Frank Falvey - WFPR: Recent Episodes
Frank Falvey
Frank Falvey examines everything from Franklin to U.S. politics; from current events to the local community, giving his personal thoughts and considerations. Frank is also joined by local guests to talk the Franklin community and dissect current events.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Joe Pagliarulo, who is a candidate for the Norfolk CountyDistrict Attorney's office.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Shane Hopkins, a local author who discusses his two books as well as his life.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Djuna Perkins, who is a candidate for the Norfolk CountyDistrict Attorney's office.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Jason Poulos, who is a candidate for the United States House of Represenatives and will be appearing on the ballot this upcoming fall.
In this episode, Frank Falvey talks about town politics before diving into the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. He explores what the motivations behind this action may have been, the potential consequences, and how it ties into broader issues surrounding ICE.
In this episode, Frank Falvey urges others to go out and vote, and to become active citizens and be invovled in ongoing issues. With this, he highlights Franklin's past and present in the process, before talking about global issues.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Joe McGann, one of the canidates for Franklin town council. They discuss his life, his belief in what the role brings, and what he would do if he was on the council about issues around town.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Ken Ojukwu, one of the canidates for Franklin town council. They discuss his upbringing and school, as well as career. Along with this, they discuss issues around town and his goals to make a positive impact in Franklin.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Mark Minnichelli, who's been a resident in town almost his whole life, to discuss the changes of town from when he was a kid to now
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Massachusetts State Representatives Jeff Roy and Mike Soter to discuss their careers, districts, and much more.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with K.P. Sompally, an Indian American, and discusses Indian culture such as sports, events, festivals, and more.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Graham Moore, from the Massachusetts for Mental Healh Options. The two talk about question number 4 on the November 5th ballot.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down to talk with Tamisha Civil, who is running for the Democratic position for governor's council.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down to talk with Muriel Kramer, a canidate for the governor's council.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down to talk with Dashe Videira, candidate for the state senate of Massachusetts.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down to talk with Massachusetts state representative Jeffery Roy.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down to talk with John Deaton, candidate for the repulican nomination for the United States Senate.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down and talks with William O'Donnell, Register of Deeds for Norfolk County.
In this episode, Frank Falvey dicusses the conflict between Palestine and Israel, the attacks on Gaza, and the United States involvment in the war.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Dom DeBaggis, and discusses his upbringing, career in music, and Debaggis shares a few of his songs.
In this episode, meet Jamie Barrett, musican, music teacher and songwriter. Frank Falvey talks with Barrett and dicusses his life, upbringing, his music, and hear some of his songs.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Corey Shea, the new Director of arts culture and economic development here in Franklin, to talk about her, her upbringing, what art and culture has shaped her life, music and much more
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Brian Cousins, a singer and guitar player for Second Song, to talk about his upbringing, music, songwriting, Veganism, people management, intentional living, his values and so much more.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down to discuss the Israel and Palestine conflict; the current conflict at hand, the differentiation between good and bad, theology, religion and much more.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down Jay Elias, a health care attorney at Dyer-Lake Funeral Home in Attleboro Falls Massachusetts, to talk about end-of-life services, funerals, wills, and much more.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down Jay Elias, a health care attorney at Dyer-Lake Funeral Home in Attleboro Falls Massachusetts, to talk about end-of-life services, funerals, wills, and much more.
In this episode, Frank Falvey and Steve Sherlock sits down with Ruthann O'Sullivan, to talk about the upcoming election, her run for reelection in school committee, her background, and what she hopes to accomplish in the upcoming election on November 7th.
In this episode, Frank Falvey and Steve Sherlock sits down with KP Sompally, to talk about the upcoming election, his run for Town Council, his background, and what he hopes to accomplish in the position.
In this episode, Frank Falvey and Steve Sherlock sits down with Tom Mercer, to talk about the upcoming election, his run for reelection in town council, his background, and what he hopes to accomplish in the following term.
In this episode, Frank Falvey and Steve Sherlock sits down with Melanie Hamblen, to talk about the upcoming election, her run for reelection in town council, her background, and what she hopes to accomplish in the upcoming election on November 7th.
In this episode, Frank Falvey and Steve Sherlock sits down with Bob Dellorco, to talk about the upcoming election, his run for reelection in town council, his background, and what he hopes to accomplish in the upcoming election on November 7th.
In this episode, Frank Falvey and Steve Sherlock sit down with Cobi Frongillo, to talk about the upcoming election, his run for reelection in town council, his background, and what he hopes to accomplish in the upcoming election on November 7th.
In this episode, Frank Falvey and Steve Sherlock sits down with Jay Mello, to talk about the upcoming election, his run for planning board, his background, and what he hopes to accomplish in the upcoming election on November 7th.
In this episode, Frank Falvey and Steve Sherlock sits down with Chris Stickney, to talk about the upcoming election, his run for planning board, his background, and what he hopes to accomplish in the upcoming election on November 7th.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Steve Sherlock and special guest, Charles Bailey, to talk about the upcoming election, his run for Town Council, his background, and what he hopes to accomplish in the upcoming term.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Steve Sherlock and special guest, school committee member Dave McNeill, to talk about the upcoming election, his background, his time in the position already, what they've accomplished, and what they hope to accomplish in their next term.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Steve Sherlock and special guest, school committee member Dave Callaghan, to talk about the upcoming election, his background, his time in the position already, what they've accomplished, and what they hope to accomplish in their next term.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Pastor Jacob Juncker of Franklin United Methodist Church to discuss his upbringing, his faith, how he got involved with the church, what the religion is like today and much more.
In this episode, Frank Falvey discusses the upcoming 2024 presidential election; about Joe Biden's current presidency, health and making the case to not vote for Joe Biden in 2024
In this episode, Frank Falvey discusses the U.S. debt ceiling, how the U.S. has gotten out of control with spending, why we need a plan to pay it back, the danger of other countries defaulting to other currencies for global trade and more.
In this episode, Frank Falvey discusses the controversy surrounding George Santos past few months, lying about his background, college degrees, real estate and much more - what this means for republicans, congress in general and the future of politics.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with author and BBC reporter Chris Woolf to talk about his background, his work reporting for the BBC, his book "Bumbling Through The Hindu Kush" and much more.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Franklin resident Nick Remissong to discuss his background, his journey into Christianity, his musical background and much more.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with the first Chancellor of Dean College Ed Augustus, to talk about his background, the new Chancellor position, his work leading the college and what he hopes to accomplish at Dean College.
In this episode, Frank Falvey discusses the ballot questions that are on the upcoming election's ballot; breaking down what each question means, what a yes or no vote would mean and how this will affect voters moving forward.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Mark Lenzi, owner of Franklin Liquors and co-host of Franklin Radio's "Wonderful World of Wine" to discuss his background, the wine world, the different varieties of wine, and the upcoming ballot question #3 involving wine.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Anthony Amore, candidate for Mass. State Auditor, to discuss his background, what the Mass. State Auditor position does and what Anthony hopes to accomplish in the position.
In this episode, Frank Falvey discusses the recent move by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, of transporting a group of immigrants to Martha's Vineyard; how it started a conversation around immigrants, the repercussions of this, Charlie Baker's move and more.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Franklin Democratic Chair leader Rachel Plukas and Republican Chair leader Alan Earls to discuss the committees, the members, how they work and the work they do in their respective committees.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with the incumbent Massachusetts State Representative Jeff Roy, to discuss his reelection bid; the ten years he's served already, the Franklin Medway area, the work he's done, what he aims to get done in the future and more.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Shawn Dooley, candidate for Mass State Senator, to talk about his background, the State Senator position, why he's running and what he aims to accomplish in the position.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Chuck Bailey, candidate for State Representative in Franklin and Medway, to talk about his background, the State rep position, why he's running and what he aims to accomplish in the position.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Dashe Videira, a candidate for governor's council, to talk about her background, the position, the work that needs to be done and what she plans to accomplish in the position.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Kim Driscoll, candidate from the Democratic party running for MA Lieutenant Governor, to talk about her current position as mayor of Salem, her background growing up in a navy family and what she hopes to accomplish as LG.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Eric Lesser, candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, to talk about his background, the work the Lieutenant Governor does and what Eric hopes to accomplish as the LG.
In this episode, Frank Falvey is joined by Kathleen Liberty, the health director in Franklin, Alicia Sullivan, and epidemiologist Cassia Monteiro, to discuss covid over the last two years, their backgrounds, and the work they're doing in Franklin and beyond.
In this episode, Frank Falvey is joined by Caron Grupposo, a registered nurse at Milford Regional Physician Group teaching diabetes education, to help support patients with diabetes. The two discuss what is diabetes, warning signs, treatment and how Caron educates and cares for patients.
In this episode, Frank Falvey is joined by Rev. Kathy McAdams of Saint John's Episcopal Church to talk about her background, the work she does with the church, and the programs going on at the church.
In this episode, Frank Falvey is joined by Danielle Hopkins, the director of the Franklin Senior Center, to talk about recently developments at the Senior Center, fun programs taking place there, Danielle's Franklin background and much more.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down to further discuss the war in Ukraine, the U.S. support, how the Ukraine is handling the attack and much more.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Alberto Correia, to discuss his Portuguese background, his family, the history of immigration in the U.S. and much more!
In this episode, Frank Falvey discusses the ongoing war in Ukraine, Russia's war crimes against the Ukrainian people and genocide, the US's involvement in the situation and their obligation to help and more.
In this episode, Frank Falvey discusses internet and telephone fraud; the common scams that are affecting people, the tell tale signs of fraud, and other information to help protect yourself from fraud.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down to talk at length about the ongoing war in Ukraine; Putin's tyranny, negotiations for the future, nuclear weapons the call for all Ukrainian men to fight, and more.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Laura Saylor, the co founder of the Worker's Party of Massachusetts, to talk about capitalism, the goals of socialism the workers party wants to bring about, and how that could happen in Massachusetts.
In this episode, Frank returns for part three of his discussion of the Great American Rescue Plan - talking about different parts of the bill, his thoughts, and the potential implications of these moves if they go into place.
In this episode, Frank returns for part two of his discussion of the Great American Rescue Plan - talking about different parts of the bill, his thoughts, and the potential implications of these moves if they go into place.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Tom Mercer, current member and candidate for the Franklin Town Council, to talk about his background, the town of Franklin, the work he's done already as part of the council, and what he hopes to do moving forward.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Mark Bisson, candidate for the Franklin school committee, to discuss his background, the Franklin school system, and the work he'd like to do as a member of the school committee.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Jen Williams, candidate for the Franklin Planning Board, to discuss her background, the town of Franklin, and the work she would like to do as a member of the Franklin planning board.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Dave Callaghan, candidate for Franklin School Committee, to discuss his background, the town of Franklin, the current challenges that face the town and the work he hopes to do as part of the School Committee.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Cobi Frongillo, current member and upcoming candidate for Franklin Town Council, to talk about his background, his time on the council so far, the work he's done, and what he hopes to accomplish in the future.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Dashe Videira, candidate for Franklin Town School Committee, to discuss her background, the current state of the Franklin public schools, and the changes she'd like to bring as part of the school committee.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Beth Wierling, candidate for Franklin Planning Board, to discuss her background, the projects taking place in Franklin, and changes he'd like to bring to town as part of the Planning Board.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Ted Cormier-Leger, candidate for Franklin Town Council, to discuss his background, the projects taking place in Franklin, and changes he'd like to bring to town as part of the Town Council.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Nancy Danello, Franklin's current acting Town Clerk running for election, to discuss her background, the work she does for the town, and changes she's that are taking place.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Melanie Hamblen, current Town Councilor running for reelection, to discuss her background, the work she's done so far on the Town Council, and the changes she'd still like to see in Franklin.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Meghan Whitmore, candidate for the Franklin School Committee, to talk about her background, why she's running and the changes she'd like to see come to the Franklin schools.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Camille Bernstein, a candidate for Franklin School Committee, to discuss her background, why she's running, and the changes she'd like to see come to the Franklin schools.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Alan Earls to discuss his candidacy for Town Council, his background, and the changes he'd like to see come to the town of Franklin.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Town Councilor Andy Bissanti to discuss his background, the current real estate market in Franklin, the changes coming to town, the budget and so much more.
In this episode, Frank Falvey sits down with Jane Callaway-Tripp, a candidate for the Town Council in the Town of Franklin, to discuss her campaign, her beliefs and the changes she'd like to bring to town.
In this episode, Frank discusses the Great American Rescue Plan, the debt ceiling and current economic situation in the US.
In this episode, Frank sits down with Natalia Linos, a candidate running for a seat in the US House of Representatives, to discuss her background, her work as a Harvard epidemiologist, and the changes she'd like to bring in the position.
In this episode, Frank sits down with town clerk Nancy Danello, town administrator Jamie Helen, and Steven Sherlock from Franklin Matters, to discuss the upcoming election, their positions in town and the positions that are being voted on.
In this episode, Frank sits down with Dr. Michael Walker Jones, a retired educator and consultant at Boston University and Curry College, to discuss the Black Lives Matter movement, the need for conversation and reconciliation, and the work that stands before the US to improve race relations.
In this episode, Frank talks with Matt Kelly, a republican candidate runnning for the Masssachusetts state senate, about growing up here in Franklin, his work in local politics, and what he wants to achieve working in the state senate.
In this episode, Frank sits down with Julie Hall, republican nominee for the fourth Congressional district covering Franklin and its surrounding towns, to discuss her background, the position she's running for and the changes she'd like to help bring.
In this episode, Frank sits down with Massachusetts State Rep. Jeff Roy, to talk about his candidacy for reelection, his career in Franklin and Mass politics, and the work Jeff is doing to improve the state.
In this episode, Frank sits down with Agawam town official Cece Calabrese to discuss the push for Rank Choice Voting in Massachusetts; why the call for changing the voting system, the pros and cons of this move and the hurdles that currently stand in the way.
In this episode, Frank sits down with Franklin Town Counselor Andy Bissanti to discuss his candidacy for State Representative for Franklin and Medway. They discuss Andy's background, what's happening here in Franklin, and what he hopes to change as State Represetative.