Best Frank Nichols Podcasts (2024)

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Authorized x SUDDENLY - Robin and the 7 Hoods 2:40:43

23d ago2:40:43

2:40:43

We went on Authorized Novelizations Podcast to talk about Jack Pearl's 1964 novelisation of Sinatra's Robin and the Seven Hoods. This episode was recorded around six months ago and just released by Authorized this week. They've graciously given us permission to repost it on our feed. If you like what we do on SUDDENLY, you'll definitely have a good…

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Season 1 Episode 6 Erika Lakey, "Those 911 Girls" 38:46

30d ago38:46

38:46

In this really exciting episode, Lori is joined by Erika Lakey, co-founder of "Those 911 Girls", an organization with a vision to help others succeed by providing support and industry resources, all in one place. They know the value of “Find Your Tribe” and the 911 industry has many! They realize that most people in the 911 industry have similar ch…

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46: Why "Our Town" Matters 31:06

2M ago31:06

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In Episode 43 ("Love and Marriage"), Rabia and Felix watched the infamous televised 1955 musical version of Thornton Wilder's Our Town, starring Frank Sinatra as the Stage Manager. The songs were so terrible, and the acting so bad, that Wilder personally called the station and ensured that it would never air ever again. Neither Rabia nor Felix had …

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45: Suspense 1:55:10

2M ago1:55:10

1:55:10

We think of Sinatra as emerging as a serious dramatic actor from the early 1950s onwards, shedding his clean-cut MGM image for the first time when he takes intense roles as mentally disturbed soldiers in From Here to Eternity and Suddenly. But there's a part of the story we've all forgotten. In January 1945, at the height of the bobby-soxer era and…

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44: In the Wee Small Hours 1:37:32

2M ago1:37:32

1:37:32

In the Wee Small Hours is often considered Sinatra's best work and arguably the first concept album. The "concept" is something along the lines of “I am awake at 3am and I am feeling deeply sad about a lost love.” And that's really it. Just when you think there couldn't possibly be any more songs about the nuances of that kind of misery, there are …

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43: Love and Marriage 1:32:05

2M ago1:32:05

1:32:05

"Love and Marriage" was one of the worst songs Sinatra ever recorded, and the toxic ideas about marriage that it perpetuated left a negative impact on the world. This week, we look into the song's unlikely origins in a televised musical version of Thornton Wilder's Our Town and its shameful legacy as the theme song for the vile 1980s-90s sitcom Mar…

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42: The Tender Trap 3:12:49

3M ago3:12:49

3:12:49

The phrase "tender trap" essentially didn't exist before the mid-1950s, entering common usage from the film and song which were both popularised by Frank Sinatra. The image of being lured into your downfall by a thing pretending to be soft speaks to a basic element of what it is to be human, and people all over the world have projected their emotio…

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Season 1 Episode 5 Samantha Hawkins - The Traveling Trainer 46:54

3M ago46:54

46:54

The role and importance of QA in 9-1-1 is today's topic with Lori and Samantha. From her time with Cobb County Communications to her current role as a traveling ECC Professional/QA/Trainer, Samantha offers some great insight and experience into the most crucial aspects of Quality Assurance.By Comms Coach

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Camille T. Dungy on unearthing histories 50:07

4M ago50:07

50:07

At a superficial level, Soil is a gardening memoir, full of gorgeous descriptions of plants and getting your hands in the soil. But the garden in question is a political gesture, an act of resistance and an assertion of belonging. Camille T. Dungy uproots the staid monoculture of the suburban garden, and takes a fierce, critical look at its assumpt…

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41: Sinatra Was Wrong About Israel 2:32:08

5M ago2:32:08

2:32:08

In a special emergency episode, we examine Frank Sinatra's long history with Israel, Palestine and Zionism. Many don't realise just how connected these topics are. This week, we weave a story all the way from Sinatra personally helping run guns to the Nakba in 1948 and his starring role as a fighter pilot for the IDF in 1966's Cast a Giant Shadow, …

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Kaitlin Curtice on resisting with integrity 59:55

5M ago59:55

59:55

In the past few years, resistance has been a live issue for many of us, whether we’re wondering for the first time how to bring about social change, or realising that we need to find new ways to be activists. For Kaitlin Curtice, this resistance is an ongoing practice, informed by her perspective as an Indigenous American, and imbued with gentlenes…

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Season 1 Episode 4 Tina DeCola - Training and Peer Support 29:04

6M ago29:04

29:04

A not to be missed episode. Lori is joined by Tina DeCola, an Instructor for the Denise Amber Lee Foundation and Communications Supervisor for Las Vegas Fire and Rescue. Tina and Lori underscore the significance of peer support and training for peer supporters within the 911 dispatcher community. Together they highlight how empathy from shared expe…

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Erica Berry on the meaning of wolves 1:04:19

6M ago1:04:19

1:04:19

The wolf carries an almost unbearable amount of symbolism in western culture, encapsulating the predatory, the carnal, the supernatural and the ravenous. But in her book Wolfish, Erica Berry suggests that it’s time to understand wolves differently: as tender, as hunted, as guardians of the landscape. What’s more, those evil qualities may be better …

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40: Church on Fire (with David Nichols) 2:44:34

6M ago2:44:34

2:44:34

Who burnt down West Melbourne Stadium in the middle of Sinatra's 1955 Australian tour, and why did this happen? This week, on our final episode of the year, SUDDENLY investigates. And we're joined by David Nichols - Australian history expert, senior lecturer in Urban Planning at the University of Melbourne, and author of Dig: Australian Rock and Po…

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Season 1 Episode 3 Kris Nichols - The CTO 59:39

7M ago59:39

59:39

Most dispatchers receive some type of floor training, hopefully receiving instruction from a Communications Training Officer. However, the role of a CTO varies across the US. A CTO makes such an impact on a new employee that this role is an essential part of not only the initial training, but in retaining great dispatchers who will contribute to th…

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39: The Big Show 1:50:53

7M ago1:50:53

1:50:53

Frank Sinatra's first Australian visit in 1955 followed shortly after the repeal of decades-old laws preventing "coloured" musicians, or any foreign musicians, from performing in the country. The tour was part of the initial run of the now-legendary "Big Shows" put on by mysterious American promoter Lee Gordon, who took advantage of the newly-liber…

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Season 1 Episode 2 Halcyon Frank 29:01

8M ago29:01

29:01

This week, Lori is joined by Halcyon Frank, the Director of Training & Development for The Denise Amber Lee Foundation. Lori and Halcyon discuss all things training, including opportunities for continuous learning and quick, micro-lessons.By Comms Coach

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38: Dream Empire (with Karina Longworth) 1:00:07

8M ago1:00:07

1:00:07

Surprise! We're joined from Los Angeles by the legendary Karina Longworth, renowned film historian, author, critic and host of the iconic podcast You Must Remember This. This week, we're jumping ahead to discuss HIGH SOCIETY (1956). Louis Armstrong definitely deserved better, and we tackle the explicitly racist treatment of his character in the con…

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Season 1 Episode 1 Wendy Lotman 52:32

8M ago52:32

52:32

In this inaugural episode of the Comms Coach, Lori is joined by Wendy Lotman, the Fire Communications Chief at the City of Las Vegas, NV.By Comms Coach

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37: BONUS - More Guys, More Dolls 1:05:08

8M ago1:05:08

1:05:08

Because six hours wasn't enough, it's a special, informal bonus episode where Henry and Rabia discuss some leftover elements of our GUYS AND DOLLS series we didn't find time to discuss. Here we finish off the story of Damon Runyon's life and his legacy today, discuss the critical reception of the 1955 film, and spend some time thinking about the un…

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36: Dolls 2:13:46

8M ago2:13:46

2:13:46

Fall in love with people, not with gamblers. It's all too strange and strong. Sit down, you're rocking the boat. This week, Henry leads us through the third and final part of our epic GUYS AND DOLLS series. We've got a spectacular supercut of Sinatra recordings of "Luck Be a Lady" through the ages, and a climactic 10-minute mashup that brings toget…

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35: and 1:45:27

9M ago1:45:27

1:45:27

Why can't Nathan Detroit remember the colour of his own tie? In the second part of our GUYS AND DOLLS series, Henry begins taking us through the musical (and the 1955 Sinatra film) proper, beginning with "Fugue for Tinhorns", "Oldest Established" and "I'll Know." We discuss the intertwined relationship between gambling and religion, and finally com…

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Dacher Keltner on awe, humility and purpose 49:35

9M ago49:35

49:35

I stumbled across Dacher Keltner’s work when I was first researching Enchantment, and now - for the final episode in this season - I’m honoured to speak to him about Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life. Dacher’s research attempts to understand this very fleeting, ineffable emotion. He and his colleagues have s…

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34: Guys 1:29:51

9M ago1:29:51

1:29:51

Henry Giardina takes the lead as host for the first time as we begin our month-long GUYS AND DOLLS odyssey. In this first installment, the stage is set as we're introduced to the world of legendary short story writer, journalist and master of the "historical present", Damon Runyon. Best known today as the author whose stories inspired the musical G…

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Marjolijn van Heemstra on the overview effect 48:29

9M ago48:29

48:29

Marjolijn van Heemstra believes that we can change the world by gazing into the night sky. Her book, In Light Years There’s No Hurry, explores the ‘overview effect’, a personal transformation reported by astronauts who have seen the earth from space. People who’ve experienced this rare view often report an ethical shift taking place, a new sense of…

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33: Love Like Surgery 2:46:51

9M ago2:46:51

2:46:51

It's 1955 and we're deep into the masculinity crisis. It's an era of lofty 800-page novels adapted into 2-hour-plus movies. We've got navel-gazing middle-aged white men, coming out of a period of deep repression and trauma, wondering who and what they really are. Sinatra is one of their icons, as here is Robert Mitchum. This week’s film could have …

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Amy Jeffs on ancient stories and new understandings 55:31

10M ago55:31

55:31

How can we return to a richer, more complex understanding of national identity and personal ethics - one that can only come from folklore? Amy Jeffs is the perfect person to ask. An art historian and printmaker, she creates immersive retellings of ancient stories, beautifully illustrated with her own woodcuts and etchings. In this week’s episode of…

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32: Three Coins Reloaded (with Justin Gausman) 4:19:02

10M ago4:19:02

4:19:02

That's amore. Non paghiamo il fossile. And just like that... Boom, kiss, come on, God bless America. In 1966, a pilot for a potential Three Coins in the Fountain TV series was filmed on location in Rome. It only aired on TV once in August 1970, was not picked up thereafter and has never been made available ever since. Probably very few people have …

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Báyò Akómoláfé on fugitive ideas 50:42

10M ago50:42

50:42

In this week’s episode of How We Live Now, Katherine speaks to author and public intellectual Báyò Akómoláfé. We consider how we can step out of the belief that humanity is in control of a passive planet, and instead wonder how we can learn to read the intelligence of the systems and landscapes that we inhabit. We meander our way to autism, and beg…

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31: Transcribed 3:33:15

10M ago3:33:15

3:33:15

The word "homosexual" was first uttered on American television on the night of October 21st, 1963. The show was Breaking Point, a drama series set in a psychiatric hospital. The episode was a confronting take on sexual harassment and toxic masculinity that directly posed the question to its audience: "What is a man?" Despite network objection, this…

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30: Lost and Found - Bobby Long and the World of Soundies (with Mark Cantor) 1:47:10

11M ago1:47:10

1:47:10

We found out what happened to Bobby Long. Mostly. And on this episode we're joined by Mark Cantor, America's leading jazz film archivist. Mark is an expert in "Soundies", the early music videos/short films that played on Panoram video jukeboxes in bars, cafes and other public places across America throughout the 1940s. Yes, they had video jukeboxes…

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Kerri ní Dochartaigh on the mystical everyday 51:53

11M ago51:53

51:53

Kerri ní Dochartaigh’s writing rings with a sense of connection between this world and the otherworld, and nowhere is it expressed more clearly than in her latest book, Cacophony of Bone. Here are pages full of subtle signs that are legible only to those who are in the practice of seeking them. It’s a work of plain mysticism, a very personal repres…

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Morgan Harper Nichols on art and perception 1:00:04

11M ago1:00:04

1:00:04

When I spoke to Morgan Harper Nichols, she was taking a break from assignment-writing for the MFA in Interdisciplinary Media Arts she’s studying. That’s a telling detail for this exuberant soul: she has ideas and energy to spare, and she’s always learning, always reaching towards new forms. A visual artist, writer, musician, speaker and podcaster, …

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29: Not By Ranting, Nor By Chanting 1:51:21

11M ago1:51:21

1:51:21

Millions know the song: "Forget your troubles and just get happy." But where does it come from, and what does it really mean? Why are we getting ready for judgement day, and how did Judy Garland end up associated with something that sounds so gospel? This week, we dive into the long and complicated multicultural (and especially Black) history of "G…

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Pico Iyer on the wisdom of travellers 56:31

12M ago56:31

56:31

Pico Iyer’s latest book, The Half Known Life, looks at the ways in which we seek paradise on earth, sometimes in places that are fraught with risk. In this episode, he and Katherine talk about the similarities in their work, particularly the ways in which they explore secular understandings of big spiritual questions, and they touch on the differen…

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28: Glamour 3:35:35

12M ago3:35:35

3:35:35

In 2007, Italian artist Graziano Cecchini poured red dye into the Trevi Fountain to protest the Rome Film Festival. "You wanted just a red carpet", he said. "We want a city entirely in vermilion. We who are vulnerable, old, ill, students, workers, we come with vermilion to colour your grayness." Escapism, tourism, power, vanity, royalty, memory, se…

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EP. 34 -JERRY! JERRY! JERRY! w/ ROB REGO 53:05

12M ago53:05

53:05

-Tales From The Cockpit -A Segment For The Troops -What's In A Name? problemospod@gmail.comBy Nick Milton & CW Headley

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EP. 33 - Slicha w/ Mr. Hall from Spotify Legal 58:27

12M ago58:27

58:27

-Spotify S&P Review - What Does The Color Purple and Apocalypto Have In Common? -Cult Sex, Sex CultsBy Nick Milton & CW Headley

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27: The Long 2:10:38

12M ago2:10:38

2:10:38

For almost the entire back half of the 20th century, Sinatra sang "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" over and over again. At every show, he would proudly call himself a "saloon singer" and paint a picture for the audience: a drunk, broken-hearted loser, in a bar at 2:45am, pouring his fool heart out to the unlucky bartender. Sinatra reve…

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EP. 32 - PACK UP THE BABIES & GRAB THE OL LADIES 54:52

1y ago54:52

54:52

-A Plea To The Listeners -Mr. Llama's Wet Beak -The R Word problemospod@gmailcomBy Nick Milton & CW Headley

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Competence, Fitness, and the Power of Trying with Luke DePron | Confidence Chat 43:33

1y ago43:33

43:33

Luke DePron, a fitness coach who works with everyday men and women to help them build self confidence through physical exercise, explains that competence is the foundation of confidence. He recommends finding a physical challenge outside of one's current capacity in order to grow and become more confident. Exercise can be transformative mentally be…

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Howard Gordon (Accused, 24, Homeland) - "We Are In A Revolutionary Moment." 25:47

1y ago25:47

25:47

Howard Gordon once again spends time with us! Check out his newest show "Accused" here.By Ryan Richardson

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Subtracting Negative Thought Patterns with Adele Spraggon | Stories of Courage 53:35

1y ago53:35

53:35

Adele Spraggon is interviewed by Sal Hatton. Adele explains how to remove unworkable patterns in order to achieve optimal solutions. She suggests a method of subtraction rather than addition, and advocates doubting every belief held in the conscious mind as it knows nothing in reality. The brain is divided into two hemispheres - the left hemisphere…

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EP. 31 - LET’S GO HOGGIN w/JOE STRIKS 1:06:48

1y ago1:06:48

1:06:48

-Mom & Dad -The Worst YouTubers Creators -The Worst YouTube ShowBy Nick Milton & CW Headley

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EP. 30 - BROWN, CHAN, & MACGYVER w/MARCUS VAN & CHRIS KEISE 54:48

1y ago54:48

54:48

-V&K Review TLC Pt.1 -V&K Review TLC Pt.2 -A Criminal MindsetBy Nick Milton & CW Headley

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Love → Courage → Confidence | Sal on Self-Confidence 15:49

1y ago15:49

15:49

The podcast episode is about the importance of focusing on love and being light-hearted in order to build self-confidence and take courageous action towards things that matter. Sal Hatton shares a personal theme of "being light-hearted" that emerged during the pandemic, which he believes is important for growth. He also discusses the connection bet…

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26: A Tribute to Bobby Caldwell 2:17:10

1y ago2:17:10

2:17:10

The world has lost the legendary Bobby Caldwell. More than just a futuristic and soulful singer/songwriter, he was also the greatest Sinatra interpreter of his era. This week, we pay tribute to his life - from the strange original songs that made him a superstar in Japan during the City Pop era, to his stunning Sinatra-inspired recordings and the l…

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EP. 29 - USE YOUR DELUSION 48:52

1y ago48:52

48:52

-OSCARS Recap & WWJD -Listener Submitted Segment -Leftovers problemospod@gmail.comBy Nick Milton & CW Headley

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25: In the Lamplight 2:54:31

1y ago2:54:31

2:54:31

Where does the visual motif of "leaning on a lamp post" come from? Since at least 1840, it was associated with drunkenness, sleaze and criminality. At some point in the mid-20th century, it became a symbol of sophistication, nonchalance and cool. How did this happen? All evidence seems to point to the cover of Frank Sinatra's 1953 album, SONGS FOR …

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Bonus episode: Katherine May on burnout and why we all need a little more wonder in our lives 46:15

1y ago46:15

46:15

We're in between seasons of How We Live Now and Katherine is in the midst of talking about her new book Enchantment in radio and podcast interviews. We wanted to share one of these conversations with you in the How We Live Now podcast feed. In this episode of The Shift with Sam Baker, Sam and Katherine talk about Katherine’s midlife autism diagnosi…

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