The Mel Robbins Podcast · 2025-08-25 · 52 min · 8,497 words

What Matters Most in Life (In Memory of Judge Frank Caprio)

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It's your friend Mel and welcome to the Mel Robbins Podcast. Earlier this year, Judge Frank Caprio walked into our studios here in downtown Boston. I was so excited. I have admired him for decades. I knew he was someone special, and I knew this was going to be one of the most inspiring conversations I had had on this podcast.

In case you don't know him, Judge Frank Caprio was known as America's nicest judge, and he built a life on compassion and became a viral sensation with millions of fans. But it wasn't until I met him in person that I realized just how truly special Judge Caprio really was. See, he knew what matters most in life. And every day, whether he was on television or he was online, he shared it with the world.

That's why it's with a heavy heart that I share with you that Judge Caprio has passed away after a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He appeared on this podcast in June for what would be his last in depth interview. So many of you reached out to tell me it was your favorite conversation that you've ever listened to on this podcast or anywhere else. And it almost didn't happen. See, just a few days before the recording, Judge Caprio had been in the hospital.

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