jericho? Why are all Dave in Kentucky’s AI-generated songs in the Bluegrass style? Why ask why?
Show art: “The Israelites Cross the Jordan River” (1866) by Gustave Dore (1832-1883), Public Domain.
Theme music: “Jericho’s Last Stand” (2024), words by Dave in Kentucky, music by the Suno AI, performed by the Suno AI.
30:17 – Dave in Kentucky takes an in-depth look at the first two chapters of the Book of Job, and finds not just one God, but several gods. Was Satan one of them? Was he one of the Watchers who descended to earth and spawned the Nephilim? What is Yahweh’s place in the polytheistic pantheon? Was he subordinate to any other god? If so, who? Answers are found in the canonical Book of Deuteronomy, the semi-canonical Book of Enoch, and even in the Psalms.
Show art: “Council of the Gods before the Deluge” (circa 1550) by Virgil Solis (1514-1562), Public Domain.
Theme music: “A Bet With Satan” (2024), words by Dave in Kentucky, music by the Suno AI, performed by the Suno AI.
3:11:12 – Dave in Kentucky is joined by Eddie Murray (at 53:36), Chad Bowers (at 1:36:08) and Frank Edward Nora (at 2:13:02) to state their individual cases before the court of public opinion. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, what say ye?
Next month’s topics: Artificial Sweeteners, Artificial Limbs and Artificial Intelligence. Record about any or all of these and send audio files or links to DaveKY at mail.com by 6pm Central Time on June 10, 2024.
Show art: “The Noordermarkt by Night” (1840) by Petrus van Schendel (1806-1870) depicting “night people” typical of the Overnightscape Underground.
Theme music: “Noise Rebellion” (2024) by Eddie Murray and Suno.ai.
30:00 – Did Moses fake his own death, or did he have help? Where did he go, and how did he reappear approximately 1200 years later at the Transfiguration of Jesus? Who was that Elias fellow that appeared with him, and how did he get there? How did Moses go 40 days and nights without eating food or drinking water when he finally retrieved a pair of intact stone tablets from Mt. Sinai? What made his face so shiny when he came down? Dave in Kentucky has the answers to these and other important questions, and he tells the story both verbally and musically, with the able assistance of the Suno AI.
Show art: “Moses Viewing the Promised Land” (circa 1890) by an unknown illustrator of the 1890 Holman Bible, Public Domain.
Theme music: “Moses Faked His Death” (2024), words by Dave in Kentucky, music by the Suno AI, performed by the Suno AI.
30:26 – After he finally gets done with his long-winded sermon, Moses passes the torch to Joshua Ben-Nun and teaches Israel a long-winded song in which it is revealed just how the Chosen People were chosen, and just who chose them. Dave in Kentucky maps pantheons, ancient Hebrew to ancient Sumerian.
Show art: “Ptolemy II Philadelphus talking with Jewish scholars in the library of Alexandria and having the Septuagint explained to him” (17th century) by Jean Baptiste de Champaigne (1631-1681), Public Domain.
Theme music: Unknown hymn used as the theme music for Father Coughlin’s radio show in the 1930s, Public Domain, performed by Dave in Kentucky (2021), Public Domain Dedication.
28:10 – Moses continues his extremely long-winded sermon, in which he enumerates all the blessings the Israelites will receive if they obey the Yahwelian commands, and all the curses they will endure if they disobey.
Show art: “Israel at Mts. Ebal & Gerizim” (circa 1720) by Jan Luyken (1683-1762), Public Domain.
Theme music: Unknown hymn used as the theme music for Father Coughlin’s radio show in the 1930s, Public Domain, performed by Dave in Kentucky (2021), Public Domain Dedication.
4:15:50 – Dave in Kentucky is joined by Chad Bowers of TITFOS and Chadcast (at 01:32 and 2:05:52), Eddie Murray of The Wool Gathering (at 58:41 and 2:25:25) and Frank Edward Nora of The Overnightscape (at 3:15:52) for a heaping helping of all things utopic, dystopic, midtopic and offtopic, as well as a dash of unfinished business from last time and a sprinkling of conspiracy theories.
Next month’s topics: Guilty Pleasures, Innocent Times and Trying Situations. Record about any or all of these and send audio files or links to DaveKY at mail.com by 6pm Central Time on May 10, 2024.
Show art: “The Noordermarkt by Night” (1840) by Petrus van Schendel (1806-1870) depicting “night people” typical of the Overnightscape Underground.
29:57 – In this episode, the Israelites are instructed to take a food tithe to the seat of occupied government and appear before a Yahwelian representative while Lord Yahweh himself views the proceedings remotely (from the sky) and bestows blessings accordingly. Learn (among other things) why the law is both a blessing and a curse, what it means to uncover your father’s skirt, and the fate of those who not only did not fear Yahweh, but who feared none of the Elohim gods.
Show art: “Offerings of the First Fruits Carried to the Temple of Jerusalem” (circa 1700) by Augustin Calmet (1672-1757), Public Domain.
Theme music: Unknown hymn used as the theme music for Father Coughlin’s radio show in the 1930s, Public Domain, performed by Dave in Kentucky (2021), Public Domain Dedication.
3:17:30 – Dave in Kentucky is joined by E-Squared from Discord and The Exit Ramp (at 1:20), Eddie Murray of The Wool Gathering (at 50:42) and Frank Edward Nora of The Overnightscape (at 2:32:39) for a discussion of the minor vices in which we sometimes indulge, as well as the usual digressions about aliens.
Next month’s topics: Utopias, Dystopias and Other Possible Worlds. Record about any or all of these and send audio files or links to DaveKY at mail.com by 6pm Central Time on April 10, 2024.
Show art: “The Noordermarkt by Night” (1840) by Petrus van Schendel (1806-1870) depicting “night people” typical of the Overnightscape Underground.
