Frank Falvey dives into current events, hot button topics and invites guests give their insightsFrank 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
Providing accurate and timely information about what matters in Franklin, MA since 2007. * Working in collaboration with Franklin TV and Radio (wfpr.fm) since October 2019 *
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Frank Presents: 050 - Chris Woolf (audio)
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 051 - March, St. Patrick's Day, Valentines Day, "Fifty Ways To Love Your Lover" (audio)
Steve Sherlock hosts The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group for a monthly reading of short stories, essays, poetry and more.Find more episodes here (or on your favorite podcast app) -> https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episodes
Monday, March 27, 2023
Frank Presents : 049 - Nick Remissong (audio)
Frank Falvey dives into current events, hot button topics and invites guests give their insightsFrank 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
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Episode 233 - The Wonderful World of Wine with Jerry Eisterhold of Terravox Winery (audio)
- Jerry shares his background and how he got into winemaking.
- He talks about the varietals he grows and the different styles of wine he produces.
- We taste the 2020 Lenoir-ONLY 24 cases produced!
Episode 233 - The Wonderful World of Wine with Jerry Eisterhold of Terravox Winery (audio) |
Monday, March 13, 2023
Sharing the recent More Perfect Union - wfpr episodes
One easy way is to think of a podcast as "radio on demand." If you listen to radio, the show is scheduled for a particular day and time. If you miss it, now you can listen to it when you want if there is a podcast episode published.
In this episode, the group sits down to talk about the growing problem surrounding gun violence; why this keeps happening, the false conflation between mental health and shootings, what steps need to be taken to mitigate violence, and what the future looks like.
In this episode, the group is joined by new Dean College president Dr. Kenneth Elmore, to discuss the current state of education in the United States; where has modern education improved, what could use improving, is diversity being addressed, and much more.
Audio file -> https://more-perfect-union.captivate.fm/episode/075-the-state-of-education-in-america-with-dr-ken-elmore
wfpr.fm: A More Perfect Union (audio) |
Monday, February 27, 2023
Listen to the "Wonderful World of Wine" podcast in your favorite app or on wfpr.fm on Wednesdays
"The Wonderful World of Wine" is a podcast hosted by wine experts Mark Lenzi (@franklinliquors ) and Kim Simone. (@commonwealthwineschool )The podcast covers a wide range of topics related to wine, including wine tasting, wine history, wine making, wine regions, and food pairings.Each episode of the podcast features discussions and interviews with various experts in the wine industry, including winemakers, sommeliers, wine educators, and wine writers. The hosts also answer questions from listeners and offer their own insights and recommendations on various wines.The podcast aims to make wine education and appreciation accessible to everyone, regardless of their level of knowledge or experience with wine. It provides a fun and informative way to learn more about the world of wine and to discover new and interesting wines to try."The Wonderful World of Wine" has been running since 2015 and has produced over 300 episodes to date. It is available for streaming or download on various podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts."
Wonderful World of Wine podcast in your favorite app or on wfpr.fm on Wednesdays |
Friday, January 27, 2023
The 5 Franklin elementary schools each launch a student voice podcast!
- Oak Street Voices
- Keller Talks
- Kennedy Voices
- Parmenter Voices
- Jefferson Talks
Thursday, January 26, 2023
A Priest A Rabbi and A Minister: 027 - Defining Faith, The Importance of Having It & Kathy's Departure (audio)
Bringing More Faith Into Your Day Jay Horrigan and Dr. Pandora Carlucci join Pastor Juncker, Reverend McAdams and Rabbi Alpert to discuss faith in their congregations and how listeners can embrace faith in their own lives.
https://priest-rabbi-minister.captivate.fm/episodes
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
My conversation with Superintendent Giguere covers multiple topics and a "day in the life" (audio)
FM #907 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 907 in the series.
This session of the radio show shares my recorded conversation with Franklin School Superintendent Lucas Giguere. We had our conversation in person in the Superintendent’s office in the Municipal Building on Monday, December 19, 2022.
At a high level our topics were:
DEI deep dive
Redistricting
Finance Committee school budget discussion
A day in the life of a Superintendent
The recording runs about 30 minutes Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-907-fps-superintendent-lucas-giguere-12-19-22
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Superintendent’s page -> https://www.franklinps.net/district/superintendent
DEI page (with link to plans, etc.) -> https://www.franklinps.net/district/diversity-equity-and-inclusion
Redistricting page -> https://www.franklinps.net/school-committee/2023-redistricting-advisory-committee
Finance Committee video replay -> https://youtu.be/o4vY1ekbk10
Franklin Matters recap & audio -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/12/finance-committee-gets-some-financial.html
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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial.
This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.
How can you help?
If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors
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Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.
For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news/
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com
The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.
I hope you enjoy!
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Tuesday, December 27, 2022
FHS boys basketball preview of Tournament play in Florida (audio)
Updated 12/27/22 3:45 PM: Due to the airline travel delays still replicating post storm, the team was unable to travel for this tournament. Details in this tweet link -> https://twitter.com/fhsboysbball/status/1607763802619101184
PODCAST: The Basketball Breakdown, with Hosted by: Ft. and
Sunday, December 25, 2022
Merry Christmas to all celebrating!
If you have time to catch up on some Franklin news, feel free to scroll through the
- meeting notes (https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/meeting-notes.html)
- listen to one of the wfpr.fm podcasts (https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/franklin-matters-radio.html)
- listen to one of the Franklin Matters podcasts (https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/fm-podcasts.html)
- or search for a particular term or phrase and explore the results
Merry Christmas to all celebrating! |
Saturday, December 24, 2022
More Perfect Union: 066 - Apprenticeships (Part Two) (audio)
Franklin.TV: A More Perfect Union (audio) |
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW) - Episode 227 (audio)
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
"more worried about what the implications of that lack of trust in public health" (audio)
"When the coronavirus vaccines first emerged, they were shown to have 94 to 95 percent efficacy in preventing symptomatic COVID-19.It was a situation where the message from public health officials was fairly simple – get the shot and help prevent the spread of the disease. Vaccine mandates, passports, and other measures were all deemed smart public health policy.But as variants of the disease began to appear and multiply, the vaccines couldn’t keep pace. Infections spread rapidly and Shira Doron, an infectious disease physician and hospital epidemiologist at Tufts Medical Center, said public health messaging couldn’t keep up."
Shira Doron, an infectious disease physician and hospital epidemiologist at Tufts Medical Center |
Monday, November 14, 2022
Happy anniversary Franklin Matters readers! We celebrate 15 years bringing you timely and accurate news!
Happy anniversary to us!
You have read, asked questions, subscribed, commented, sent us something to post, etc. And we welcome that. It take two to tango.
For the folks who may be new, welcome to the group! You may have questions someone has asked before (hence an easy answer) or have a question no one has asked before (and we'll go figure it out).
Integration with Franklin TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) will continue. Someday, not too far away, there will be one page with three views to “Watch, Listen, and Read” all of Franklin’s information.
Franklin TV and the three channels will be the “Watch” view
Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) will be the “Listen”
last but not least, to help tie them all together will be Franklin Matters as the “Read’ view
What do you get for a free subscription?
If you haven't already Subscribed; please do, you will receive only one email per day with all that matters. https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/welcome.html
Why Franklin Matters - why I started this in 2006/2007 and have been at it since https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/why-franklin-matters.html
Meeting notes: the archive on meeting notes and audio recordings for meetings going back to 2008. If interested, a link to the 2007 archives is also available.
https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/meeting-notes.html
wfpr.rm podcasts, or play anywhere Radio shows. The link to each podcast as well as the most current episode of each can be found on the page in alphabetical order. https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/franklin-matters-radio.html
The Franklin Matters Radio archives grow regularly as recordings of meetings and interviews are posted. https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/fm-podcasts.html
Among the radio shows posted there are some regular series
Talk Franklin - a regular discussion with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen
Town Council Quarterbacking with Chair Tom Mercer - a post meeting recap
Interviews with candidates for the Franklin local election (every two years)
Audio segments of meetings and events recorded, many of them shared via wfpr.fm radio
If you look for an episode and find a broken link, please let me know. I did change podcast hosts in February 2021. Links prior to that may be in the older format and I can’t update them all easily. They are available and I will do them as you need them.
Key links - a page with collections of writing around a topic. For example the “Election Collections” for each local election since 2007 are available
https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/important-links.html
https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/blog-page.html