Frank Beckmann Podcasts
John McCulloch talks with Dr. Larry Hunter
(September 1) - John McCulloch talks with Dr. Larry Hunter, Social Security Institute, discusses how the AARP is playing seniors for fools.
Read more...John McCulloch talks with Matt Kibbe
(September 1) - John McCulloch talks with Matt Kibbe, CEO of Freedom Works and author of Give Us Liberty: A Tea Party Manifesto, who discusses the rise of the modern day Tea Party movement.
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Frank speaks with Imad Hamad
(August 31) - Frank speaks with Imad Hamad, American Arab Anti Discrimination Committee Regional Director, regarding the two men caught in the Netherlands with ties to Detroit possible terrorist dry run act.
Read more...Frank speaks with Ron Miller.
(August 31) - Frank speaks with Ron Miller, President of RegularFolksUnited.com, author of SELLOUT: Musings from Uncle Tom’s Porch, discusses his weekend with Glenn Beck and the Fauntroys at the big rally in Washington DC.
Read more...Frank speaks with Gary Wolfram
(August 30) - Frank speaks with Gary Wolfram, William E. Simon professor of economics and public policy at Hillsdale College, about tax cuts for the rich help the poor.
Read more...Frank speaks with Virg Bernero.
(August 30) - Frank speaks with Virg Bernero, Democratic gubernatorial candidate, about his running mate, Brenda Lawrence.
Read more...Frank talks with Justice Robert Young
(August 27) - Frank talks with Justice Robert Young, Michigan Supreme Court, about the controversy over Justice Elizabeth Weaver stepping down to make way for Justice Alton Davis, who will be stepping in.
Read more...Frank talks with Mike Bouchard.
(August 27) - Frank talks with Mike Bouchard, Oakland County Sheriff, about the abuse of the Michigan Medical Marijuana Exemption Act.
Read more...Frank talks with Ron Weiser
(August 27) - Frank talks with Ron Weiser, Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, regarding the state convention.
Read more...Frank speaks with Robert Bobb.
(August 26) - Frank speaks with Robert Bobb, Emergency Financial Manager for DPS, annual downtown back to school parade.
Read more...Frank speaks with Rick Snyder and Brian Calley
(August 26) - Frank speaks with Rick Snyder, Republican gubernatorial candidate, and Brian Calley, on board as Snyder's running mate.
Read more...Frank speaks with John Dioso
(August 26) - Frank speaks with John Dioso, Rolling Stone Deputy Managing Editor, who ranks the 100 greatest Beatles tunes.
Read more...Frank speaks with Elaine Chao
(August 25) - Frank speaks with Elaine Chao, 24th Secretary of Labor and Distinguished Fellow at the Heritage Foundation.
Read more...Frank speaks with Dr. Gary Dunbar.
(August 25) - Frank speaks with Dr. Gary Dunbar, Executive Director of the Field Neurosciences Institute and Co-Director at the CMU Neuroscience Center, regarding the stem cell ruling.
Read more...Frank speaks with Kenneth Thompkins and Randy Hawes
(August 25) - Frank speaks with Kenneth Thompkins and Randy Hawes, DSO Musicians, about the ongoing DSO contract negotiations.
Read more...Frank talks with Rev. Jesse Jackson
(August 24) - Frank talks with Rev. Jesse Jackson, who is in Detroit regarding the Rainbow PUSH Campaign and Rebuild America: Jobs Justice Peace statewide bus tour.
Read more...Frank talks with Eric Champnella
(August 24) - Frank talks with Eric Champnella, Michigan alum and Los Angeles based screenwriter, about U of M and OSU fans joining forces to keep the game between the two schools at the end of the season.
Read more...Frank talks with Anita Baker
(August 24) - Frank talks with Anita Baker, who will be performing on Aug. 28th.
Read more...Frank talks with Duke Fakir
(August 24) - Frank talks with Duke Fakir, of the Four Tops, about the Motown Annual Golf Inner-City Classic on Saturday August 28th at Palmer Park.
Read more...Frank talks with Howard Shapiro
(August 23) - Frank talks with Howard Shapiro, Associate VP for Student Services and Undergraduate Affairs at Wayne State University, about the black-white graduation gap at WSU.
Read more...Frank talks with Dr. Donna Rockwell
(August 23) - Frank talks with Dr. Donna Rockwell, Associate Faculty and Community Outreach Liason at the Michigan School of Professional Psychology and Clinical Psychologist at the Center for Creative Living in Royal Oak, regarding suicide.
Read more...“My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m In Therapy,” Wednesdays-Sundays from August 18-29
(August 20) - One of the longest running one-man shows in broadway history comes to the Andiamo Novi theatre Aug. 18-29.
For a limited time only audiences at the Andiamo Novi theatre will laugh non-stop when Steve Solomon brings his smash-hit one-man show “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m In Therapy” to Novi. Performances run Wednesdays-Sundays from August 18-29 and tickets are now on sale.
Read more...Warren Pierce speaks with Jeremy Haberman
(August 20) - Warren Pierce speaks with Jeremy Haberman, owner of the Magic Bag in Ferndale, about the negative impact that the Woodward cruise has on businesses.
Read more...Warren Pierce speaks with Tony Michaels
(August 20) - Warren Pierce speaks with Tony Michaels, Executive Director of the Woodward cruise.
Read more...Warren Pierce speaks with Hale Walker
(August 19) - Warren Pierce speaks with Hale Walker, Senior VP First Preferred Mortgage Company, about the difficulties of obtaining a mortgage and the impact of financial reform.
Read more...Warren Pierce speaks with James Boyle
(August 19) - Warren Pierce speaks with James Boyle, President of College Parents of America, about the cost of sending a child to college.
Read more...Warren Pierce speaks with Reverend Wendell Anthony
(August 18) - Warren Pierce speaks with Reverend Wendell Anthony, NAACP Detroit Branch President, about the new campaign to reduce violence.
Read more...Warren Pierce speaks with Richard Bernstein
(August 18) - Warren Pierce speaks with Richard Bernstein, who was a life long Democrat, author of Duped America, who now says that the Democratic party once represented the center-left and now has shifted so far left that is does not represent Middle America.
Read more...Warren Pierce speaks with L Brooks Patterson
(August 17) - Warren Pierce speaks with L Brooks Patterson, Oakland County Executive, about the Royal Oak City Council voting to lift the gun ban at Arts, Beats and Eats.
Read more...Warren Pierce speaks with Walid Shoebat
(August 17) - Warren Pierce speaks with Walid Shoebat, former Muslim terrorist and author, regarding the mosque at Ground Zero and President Obama's support.
Read more...Warren Pierce speaks with Scott Burton
(August 17) - Warren Pierce speaks with Scott Burton, cancer survivor, renowned comedian, world class juggler, author uses humor and laughter to provide hope and balance for cancer patients (was keynote speaker at the Karmanos Survivor Celebration), also discusses the new TV show The Big C, which is a series that tries to find the humor in cancer.
Read more...Frank speaks with Bob Lutz.
(August 13) - Frank speaks with Bob Lutz, former GM Executive who comments on Ed Whitacre stepping down Sept. 1st and the future of GM.
Read more...Frank speaks with Rick Snyder
(August 13) - Frank speaks with Rick Snyder, gubernatorial GOP nominee, about the debates.
Read more...Frank speaks with Ismael Ahmed
(August 13) - Frank speaks with Ismael Ahmed, Michigan Department of Human Services, about the welfare myth busting effort.
Read more...Frank talks with Kerrie Ferrell about her book, "Rick Ferrell, Knuckleball Catcher", that profiles her father
(August 13) - Frank talks with Kerrie Ferrell about her book, "Rick Ferrell, Knuckleball Catcher", that profiles her father.
Read more...Frank talks with Dayne Walling
(August 12) - Frank talks with Dayne Walling, Mayor of Flint, about the arrest pertaining to the serial stabbings in Flint.
Read more...Congressman Mike Rogers visits with Frank in the studio
(August 12) - Congressman Mike Rogers visits with Frank in the studio.
Read more...Evander Holyfield visits with Frank in the studio
(August 12) - Evander Holyfield visits with Frank in the studio.
Read more...Frank talks with Chip Ganassi
(August 12) - Frank talks with Chip Ganassi, a former American racecar driver and current racecar owner (currently the owner and president of Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates), about NASCAR and MIS this weekend.
Read more...Frank speaks with David Cole about Ed Whitacre stepping down Sept. 1st
(August 12) - Frank speaks with David Cole, Center for Automotive Research, about Ed Whitacre stepping down Sept. 1st.
Read more...Frank talks with Robert Ficano
(August 11) - Frank talks with Robert Ficano, Wayne County Executive, who is requesting the County Commission to amend a 1984 ordinance that allows bonuses to be paid to retirees.
Read more...Frank talks with Peter Morici
(August 11) - Frank talks with Peter Morici, University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business, Department of Logistics, Business & Public Policy, about the "Summer of Recovery".
Read more...Frank speaks with Mayor Dave Bing
(August 10) - Frank speaks with Mayor Dave Bing about Mike Ilitch possibly buying the Detroit Pistons and moving the team downtown.
Read more...Frank speaks with Andy McCarthy
(August 10) - Frank speaks with Andy McCarthy, former federal prosecutor, a contributing editor with National Review Online, and a co-chair of the Center for Law and Counterterrorism, about the mosque at Ground Zero.
Read more...Frank speaks with Mohammed Saddiq
(August 10) - Frank speaks with Mohammed Saddiq of GENeco, a sustainable energy firm which developed the Bio-Bug prototype vehicle, which runs on human waste.
Read more...Frank talks with Mark Kirkorian
(August 9) - Frank talks with Mark Kirkorian, Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies, regarding the National Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council and its affiliated local councils casting a unanimous 259-0 vote of no confidence in ICE Director John Morton and Assistant Director Phyllis Coven.
Read more...Frank talks with Walid Phares
(August 9) - Frank talks with Walid Phares, senior fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, about the deaths of the 10 aid workers with the International Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.
Read more...Frank talks with Peter Unden
(August 9) - Frank talks with Peter Unden, the CEO of Swedish Biogas, about the city of Flint, Michigan and Swedish Biogas International announciong a joint plan to build a plant to convert waste from the city’s wastewater facility into biomethane.
Read more...Frank speaks with Patrick Daniel
(August 6) - Frank speaks with Patrick Daniel, CEO of Enbridge.
Read more...Frank speaks with Patrick Wright
(August 6) - Frank speaks with Patrick Wright, Director of the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation, about the video of Governor Granholm boasting of her role in forced unionization of home day care workers.
Read more...Frank talks to John Kass
(August 5) - Frank talks to John Kass of the Chicago Tribune about his article 'Let's stand with Daley against the impudent people of Michigan'.
Read more...Frank speaks with Dan Benishek...
(August 5) - Frank speaks with Dan Benishek, a Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Michigan's 1st congressional district, who is in a deadlock vote with veteran politician and state Sen. Jason Allen, both men claimed victory over the narrow margin.
Read more...Frank speaks with Jason Allen...
(August 5) - Frank speaks with Jason Allen, a Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Michigan's 1st congressional district, who is in a deadlock vote with Dan Benishek, both men claimed victory over the narrow margin.
Read more...Frank speaks with Sheriff Mark Hackel...
(August 5) - Frank speaks with Sheriff Mark Hackel about incidents not being on the rise in the North River Road area in Mount Clemens.
Read more...Frank talks with Rick Snyder
(August 4) - Frank talks with Rick Snyder, the GOP Gubernatorial Nominee.
Read more...Frank talks with Virg Bernero
(August 4) - Frank talks with Virg Bernero, the Democratic Gubernatorial Nominee.
Read more...Frank talks with Ron Weiser...
(August 4) - Frank talks with Ron Weiser, Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, about the results of the primary election.
Read more...Frank talks with Mark Brewer...
(August 4) - Frank talks with Mark Brewer, Chairman of the Michigan Democratic Party, about the results of the primary election.
Read more...Frank speaks with Michael LaFaive about the Hangar42 case and the need for transparency in state government
(August 3) - Frank speaks with Michael LaFaive, Director of Fiscal Policy for the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, about the Hangar42 case and the need for transparency in state government.
Read more...Congressman Mike Rogers and James Clapper...
(August 3) - Frank speaks with Congressman Mike Rogers about the WikiLeaks, Afghanistan, and James Clapper.
Read more...Frank discusses the primary election with Stephen Henderson, Editorial Page Editor of the Detroit Free Press
(August 2) - Frank discusses the primary election with Stephen Henderson, Editorial Page Editor of the Detroit Free Press.
Read more...Frank discusses the primary election with Nolan Finley, Editorial Page Editor of the Detroit News
(August 2) - Frank discusses the primary election with Nolan Finley, Editorial Page Editor of the Detroit News.
Read more...Frank speaks with Arnold Palmer about the auction package trip for September 1st at Latrobe CC
(August 2) - Frank speaks with Arnold Palmer about the auction package trip for September 1st at Latrobe CC.
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