In this episode of Now and Then, Franklin Vrtis discusses various side projects from many parts of music history. Tune in to hear him talk about Electric Light Orchestra, Dave Grohl, and more!
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Now And Then – November 14th
January 22, 2026
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Franklin Vrtis, Live Show Manager
Franklin Vrtis is an award-winning senior at Carmel High School and one of the Live Show managers. He also does the live shows Sample City and Now and Then with his favorite co-host, Chloe Jones. When he’s not doing radio, Franklin works on his card game business, which can be found at visionmonster.com or @visionmonstergames on Instagram. He also is the founder of the Board Game Design Club at Carmel High School. After high school, Franklin plans to either continue with his business or go to a university for digital illustration and graphic design.
Gavin Snyder • Jan 29, 2026 at 10:04 pm
As a diehard Foo Fighters Fan, It’s crazy they released a disco cover album. I’m not completely shocked because Dave Grohl has constantly been involved in side projects like Them Crooked Vultures and Queens of the Stone Age, but it’s very interesting to see such a drastic genre switchup. I really like the production of this episode as it’s edited well into a ten minute highlight.
Lucas • Jan 29, 2026 at 2:44 pm
I really liked the show today. I think you did a great job describing Electric Light Orchestra and how it started out.
camilla m. • Jan 28, 2026 at 11:04 am
dave grohl doing that with his band is amazing, i love it when there’s diversity from an artist!
nick anderson • Jan 28, 2026 at 10:57 am
very riveting. sounded amazing and good commentary on Dave Grohl
Rafi • Jan 28, 2026 at 9:55 am
Hey, I thought your show was pretty good, your voice through out was amazing one thing I would add is, having an intro with sound effect and outro but other then that it was pretty good.
Alex • Jan 28, 2026 at 9:22 am
I really love the format of this show, with Franklin doing the older shows and Chloe doing the newer music, but I loved the facts about the side project the move, because I had never heard of them before this show!