Franklin highlights four ways the Biden administration has already brought a little normal back to America.

Sometimes, normal is good.

Franklin makes the case that the Democratic Party should make plans now for a bonus VP, someone to enlist in the event Biden's age keeps him from serving his full term in office.

Who should be on the list?

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In the wake of the Super Bowl, Franklin tackles the idea of guilty pleasures.

What are your favorite guilty pleasures? Do you feel guilty about them? Just let us know via FB and Twitter @whodeannypod or through email@ [email protected].

Franklin expresses his amazement at what January 21, 2021 has brought. And hasn't. There are lots of reasons to breathe easier today.

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Franklin shares a magnificent quote from Rumi and what he's learned about love by returning to in person work.

He also reads a short poem he's never performed before. Enjoy "Tuesday Night" for the first time.

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Franklin encourages his listeners to read MLK's Letter From Birmingham Jail and consider where it applies to you.

You know about King's Dream. Now, what will you do to make it a reality?

This podcast is worth five minutes of your time.

Franklin shares some of the poems he's written in conjunction with IUPUI's Religion, Spirituality, and the Arts seminar. The seminar's theme of Cultural Ecologies centers on Noah and various stories about flooding.

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Franklin uses a new book to suggest different ways of thinking about history, heroism, and ourselves.

Check out the book The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks: https://rosaparksbiography.org/introduction/

Franklin considers ways his work as a teacher can help young people explore their capacity for change.

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This is the first BIG episode in the new era of The WhoDeannyPod. Franklin reflects on the Trump Insurrection and his determination to be a voice working for change in this hard moment.

We went a little past five minutes this time. Today requires a little more from all of us.