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{{DISPLAYTITLE:The Joe Frank Wiki}}<hr style="margin:10px;"><div style="position:relative;left: 45px;width:80%;"><span style="font-size: 1.1em;">''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 <b>me!</b> Save <b>me!</b> Catalog <b>me!</b> Look <b>me</b> up in books to find out who <b>I</b> am, what <b>I've</b> done...'</span>'' {{Nowrap|&nbsp; - [[The_Decline_Of_Spengler|The Decline of Spengler]]}}</div>
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 [[The Joe Frank Wiki:About|request an account]].

To listen to Joe's material, visit '''[https://joefrank.com joefrank.com]'''. Site membership provides access to all of Joe's programs. Individual programs 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 '''[https://joefrank.com joefrank.com]'''.)

[[Free_Shows|Numerous shows are available for free streaming]]. [[OnTheAir|Several stations]] broadcast Joe regularly.

The wiki currently hosts [[Special:Allpages|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles: 
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[[WBAI_And_NPR_Playhouse|WBAI And NPR Playhouse (1978-1985)]]

[[Work_In_Progress|Work In Progress (1986-1992)]]  

[[In_The_Dark|In The Dark (1993-1995)]] 

[[Somewhere_Out_There|Somewhere Out There (1995-1997)]]

[[The_Other_Side_(Series)|The Other Side (1999-2002)]]

[[Online|Online (2004-2009)]]

[[UnFictional|UnFictional (2012-2015)]]

[[Other_(series)|Other]]

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[[:Category:Serious Monologue|Serious Monologue]] ({{PAGESINCATEGORY:Serious_Monologue}} shows)

[[:Category:Improv Actors|Improv Actors]] ({{PAGESINCATEGORY:Improv_Actors}} shows)

[[:Category:Scripted Actors|Scripted Actors]] ({{PAGESINCATEGORY:Scripted_Actors}} shows)

[[:Category:Narrative Monologue|Narrative Monologue]] ({{PAGESINCATEGORY: Narrative_Monologue}} shows)

[[:Category:Karma Style|Karma Style]] ({{PAGESINCATEGORY:Karma_Style}} shows)

[[:Category:Real People|Real People]] ({{PAGESINCATEGORY:Real_People}} shows)

[[:Category:Panel Discussion|Panel Discussion]]  ({{PAGESINCATEGORY:Panel_Discussion}} shows)

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[[Larry Block]] ({{PAGESINCATEGORY:Larry_Block}} shows)

[[Arthur Miller]] ({{PAGESINCATEGORY:Arthur_Miller}} shows)

[[David Rapkin]] ({{PAGESINCATEGORY:David_Rapkin}} shows)

[[Tim Jerome]] ({{PAGESINCATEGORY:Tim_Jerome}} shows)

[[Jack Kornfield]] ({{PAGESINCATEGORY:Jack_Kornfield}} shows)

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[[Paul Mantell]] ({{PAGESINCATEGORY:Paul_Mantell}} shows)

[[Debi Mae West]] ({{PAGESINCATEGORY:Debi_Mae_West}} shows)

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[[The Joe Frank Music Page]]

[[OnTheAir|Joe Frank on the Air]]

[[Joe_in_the_news|Joe in the News]]

[[The Wire]]

[[Caged Heart]]

[[Building A Church]]

[[The Death Of Trotsky]]

[[Remembering Joe Frank]]

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'''[https://www.joefrank.com/shop/joe-frank-ascent/ New Book: Joe Frank: Ascent]'''

In this book, Jason Novak has adapted Frank’s sonic work for the page by providing a fresh stack of images representing the endless, hilarious, troubling details that Frank used to ground his most outlandish stories.

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== External links ==

*Joe's shows are available online at [https://www.joefrank.com www.joefrank.com], his official web site

*[https://www.youtube.com/user/joefranktheater/videos Joe's YouTube Channel] has a growing collection of free shows and excerpts.

*[https://lurkertech.com/joefrank/ 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 [http://list.jfwiki.org/listinfo.cgi/joe-frank-email-list-jfwiki.org Joe Frank e-mail list] is a mailing list of Joe's fans, a place to converse with other fans.

*The [http://www.armory.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/joe-frank-list 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.

*[https://reddit.com/r/joefrank r/joefrank subreddit] for discussion

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Frank Joe Frank's biography at wikipedia.org]

*[[User:Rash|Richard Looney]] created a [https://www.wfmu.org/JF/joe_fran.html Joe Frank FAQ] for [http://www.faqs.org/faqs/radio/drama/joe-frank/ Usenet] but he hasn't updated it since 2004

*Joe was interviewed by Terry Gross on [https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1477732 Fresh Air]

*[https://soundcloud.com/thejoefrank Joe Frank on Soundcloud]


== Footnotes ==
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