Frank & Sense

JAKEUARY 2: THE JAKENING - "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" (with Jay Kasten!)

Jakeuary continues and this week the weather report is Cloudy with a Chance of PODCAST! This week, Frank, Jake, and special guest Jay Kasten join together to talk about a truly tasty little treat of a movie, the 2009 film "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs." We talk about the book, meatballs themselves, Jake's thoughts on hot food, plates vs. bowls, Lord & Miller, and much much more. It's a movie that genuinely impacted Jay's career and his life as a writer, and we get a chance to hear about that. We also ask the important questions, like: Would you eat the sky food? Grab a ratbird, a can of spray on shoes, and join the fun!

JAKEUARY 2: THE JAKENING - "Hanna"

Our national nightmare is over - Jakeuary is back, everyone! Jake Frelick returns to the show with another batch of movies to discuss, and today we begin with the overlooked 2011 film "Hanna" starring Ladybird herself, Saoirse Ronan. It's a fun movie about a child super soldier on a quest for revenge. No, but it really is fun! Frank and Jake talk about the Chemical Brothers score, director Joe Wright (who mostly does costume dramas), great whistling movies, and, of course, Eric Bana. Grab some popcorn and join us for a Hanna bonanza!

Podlatro: The Podcast About Balatro (with Michael Saltzman, Jay Kasten, and Zach Latta!)

Welcome to Podlatro: The Podcast About Balatro! For the final episode of 2025, Frank is joined by a couple of buffoons - Michael Saltzman, Jay Kasten, and Zach Latta - to discuss the 2024 video game Balatro. If you’ve never heard of it, you’ll learn alllllll about it on this episode. And it’ll give you a Balat-tro think about! It’s a card game with a twist, and it’s one of the most addicting and interesting stories in gaming recent memory.  We talk about our history with video games, poker, give an overview of Balatro, and learn a bit about its history and development. In the second part, we actually play through a run of the game. We also talk Herbie Hancock, toxic traits, the rat race, PEMDAS, synergy, and so much more. It’s one of our stupidest and best episodes of all time. Now THIS is podcasting! Available with video on either Spotify or YouTube!

No One Mourns the Podcast: A "Wicked: FOR GOOD" Episode (with Becca Ballinger and Rebecca Wahls)

THANK GOODNESS!!! I couldn't be happier! Becca Ballinger and Rebecca Wahls join the show again to return to the land of Oz and talk about the 2025 film Wicked: For Good. We are obsessulated with this movie (which is a sequel to a movie of a musical of a book of a movie of a book). We discuss everything - female friendship, sex cardigans, the blue horsie, the decision to split the musical into two movies, and much more. Plus, we share a voice memo from my niece Addie, reviews from a few listeners, and play a game at the end. It's a podcast that can simply be described as...wonderful! Follow Frank & Sense on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/frankandsensemedia/] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/frankandsense.bsky.social]! Sign up for the newsletter here [https://www.frankandsense.io/]!

The Story of America (and Warren G. Harding’s Penis) with Aaron Killian

Gobble gobble! It's our first ever Thanksgiving episode, and I'm thrilled to welcome Aaron Killian to the show. Aaron is a historian and the owner of Historic America [https://www.historicamerica.org/], a business that does guided tours of historical places in DC and across the mid Atlantic. He’s also a self described conservative, in the classic, traditional sense. We discuss all sorts of things, including how conservatism is based on gratitude, how politicians will always let you down, and, of course, Warren G. Harding's penis. Things Aaron mentions: * The Dispatch [https://thedispatch.com/] * American Covenant: How the Constitution Unified Our Nation - And Could Again by Yuval Levin [https://bookshop.org/p/books/american-covenant-how-the-constitution-unified-our-nation-and-could-again-yuval-levin/19ebb89496a7d919?ean=9780465040742&next=t] * A Place in Time [https://open.spotify.com/show/2Eyy0LbTHH4mNgCLQtvMiF?si=886e6039dbd14fc1] Follow Frank & Sense on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/frankandsensemedia/] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/frankandsense.bsky.social]! Check out our YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@frankandsensemedia]! Sign up for the newsletter here [https://www.frankandsense.io/]!