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KLRNCommunities rally to support the Texas Hill CountryThis week On The Record with Randy Beamer, we talk with Austin Dickson, CEO of the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country about his agency’s effort to coordinate help for victims of the Kerrville floods. Then, we talk with Express-News Meteorologist Anthony Franze about how the flooding happened, and how the unique weather pattern caused the Mesoscale Convective Vortex responsible for the torrential rain.We continue meeting the new San Antonio city council members. This week it’s District 8’s Ivalis Mesa Gonzalez, who talks about her activist mother who inspired her to get invol...
2025-07-1126 min
Jack Vita Show: Sports | MLB | Baseball | NFL | College Football | NCAA Basketball | NBA | Faith2024 AL West Preview with Rhett Bollinger: Outlooks for Angels, Astros, Mariners, Rangers, A'sWith Opening Day on the horizon, the Jack Vita Show kicks off its MLB Preview Series with its first division preview. Los Angeles Angels beat reporter at MLB.com Rhett Bollinger and San Antonio Express newsroom meteorologist (and diehard Texas Rangers fan) Anthony Franze return to the Jack Vita Show to forecast the American League West division!
Rhett, Anthony and Jack get the party started, discussing the reigning World Series champion Texas Rangers. The Rangers led the AL West for much of the season, until they hit a snag in the late summer, opening the...
2024-03-181h 41Jack Vita Show: Sports | MLB | Baseball | NFL | College Football | NCAA Basketball | NBA | Faith2023 MLB Preview Series: The AL West
The first edition of our six-part 2023 MLB Preview Series is out now! Join chief meteorologist of Newswest 9 in Odessa, Texas Anthony Franze and Jack Vita rousing discussion on the American League West, as we approach Opening Day.
They share their projected win totals for all five AL West teams.First, Anthony and Jack discuss the new rules and changes coming to Major League Baseball in 2023, such as the pitch clock, restrictions on defensive shifts, and the 'ghost runner' extra innings rule that is now here to stay permanently. Anthony and Jack share their thoughts on the new rules (0:00 - 11:00).
Then, th...
2023-02-281h 46Jack Vita Show: Sports | MLB | Baseball | NFL | College Football | NCAA Basketball | NBA | Faith2022 MLB Preview Series — AL West (Feat. Anthony Franze and Mario Lanza)The 2022 MLB Preview series is here! In the first edition, Anthony Franze (chief meteorologist at NewsWest9 in Midland, Texas) and Jack put the AL West under the microscope. But first, they provide a quick summary of Major League Baseball rules changes, playoff expansion, and more from the newest Collective Bargaining Agreement. If you were wondering what you missed and what's new, you've come to the right place. Anthony and Jack share some thoughts on the league's changes (0:00 - 20:30), then dive right into previewing each team's season. Anthony is a diehard Rangers fan who is VERY excited about what the...
2022-03-261h 39
TMT TimeLawyers Make Good Authors—Featuring Anthony FranzeAppellate specialist Anthony Franze and his alter ego Alex Finlay, join TMT Time to discuss his upcoming novel The Night Shift and his 2021 best seller Every Last Fear, and how he uses his legal training to both write fiction novels and win cases at SCOTUS.
2022-03-1525 min
Carter Wilson's Making It UpMaking It Up with Alex Finlay, author of Every Last FearAlex Finlay is the pseudonym of Anthony Franze, who launched his debut thriller the same year as me back in 2012. His 2021 breakout thriller as Alex Finlay, Every Last Fear, was an Indie Next pick, a LibraryReads selection, an Amazon Editor’s Best Thriller, as well as a CNN, Newsweek, E!, BuzzFeed, Business Week, Goodreads, Parade, PopSugar, and Reader’s Digest best or most anticipated thriller of the year. His recent release is The Night Shift. Among other things, Carter and Alex discuss learning to write by clinically analyzing the books they love, how being a lawyer influenced his or...
2022-02-2145 minJack Vita Show: Sports | MLB | Baseball | NFL | College Football | NCAA Basketball | NBA | FaithMLB All-Star Break: ASG, HR Derby, Midseason Awards + MoreMidway through the 2021 MLB season, Anthony Franze visits the Jack Vita Show for a midseason check-up. Jack and Anthony talk MLB draft and the ascension of Shohei Ohtani (0:00 - 18:15), then share their midseason awards picks for AL and NL Cy Young, Manager of the Year, Rookie of the Year and MVP (18:15 - 33:10). They also run through the MLB All-Star rosters and share their own selections for All-Star starters. Jack shares his idea to spice up the All-Star Game and they talk all-stars skipping the Summer Classic (33:10 - 1:06:10). Later, they preview the Home Run Derby and run a HR Derby...
2021-07-121h 37
SCOTUStalkWriting Supreme Court thrillersThis week, Amy Howe chats with a high-octane group of fiction writers who have all dabbled in Supreme Court suspense storytelling. Brad Meltzer is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Tenth Justice. Anthony Franze is a member of Arnold & Porter’s appellate and Supreme Court practice and also the critically acclaimed author of several novels set at the court, including The Last Justice. Joseph Finder is the New York Times bestselling author of Guilty Minds. Some days the news feels like we are in a fiction novel, but these guys take it to a whole new level. H...
2021-03-1539 minJack Vita Show: Sports | MLB | Baseball | NFL | College Football | NCAA Basketball | NBA | Faith2021 MLB Preview Series - AL West (Feat. Anthony Franze and Mario Lanza)Leading off our 2021 MLB Preview series, Jack is joined by the chief meteorologist of Newswest 9 (Midland, Texas) Anthony Franze to preview the American League West. Anthony is a diehard Rangers fan; what are his thoughts on the rebuilding Rangers and new executive Chris Young heading into the 2021 season? (0:00 - 20:55). Mario Lanza, author of the Funny 115 (funny115.com) and host of the "Survivor Historians Podcast", as well as the movie podcast "Staff Picks", is the official Seattle correspondent of the Jack Vita Show. He leaves Jack and Anthony a voicemail message with his outlook and preview of the 2021 Mariners; Jack...
2021-02-251h 13Jack Vita Show: Sports | MLB | Baseball | NFL | College Football | NCAA Basketball | NBA | FaithSuper Bowl Preview (Feat. Nate Smith, Anthony Franze and Sam Quiat)With both Jordan Morandini and Chase Beebe OUT this week, Nate Smith slides into the role of cohost for our final NFL Playoff livestream of 2021 on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Jack and Nate also are provided assistance from guest producer Sam Quiat and meteorologist Anthony Franze (Newswest 9 in Midland Texas). Before previewing the big game, Jack and Nate discuss the potential return of EA Sports NCAA Football (0:00 - 15:25), the latest shortcomings from Nate's Packers (16:30 - 19:55), Super Bowl trivia and more. Anthony provides a weather forecast and his Super Bowl prediction (36:15 - 41:30), Sam provides an injury report, Jack and Nate...
2021-02-041h 17Jack Vita Show: Sports | MLB | Baseball | NFL | College Football | NCAA Basketball | NBA | FaithRivers Retires, Deshaun Wants Out, NFL Conference Championship Preview (Feat. Anthony Franze, Nate Smith and Chase Beebe)Jordan Morandini has a week off, so Bills fanatic Chase Beebe takes his place this week, to preview this weekend's Conference Championship games on our livestream on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Jack and Chase also are provided assistance from guest producer Nate Smith and meteorologist Anthony Franze. Before getting to the games however, Chase and Jack discuss the retirement of Phillip Rivers (0:00 - 14:45), the possibility of a Deshaun Watson trade (14:45 - 20:35) and the latest from the NFL coaching carousel, including the hiring of Robert Saleh, Brandon Staley, Urban Meyer and Dan Campbell (20:35 - 25:15). Then, they preview Tampa Bay Buccaneers...
2021-01-211h 23SCOTUStalkA decade-long surge in amicus briefsSince 2011, there has been “an explosion” of amicus briefs at the Supreme Court, according to Arnold & Porter’s Anthony Franze and R. Reeves Anderson, who study the issue and recently wrote an article examining the decade-long trend. Franze and Anderson join SCOTUStalk host Amy Howe for a look at how amicus briefs have evolved. They examine what type of amicus brief is likely to influence the court, how the justices interact with the briefs and, most importantly, how to correctly pronounce “amicus.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-12-2126 minJack Vita Show: Sports | MLB | Baseball | NFL | College Football | NCAA Basketball | NBA | FaithSports Jeopardy 2 LIVE! with Anthony Franze, Nathan Santo Domingo and Chase BeebeSix months after the first Sports Jeopardy on the Jack Vita Show, Jack attempts to defend his title. Can he fend off meteorologist Nathan Santo Domingo and JVS regular Chase Beebe? Chief meteorologist at NewsWest 9 in Midland, Texas Anthony Franze hosts once again for a night of sports trivia and fun!
2020-11-251h 29
Cross ExaminationEp. 1 - Anthony FranzeThe first episode of a new podcast hosted by international bestselling author Ethan Cross. Today, Ethan welcomes fellow author and friend, Anthony Franze, to discuss their experiences writing thrillers, their trip to Washington, D.C., the benefits of being a member of ITW, and how their families are coping during the pandemic.
2020-06-2329 min
Jack Vita Show: Sports | MLB | Baseball | NFL | College Football | NCAA Basketball | NBA | FaithSports Jeopardy! LIVE (Feat. Anthony Franze, Conner Ennis and Peter Funk)Live from the official Jack Vita Show Facebook page (facebook.com/jackvitashow), special guest host (and chief meteorologist at NewsWest 9 in Midland, Texas) Anthony Franze emcees a sports trivia contest, featuring Conner Ennis, Peter Funk and Jack. Listen, and play along, as the trio competes in Sports Jeopardy, testing their knowledge in the world of sports. Play along from home and see if you have what it takes to compete in our next sports trivia contest!
2020-04-2956 min
Jack Vita Show: Sports | MLB | Baseball | NFL | College Football | NCAA Basketball | NBA | Faith2020 MLB Preview Series - AL West with Anthony FranzeIn the first part of Jack's 2020 MLB Preview series, chief meteorologist Anthony Franze (NewsWest 9 in Midland, Texas) joins Jack and Jordan Morandini to preview the American League West. Anthony provides a forecast for his beloved Texas Rangers in 2020 (4:43 - 19:15). What are his thoughts on the new Globe Life Field, and the new-look Rangers' pitching rotation, led by Corey Kluber? The Angels went all out this offseason, spending big on Anthony Rendon and bringing in Joe Maddon. Will it push them to contention? (19:15 - 30:35). The A's are coming off a 97-win season. With a healthy Sean Manaea and Ramon Laureano...
2020-03-011h 09
The Lively Grind CafeCritique GroupsStuff we mentioned today: Harvard Law School Parody Illumify Michael F. Haspil Marc Graham Lighthouse Writers Workshop Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers International Thriller Writers Rocky Mountain Mystery Writers of America Grub Street Cambridge Writers Workshop Anthony Franze Don’t Try to Find Me Holly Brown Stolen Carey Baldwin The Mystics of Mile End Sigal Samuel Private Citizens […]
2017-10-0200 minSPOTLIGHT ANTHONY FRANZEA young law clerk finds himself caught in the crosshairs of a serial killer in this breathtaking thriller set in the high-pressure world of the Supreme Court, from renowned lawyer Anthony Franze.
Things aren’t going well for Grayson Hernandez. He just graduated from a fourth-tier law school, he’s drowning in student debt, and the only job he can find is as a messenger. The position stings the most because it’s at the Supreme Court, where Gray is forced to watch the best and the brightest?the elite group of lawyers who serve as the justices’ law clerks—from the o...
2017-03-211h 01
The Lively Grind CafeConfidenceStuff we mentioned today: THE ADVOCATE’S DAUGHTER by Anthony Franze TESTAMENT by David Morrell THE LIFE-CHANGING MAGIC OF TIDYING UP by Marie Kondo THE LIFE-CHANGING MAGIC OF NOT GIVING A F*CK by Sarah Knight “How to Be Confident and Reduce Stress in Two Minutes a Day” by James Clear “Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are” […]
2016-07-2200 min
The Lively Grind CafeThrillerfest 2016Stuff we mentioned today: International Thriller Writers Interviewed on this episode: Carey Baldwin Holly Brown Here are some of the authors we met at Thrillerfest 2016: Sandra Block Julia Dahl Anthony Franze Lisa Hall Elena Hartwell Cheryl Hollon Mark Leggatt Gilly Macmillan Laura McHugh Nina Mansfield Jenny Milchman LM Pampuro Gabriela Pereira Michael Ransom Jack […]
2016-07-1400 min