Wild Obedience Man

Title: Sunburnt, Sentimental, and Starting a Book

Description:

It’s Mother’s Day. I’m shirtless on deck 11 of a hospital ship in West Africa, watching my kids play while reflecting on the launch of a new book (The Spoken Cosmos), the tension of getting CRUMB’s flywheel built, and the deep gratitude I feel toward the moms in my life—my mom, my mother-in-law, and my wife.

You’ll hear:

• The behind-the-scenes of writing a book with AI (and why it’s actually working)
• Why I believe every global problem could be explained by a lack of a biblical worldview
• A raw, honest tribute to the women who shaped my life—and the cost of leaving for the mission field
• Some chaos from the poolside dad life: goggles, boogers, and kids jumping in the water

This isn’t scripted. This isn’t polished. This is what it means to build while you bleed.

Highlights & Timestamps:

• 00:12 – Recording poolside on the ship in Sierra Leone
• 01:08 – Starting The Spoken Cosmos: A cross-disciplinary Kingdom argument
• 02:45 – Using AI to write like a Kingdom war engine
• 04:12 – Why attention is harder than ever—and why CRUMB matters
• 05:10 – Reflections on my mom’s love, strength, and legacy
• 07:40 – Chaos moment: fixing goggles mid-podcast
• 08:15 – Honoring my mother-in-law and her role in my marriage
• 09:20 – Gratitude for my wife, Crystal, the mother of our children

Links & Mentions:

• Follow the journey → thedailycrumb.com
• CRUMB on X → @thedailycrumbX
• New book coming soon: The Spoken Cosmos (working title)

Crumb Confessional #2 — raw, real, and right on time. Happy Mother's Day.

🎙️ Episode 1: The Worst Podcast You’ll Ever Hear (And Why That’s the Point)

📅 Release Date:

5/10/25

🎧 Episode Description:

Welcome to The Crumb Confessional. This is not a production. It’s not polished. It’s not planned.

It’s just Zach Franke—founder of CRUMB, father of three, pacing a ship in West Africa at 5:30 AM—trying to obey Jesus and speak what’s real.

In this first episode, you’ll hear:

• What The Crumb Confessional is and why it exists
• Why AI is part of the strategy—but not the soul
• What it feels like to build something Kingdom-born from scratch
• A wild Super Bowl analogy, a stiff knee, a sneeze, and a missing water bottle
• And a challenge to wake up from the noise and fear God for real

This is your black box recorder. Your access to the raw side of CRUMB.

If this is the worst podcast you’ve ever heard, congratulations. You just did something hard today.

🔊 Audio Note:

Recorded straight into an iPhone. No edits. Just wanted to get the update out. Better audio coming soon.