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Be a Voice for a Child: CASA of the Coastal Bend
Every child deserves someone in their corner. This morning on The Big Frank Show, we’re joined by Clarissa Mora, the new CEO of CASA of the Coastal Bend, and Arlas Blackwell, Marketing and Recruitment Manager. CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates, and these volunteers speak up for children in our community who have experienced abuse or neglect and are in foster care.
Clarissa has spent much of her career in child advocacy right here in South Texas, and she tells us what drew her to CASA and what excites her about her new role. We break down what a CASA volunteer actually does, why having one in a child’s corner matters so much, and whether you need a legal background to sign up (you don’t have to be intimidated). We also talk about the need in the Coastal Bend and how to take that first step, even if you’re not ready to become a full volunteer.
To learn more or become a volunteer advocate, visit coastalbendcasa.org or call 361-884-2272.
Clarissa has spent much of her career in child advocacy right here in South Texas, and she tells us what drew her to CASA and what excites her about her new role. We break down what a CASA volunteer actually does, why having one in a child’s corner matters so much, and whether you need a legal background to sign up (you don’t have to be intimidated). We also talk about the need in the Coastal Bend and how to take that first step, even if you’re not ready to become a full volunteer.
To learn more or become a volunteer advocate, visit coastalbendcasa.org or call 361-884-2272.
Bert Kreischer: Kool-Aid by the Gallon, Country Music, and a CC Hooks Connection!
Comedian Bert Kreischer joins Big Frank ahead of his Permission to Party Tour stop at Selena Auditorium in Corpus Christi on October 22nd! We're talking about everything from Bert's hilarious Kool-Aid obsession (and that giant YETI jug!) to how a Corpus Christi Hooks baseball cap started his minor league baseball cap collection. Bert shares what he's having the most fun with on his latest tour, explains why vodka soda is apparently a morning drink, and talks about his vodka company, Por Osos. Plus, we get into country music and find out which artists, past and present, are among Bert's favorites! It's a fun conversation with one of comedy's biggest personalities!
Catch Bert Kreischer live in Corpus Christi on October 22nd! Tickets at BertBertBert.com.
Catch Bert Kreischer live in Corpus Christi on October 22nd! Tickets at BertBertBert.com.
Yellowstone Baby Names, Lab-Made Meat, and AI Fumbles Texas BBQ
It’s Tuesday on The Big Frank Show, and we’ve got plenty to talk about. Yellowstone is making its mark on baby names, so we’ll find out which cowboy-inspired names are showing up at the hospital. Lab-made meat is apparently a real thing now, and I’ve got some thoughts. Also, someone asked AI to list the top BBQ joints in Texas, and let’s just say it didn’t pass the smoke test. Plus, it’s Free Application week for Texas colleges, so if you’ve got a high school senior at home, this one’s for you. All that and much more!
Corpus Top 5 Driving City, Javs Win Again, & Pick Up Your Bait!
Welcome to the Big Frank Show for Monday, October 12, 2026. It’s National Farmers Day, so thank a farmer today. They were up before the rooster so you could have breakfast. Halloween is 19 days away, so start hiding the candy from yourself now. On today’s show, the Texans finally found the win column, but the Longhorns and Aggies had rough Saturdays. My Javelinas, though, took care of business. Corpus Christi is the fifth best city in America to drive in. We’ll talk about the trash piling up at Packery Channel, and about which airports stress you out the least. We’ve also got a scary weekend for Ella Langley in Tulsa, and Elon Musk eyeing the cell phone business. Show notes for today:
WalletHub ranked 100 of the biggest cities in America for driving. They looked at traffic, gas prices, cost of owning a car, road conditions and safety. Basically everything that decides how many times you talk to yourself behind the wheel. Scottsdale, Arizona took number one. And number FIVE? Corpus Christi, Texas. Not bad for a town with this many orange cones.
Packery Channel trash problem
We’ve got some of the best spots in South Texas to fish, hang out, watch the water and bring the family. Then somebody leaves their trash behind like there’s a cleanup crew following them around. It’s a problem again at Packery Channel, with the fall redfish run bringing out more anglers. Local fishermen are seeing bait containers, cans and fishing line piling up along the shoreline. Pack it in, pack it out, folks. The fish don’t need your leftovers.
Most and least stressful airports
A new list ranks the major airports from most to least stressful. I’d imagine ours lands on the less stressful end. You can park, walk in and still make your flight without a panic attack.
Ella Langley scare
Her Friday night show at the BOK Center in Tulsa was canceled a couple of hours before showtime after authorities received a bomb threat. Scary situation, and glad everybody’s okay.
Starlink Mobile
Elon Musk may eventually get into the cell phone business. Not officially, at least not yet. But SpaceX is making moves to turn Starlink Mobile into a full-blown wireless carrier.
- Today is National Farmers Day.
- 19 days until Halloween.
- Texans finally got win number one, beating Tennessee 26-3 on Sunday.
- Longhorns lost a heartbreaker to Oklahoma, 27-24.
- Texas A&M fell to Missouri, 27-6.
- My Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas got another one Saturday, beating Western Oregon 58-51.
WalletHub ranked 100 of the biggest cities in America for driving. They looked at traffic, gas prices, cost of owning a car, road conditions and safety. Basically everything that decides how many times you talk to yourself behind the wheel. Scottsdale, Arizona took number one. And number FIVE? Corpus Christi, Texas. Not bad for a town with this many orange cones.
Packery Channel trash problem
We’ve got some of the best spots in South Texas to fish, hang out, watch the water and bring the family. Then somebody leaves their trash behind like there’s a cleanup crew following them around. It’s a problem again at Packery Channel, with the fall redfish run bringing out more anglers. Local fishermen are seeing bait containers, cans and fishing line piling up along the shoreline. Pack it in, pack it out, folks. The fish don’t need your leftovers.
Most and least stressful airports
A new list ranks the major airports from most to least stressful. I’d imagine ours lands on the less stressful end. You can park, walk in and still make your flight without a panic attack.
Ella Langley scare
Her Friday night show at the BOK Center in Tulsa was canceled a couple of hours before showtime after authorities received a bomb threat. Scary situation, and glad everybody’s okay.
Starlink Mobile
Elon Musk may eventually get into the cell phone business. Not officially, at least not yet. But SpaceX is making moves to turn Starlink Mobile into a full-blown wireless carrier.
National 4-H Week with Braelyn Matthews of San Patricio County 4-H
The Big Frank Show keeps the 4-H Week celebration going with Braelyn Matthews of San Patricio County 4-H. Braelyn is a junior at Sinton High School, a member of the county 4-H council, and a 4-H Ambassador. She shows steers, lambs, and pigs, and she also competes on the livestock judging team, so she’s got her hands full and wouldn’t have it any other way. We talk about her show experience, the long hours, the lessons, and the moments that stick with you. Braelyn shares the biggest impact 4-H has made on her, and it’s a good one. We also get into an event close to her heart: the extras special show held every January at the San Patricio and Aransas County A&H Show for children with special needs. It’s the kind of thing that reminds you what this community is all about, and Braelyn tells it better than I can. And if you’re a parent thinking about getting your family involved in 4-H, Braelyn has a message for you. Give it a listen.
National 4-H Week with Mariah Delk of Laguna 4-H
National 4-H Week continues on the Big Frank Show, and this time I'm visiting with Mariah Delk, a member of Laguna 4-H in Nueces County and a sophomore at King High School. Mariah shows swine and rabbits, which means she knows a thing or two about early mornings, patience, and what a pig can do to a perfectly good plan. But the animals are only part of the story. We talk about what 4-H has taught her about social skills and networking, and how standing up in front of a room full of people gets a whole lot easier the more you do it. Mariah also tells me about her presentation at the state level in College Station, what that experience was like, and what she took away from it. And if you're a parent wondering whether 4-H is right for your kid, stick around. Mariah has some straight talk for you, straight from a young person who's living it.
National 4-H Week with Live Oak County's Finest
It's National 4-H Week, and I've got two young folks who remind me why I'm proud to call Texas home. And proud to have kids in the 4-H program!
Heidi Liska is the Live Oak County 4-H Council President. Kate Harmon is a Texas Livestock Youth Ambassador. Both of them got their start the way a lot of us did, with a project, a lot of early mornings, and a county full of people who showed up to cheer them on.
We talk about what 4-H has taught them, what it takes to raise and show an animal, and what it means to lead your fellow 4-H'ers at a time when kids their age have a thousand other things pulling at them.
We also get into the Live Oak County community that backs them, and why this organization still matters to the future of agriculture in Texas. If you've ever bought a livestock project at the county show, dropped a few dollars in the jar, or just been proud of a kid for being a member, this one's for you.
And if you know a young person who could use a place to learn, lead, and get a little dirt under their fingernails, you'll want to hear what these two have to say.
Find out more at https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/about/about/
Heidi Liska is the Live Oak County 4-H Council President. Kate Harmon is a Texas Livestock Youth Ambassador. Both of them got their start the way a lot of us did, with a project, a lot of early mornings, and a county full of people who showed up to cheer them on.
We talk about what 4-H has taught them, what it takes to raise and show an animal, and what it means to lead your fellow 4-H'ers at a time when kids their age have a thousand other things pulling at them.
We also get into the Live Oak County community that backs them, and why this organization still matters to the future of agriculture in Texas. If you've ever bought a livestock project at the county show, dropped a few dollars in the jar, or just been proud of a kid for being a member, this one's for you.
And if you know a young person who could use a place to learn, lead, and get a little dirt under their fingernails, you'll want to hear what these two have to say.
Find out more at https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/about/about/
Why the Coastal Bend Heart Walk Matters
This episode of The Big Frank Show, I am joined by David Irizarry, CEO of Corpus Christi Medical Center and this year's chairman of the American Heart Association Coastal Bend Heart Walk, joins me for a conversation that matters to every family in South Texas.
We talk about why the Heart Walk means so much to our community, why Hands-Only CPR can be the difference between life and death, and how easy it is to get involved this year. Here's the reality: 9 out of 10 people who suffer cardiac arrest outside the hospital don't survive. But immediate CPR can triple someone's chance of making it. Through the Coastal Bend Heart Walk, the American Heart Association is working to make sure someone in every home is ready to act in a cardiac emergency.
Every walker, every dollar donated, means more lifesaving moments for all of us, including you and your loved ones.
The Coastal Bend Heart Walk is Saturday, October 3, 2026 at Whataburger Field. Register today at CoastalBendHeartWalk.org and learn Hands-Only CPR in just 90 seconds.
We talk about why the Heart Walk means so much to our community, why Hands-Only CPR can be the difference between life and death, and how easy it is to get involved this year. Here's the reality: 9 out of 10 people who suffer cardiac arrest outside the hospital don't survive. But immediate CPR can triple someone's chance of making it. Through the Coastal Bend Heart Walk, the American Heart Association is working to make sure someone in every home is ready to act in a cardiac emergency.
Every walker, every dollar donated, means more lifesaving moments for all of us, including you and your loved ones.
The Coastal Bend Heart Walk is Saturday, October 3, 2026 at Whataburger Field. Register today at CoastalBendHeartWalk.org and learn Hands-Only CPR in just 90 seconds.
The Ready or Not Foundation — Best Dressed: A Western Hollywood Evening
🎙️ NEW EPISODE: Big Frank sits down with Barbara Canales of the Ready or Not Foundation to talk "Best Dressed: A Western Hollywood Evening" happening on Sept 19 at the Ortiz Center. Legendary designer MANUEL, the "Rhinestone Rembrandt," brings his iconic state-jacket collection to Corpus Christi, honoring Dr. Will Parsons and raising funds for pediatric brain cancer research. Fashion. Art. American icons. A cure worth fighting for. 🎗️
I sat down with Barbara Canales of the Ready or Not Foundation to talk about something truly special coming to Corpus Christi. On September 19, the Solomon P. Ortiz International Center will host "Best Dressed: A Western Hollywood Evening," an immersive fashion art exhibition starring legendary designer MANUEL, the man they call the "Rhinestone Rembrandt." MANUEL will be here in person with his incredible collection of state jackets, wearable art pieces that tell the story of America through fashion.
The evening also honors Dr. Will Parsons, Director of Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Center, whose work in pediatric brain tumor research and precision medicine is changing outcomes for kids fighting cancer. Since September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, this event carries extra weight. Brain and nervous system cancers remain the leading cause of childhood cancer death in the U.S., and every dollar raised goes toward finding better, more precise, less toxic treatments.
Barbara and I dig into why this cause matters so much to the Ready or Not Foundation and how the community can be part of it. Fashion, art, American icons, and a cure worth fighting for. Tickets and sponsorship info at readyornotfoundation.org.
I sat down with Barbara Canales of the Ready or Not Foundation to talk about something truly special coming to Corpus Christi. On September 19, the Solomon P. Ortiz International Center will host "Best Dressed: A Western Hollywood Evening," an immersive fashion art exhibition starring legendary designer MANUEL, the man they call the "Rhinestone Rembrandt." MANUEL will be here in person with his incredible collection of state jackets, wearable art pieces that tell the story of America through fashion.
The evening also honors Dr. Will Parsons, Director of Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Center, whose work in pediatric brain tumor research and precision medicine is changing outcomes for kids fighting cancer. Since September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, this event carries extra weight. Brain and nervous system cancers remain the leading cause of childhood cancer death in the U.S., and every dollar raised goes toward finding better, more precise, less toxic treatments.
Barbara and I dig into why this cause matters so much to the Ready or Not Foundation and how the community can be part of it. Fashion, art, American icons, and a cure worth fighting for. Tickets and sponsorship info at readyornotfoundation.org.