The WhoDeannyPod

Franklin and Michael Armbruster continue to chat about optimism. This time, they dig into Black Lives Matter, White complicity, MLK and strategies to improve our society using optimistic approaches.   Enjoy Part Two! 

Michael Armbruster makes a triumphant return to the podcast to chat about optimism. Rest assured, this is no Pollyanna conversation. Instead, this is a deep dive into the idea that optimism is the appropriate response to the world!    In fact, this conversation is so substantial that we need to break it into two parts.    Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker is a core source for understanding how mu...

Sophie Ossip joins Franklin to talk about her growth through four years of high school... and what comes next! 

Franklin shares a couple new poems to celebrate National Poetry Month. Enjoy! 

This is our most important podcast yet. Franklin shares the hidden secret of the Civil Rights Movement and expresses his conviction that King is dramatically underappreciated in modern America.

Zev Burton shares his reflections on participating in the student response to the Parkland shootings. Enjoy this personal, powerful conversation.   

Franklin shares some reflections on the lights and shadows of beginning a DIY podcast.  

Franklin shares his thoughts on why Malcolm X might be considered the Father of the Black Panther and the Black Panthers.  Enjoy a short, thought-provoking piece. 

Kaila Lewis joins Franklin to talk about Michelle Obama, Black Panther as a celebration of Blackness and the Prom Genie initiative. Enjoy this spirited conversation!  

Franklin is joined by Kris Schwickrath and Peggy Poole for a fun, deep conversation. Listen in as the trio of teachers talks about Michelle Obama, the Parkland survivors, #MeToo, difficult discussions and much more! 

Jen LaMaster sits down with Franklin to talk about hearing the former First Lady.    Sorry for the technical difficulties; we had to share the space with some adolescents. It's amazing how cogent Jen was under these conditions!! 

Carson King makes his podcast debut and talks about his decision to participate in the Women's March. Along with many other things! 

Enjoy this special pop-up edition of the WhoDeannyPod as Franklin honors a true hero, Frederick Douglass. 

Jason Rott stops by to talk about his attendance at the Women's March! 

Emily Myers joins us to discuss The Laramie Project, the legacy of Matthew Shepard and her efforts to secure hate crime legislation in Indiana.  Enjoy this short, powerful conversation! 

If the truth hurts, listen harder. 

The WhoDeannyPod is back! Hiatus is over and this week, we're pulling no punches.     

John Keele joins us to talk about the NCAA, amateurism and the rights and wrongs of college sport. So much fun! 

Franklin pulls no punches as he investigates theories of Roy Moore. Lots of growling included! 

Hear the full story of the greatest trip that never was.

Sean Buehler stops in to share his journey into the study of public health and his process of applying to med school. Fascinating stuff! 

Franklin asks the decades old question, "Where Are My Cubans?" Join him for a light hearted episode concerning America's weird policies toward Cuba. DON'T SMOKE!

The unsung hero of the WhoDeannyPod, Michael Armbruster stops by to talk about politics, activism and engagement, particularly in the age of Trump.

"HEART GUIDE: True Stories of Grief and Healing." 

Franklin shares his immediate, urgent thoughts on the potential constitutional crisis threatened by the Mueller investigation. Whose gonna be running the country?