The Joe Frank Wiki

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The sheer incoherence of it all is a form of amnesia, like being trapped in a burning temple wearing a pair of shorts and suspenders and performing a traditional folk dance thinking 'Help me! Save me! Catalog me! Look me up in books to find out who I am, what I've done...'   - The Decline of Spengler

The Joe Frank Wiki is a catalog dedicated to the pioneering work of radio artist Joe Frank. The wiki is maintained by a community of Joe Frank scholars and enthusiasts. All who are interested in participating in this noble endeavor are encouraged to request an account.

To listen to Joe's material, visit joefrank.com. Site membership provides access to all of Joe's programs. Individual shows and series can also be purchased on CD and as mp3 downloads. They make thoughtful gifts. (The JFWiki is not directly affiliated with our friends at joefrank.com.)

Numerous shows are available for free streaming.

The wiki currently hosts 492 articles:

Programs by Series WBAI And NPR Playhouse (1978-1985) Work In Progress (1986-1992) In The Dark (1993-1995) Somewhere Out There (1995-1997) The Other Side (1999-2002) Online (2004-2009) UnFictional (2012-2015) Other View all 279 shows Programs by Type Absurd Monologue (120 shows) Serious Monologue (61 shows) Improv Actors (58 shows) Scripted Actors (46 shows) Narrative Monologue (44 shows) Karma Style (41 shows) Real People (33 shows) Panel Discussion (16 shows) View all 19 types Programs by Cast Member Larry Block (85 shows) Arthur Miller (82 shows) David Rapkin (63 shows) Tim Jerome (42 shows) Jack Kornfield (34 shows) Lester Nafzger (22 shows) Paul Mantell (21 shows) Debi Mae West (20 shows) View all 115 cast members Featured Articles The Joe Frank Music Page Joe Frank on the Air Joe in the News Who Knows The Death Of Trotsky Hawaii Downfall Remembering Joe Frank View all 492 articles

External links

• Joe's shows are available online at www.joefrank.com, his official web site

• Joe's YouTube Channel has a growing collection of free shows and excerpts.

• The Joe Frank Index is a handy launchpad for exploring all Joe Frank shows by date, name, series, or type, with show-specific links to JoeFrank.com and the other resources including this Wiki, the FAQ, and the discussion groups.

• The Joe Frank e-mail list is a mailing list of Joe's fans, a place to converse with other fans.

• The joe-frank-list mailing list stopped working in 2022; its archive has messages dating back to 2003, with a lot of information not available elsewhere.

• r/joefrank subreddit for discussion

• Joe Frank's biography at wikipedia.org

• Richard Looney created a Joe Frank FAQ for Usenet but he hasn't updated it since 2004

• Joe was interviewed by Terry Gross on Fresh Air

• Joe Frank on Soundcloud