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Plainspoken civic conversations with human context.
Being Frank treats current events as something best understood through people, not just headlines. Episodes move from local context into patient interviews about education, identity, culture, public service, the arts, and community life.
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Being Frank is a current-events conversation show with the feel of a community radio table: direct, patient, and rooted in the people affected by the issue. It does not treat topics as abstractions. Autism awareness becomes a discussion about strengths, goals, social opportunity, music, and joy. Transgender Visibility Day becomes a conversation about dignity, policy pressure, and one guest's life journey. Women's History Month opens into education leadership, public service, and the overlooked women who shaped jazz. The show often begins with a firm editorial frame, then shifts into an interview where biography carries the argument. That structure gives episodes a human pace. Guests are introduced through where they come from, what they have done, and why their work matters now. Local life matters here, especially Nyack and the Hudson Valley. Restaurant Week and street fairs are treated as economic and cultural questions, not just calendar listings. Political episodes can be blunt, particularly around the Trump administration, LGBTQ plus rights, Black history, war, the economy, and public institutions. The tone stays conversational, even when the subject is grave. It also has room for cultural detours: Irish fiction, jazz history, theater arts, and songs about illness or resilience. Being Frank is strongest when it lets a guest explain the gap between public labels and lived experience. It favors plain questions over clever performance. It is not fast, slick, or built for quick outrage. The show is for listeners who like civic talk with names, places, memories, and consequences attached. Its range can feel broad from episode to episode, but the center holds: conversation as a way to make public issues personal enough to understand.
Made for: For listeners who want local and national issues discussed through patient interviews, personal histories, and community stakes. It suits people who prefer serious conversation over quick takes.
What sets it apart: Being Frank mixes Hudson Valley civic life with broader cultural and political questions, giving guests room to connect biography, public events, and practical consequences. Its strength is the slow build from context to lived experience.
Frank LoBuono is a journalist with over 40 years of experience in the TV News profession. His mission is to engage people in healthy dialogue and create positive change in our community. Each show features the important news of the day and an expert guest to discuss the shows chosen topic. No topic is out of bounds, and we encourage differing points of view to be discussed. Passionate discourse is welcome. Personal diatribes are not.
Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Frank LoBuono turns wide-ranging guest conversations into grounded reflections on political power, public life, culture, and individual experience.
Being Frank gives Frank LoBuono room to move from current political argument into guest-led conversations about public life and culture. The recorded-live format keeps the exchanges immediate, while LoBuono supplies a date and political context before turning to questions that…
Women gunners in Iraq, Hendrix in Nashville: Frank LoBuono lets your curiosity change lanes without apologizing.
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An earnest autism conversation that keeps the focus on people, not labels.
Frank LaVoie uses Autism Awareness as a plain starting point for a conversation about support that begins with the person, not the label. The emphasis stays on strengths: set goals, reduce the friction that gets in the way, and make room for people to do well on their own terms.
Irish influence, writing craft, and a calm interview that stays grounded.
Being Frank leans into the St. Patrick's Day lead-in with a calm, bookish look at Irish influence, then gives the guest room to talk through the slower business of becoming a writer.
A patient Hendrix profile that favors image, context, and the friction of new ideas.
Being Frank uses Jimi Hendrix as a loose, conversational profile, moving from his military years to Nashville and then into the feedback and fuzz experiments that people around him did not always know what to make of.
Military politics and Iraq memory are used to challenge a macho public script.
Frank Livorno opens with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump speaking to a large gathering of military leaders, and he does not hide how stunned he is by what they say. The sharper point is his pushback on the tone itself, especially the idea of turning U.S.
Armenia-centered analysis for a volatile region.
Being Frank host Frank Lobono speaks with Craig Smith and Joe Itali about Edward R.
Joseph Damiani, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and airline captain, tells host Frank Libono he flew C-130 relief missions to Homestead, Florida, Somalia and Sarajevo.
Frank LaVoie opens the show by marking Autism Awareness and setting up a live, open-ended conversation.
This episode discusses how the Nyack Chamber of Commerce supports local restaurants through events like the Nyack Street Fair and Restaurant Week, especially in challenging economic times.
Host Frank Livorno introduces an interview with Abbie Cohen about her transgender journey and the importance of Transgender Day of Visibility amid current political challenges.
This episode celebrates Women's History Month by interviewing Dr.
Host Frank LoBuono introduces a Women's History Month episode featuring an interview with Kate Connolly, a former Army officer and counterterrorism director.
Frank Le Bono opens with a March 11 frame and a straightforward question about why Ireland has mattered so much in history, culture, and literature.
Host Frank LoBuono and guest Eric DeVito discuss and celebrate the contributions of women in jazz music during Women's History Month.
Host Frank LoBuono discusses the Trump administration's revisionist history and its impact on black Americans, then interviews a guest about theater arts in underserved communities.
This episode discusses the importance of preserving historic Black films like Kathleen Collins' 'Losing Ground' during Black History Month, highlighting a local screening event and critiquing political attempts to erase Black history.
Frank LoBuono hosts a daily news podcast featuring expert guests and encouraging diverse viewpoints on current events.
Host Frank LoBuono discusses the divisive mass deportation policies of the Trump administration and their impact on communities, featuring a guest from Rockland County.
Host Frank LoBuono discusses a CNN poll on Democratic leadership approval and analyzes local and national political dynamics.
Host Frank LoBuono introduces a discussion on mental illness and violence, featuring a documentary about the crisis.
Host Frank LoBuono introduces his podcast, emphasizing intelligent conversation and transparency, before launching into a discussion of the day's news with an expert guest.
Host Frank LoBuono introduces the show and discusses human trafficking statistics for Human Trafficking Awareness Month.
Host Frank LoBuono discusses the top 10 media stories of 2025 with professor Paul Levinson, focusing on challenges to the First Amendment and media under the Trump administration.
Host Frank LoBuono shares a personal Christmas Eve memory from his Italian-American childhood, focusing on the tradition of the Feast of the Seven Fishes.
Host Frank LoBuono discusses the importance of local elections and interviews Joe Rand, Democratic candidate for New York State's 38th Senatorial District.
This episode introduces Blank-Fest XXIX, a charity music festival in Nyack, New York, where admission is a blanket donation for the homeless, featuring interviews with key organizers.
Frank Le Bono spends this program tracing Jimi Hendrix's life from his military service and early discharge to his move through Kentucky and into Nashville.
Host Frank LoBuono introduces the show and discusses the unique history and challenges of Piermont, New York, setting up a conversation about local issues before Election Day.
Frank Livorno opens by setting the date and the mood.
This episode features filmmaker Greg Mitchell discussing his work on cover-ups and media manipulation in American society, with insights from Matthew Seig of the Rivertown Film Society about their collaborative event.
Host Frank Lobono interviews playwright Anthony Goss and actors David Roberts and Lamar Kessler about the new comedy play 'Castling', which uses chess and an auto shop setting to explore issues facing Black Americans.
Host Frank LoBuono introduces the show and discusses the prevalence of mental health issues in modern society.
Host Frank LoBuono discusses the play 'The Nance' and its historical backdrop of Mayor LaGuardia's crackdown on vaudeville and burlesque.
Host Frank LoBuono introduces an episode about a contentious town hall meeting with Congressman Mike Lawler, discussing his voting record and re-election campaign.
Host Frank LoBuono introduces Mental Health Awareness Month with alarming statistics and criticizes the current administration's approach to mental healthcare, setting up a discussion with an expert guest.
Host Frank LoBuono discusses the importance of jazz in American culture with jazz historian Eric DeVito.
Host Frank LoBuono discusses the 55th anniversary of Earth Day and introduces the show's format of intelligent conversation on current topics.
Host Frank LoBuono discusses the impact of Trump administration funding cuts on DEI programs and arts organizations, introducing guests from the film world.