KATO FRANK

“Waiting On Death Scripts” intro by Stan Da Man

“Momma Miss America” theme by Laws & J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League

“Road Runner” interlude by The Wailers

“We’re Back!” outro by The Lonely Island

Today we discuss 1) Gatorade rationing, 2) a neighbor mindlessly interfering with the basketball courts, 3) using VotersEdge.org for voting research, 4) efforts to find ethical socks, 5) less salt & smaller meal portions, 6) the curious case of missing SNL seasons on Hulu, 7) how name-calling dehumanizes, 8) lazy comparisons of the animal world vs the human world, 9) a green thumb recommendation for stoners, 10) the ironic uncaring selfishness of a religious neighbor, 11) the uselessness of car alarms, 12) how aversion to healthy shrinkage in business & government leads to their extinction, 13) the excessive force video of Brianna Hill, 14) product labels & packages, 15) and the danger of delicious tasting oral healthcare products.

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“The Message” interlude by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

“Lawless” interlude by Lazerhawk & Raiders: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made

“Good Morning, Mr. Mocker (Ambient Sound)” outro by David Kato

Today, we discuss 1) our ongoing battle with roof rats, 2) how David helped an inebriated neighbor home, 3) our habits of perfectionism & defeatism, 4) the County of San Diego’s incompetence providing aid & service, 5) car crash debris, 6) condom & lube compatibility safety, 7) boredom = lack of clarity, 8) mourning dove habits & humanity, 9) anti-death penalty views, 10) what being underprivileged in society can feel like, 11) the price you’re willing to pay to work, 12) subjective definitions of love, 13) reframing tough times as birthing contractions, 14) balancing instinct with analysis, 15) the ability of people to be socially ignorant but professionally successful, 16) healing skin scars, 17) how drug prohibition rather than drug regulation has done more harm than good, 18) and Dave realizes he needs to stop parroting and spend more time making sure the fan doesn’t blow on the mics.

Audio samples created & owned by their original license holders. Episode titles & photos are from the day of recording or closest proximate date. The show is edited, written, produced, directed, & created by David Kato.

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“S1E6 Watts Opening” intro by Broken Bread With Roy Choi

“Momma Miss America” theme by Laws & J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League

“The Message” interlude by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

Today, we discuss 1) our ongoing battle with roof rats, 2) how David helped an inebriated neighbor home, 3) our habits of perfectionism & defeatism, 4) the County of San Diego’s incompetence providing aid & service, 5) car crash debris, 6) condom & lube compatibility safety, 7) boredom = lack of clarity, 8) mourning dove habits & humanity, 9) anti-death penalty views, 10) what being underprivileged in society can feel like, 11) the price you’re willing to pay to work, 12) subjective definitions of love, 13) reframing tough times as birthing contractions, 14) balancing instinct with analysis, 15) the ability of people to be socially ignorant but professionally successful, 16) healing skin scars, 17) how drug prohibition rather than drug regulation has done more harm than good, 18) and Dave realizes he needs to stop parroting and spend more time making sure the fan doesn’t blow on the mics.

Audio samples created & owned by their original license holders. Episode titles & photos are from the day of recording or closest proximate date. The show is edited, written, produced, directed, & created by David Kato.

Special thanks to Audacity, FrostWire, GIMP, LibreOffice, Lightscreen, Pazera Audio Extractor, Video Download Helper, & VLC. Support your favorite artists & open-source platforms!

“Lake Murray Trail Songbird (Ambient Sound)” intro by David Kato

“Momma Miss America” theme by Laws & J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League

“It’s My Right To Make My Neighbors Hear Me” & “Rock The Bells (Live)” outro by David Kato, The Roots, Eminem, & DJ Jazzy Jeff

Ashley had a crappy morning today, so we did a short episode and took a trip through time looking at some of my old screenshots to reset our minds before she headed off to work.

Audio samples created & owned by their original license holders. Episode titles & photos are from the day of recording or closest proximate date. The show is edited, written, produced, directed, & created by David Kato.

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“Space: 1999 (Opening Theme)” interlude by Barry Gray

“Sofia (Supercut)(Llusion Intro + Original + Meteora Remix + Synthwave Remix)” outro by Clairo

Today, 1) we discuss the etiquette of advertising in the middle of podcast episodes; 2) the exploitative practices of puppy training schools; 3) Boost Mobile’s broken “block number” feature; 4) why Dave has struggled with shyness & isolating; 5) the BS prompting of “create an account” just to view a picture; 6) a TNG synchronicity; 7) how the government’s obsession with punishing, shaming, & restricting ignores psychology research; 8) acknowledging that migration & estrangement are not fun or recreational; 9) and how politicians exploit dissatisfied voters.

Audio samples created & owned by their original license holders. Episode titles & photos are from the day of recording or closest proximate date. The show is edited, written, produced, directed, & created by David Kato.

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“Mockingbird Talking To Itself (Ambient Sound)” by David Kato

“Momma Miss America” theme by Laws & J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League

“Daniel Boone Opening Theme (Spanish Audio Description)” interlude by Lionel Newman & Ken Darby

Today, we discuss the etiquette of advertising in the middle of podcast episodes, the exploitative practices of puppy training schools, Boost Mobile’s broken “block number” feature, why Dave has struggled with shyness & withdrawing, the BS prompting of “create an account” just to view a picture, a TNG synchronicity, how the government’s obsession with punishing/shaming/restricting ignores psychology research, acknowledging that migration & estrangement are not fun or recreational, and how politicians exploit dissatisfied voters.

Audio samples created & owned by their original license holders. Episode titles & photos are from the day of recording or closest proximate date. The show is edited, written, produced, directed, & created by David Kato.

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“Karen Locked on Balcony (Ambient Sound)” intro by David Kato [I’ve gotten locked out on our balcony once before, as documented in an old episode. Bizarrely, I managed to get audio of a neighbor on a bordering property going through the same experience, months after mine. Throughout the three combined clips, 1) she gets the attention of a passerby, they discuss how she got locked out (watering her plants), if her front door is unlocked, if she can climb down (there’s no point, she’d still be locked out), & if she’s called anyone. The passerby leaves to go check the manager’s office. 2) Karen hears back from her boyfriend, who can’t get there for a couple hours. 3) The passerby returns, saying that the property manager is on their way. You can hear Karen’s dog going berserk, barking from inside the unit as Karen waits helplessly, pondering her next dumb move to wreak havoc on the world.]

“Momma Miss America” theme by Laws & J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League

“Doin’ Time (Summertime Supercut)(LDR Remake + Original + Eerie Splendor Remix + LDR Instrumentals)” outro by Sublime, Lana Del Rey, & Mad Lion

Today, we discuss the BS of receiving medical insurance bills a year later, the irony of fear-based gun ownership, the 401k retirement scam, acknowledging the side-effects of what you want, prayer & faith vs action & education, the BS banking practice of listing one large single purchase as multiple transactions, thoughts on the milk industry, and a conspiracy theory about preventing protests.

Audio samples created & owned by their original license holders. Episode titles & photos are from the day of recording or closest proximate date. The show is edited, written, produced, directed, & created by David Kato.

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“July Birds (Ambient Sound)” intro by David Kato

“Momma Miss America” theme by Laws & J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League

“That’s What I Like” interlude by Bruno Mars

“Epic” outro by B.o.B.

We got halfway through this episode and seriously began questioning whether Dave got his old notes mixed in with his new notes, wondering if we had actually already recorded this show. But we’re pretty sure we haven’t… pretty sure… we hope. The cherry on top: Ashley once again lost her audio for the second half of the show. I’m not keeping track, but I’m pretty sure that’s her fourth time. That’s great. 1) We reflect on what we’ve been up to over hiatus, 2) Dave struggling with finding purpose and motivation, 3) struggling to resolve our petty fights that feel big at the time, 4) apartment neighbor annoyances, 5) cool mockingbird neighbors, 6) a useful online voting tool at VotersEdge.org, 7) brand loyalty recommendations, 8) questionable marketing, 9) taking risks and chances only on things you’re innately attracted to, 10) improv vs speech class in school, 11) a conspiracy about fan edit movies, 12) the ethical entertainment the artist formerly known as Will Smith says he aspires for, 13) the questionable efficacy of car alarms, 14) Amazon’s devious efforts to scam their customers, 15) and the uselessness of comparing ourselves to famous successful people.

Audio samples created & owned by their original license holders. Episode titles & photos are from the day of recording or closest proximate date. The show is edited, written, produced, directed, & created by David Kato.

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“I Am Not Your Negro (2016) trailer” interlude by James Baldwin & Raoul Peck

“Rap Name” outro by Obie Trice & Eminem

The Kato Frank Podcast is an audio journal of David Kato talking frankly about life experiences, lessons learned, relationships, jobs, diet, exercise, entertainment, government, religion, mental health, & headline news.

Audio samples created & owned by their original license holders. Episode titles & photos are from the day of recording or closest proximate date. The show is edited, written, produced, directed, & created by David Kato.

“Neighbors vs Katt Williams (Ambient Sound)” intro by David Kato [This is a recording of our white senior citizen neighbors loudly listening to a stand-up bit called “Church & Atheists” on Katt Williams’ HBO special “Priceless Afterlife.” We have heard them loudly reading the Bible multiple times with their windows and door wide open for all to hear and have also observed them trying to convert another vulnerable elderly neighbor of ours on two separate occasions. However, despite their religious holier-than-thou facade, they have no problem acting the opposite. He prepped the clip to play his wife and says “This is fucked up,” to brace her for what Katt is about to say. She gasps and responds by saying “motherfucker” and drops the n-word, while he makes a remark about Katt doing it as a “revenge joke.” This is part of the deeply disturbing hypocrisy and prejudice I witnessed during my 18 years in the church and continue to witness on the outside.]

“Momma Miss America” theme by Laws & J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League

“Surf Nazis Must Die (1987) trailer” interlude by Jon McCallum, Peter George, & The Institute

The Kato Frank Podcast is an audio journal of David Kato talking frankly about life experiences, lessons learned, relationships, jobs, diet, exercise, entertainment, government, religion, mental health, & headline news.

Audio samples created & owned by their original license holders. Episode titles & photos are from the day of recording or closest proximate date. The show is edited, written, produced, directed, & created by David Kato.