Frank & Friends Show
The Frank & Friends Show gives you a chance to hear Frank Murphy’s unusual perspective on life. Over the years, radio listeners in Knoxville, Los Angeles, and Washington would hear Frank talk about his family, his frugality, and his fig trees. He and his friends will also talk about comedy improv, travel, food, and other things that make Frank so Frank. Expect to occasionally hear from guests with interesting stories to add about radio, improv, and East Tennessee. The show is available on YouTube and your favorite podcast app. Learn more at https://www.frankandfriendsshow.com/
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Episodes
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Episode 0095 - “I Feel Really Seen Right Now”
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023
Frank Murphy is joined by Kathryn Frady of Marble City Opera. Frank and his wife attended Marble City Opera’s production of The Infinite Energy of Ada Lovelace. Kathryn promoted the opera on WATE’s Living East Tennessee on the same day that Frank wa...
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Episode 0094 - “Frank & Friends of Literacy”
Monday, March 13th, 2023
Frank Murphy is joined by Teresa Brittain, executive director of Friends of Literacy. Frank will emcee the East Tennessee Writers Hall of Fame induction ceremony on March 24, 2023. The event is a fundraiser for Friends of Literacy. Buy tickets to the...
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Episode 0093 - “In the Hall”
Friday, March 3rd, 2023
Frank Murphy is joined by Todd Steed, who will be inducted into the East Tennessee Writers Hall of Fame on March 24, 2023. Todd is this year’s songwriting inductee. His band is Todd Steed and the Suns of Phere. Todd is also the music director and a h...
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Episode 0092 - “The Figgest Loser”
Thursday, January 19th, 2023
Frank Murphy is joined by his friend Kathryn Frady, who had the idea for Frank to donate a See More Smokies adventure to the auction at Marble City Opera’s recent fundraiser. Frank has been sending press releases to many newspapers in the area to pr...
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Episode 0091 - “Singing and Ringing”
Thursday, January 12th, 2023
Frank Murphy is joined by his friend Kathryn Frady. He recently recorded some See More Smokies episodes with fashion model Victoria Henley. Frank and Kathryn saw each other at Brandon Gibson’s funeral. Kathryn and her husband James spent Thanksgivin...
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Episode 0090 - “Good Craic”
Thursday, December 22nd, 2022
Frank Murphy is joined by Becca James, who is interested in going on a See More Smokies adventure. Frank says he used muscle memory to put on his bronzer. Frank is starting his press tour for Tennessee Scholars’ Bowl. Frank’s wife Jere made a batch ...
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Episode 0089 - “She Could Make the Pants”
Thursday, December 15th, 2022
Frank Murphy and Becca James hosted the YouTube broadcast of the Karns Christmas Parade on December 3. You can watch it here: https://youtu.be/x3Jf1SqMM5I Nancy Anderson wrote in the Shopper News that “Murphy and James are quickly becoming the go-to...
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Special Episode - Knoxville Children’s Theatre
Wednesday, December 7th, 2022
Special Episode - “Knoxville Children’s Theatre” Frank Murphy visited the dress rehearsal for “The Carol” at Knoxville Children’s Theatre at the invitation of cast member Eden Carnes, who plays Debbie / Mrs. Cratchit. “The Carol” was written and dir...
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Episode 0088 - “Bowled Over”
Friday, December 2nd, 2022
Frank Murphy is joined by author Gene Masters, who has published seven books including the war novel Silent Warriors and the mystery novel Bobby Doyle Is Missing. Frank is currently reading The Dry Cleaner. Frank took a break from recording podcast ...
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Frank & Friends Show 0087
Friday, September 30th, 2022
Frank Murphy is joined by opera singer David Crawford, who is also teaching and coaching opera students at the University of Tennessee. David says that the music chose him because he has the type of voice that can sing opera and fill a 4,000 seat the...
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Frank & Friends Show 0086
Tuesday, September 27th, 2022
Frank Murphy is joined by opera singer David Crawford, who is also teaching and coaching opera students at the University of Tennessee. Frank tells David about Taylor Swift’s cover of “September.” She sings “Do you remember the 28th night of Septemb...
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Frank & Friends Show 0085
Friday, September 23rd, 2022
Frank Murphy is joined by Kathryn Frady of Marble City Opera. Frank bought rechargeable batteries at the suggestion of Erik Dobell. He got some no-name batteries that came in a plain wrapper from Amazon. Frank, his wife Jere, and Dr. Frank Jr. PhD w...
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Frank & Friends Show 0084
Tuesday, September 20th, 2022
Frank Murphy is joined by comedian and author Alex Stokes. Alex is known as “The Beer Comedian.” His Waking Up in a Brewery podcast can be found at https://www.facebook.com/wakingupinabrewery or through his website, https://www.beercomedian.com/ Ale...
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Frank & Friends Show 0083
Friday, September 16th, 2022
Frank Murphy is joined by opera singer and executive Kathryn Frady. Kathryn says she remembered how to sit up straight on camera and was complimented for it when doing another video interview. Frank made a YouTube short of Kathryn singing at Moonshi...
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Frank & Friends Show 0082
Tuesday, September 13th, 2022
Frank Murphy is joined by comedian and author Alex Stokes. Alex is known as “The Beer Comedian.” His “Waking Up in a Brewery” podcast can be found at https://www.facebook.com/wakingupinabrewery or through his website, https://www.beercomedian.com/ F...
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Frank & Friends Show 0081
Friday, September 9th, 2022
Frank Murphy is joined by actor and filmmaker Cylk Cozart. Cylk is the host for the Soul Train Party Express at The Press Room in Knoxville on Sunday, October 9, 2022. Joyce Irby & Klymaxx will perform. The Party Express also features a local spotli...
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Frank & Friends Show 0080
Tuesday, September 6th, 2022
Frank Murphy is joined by Nate Evans of The Temptations Revue. Nate also sang with The Impressions. Nate is the promoter for the Soul Train Party Express at The Press Room in Knoxville on Sunday, October 9, 2022. Joyce Irby & Klymaxx will perform. T...
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Frank & Friends Show 0079
Friday, September 2nd, 2022
Frank Murphy is joined by Elyssa Hurley of MEDIC Regional Blood Center as he donates platelets via apheresis. Frank’s platelets are more valuable to MEDIC than his unpopular whole blood type. MEDIC often has incentive gifts for donors, such as Dolly...
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Frank & Friends Show 0078
Tuesday, August 30th, 2022
Frank Murphy’s friend Jeff Detrow is today’s co-host. Jeff says Frank has an “higo problem.” Higo is the Spanish word for fig. Frank and his wife Jere haven’t had time to make jam or preserves with all the figs Frank has harvested. They started free...
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Frank & Friends Show 0077
Thursday, August 25th, 2022
Frank Murphy interviews Russell Hitchcock of the band Air Supply on today’s episode. Air Supply will perform at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center in Greeneville, Tennessee on Sunday, August 28, 2022. Any remaining tickets can be purchased at https...
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Frank & Friends Show 0076
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022
Frank Murphy’s friend Kristen Detrow is today’s co-host. Frank’s friend Bean complimented Kristen’s previous appearance on the show. Subscriber Rena’ recently adopted some rescue tortoises. She graciously sent a photo and video. Kristen’s daughter w...
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Frank & Friends Show 0075
Thursday, August 18th, 2022
Frank Murphy’s friend Jody Collins is today’s co-host. He is the graphic designer who created the Frank & Friends Show logo. Jody’s design company is Feral Giant and can be found online at https://feralgiant.com/ When designing the F&FS logo, picked...
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Frank & Friends Show 0074
Tuesday, August 16th, 2022
Frank Murphy’s friend Kathryn Frady is today’s co-host. Kathryn is headed back to Baton Rouge for her duties with Opéra Louisiane. Jody Collins will co-host the next episode of the Frank & Friends Show and Frank will appear as a guest on Jody’s Rambl...
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Frank & Friends Show 0073
Thursday, August 11th, 2022
Frank Murphy’s friend Kathryn Frady is today’s co-host. Kathryn has been traveling to South Carolina and Louisiana for her opera career. A man showed up at an opera venue to tell Kathryn he wrote an angry email to her but decided not to send it. Fra...
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Frank & Friends Show 0072
Tuesday, August 9th, 2022
Frank Murphy’s friend Avi McCullah is today’s co-host. Avi worked on-air at Jewelry Television and ShopNBC, where she sold high-end men’s watches. Avi bought her shirt at T.J. Maxx on the way to the podcast. Frank saw an article titled “The TJ Maxx ...
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Frank & Friends Show 0071
Thursday, August 4th, 2022
Frank Murphy’s friend Avi McCullah is today’s co-host. Avi worked on-air at Jewelry Television and ShopNBC, where she sold high-end men’s watches. She would fly from Knoxville to Minnesota to appear on ShopNBC. Frank’s figs are in season. He has bee...
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Frank & Friends Show 0070
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022
Frank Murphy’s friend Jeff Detrow is today’s co-host. Jeff had a long and successful radio career in San Diego on KFMB, KKLQ, and KYXY. The Jeff & Jer Showgram was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2016. https://www.radiohalloffame.com/the-jeff...
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Frank & Friends Show 0069
Thursday, July 28th, 2022
Frank Murphy’s friend Kristen Detrow is today’s co-host. When she lived in California, Kristen called herself Kris. Frank is wearing another shirt he bought at the estate sale at Prestige Tuxedo. The shirts belonged to the late father of Eddie Mannis...
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Frank & Friends Show 0068
Tuesday, July 26th, 2022
Frank Murphy is joined by Eden Carnes, who designed wigs and face paint for an upcoming production of Cats by the Primary Players Children’s Theater Group. The performances will be January 13 to 15, 2023 at the Clayton Center for Arts on the campus o...
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Frank & Friends Show 0067
Thursday, July 21st, 2022
Frank Murphy’s friend Erik Dobell is co-hosting today’s episode. Erik is a mentalist. His show, Impossibilities - Magic, Mind-Reading, and Mayhem! is in the Iris Theater at the Gatlinburg Space Needle. Get tickets at https://www.impossibilitiesshow.c...
