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
Morgan Neville
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley marks the 10th anniversary of author Gore Vidal's death on July 31, 2012 by chatting with Oscar-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville and co-director Robert Gordon…
00:11:03 |
Sat 30 Jul 2022
Keith Urban
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with country music superstar Keith Urban, who rocks Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virginia tomorrow night. They spoke in 2017 when Urban was honored by th…
00:22:08 |
Sat 30 Jul 2022
Robert Schenkkan
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Robert Schenkkan to mark the 10th anniversary of his LBJ play "All the Way" premiering on July 28, 2012 before ma…
00:29:14 |
Thu 28 Jul 2022
Norman Lear
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley wishes a happy 100th birthday to legendary TV producer Norman Lear, who hits the century mark today! They spoke back in 2015 when Lear released his memoir “Ev…
00:12:41 |
Wed 27 Jul 2022
Stephen Marley
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with eight-time Grammy-winning musician/producer and Bob Marley's son Stephen Marley, who joins brother Ziggy Marley for a special tribute to their fath…
00:17:00 |
Tue 26 Jul 2022
Ben Bailey
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with comedian Ben Bailey, who cracks up the D.C. Comedy Loft this Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Washington D.C. They spoke in 2019 about his standup…
00:15:19 |
Mon 25 Jul 2022
Third Eye Blind
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Third Eye Blind, which rocks Merriweather Post Pavilion tonight in Columbia, Maryland. In 2019, Jason and his former WTOP colleague Chris Cichon sp…
00:08:20 |
Sat 23 Jul 2022
'Facing Nolan'
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Bradley Jackson, director of the new Nolan Ryan documentary "Facing Nolan," which hit streaming this week. They discuss Ryan's prolific career pitc…
00:25:01 |
Fri 22 Jul 2022
Lee Smith
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Oscar-winning editor Lee Smith to mark the 5th anniversary of Christopher Nolan's World War II flick "Dunkirk," which hit U.S. theaters nationwide …
00:17:15 |
Thu 21 Jul 2022
Freda Payne
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with R&B Hall of Famer Freda Payne, who performs live at Georgetown's historic Blues Alley in Washington D.C. for four shows Friday and Saturday. They d…
00:28:59 |
Wed 20 Jul 2022
Gordon Lightfoot
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with folk-rock legend Gordon Lightfoot, who performs tomorrow at the Weinberg Center in Frederick, Maryland, followed by Capital One Hall in Tysons, Vir…
00:24:34 |
Tue 19 Jul 2022
Mason Jennings
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with folk-pop singer/songwriter Mason Jennings, who performs live Sunday Aug. 21 at City Winery in Washington D.C. They discuss his 25-year music career…
00:17:40 |
Mon 18 Jul 2022
Richard Linklater
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Richard Linklater to mark 20 years since he began filming "Boyhood" in 2002, filming scenes every year for 12 years for a literal coming-of-age sto…
00:22:44 |
Sun 17 Jul 2022
War
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Lonnie Jordan of the classic funk-rock band War, who plays the Lake Arbor Jazz Festival in Mitchellville, Maryland tonight, followed by The Tally-H…
00:19:45 |
Sat 16 Jul 2022
The Ramones
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley wishes a happy 70th birthday to Marky Ramone, drummer for the pioneering punk-rock band The Ramones. Jason tag-teamed this interview with WTOP colleague Neal …
00:10:54 |
Fri 15 Jul 2022
Ashanti
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Grammy winner Ashanti, who is publishing a new children's book "My Story is a Name" to encourage kids with unique names. They also discuss the 20th…
00:10:07 |
Thu 14 Jul 2022
Michael C. Hall
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with actor/singer Michael C. Hall, drummer Peter Yanowitz and keyboardist Matt Katz-Bohen of the "gothadelic" band Princess Goes to the Butterfly Museum…
00:15:56 |
Wed 13 Jul 2022
'Malala'
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley wishes Malala Yousafzai a happy 25th birthday today. Today's podcast features this 2015 conversation with filmmaker Davis Guggenheim about his documentary "He…
00:12:52 |
Tue 12 Jul 2022
Living Colour (Part 1)
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Living Colour frontman Corey Glover, who performs live tomorrow with Soul Asylum at City Winery in Washington D.C. They spoke in 2017 when Glover p…
00:13:44 |
Mon 11 Jul 2022
Peter Frampton
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with rock legend Peter Frampton to mark the 50th anniversary of releasing his first album in the U.S. on July 10, 1972. They spoke in 2016 when he perfo…
00:29:59 |
Sun 10 Jul 2022
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