It's the last Friday in April of 2025 and we are going to some news: A smiley face in the sky; updates on Klaus Schwab's 'ouster'; and more! Comedian Mike Baldwin (MikeIsFunny.com) joins to dish on a variety of topics, like the brand new competitive sport that is about to make a splash: Sperm Racing. You read that correctly. Reel review in the seco…

I’m pleased to welcome Eric Hunley (https://linktube.com/erichunley), author, educator, and host of many fantastic shows and media collaborations, including Eric Hunley Unstructured, and America’s Untold Stories. Eric joins us tonight to talk about famous (and forgotten) American assassinations, government science experiments, MK-Ultra and the Natu…

It has been a couple of years since we did a GLITCH IN THE MATRIX show, but we have one of those on tap for this evening, and I have invited an old friend, M3thods (https://m2madness.com/), to come along for the ride. M3thods was doing a lot of streaming before “the purges” and so I’d like to do a little reminiscing, assess the world as it is today…

Send us a text Let's go shopping! Julie Satow joins me to discuss her book When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion. Buy When Women Ran Fifth Aveune Check out Julie's website Support the showBy Brendan Dowd

Historic news received this morning as we learned of Pope Francis' death, the day after he mustered whatever strength he had to not only appear during his final Easter Mass, as well as a meeting with Vice President Vance. This is of course a massive moment given the political figure Francis was, and the investments made in the continuity of his wor…

It's Good Friday, and the final broadcast of Holy Week. J Gulinello (PerpetualHealthCo on Rumble & IG) is in for a visit so now I have someone to bounce some stories off of. RFK Jr's announcement on Autism research has triggered a fascinating range of responses from Gatekeepers and the rabble alike; and there will be plenty of time time for extras,…

Matt Roeske of CultivateElevate.com hops on for a call to rip through a bunch of topics that I have been meaning to talk with him about. We're starting in the Gilded Age, where the industrial revolution was steamrolling along, technology was on the rise, and the roots for one of the earliest major human cloning theories were being laid. Cabbage Pat…

Timothy Alberino (TimothyAlberino.com) has returned to the U.S. from a Peruvian expedition to examine newly discovered megaliths, “alien” mummies, and more. He’s also been on an epic run of big media appearances, and so it’ll be nice to talk about his recent adventures, as well as opinions on noteworthy headlines concerning the ancient world, and p…

We're catching up on some news tonight, and we have a really rich call in topic to boot! A triggered lady-astronaut revealed why the use of the words like 'mankind' underscore the importance of sending a capsule of obnoxious female celebrities into space...and it ties directly into the push-back against tariffs by mainstream Marxists. There is nagg…

Send us a text Let's do some renaming! Russell Shorto joins me to talk his book Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America. Buy Taking Manhattan Check out Russell's website Support the showBy Brendan Dowd

Jeff Bezos brought a gaggle of all-female celebrities into space on Monday morning, and so we are going to be opening a hotline, and reading from a show thread, dedicated to the best jokes on this matter. This also gave me the perfect excuse to finally read through the backstory on the 2018 "Drilled Hole Incident" on the International Space Station…

Frank and Anthony get together on a cold, windy, Saturday night to open the phone lines for wild tales of the past from the viewing audience. Is it all too crazy to be true? Unleash Your Brain w/ Keto Brainz NootropicPromo code FRANKLY: https://tinyurl.com/2cess6y7Read This Month's Newsletter: https://t.co/eMCYWuTi6pElevation Blend Coffee & Officia…

Comedian Mike Baldwin (MikeIsFunny.com) is back on the show to chill out on a Friday night. We are going to do some reel reviews, sift through some old school Anti-Drug PSA videos, and some other weird news to fill out the back end of the work week. This was a very fun Friday night!Unleash Your Brain w/ Keto Brainz NootropicPromo code FRANKLY: http…

Jay Dyer (JaysAnalysis.com) is in to recap some of the more infamous intelligence operations he recently put into a countdown. This will give us some space to touch on space programs, celebrity cloning theories, and even a glimpse into Jay's forthcoming Esoteric Hollywood 3. With what time we have left the lines will be open for comment from the au…

Brandon Joe Williams (OneStupidFuck.com) is back for a much needed PART TWO discussion about sovereignty in the eyes of the law, and an individual's ability to separate himself from The Matrix. Tonight's episode will build upon the crash course fundamentals we got back in March, and largely fueled by questions submitted by the audience. If you miss…

ChrissieMayr(.com) returns to the show tonight to pull from a mixed bag of items. Some weird news up front, followed by clips from a modern day corporate sensitivity training video that has been making the rounds. The episodes identity really firms up around cultural issues involving the state of the sexes, and society's impact on our decision-maki…

Send us a text Let's tell the whole story! Hallie Rubenhold, celebrated author of The Five, joins me to talk her true crime book Story of a Murder: The Wives, the Mistress, and Dr. Crippen. Buy Story of a Murder Check out Hallie's website Support the showBy Brendan Dowd

The Trump White House's implementation of reciprocal Tariffs has upset the apple cart in big ways. I had to ask Brenden Dilley (@WarLordDilley on Twitter) to help me kick of the week analyzed media response, and the incoherent weekend protests that have popped up in certain cities. In the second half we'll have time for calls on all topics presente…

It was a big week for the show, and for me personally, but Friday night has arrived again. We have some left-overs that I think still have a lot of juice in them from Tuesday night with the "things that have quietly disappeared over the last ten years" topic, as well as a mix of news from Idaho adopting the death penalty for child abusers, Trump's …

Eric Perner (www.eatrep.com) went from horse jockey, to Oil/Gas executive, to cattle rancher, and tonight we are going to talk to him about how regenerative agriculture can save all categories of life on the planet, including the planet itself. Given the subject matter (as well as the fact that it is our first Thursday night being syndicated on Bad…

Send us a text Let's boot up! Comedian and Writer (Full Frontal/The Tonight Show) Mike Drucker joins me to talk his book Good Game, No Rematch: A Life Made of Video Games. Buy Good Game, No Rematch Support the showBy Brendan Dowd

It's April 1st, and I was told to expect some company on this evening's show, so I made some room for Lauren, my mother, and Aurora, but was pleasantly surprised to have Cousin Sheri, and Anthony, show up as well. We fill the time discussing things that have gradually disappeared over the last ten years without people really noticing. The calls flo…

Tonight was going to be a night off but things changed and the next Town Hall meeting on the fate of the studio building has been pushed back a month...so here we are and it is going to be a flexible kind of call in night. Have you ever observed yourself doing something strange in your sleep during a sleep study or on Ring? We can also revisit the …

Send us a text Let's play ball! On this special baseball opening weekend episode, Eric Vickrey joins me to talk his book Season of Shattered Dreams: Postwar Baseball, the Spokane Indians, and a Tragic Bus Crash That Changed Everything. Come listen! Buy Season of Shattered Dreams Check out Eric's website Support the show…

J Gulinello (@)PerpetualHealthco on Instagram) is in for another Friday of mixed topics that are sure to stimulate the brain. Up front we have an article from the AP which lays blame at the feet of Donald Trump for delaying breakthroughs on Alzheimer's research; and for that we are going to bring in Mollee Rucker of KetoBrainz.com to comment. There…

Welcoming TopLobsta & Dave of @NephilimDeathSquad (https://linktr.ee/nephilimdeathsquad) to the show tonight to discuss matters of great supernatural and cultural importance. Are the gods of Mount Olympus product of urban legend and folklore, or is it something else entirely? Did the CIA really remote view the Ark of the Covenant? Is the proverbial…

A slightly shorter engagement tonight but we have enough time to pick through some news of the day, including a loose nut-shelling of the news about The Atlantic's Jeffery Goldberg getting into a Trump admin chat regarding ongoing military operations in Yemen. Lauren Conlin (https://linktr.ee/laurenconlin) returns to talk about some big updates out…

Send us a text Let's make an exchange! Author William Geroux joins me to discuss his book The Fifteen: Murder, Retribution, and the Forgotten Story of Nazi POWs in America. Come listen! Buy The Fifteen Support the showBy Brendan Dowd

Tonight we have a nice mix of stuff from the weekend, and some bigger picture stories that are developing before our very eyes on the "AI Race" front, as well as the culture war. Jason Bermas (https://rumble.com/c/TheInfoWarrior) joins us to talk about Elon Musk's statements made about a robot future in the United States, as well as the human futur…

With all of the drama swirling around the proposed dissolution of the Federal Department of Education I thought this would be a perfect time to bring back Larry Sharpe (@LarrySharpe on Twitter/x) former Gubernatorial candidate for the State of New York. Larry brought ideas to the campaign trail that were not only designed to cut financial and polit…

Friday night and we are going to be closing out another exciting week of live programming with cutting through strange news stories, interesting threads, and more, with our friend (and comedian), Mike Baldwin @BaldwinMike (MikeIsFunny.com). A ghost hunter's wife plots to murder, a farmer picks a strange place to store his insecticide, and then we a…

I had J Gulinello (PerpetualHealthCo on Rumble and IG) on the calendar for next Friday, but then came the JFK files and I had to drag him in for a little overtime. So we will do a 48-Hour digest of what has been discovered, but we are also going to mix it with the big news relating to subterranean scans of the Pyramids in Giza. What is being discus…

While the JFK files marinate, Jane Barlow (BarlowHerbal.com) is back on the last night of Winter to talk about Spring Cleaning for the body. What are some of the best herbs and plants for us to put into our spring gardens? What about internal cleansing protocols to freshen up the body and rejuvenate our organs? Jane also added a chapter on psychede…

Send us a text Let's bloom! NPR Correspondent Emily Feng joins me to talk her book Let Only Red Flowers Bloom: Identity and Belonging in Xi Jinping's China. I learned a lot and hope you do, too. Come listen! Buy Let Only Red Flowers Bloom Check out Emily's Website Support the showBy Brendan Dowd

Another night packed full of hot topics on Quite Frankly. In the first half, we'll read through some of today developments with this phone call between President Trump and President Putin; some thoughts shared on the Elon Musk "Magic Money" machine discovery he discussed in a recent media appearance; and time for calls/comments to fill in the remai…

Final Monday show of winter! We pick through some of the top stories of the weekend, which includes President Trump getting attacked by a boom-mic operator; a silly Frenchman asking for the return of the Statue of Liberty; and a provocative move to reverse all action by Biden that were authorized by signature stamp instead of by hand. In the second…

Tis Friday, and the Eve of The Ides! Tonight we will do random news with strange twists, including the hilarious state of confusion The Atlantic is in as to why JD Vance is getting meme'd into the stratosphere. We have time for calls on anything we covered this week, time for some satire, and anything else that comes through. Bring on the weekend a…

Tonight we do a little world news upfront: A temporary cease fire between Russia and Ukraine; claims that the Trump admin looks to make a big step with tax reform; and perhaps calls and other extras to fill in a nice portion of the first half. Later in the hour we bring back Cathy O'Brien to discuss the nature of Blackmail as she has come to know i…

It's Hump Day and we're going to find a nice landing spot in the week by cracking open the topic of The Most Meaningful Jobs you ever worked. Have you ever worked a job that gave you such purpose that the compensation felt secondary to the peace of mind? What did you attribute that to? The job's mission? Your coworkers? A combination of things? We …

Send us a text Let's go digging! Author Gary Krist joins me to talk his book Trespassers at the Golden Gate: A True Account of Love, Murder, and Madness in Gilded-Age San Francisco. Come listen! Buy Trespassers at the Golden Gate Support the showBy Brendan Dowd

On the Tuesday night episode we have some news off the top and then multiple topics to propose for calls: Comments from the US Treasury Secretary about The American Dream made me wonder what the audience believes the American Dream even is? Poor grammar, I know.Unleash Your Brain w/ Keto Brainz NootropicPromo code FRANKLY: https://tinyurl.com/2cess…

Kicking off the new week with a little news, and some open topics for calls. Twitter and Rumble under DDoS attack. The craziness that is incubated on Reddit is nothing new, but some have begun to wonder if this is being allowed/promoted to prompt heavy-handed censorship measures on the internet—@LibsOfReddit (Instagram) and @reddit_lies (Twitter/x)…

A special gathering on a Saturday night with my brother Anthony, our father, and our cousin Jeff joining in for the first time. It's always been fun listening to our parents and cousins talk when we were growing up so I wanted to do a little recording for posterity to see what memories are triggered by music, questions, and anything else that pops …

J Gulinello (PerpetualHealth.co) is in for a little Friday Night fun! Plenty of news to pick from from congressional cringe to some off-putting news about troublesome personnel at HHS. We'll fill in the time by riffing on a lot of interesting stories and random thoughts, including an update on the sad story of Gene Hackman's death, and then punch o…

Laid back Thursday night with a few topics to choose from: News of genetically modified Woolly Mouse is said to be the next big step toward bringing back the Mammoth, so we will revisit an ethical debate that has been around for as long as I could remember; then we have a human off-shoot of that topic with the issue of IVF. Are you for or against I…

Two main topics tonight as we kicks off the evening with a pile of thoughts on last night's very unique State of the Union. After that, we welcome Brandon Joe Williams (OneStupidFuck.com) to talk about very exciting and controversial topics that all revolve around the question of a person's ability to separate himself financially and legally from T…

Send us a text Toss a coin to your nerd! Author Gareth Harney joins me to talk his book A History of Ancient Rome in Twelve Coins. Come listen! Buy A History of Ancient Rome in Twelve Coins Check out Gareth's website Support the showBy Brendan Dowd

The guest for this evening is Mr. Joe Mooney of the @homesteadonomics channel on Youtube and Instagram. We are going to be talking about Joe's travels around the country, and some of the skills everyone can build in order to establish more and more independence in life. Chickens, rainwater, medicine, education, and time for calls from the audience.…

On his way to school, Bastian (Barret Oliver) ducks into a bookstore to avoid bullies. Sneaking away with a book called "The Neverending Story," Bastian begins reading it in the school attic. The novel is about Fantasia, a fantasy land threatened by "The Nothing," a darkness that destroys everything it touches. The kingdom needs the help of a human…

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is a dystopian sci-fi novel set in the distant future where books have been outlawed. Firemen no longer perform their traditional role of putting out fires. Instead, they set fires to books and buildings that contain books.Feel free to read and contribute to the official Fahrenheit 451 forum threads:Session One: https…