Category: episodes
Al Barry. From Hip-Hop Radio Star to the FDNY. Inside the North Tower Collapse. Flavor Flav visits the Firehouse. Frankie Makes Sunday Sauce.
Content Warning: This episode contains graphic content. Welcome back to the hottest podcast in America, literally. Hosted by FDNY Hero and renowned advocate for firefighters, Rob Serra. Every firehouse has a character. That one guy that always has a joke, a perfectly timed wisecrack… you know the guy. Maybe you are that guy. This episode […]
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Lila Nordstrom. The Sick Children of 9/11. Three Firefighters Dead in Baltimore. Some Kids Left Behind. Who Profits From the Waiting Game? New Kitchen, New Recipe. Frankie’s Back!
Content Warning: This episode contains graphic content. Welcome back to the hottest podcast in America, literally. Hosted by FDNY Hero and renowned advocate for firefighters, Rob Serra. Kids and firefighters have a special connection. There’s nothing like the way a kid’s eyes light up when they see a fire engine go by or the joy […]
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Lloyd Mitchell. First-Hand Account of The Devastating Bronx Apartment Fire. Philadelphia’s Apartment Tragedy. Colorado Wildfires. Nav is Back.
Content Warning: This episode contains graphic content. Welcome back to the hottest podcast in America, literally. Hosted by FDNY Hero and renowned advocate for firefighters, Rob Serra. Over the first dozen shows we explored some of New York’s historic fires and worst events with heroic first responders that were there. Sadly on January 9, 2022, […]
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Joseph Cammarata – Replay NYPD and FDNY veteran. Remembering His Brother on 9/11. Finding Hope & Heroes in the Chaos. The Epic ‘Hockey Heroes’ at MSG Recap.
Content Warning: This episode contains graphic content. Before 2022 hits, here’s a holiday, end-of-year rewind to a fan favorite. Episode 2 with Jospeh Cammarata from just after the 20th anniversary of 9/11. From September 17, 2021: Welcome back to the hottest podcast in America, literally. The second episode of the Firefighters Podcast with Rob Serra, […]
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Jeff Cool. Surviving NYC’s Infamous Black Sunday Fire. Putting a Price on the Life of Firefighters. Meet the Members of the Misfit Toy Club. Frankie’s Firehouse Feast: Pork Cutlets!
Content Warning: This episode contains graphic content. Welcome back to the hottest podcast in America, literally. Hosted by FDNY Hero and renowned advocate for firefighters, Rob Serra. Some days everything goes wrong. Sunday, January 23, 2005 was one of those days. At 7:59AM three alarms were called. The FDNY’s Engine Company 42, Ladder Company […]
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Andrew Serra. Remembering Fallen Hero Phil D’Adamo. When Tragedy Hits Home. 2001’s Forgotten Losses. Meet Tank: New York’s Next Most Famous Dog. Frankie’s Firehouse Feast: Chicken Cutlets.
Content Warning: This episode contains graphic content. Welcome back to the hottest podcast in America, literally. Firefighters are a family. We eat together, we laugh together, and we share in the good times and the bad. Together. And that’s what we’re going to do in this episode. We’re going to gather our family and we’re […]
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Tina Cosentino. The American Airlines Flight 587 Crash.Thanksgiving and the Things That Matter. Helping the Helpers Process Trauma. Frankie Makes Tina’s Oatmeal M&M Cookies.
Content Warning: This episode contains graphic content. Welcome back to the hottest podcast in America, literally. And we’ve got a new episode to really heat up your Thanksgiving. If you’re a firefighter or a first responder, chances are you’ve seen some things that most people never experience. Sometimes, truly horrible things. Things that stay with […]
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Don Blaskovich. 89-year-old Firefighting Hero. The 1958 Wooster Street Collapse. The NYC Vaccine Mandate for Firefighters. Frankie Cooks Up a Potato & Egg Frittata.
Content Warning: This episode contains graphic content. Welcome back to the hottest podcast in America, literally. This show is about honoring our firefighters. And today’s episode nails it again. 89-year-old Don Blaskovich was there for one of New York’s deadliest fires, the infamous Wooster Street Collapse on Valentine’s Day, 1958. You read that right. 1958. […]
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Joe McKay. Sharing Memories of Engine 201 and Finding Himself. Being Happy Again. Psychedelics as Therapeutics.
Content Warning: This episode contains graphic content. Welcome back to the hottest podcast in America, literally. Joe McKay was at Ground Zero on 9/11. He lost a lot of friends that day. And shortly afterwards, he lost something else. As a result of his exposures he began experiencing a rare condition called “Cluster Headaches”. It’s […]
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Capt. Mike McCaffery. Retired FDNY Captain on Dealing with the Aftermath of the Unbelievable. Hero. Helper. Advocate. Friend.
Content Warning: This episode contains graphic content. Welcome back to the hottest podcast in America, literally. This episode is taking it back. Way back. To day one and the very first guy Rob met when he got to the Firehouse. They ended up becoming great friends and 20 years later they’re still as close as […]
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