Frank & Sense

Oscar season is upon us! With the big ceremony only three weeks away, Frank is joined by Mitch Lerner and Matt Sparacino to discuss the year in cinema. They discuss a great year in movies, and specifically they discuss five movies that weren't nominated for Best Picture: Across the Spider-verse (33:30 to 1:03:30) May December (1:03:30 to 1:19:30) The Boy and the Heron (1:19:30 to 1:34:15) Aste...

Mitch joins Frank once again to talk about their favorite topic: January 6. The two friends decided to do something new this year: They watched a documentary about January 6 ( American Insurrection ) and they watched Trump's victory speech after winning Iowa . That's right, it's an insurrection double feature! They watched them so you don't have to. Join the boys as they discuss ho...

We're back! Frank is joined by Matt Sparacino and Mitch Lerner once again to break down all of the 2023 Best Picture nominees. We once again climb up Mitch's Movie Mountain and rank all of the films in order of preference. We even have some listener mail this year! Please note: There are two versions of this episode! This episode contains SPOILERS. 07:45 - 2022: The Year in Movies! 21:00 -...

We're back! Frank is joined by Matt Sparacino and Mitch Lerner once again to break down all of the 2023 Best Picture nominees. We once again climb up Mitch's Movie Mountain and rank all of the films in order of preference. We even have some listener mail this year! Please note: There are two versions of this episode! This episode contains NO SPOILERS. 07:45 - 2022: The Year in Movies! 21:0...

Have you checked the weather recently? Cuz I'm pretty sure that it's still Oscar season! The ceremony is only a few days away and we are back for our second (and final) Oscars 2022 podcast. Join us for a game of Film Feud, followed by our decisions on our own personal Oscar winners. Matt Sparacino and Mitch Lerner are back, and Frank shares a story about a date that went horribly wrong. It...

It's Oscar season! The awards are less than a week away and the stars are out in Let's Be Frank Land. Frank welcomes returning guests Matt Sparacino and Mitch Lerner to the show to break down all of the Best Picture nominees for 2022. Mitch breaks the movies into three tiers in a segment called Mitch's Movie Mountain. Also, we are very careful to not spoil anything, so if you haven&#39...

This week, we're doing something a little different! Friend of the show Matt Sparacino joins Frank again, and together they are the Book Buddies. This week, the Book Buddies discuss two books: How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell and Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport. Matt and Frank talk about the attention economy, screen time, and reclaiming your autonomy from your phone. Get on in here, nerds!...

And we're back! In honor of the 1st anniversary of Let's Be Frank, Frank is joined by longtime friend Mitch Lerner. The two have re-listened to the first episode of the show, recorded only three days after January 6th, 2021, and they have some thoughts on where we were then, and where we are now.

A conversation 15 years in the making! Frank is joined by his former astronomy professor, Dr. Melissa Hayes-Gehrke, senior lecturer at the University of Maryland, College Park. Dr. Hayes-Gehrke tells us how the universe was created, the most exciting development in astronomy from the past decade and a half, and much more. It's a stellar show. Join us for a journey to the stars!

Frank is joined by artist/aerialist/archivist Rachel Menyuk to discuss her grandmother, Jeanne Gurtat, who helped Jewish children flee the Nazis in 1942. Rachel has worked with Pointless Theatre to adapt her grandmother's story into a multimedia workshop piece titled "1k a Pied", which debuts on Saturday, September 11, 2021 at 7:30pm EST (and it's free!). Visit Pointless Theatre fo...

The hoops crew has our own feed now! Follow us at the hoops crew feed on Spotify (coming to Apple podcasts soon!). Now let's get down to business - this week, we talk about the Durant game, the shocking departure of Kawhi and CP3 from the postseason, and MC makes a big announcement about her upcoming comedy special with Charles Barkley.

We're baaaaaack! After a week of technical difficulties, the hoops crew returns. Chloe can't join us this week, but you can! MC, Frank, Greg, and Matt gather to discuss our growing audience in Poland, what's going on with Shaq, and the second round of the NBA playoffs. Come on in, it's hoops crew 4 ever!

The hoops crew returns! Frank is joined by Chloe Mikala, Mary Catherine Curran, Matt Sparacino, and Greg Twomey to talk all things NBA Playoffs. Plus the gang discusses Dawson's Creek, NBA mascots, and more! What are you waiting for? Get on in here!

Frank is joined by Mary Catherine Curran, Chloe Mikala, Matt Sparacino, and Greg Twomey to talk all things NBA playoffs. We talk about the important issues: Space Jam 2, which team is most attractive, and the best uniforms in the league. Come on and slam, and welcome to the jam.

Matt Sparacino joins the show to talk about the greatest city in the world, DC. Matt and Frank walk through the history of DC as told through the 2017 book Chocolate City: A History of Race and Democracy in the Nation's Capital , by Chris Myers Asch and George Derek Musgrove. 

It's our first episode! Frank is joined by longtime friend Mitch Lerner (@mitchwlerner) to discuss the opposite of indifference. Not sure what that means? Well, you'll just have to listen to find out.