Frankly: a hard look at America's soft spots

Frankly: a hard look at America's soft spots

A new podcast with former FBI Counterterrorism Director Frank Figluzzi, hosted by Chip Franklin on the Really American Media network.

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July 3, 2024 51 mins

Bestselling author of World War Z Max Brooks joins broadcaster/comedian Chip Franklin and former Assistant FBI Director Frank Figliuzzi to discuss how to reframe the fight for democracy away from "doom and gloom" in the latest episode of "Frankly."


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Former Acting Director of the FBI Andrew McCabe joins hosts Chip Franklin and Frank Figliuzzi to discuss how Trump and MAGA world’s attacks have endangered him and his family in the latest episode of Frankly.

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On this episode of HIT SHOW Frankly, NBC MSNBC Analyst John Heilmann joins hosts Chip Franklin and Frank Figliuzzi to find out just how close the presidential race is, and talk about the reliability of polls. We’ll also be exploring the very real threat to democracy posed by a Trump win. 

“The playbook is there,” Frank said. “No one should ever feign surprise if Trump gets reelected and starts doing things that are clearly antithet...

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June 10, 2024 51 mins

Former assistant U.S. Attorney Glenn Kirschner joins broadcaster / comedian Chip Franklin and former Asst. FBI Director Frank Figliuzzi to discuss Supreme Court delays and pathways for Trump to land in prison in the latest episode of "Frankly."

Each week, Frank and Chip take a hard look at America’s soft spots and break down the biggest threats to our national security. In this edge-of-your-seat interview, you will find o...

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Director of the Tech Transparency Project, Katie Paul, joins broadcaster/comedian Chip Franklin and former Asst. FBI Director Frank Figliuzzi to discuss how social media platforms like Facebook are enabling extremism in the latest episode of "Frankly."

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Rich Logis, a former die-hard MAGA follower and founder of Leaving MAGA, joins us for this episode of Frankly, a Really American media podcast with former FBI director Frank Figliuzzi and Chip Franklin.

Fighting back against MAGA is not easy, as we heard first-hand from former GOP Congressman Adam Kinzinger last week. As Chip said, “So it makes me think that if you were going to leave MAGA, the smartest thing to do is be quiet. But...

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Former GOP Congressman Adam Kinzinger joins broadcaster / comedian Chip Franklin and former Asst. FBI Director Frank Figliuzzi to discuss the most effective way to defeat Donald Trump in the latest episode of "Frankly."

Adam is a veteran, former Congressman, an outspoken critic of Donald Trump, and one of only two Republicans to serve on the January 6th committee.

In this interview you’ll hear his shocking first-hand acco...

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Hosts Chip Franklin and former FBI assistant director Frank Figliuzzi are joined by David Malicoat, an expert in cyber security and technology management.

David is currently serving as the Chief Information Security Officer at Direct Marketing Solutions and an Adjunct Professor in Cybersecurity at Collin College. In this episode our team talks with David about one of the most pressing threats to our national security - cyber attack...

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Welcome to Frankly, a new weekly dive into national security issues with hosts Chip Franklin and former assistant director of the FBI and MSNBC contributor Frank Figliuzzi.

On this premier episode we are joined by David Sanger, a Pulitzer-prize winning chief Washington correspondent for the New York times. He's also author of The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage, and Fear in the Cyber Age as well as his new book, New Cold Wars: Ch...

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