Radio host Robby Bridges from New Jersey’s 107.1 “The Boss” WWZY joins the show. Robby does a classic rock/hits morning radio show with his wife Rochelle. We talked about his career in radio, the past of radio, and the future of radio. We talked about some radio legends such as Howard Stern, Jim Kerr, and Scott Shannon. Robby also gives me advice a…

Frankie D’s old coworker Scott calls in the show. Scott talks about the hard times he had at his old job and getting into it with management. He also talks about his rare disability. He also talks about the death of his dad and how he knew his dad was going to die. He claims he could have prevented his dad from dying but chose not to. He then tells…

I start the show off by bringing up the earthquake that happened in New Jersey. I then get into the topic of the conjoined twins, Abby and Brittany Hensel getting married. Abby was the specific twin that got married. I am very curious about her husband. I also talk about the new Kong x Godzilla movie. I was not a fan. I also talked about how a fema…

This week Frankie D talks about how Elizabeth Hurley said she felt safe and liberated by being in a lesbian sex scene in her son’s movie. After I give my thoughts on it, Elizabeth's son, Damian Hurley calls in to confront me! After we got off the phone, I kept talking about his mom being in his movie, so he called in a second time! I also revisited…

Doug from Undefeated Media finally made an appearance on The Frankie D Show. I had called him on air weeks ago when he never returned my emails and now he was finally a guest. I asked him all sorts of questions such as what his media company is about, if he got a lot of girls in college since he was a lacrosse player, and asked him who’s hotter, Je…

Frankie D starts the show by talking about NFL football player Jason Kelce retiring and crying during his retirement speech. I then talk about the traumatizing story about a male humpback whale that was raped by another male humpback whale. I started to realize how messed up some animals are, especially humpback whales and deer. I then talked about…

I dove into a bunch of topics on this episode of “The Frankie D Show”. I talked about Jennifer Lopez’s new movie. Apparently, a bunch of celebrities such as Snoop Dogg and Khloe Kardashian do not want to be in J Lo’s movie. I got a call in from a gentleman named Myron, who was looking for women to have intercourse with. He was only into virgins, an…

All sorts of fun happened on this episode of “The Frankie D Show”. This show was from the beginning of the year, so I gave my thoughts on the New Years eve sucky television shows. I also had a conversation with Therman Merman, where he got to talk to a friend of the show, Gay2 D2 (He’s a gay robot). I then talked about hot milfs in bikinis, specifi…

Frankie D talks about all sorts of topics on this show. I talk about how the 26 year old high school teacher, Hailey Nichelle Clifton-Carmack banged one of her students. This story had an extra twist to it. The student's dad knew about the relationship and helped keep it a secret. I also call this dude Doug on air. Doug owns a media company in New …

My old boss from when I was an intern came into the studio to be interviewed by Frankie D! Frankie D and Chris talk about how Frankie D got hired for his first internship, and discuss if Frankie D show pursue a career in radio. Frankie D also tells Chris how a number of ladies were interested in Chris at the radio station. We also took some call in…

My old friend Ian came into the studio to hang out and be interviewed by Frankie D! Frankie D and Ian walked down memory lane. We talked about a set of twins that Ian dated in high school, what Ian remembers being Frankie D’s most embarrassing moment when we were younger, and more! We also took some call ins and got to play the infamous Frankie D t…

Behind the rise of AI there's big questions about where this technology is going. Is it going to be super intelligent — and if that happens — is it going to kill us all? In our final episode, we're diving into the future and unpacking the full spectrum of expert predictions, from the idea that we're on the brink of creating human-level AI, to fears…

2023 was the year powerful new AI technology went mainstream, with image generators and tools like ChatGPT. And people quickly started wondering where these advances were taking them. This is the story of 2023 in three chapters: the first contact, the backlash that followed, and the new reality. It's the story of actors fighting back against plans …

AI is often portrayed as being all about technology. But it is also about money and control. Because those who control AI, may control the world. In the AI world, there are two names that keep coming up: OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, and its CEO, Sam Altman. Who is Sam Altman? How did his tiny company leapfrog the tech giants and win the scra…

When you think about a driverless car future, perhaps your mind goes to being driven around, watching movies from the backseat and drinking martinis. For over a decade, perfect driverless cars have seemed only a few years away. But in reality, they were nowhere close. Now, driverless cars are finally being rolled out in some cities. But (like human…

As ChatGPT shows us, AI can do some amazing stuff. But it does some creepy stuff as well. And it's already been responsible for locking up innocent people. The story of how AI scanned millions of drivers licences and accused Michigan man Robert Wiliams of a crime he didn't commit. When human biases lead to neural networks going rogue.…

The world is experiencing a boom in artificial intelligence (AI). It's everywhere. In just a few years, computers have learned to paint a picture, write a novel, translate languages and consume the entire internet. But how we got here goes back decades to two men who couldn't agree on the best way to teach a thinking machine. The AI world was divid…

2023 has been the breakout year of artificial intelligence. After decades of investment and improvement, the technology suddenly went mainstream. For many, it was as though a miraculous machine was plonked in our midst. But AI didn't come from nowhere. And it hasn't been a smooth and simple process. It's been a story rife with drama, conflict, and …

The very funny podcaster Mike Montone came on the show! Sorry I haven’t posted in months. I started an internet radio station on the Live 365 app where I have been doing The Frankie D Show, LIVE, every Friday from 3-5 pm est. This interview with Mike is from part of one of my live shows. So everyone, get the Live 365 app and type in FDRS (the name …

Two groups of boys on a camp in the wilds of America are pitted against each other. But the camp leaders have only one thing on their minds. Science. The mind-blowing story of a psychological experiment that crossed a line. Big time.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

What family secrets lie deep inside your cells? A story of survival against the odds, hope after the Holocaust, and the eye-opening new science of epigenetics… Can biology help you transcend the traumas of your ancestors, or forever burden you with their legacy?By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

At the heart of this moving and extraordinary medical mystery is Robbie, a man in a genetic lottery. Two rare mutations made his life uniquely interesting. Then came a third, random event...a chance encounter, a global detective quest and science at the cutting edge.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Tai Poole is a self-described scientist and the teenage star of multi-award-winning podcast Tai Asks Why. Love, climate change, death, dreaming…there is nothing Tai's tenaciously, voraciously hungry mind won't take on. He joins Natasha Mitchell to talk life, the universe, and everything.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

When pioneering Australian RNA biologist Archa Fox was a child, her parents were drawn into the orbit of the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. Her family packed up their life to join the Orange People communes in India and Oregon as disciples. Archa shares her candid, confronting story of what happened when this spiritual movement morphed into a cult.…

Nuclear weapons are not toys. But what happens when children get their hands on nuclear know-how? Two explosive stories of two smart kids — both with a radioactive obsession, but with very different outcomes — one celebrated as a child genius and given his own university lab as a teen; the other dead at age 39. Meet Taylor Wilson and David Hahn.…

Natasha Mitchell, presenter and co-producer of Science Friction, has some special news she wants to share with you. Listen in. (Spoiler alert: You can catch her as the new host of the ABC's Big Ideas from April 10 2023. Follow the show on the ABC Listen app or wherever you get your podcasts).By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

How has fusion inspired the imaginations of science fiction writers? In The Expanse blockbuster book and TV series, fusion energy has changed the course of civilisation in extraordinary ways – for better and worse. Ty Franck, one half of the James S.A Corey writing duo behind The Expanse, and Canadian futurist and science fiction writer Karl Schroe…

The promise of nuclear fusion is clean, limitless energy for all. But why do start-up entrepreneurs think they can solve a problem that's perplexed scientists and fuelled the imagination of science fiction writers for decades? Are they kidding themselves, or inching closer to a breakthrough? Big name billionaires like Bill Gates and George Soros ar…

It started with one post on Instagram. What followed was unimaginable. Scientists turned social media giants Darrion Nguyen (aka Lab Shenanigans) and Dr Cindy Pham (aka The Scholar Diaries) share moving stories of trauma, self-discovery, and growth. Superficial shiny stereotypes of social media celebrity ... they are definitely NOT.…

Chinese scientist Dr Jiankui He flouted the law and bioethics basics to create the world's first CRISPR gene edited babies. Now out of jail, he's back on Twitter recruiting patients and raising funds for more trials, this time in adults not embryos. A dangerous distraction or a cautionary lesson for the world's scientists? Dr Joy Zhang has an extra…

Science is political. So let's go straight to the heart of political power in Australia. 10 months into role, the Federal Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic joins Natasha this week. From the muzzling of scientists to stemming the brain drain, from the corporatisation of CSIRO to connecting science to more people — will the state of play for…

Self-proclaimed TikTok mystics, healers, wellness influencers are increasingly turning to quantum physics to give their claims credibility, with potentially dangerous consequences. How do you disentangle the woo from the wow in quantum physics? And can it be deadly?By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Chemist Kim Kwan didn’t realise how much they needed to find their queer crew in science until they did. Rami Mandow threw in a successful career in finance and business to find true love — astronomy. They share frank, fearless stories about coming out as third culture kids and why bringing their whole selves to science - their queer self and their…

Australia is hosting the 2023 World Pride festival and queer botanists are celebrating by bringing their full selves to their science.Ryan O'Donnell is an accomplished opera singer and musical theatre performer turned botanist studying orchids and fungi.Botanist Hervé Sauquet is piecing together the evolutionary history of flowering plants – most o…

Frankie D talks about Roseanne Barr returning to comedy. I then talk about how John Cena looks weird in the new movie he is in. I then talk about the Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury boxing match coming up.By Frankie D

From the nomadic world of the Sahara Desert to a fantasy wonderland inside a Melbourne industrial warehouse ... meteorites are a growing business and a controversial one. Are the secrets inside space rocks at risk of being lost to wealthy collectors in the West? And, the battle of the Arab world’s first — and first female — meteorite scientist to s…

A rock celebrity with a wild biography. Saharan nomads, a weight-loss doctor feeding an unusual addiction, scientists seeking the origins of Everything. 'Black Beauty' has it all. The meteorite with a mighty story, with love from Mars.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Frankie D talks about how Jay Leno broke his collar bone after he crashed his vintage motorcycle. I then talk about how Donald Trump is going to be allowed back on Facebook and Instagram. I then talk about how WWE wrestler, Roman Reigns, was on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Jimmy Fallon asks Roman if the Rock could be returning to WWE since t…

Scientists Jonathan Napier and Cathie Martin remember when they needed armed guards and high fences to protect their genetic experiments. But the rules around genetically modified crops are rapidly changing. What could this mean for your dinner plate? (REPEAT)By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Frankie D talks about how the singer David Crosby from the band, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, died. I also talk about how astronaut and the 2nd man to walk on the moon, Buzz Aldrin, got married on his 93rd birthday. I then talk about how the “Karate Kid” spin off “Cobra Kai” is getting cancelled from Netflix after its next season, which is season …

A pair of twin girls is born in the late 1980s and their mother, Chris, is told a series of ‘facts’ about them.Each born with their own placenta, Chris is told it’s extremely unlikely that her twins are identical, but, if they were, they’d be a perfect DNA match. She’s also told that her daughters have a much higher likelihood as adults of conceivi…

Frankie D talks about how Lisa Marie Presley, Robbie Knievel, and Robbie Bachman have recently passed away. I also talk about how humpback whales are dying and washing up on the beaches in New Jersey. I then talk about how Jake Paul joins the Professional Fighters League.By Frankie D

Science journalist, biologist, podcaster, teacher and activist Dr Ilya Kolmanovsky is a superstar science communicator.He hosts one of the biggest Russian language podcasts. Bigger than podcasts on sex or politics.But he's no stranger to the brutality of Russia's political leadership.Now, with Putin's violent invasion of Ukraine and as a new Iron C…

Frankie D wishes all of his listeners a Happy New Year! I also talk about how a woman who works at Waffle House, named Halie B, got into a big brawl with a group of people when she was working one night. I then talk about Dave Portnoy, the owner of Barstool Sports, going on Joe Rogan’s podcast.By Frankie D

Leading computer scientist and co-founder of Black in A.I, Dr Timnit Gebru, was hired by Google to co-lead its Ethical AI team with another tech industry trailblazer Dr Margaret Mitchell. The team investigated the ethics of artificial intelligence to understand and prevent its potential harms. Timnit was the first Black woman the company had employ…

What does it take to reimagine your life?In this occasional Science Friction series, scientists who end-up their lives and strip themselves of their professional identity to become artists.Kolkata-born engineer Nishant Jain flew in the face of expectations, threw in a PhD in biomechanics, and reinvented himself as a cartoonist, writer, and self-tau…

It started with an idea. Then came the university car park full of tonnes of fish heads. Now this extraordinary 20-something couple have deployed a mighty maggot army to turn 50 tonnes of food waste a week into … well, you'll want to listen to find out. A story of science, ingenuity, and revolution. We throw out a third of the food we produce, and …

Frankie D wishes all of his listeners a Merry Christmas! I also talk about how a 2 year old boy was swallowed by a hippo and the hippo ended up spitting the boy back out. The boy somehow ended up living. I also talk about the actor Yahoo Serious, since I have never heard of him and saw an article about him. I then talk about how Mandy Rose was fire…

Two teams. Scientists and science journalists. Brains vs brains. Boys vs Girls. From the small (bed bug sex) to the big (er, the whole cosmos), it's the year in science with a tongue firmly in our cheeks.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Frankie D talks about how actress Kirstie Alley died. I then talk about skateboarder and “Jackass” star Bam Margera is in the hospital on a ventilator. I then talk about the social media platform snapchat since it seems to be getting more popular again.By Frankie D