Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley
Host Jason Fraley picks the brains of the most influential filmmakers, musicians and artists of our time in the new podcast “Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley!” Based in the nation's capital, Jason has interviewed just about every famous figure you can imagine: Aretha Franklin, Carol Burnett, Jon Stewart, Barry Jenkins, Lin-Manuel Miranda, the list is endless! Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. (Royalty-Free Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 969
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Philippe Petit
WTOP Entertainment Report Jason Fraley chats with legendary high-wire artists Philippe Petite, who performs death-defying stunts this Thursday and Friday at the National Building Museum in Washington…
00:20:40 |
Mon 20 Mar 2023
Gary Cooper
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Gary Cooper's daughter, Maria Cooper Janis, as this Sunday marks the 70th anniversary of her father winning the Best Actor Oscar for his role as Ma…
00:39:49 |
Thu 16 Mar 2023
Dolen Perkins-Valdez
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with D.C. author and American University professor Dolen Perkins-Valdez, who just earned an NAACP Image Literary Award for her harrowing novel "Take My …
00:12:53 |
Tue 14 Mar 2023
'Wakanda Forever' hairstylist Camille Friend
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Camille Friend, the Oscar-nominated hair stylist from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," which is up for five Academy Awards on Sunday. They discuss…
00:20:47 |
Fri 10 Mar 2023
Alicia Vikander
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley celebrates Oscar week by flashing back to this 2016 conversation with Alicia Vikander, who was fresh off double Golden Globe nominations for "Ex Machina" and …
00:14:50 |
Thu 09 Mar 2023
Jessica Chastain
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley celebrates Oscar week and International Women's Day by flashing back to two interviews with the reigning Best Actress champ Jessica Chastain. First, you'll he…
00:30:08 |
Wed 08 Mar 2023
Emma Stone
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley celebrates Oscar week by flashing back to this 2016 conversation with Emma Stone just months before she won the Academy Award for "La La Land." You'll also he…
00:20:57 |
Tue 07 Mar 2023
Chadwick Stokes of Dispatch
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Dispatch frontman Chadwick Stokes, who performs live at Rams Head in Annapolis, Maryland on Wednesday. They break down Dispatch songs from "Out Lou…
00:23:48 |
Sat 04 Mar 2023
Gunther
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with WWE Intercontinental Champion Gunther as "Friday Night Smackdown" hits Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. tomorrow night. They discuss his journe…
00:17:01 |
Thu 02 Mar 2023
Mr. Rogers
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley marks the 20th anniversary of the death of Fred Rogers, who died on Feb. 27, 2003. Jason spoke about the legacy of Mr. Rogers with Nicholas Ma, son of Yo-Yo M…
00:18:25 |
Mon 27 Feb 2023
'All That Breathes'
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Sean Carroll, executive producer of the HBO Max bird documentary "All That Breathes," which will compete for Best Documentary Feature next month at…
00:26:24 |
Fri 24 Feb 2023
'Winter on Fire'
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley marks the one-year anniversary of Russia invading Ukraine, sparking a brutal war that continues today. He spoke in 2016 with filmmaker Evgeny Afineevsky about…
00:28:27 |
Thu 23 Feb 2023
Pat Green
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with beloved red-dirt country singer Pat Green ("Wave on Wave"), who performs with the Josh Abbott Band tomorrow night at the 9:30 Club in Washington D.…
00:19:12 |
Wed 22 Feb 2023
Vanessa Carlton
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with singer/songwriter Vanessa Carlton, who performs live at Rams Head in Annapolis, Maryland on March 1 and The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia on Ma…
00:20:25 |
Mon 20 Feb 2023
Bad Company
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Bad Company drummer Simon Kirke as today marks the 50th anniversary of the last concert by the band Free ("All Right Now"), allowing its members to…
00:11:44 |
Fri 17 Feb 2023
Duran Duran
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Duran Duran lead singer Simon Le Bon as tickets go on sale tomorrow for the band at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. on Sept. 13. They discuss …
00:13:19 |
Wed 15 Feb 2023
Tory Kittles & Matthew Newton
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with actor Tory Kittles and director Matthew Newton of the new action thriller "Among the Beasts," which hits select theaters and Video on Demand today.…
00:25:37 |
Fri 10 Feb 2023
Sammy Kershaw
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with country star Sammy Kershaw to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his hit song "She Don't Know She's Beautiful." They spoke in 2015 when he joined Jo…
00:18:15 |
Thu 09 Feb 2023
'The Best Man: Final Chapters'
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with D.C. child actress Blake Aria Hendricks, who plays Harper and Robyn's daughter Mia in "The Best Man: The Final Chapters" on Peacock. (Theme Music: …
00:13:22 |
Wed 08 Feb 2023
Misty Copeland & Justin Peck
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley celebrates National Ballet Day by speaking with two of the very best in the business: trailblazing ballerina Misty Copeland and acclaimed choreographer Justin…
00:12:00 |
Tue 07 Feb 2023
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