Fun for All Ages with Frank Santopadre

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Stump the Staff! First Anniversary Episode

July 14, 2026

Frank celebrates one year of "For for All Ages" with a special all-trivia show, featuring the creative team behind the podcast: producer Andrew Capone, social media directors Josh Chambers, Michele Mantynen and Dino Proserpio and webmaster John Seals. In this episode, listeners grill the FFAA staff with super-tough (to say the least) stumpers about sitcom spinoffs, celebrity headstones, the British Invasion, "The Incredible Mr. Limpet," and the cinema of Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer (to name just ...

The Comedy to End All Comedies: The Making of "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" w/ Scott Alexander and James Curtis

July 07, 2026

Frank takes a loving look behind the scenes of Stanley Kramer's ambitious, audacious, all-star epic "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" with the help of producer and Emmy-winning screenwriter Scott Alexander and film historian and author James Curtis ("Comedy is a Grim Business: The Making of "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.") In this episode, the boys break down the film's casting, audience reactions and enduring legacy, James dispels long-held rumors and myths, Scott marvels at the film's ...

Mood Elevators: Easy Listening from Muzak to Mancini w/ Dan Epstein, Rachel Lichtman and Michele Mantynen

June 30, 2026

Frank is joined by radio host Michele Mantynen, author and music journalist Dan Epstein and writer-visual artist-comedian Rachel Lichtman for a fascinating, far-ranging discussion about the secret history of Muzak, the genius of Burt Bacharach, the "aspirational" music and culture of the space-age 60s, the heyday of regional TV advertising and the creation of Rachel's brilliant "world-building" satires "Programme 4" and "Easy AM 66." Also in this episode: Jackie Gleason introduces "musical wa...