Improviser: on-air, onstage, & online

@FrankMurphyCom is joined by his friend @kathrynfrady of @MarbleCityOpera. Kathryn posted on social media that she was going to start drinking coffee and Frank suggested some roasts but Kathryn changed her mind. Frank cut an orange lily to put in a vase for the show. The flowers remind him of his birthday because the lilies at his childhood home in New York would bloom in mid-June. In Tennessee, they bloom a month earlier. Kathryn has been in Baton Rouge, Huntsville, and Pittsburgh. The Opera America conference was in Pittsburgh this year. The opening reception was on a boat. Kathryn’s husband James had to wait in the standby line because he hadn’t pre-registered for the cruise on the app for the conference. For Marble City Opera’s next season, Kathryn is planning a production of Puccini’s Il Tabarro on a party barge on June 22, 2024; The Christmas Spider on January 6, 2024; and The Doctor and the Devils on June 6, 2024. A concert called Stalactites, Sopranos, & Stilettos at Cherokee Caverns will be on August 19, 2023. Season tickets are available at https://www.marblecityopera.com/events/seasonticket This episode is sponsored by BoneZones.com (don’t forget the S). Buy books and other merchandise autographed by Body Farm founder Dr. Bill Bass at https://bonezones.com/ including the new long-sleeve Body Farm t-shirt. You can also get several of Sam Venable’s books, signed by the author and the new book by former UT counsel Ron Leadbetter. Frank had trouble hearing his wife Jere in a noisy environment. However when she sings to him, he hears her loud and clear. While watching the recent coronation on TV, Jere sang along as the church choir sang “Zadok the Priest.” Jere received a gift of stainless steel chopsticks. The package is entirely written in Chinese. Frank used the Google Translate app on his phone to learn what it said. There was a warning to not put it in the “Huiboyi.” Frank was glad that a nonjudgmental plumber who unclogged his bathroom sink. Frank thinks that the glob of material that came out was congealed hair gel. Jere received two large coffee mugs that say Volvo. Frank wants to give them to his sister, who has two Volvo cars but doesn’t want to pay the postage to mail them to New York. Kathryn promises to give the mugs to Frank’s sister if he were to die and his sister were to attend the funeral. Sign up for a 30-day trial of Audible Premium Plus and get a free premium selection that’s yours to keep. Go to http://AudibleTrial.com/FrankAndFriendsShow Find us online https://www.FrankAndFriendsShow.com/ Please subscribe to our YouTube channel at https://YouTube.com/FrankAndFriendsShow and hit the bell for notifications. Find the audio of the show on major podcast apps including Spotify, Apple, Google, iHeart, and Audible. Support the Frank & Friends Show by purchasing some of our high-quality merchandise at https://frank-friends-show.creator-spring.com Find us on social media: https://www.facebook.com/FrankAndFriendsShow https://www.instagram.com/FrankAndFriendsShow https://www.twitter.com/FrankNFriendsSh Thanks! #easttennessee #knoxville #knoxvilletn #podcast #knoxvillepodcast #marblecityopera

Frank Murphy is joined by his friend Sarah Roberto, who claims she will buy and wear a Frank & Friends Show bucket hat on a future episode. Viewer Rene says Frank should pre-pay for a cemetery plot and funeral services. Sarah wants to be cremated and put in a columbarium. Frank and his wife wanted to have chicken for dinner. He searched for chicken restaurants on Google Maps but all the results were for fried chicken. He tried searching for “pollo” instead and discovered Five Cousins Pollo a la Brasa on Merchant Drive. Sarah asks about the various social media that the Frank & Friends Show use. She likes TikTok and says Frank is the right age for Facebook. Frank tells her about the time he was asked for an autograph during a medical procedure and another time when he didn’t want to wake up. Sarah’s dog can make her emotional. She jokes that she would save the dog before saving her husband in a fire. Frank jokes about her first husband even though he tried not to do so. This episode is sponsored by BoneZones.com (don’t forget the S). Buy books and other merchandise autographed by Body Farm founder Dr. Bill Bass at https://bonezones.com/ including the new long-sleeve Body Farm t-shirt. You can also get several of Sam Venable’s books, signed by the author and the new book by former UT counsel Ron Leadbetter. Frank’s friend Bean suggested that he create a podcast called Frank & Figs. Sarah agrees that figs are a niche subject. Sarah has a brown thumb. Frank doesn’t enjoy gardening but has started thinking of it as analogous to going to the gym. Jere made a map of where Frank planted the cuttings he tried to root over the winter. When Sarah mentions frankfurters, Frank asks what type of hot dogs she likes. Frank is thinking of taking his grandson back to D & B Hotdogs this summer to get an Elvis Pocket for dessert. Sarah likes corn dogs from her time working for the Tennessee Valley Fair. Sarah says the news producers used to tell her that their TV reporters loved deep-fried fair food. In reality the reporter would spit out the food as soon as the camera was off. Frank’s chiropractor suggested that Frank try eating canned mackerel. Frank opened a 4.4 ounce can of mackerel and put it on top of a salad and found that he enjoyed it. Jere bought Frank a 15 ounce can of mackerel because it was the same price as the 4.4 ounce can. Frank recently saw a display of cupcakes on display. They had plastic 2023 decorations in the icing that reminded Frank of the cupcakes he saw there at New Year’s Eve. Jere said they were for graduation parties. Sign up for a 30-day trial of Audible Premium Plus and get a free premium selection that’s yours to keep. Go to http://AudibleTrial.com/FrankAndFriendsShow Find us online https://www.FrankAndFriendsShow.com/ Please subscribe to our YouTube channel at https://YouTube.com/FrankAndFriendsShow and hit the bell for notifications. Find the audio of the show on major podcast apps including Spotify, Apple, Google, iHeart, and Audible. Support the Frank & Friends Show by purchasing some of our high-quality merchandise at https://frank-friends-show.creator-spring.com Find us on social media: https://www.facebook.com/FrankAndFriendsShow https://www.instagram.com/FrankAndFriendsShow https://www.twitter.com/FrankNFriendsSh Thanks! #knoxville #knoxvilletn #easttennessee #knoxvillepodcast #podcast

Frank Murphy is joined by his friend Sarah Roberto, who was last here a year ago to co-host episodes 0045 and 0046. Frank wants Sarah to know he cleans the bathroom before guest co-hosts come over. Sarah is a native East Tennessean. One of the places she would like to visit is Ireland. Frank suggests she go to Carlingford and see Kevin Woods, the Leprechaun Whisperer. Sarah is excited about the new Andy’s Frozen Custard coming to Kingston Pike in the former Arnwine’s Furniture location. Her husband, who is on the city council, was involved in approving the modified rezoning request for Andy’s. Frank is looking forward to the new Andy’s Frozen Custard coming to Cedar Bluff Road at Fox Lonas Road, across from All Saints Catholic Church. Talking about Andy’s reminds Frank that he needs to diet. He ordered a nutritional supplement from a YouTube ad. Sarah has successfully lost weight after gaining some during the lockdown. Several years ago Frank did commercials for a weight loss program and lost so much that people thought he had cancer. Frank mentions Sarah’s luxury car. She has some regrets about buying it. Frank’s first car was a decrepit Ford Maverick. Sarah’s first car was a Chrysler LeBaron convertible but the top didn’t go up or down. This episode is sponsored by BoneZones.com (don’t forget the S). Buy books and other merchandise autographed by Body Farm founder Dr. Bill Bass at https://bonezones.com/ including the new long-sleeve Body Farm t-shirt. You can also get several of Sam Venable’s books, signed by the author and the new book by former UT counsel Ron Leadbetter. Sarah asks about the Friends of Literacy fundraisers. Frank tells her about the bachelor auction and the East Tennessee Writers Hall of Fame gala. Several Front Page Follies alumni were in attendance. Frank’s friend Bean went to see Taylor Swift in concert, which made Sarah jealous. They are both amazed at how many Facebook friends went to Taylor’s concert in Nashville or Atlanta or both. Bean asked if Frank considered himself to be a Tennessean, a Californian, a Virginian, or a New Yorker. He plans to be buried in Tennessee. His accent proves that he’s “not from around here.” He is a native New Yorker but has now lived in Tennessee longer than any other place. Sarah suggests Frank should use Southern guilt to get his children and grandchildren to visit more often. His three-year old granddaughter says “show Pop-pop” when she wants Frank’s daughter to call him on FaceTime. Sign up for a 30-day trial of Audible Premium Plus and get a free premium selection that’s yours to keep. Go to http://AudibleTrial.com/FrankAndFriendsShow Find us online https://www.FrankAndFriendsShow.com/ Please subscribe to our YouTube channel at https://YouTube.com/FrankAndFriendsShow and hit the bell for notifications. Find the audio of the show on major podcast apps including Spotify, Apple, Google, iHeart, and Audible. Support the Frank & Friends Show by purchasing some of our high-quality merchandise at https://frank-friends-show.creator-spring.com Find us on social media: https://www.facebook.com/FrankAndFriendsShow https://www.instagram.com/FrankAndFriendsShow https://www.twitter.com/FrankNFriendsSh Thanks! #knoxville #knoxvilletn #easttennessee #andysfrozencustard #knoxvillepodcast #podcast #podcastshow