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The Joe Frank Wiki is a collaborative knowledge base dedicated to the work of pioneering radio artist Joe Frank.

This is a fan-maintained page, and as such is not directly affiliated with Joe Frank or joefrank.com. We welcome anyone who would like to participate.

To listen to Joe's material, visit joefrank.com. Numerous shows are available for free streaming. Site membership provides access to all of Joe's programs. Individual shows and series can also be purchased on CD and mp3 download. They make thoughtful gifts.

This site currently hosts 493 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 280 shows Programs by Type Absurd Monologue (120 shows) Serious Monologue (61 shows) Improv Actors (58 shows) Scripted Actors (47 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 Pilot The End Summer Notes The Death Of Trotsky The Eighty Yard Run The Decline Of Spengler Remembering Joe Frank News Joe Frank Live: Too Close To Home Available now on YouTube: A rare live performance on video with Joe Frank, featuring James Harrah on guitar. Mounted at The Village Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California on November 13, 2011. 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.

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-list mailing list has more discussion than the subreddit; the archive site is sometimes down.

• 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 2003

• Joe was interviewed by Terry Gross on Fresh Air

• Joe Frank on Soundcloud

• Playlist of Music used in Joe Frank shows