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
Zappa
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley salutes the genius of Frank Zappa as The Zappa Band plays The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia on Sunday and Rams Head in Annapolis, Maryland next Tuesday. F…
00:40:42 |
Wed 15 Jun 2022
Kelli O'Hara
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Tony winner Kelli O'Hara, who joins her fellow Tony winner Adrienne Warren for "Broadway in the Park" at Wolf Trap next Friday, June 24. They discu…
00:18:41 |
Tue 14 Jun 2022
Ethan Slater
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with D.C. native Ethan Slater, who earned a Tony nomination as the original star of Broadway's "SpongeBob SquarePants" musical in 2018. A regional produ…
00:17:44 |
Mon 13 Jun 2022
Jeff Nichols & Joel Edgerton
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley marks today’s 55th anniversary of the "Loving v. Virginia" Supreme Court decision, which legalized interracial marriage on June 12, 1967. He spoke to director…
00:15:28 |
Sun 12 Jun 2022
Steven Van Zandt
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Steven Van Zandt to mark last night's 15th anniversary of "The Sopranos" finale, which cut to black on June 10, 2007. They spoke in 2017 when Van Z…
00:14:40 |
Sat 11 Jun 2022
Mark Rylance
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Oscar winner Mark Rylance about his new golf comedy "The Phantom of the Open," which opens in Washington D.C. movie theaters today. They discuss th…
00:12:07 |
Fri 10 Jun 2022
Julie Andrews & Von Trapp
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley salutes Julie Andrews, who receives the AFI Life Achievement Award tonight in Los Angeles. They spoke briefly on the red carpet at the 2017 Kennedy Center Hon…
00:18:36 |
Thu 09 Jun 2022
Grave Digger
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with monster-truck driver Adam Anderson, who competes at Monster Jam at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland this Saturday. They discuss the 40th anniversa…
00:30:00 |
Wed 08 Jun 2022
Liberty DeVitto
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Billy Joel's longtime drummer Liberty DeVitto, who performs at The Fillmore in Silver Spring, Maryland this Saturday for the annual Rock & Roll for…
00:17:59 |
Tue 07 Jun 2022
DJ Jazzy Jeff (Part 2)
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats again with DJ Jazzy Jeff for the "Célébrez en Rosé" wine and music festival at National Harbor this Saturday. They discuss his Grammy-winning hip-hop du…
00:24:11 |
Mon 06 Jun 2022
Scotty McCreery
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with country music star Scotty McCreery, who plays Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in West Virginia on Saturday, June 11. They discuss his career…
00:16:19 |
Fri 03 Jun 2022
David Simon
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley celebrates the 20th anniversary of "The Wire," which premiered on HBO on June 2, 2002. You'll hear two conversations with "The Wire" creator David Simon, firs…
00:17:32 |
Thu 02 Jun 2022
Kenny Loggins
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Kenny Loggins, who brings "Still Alright: An Intimate Evening of Stories & Songs" to Warner Theatre in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, June 7. They dis…
00:16:45 |
Wed 01 Jun 2022
Dan Mirvish
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Slamdance Film Festival founder Dan Mirvish about his new film "18 1/2," which makes its Washington D.C. premiere tomorrow night at the Landmark E …
00:26:01 |
Tue 31 May 2022
Randy Couture
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture to mark the 25th anniversary of his first UFC match on May 30, 1997. They spoke in 2015 when Couture visited the st…
00:24:18 |
Mon 30 May 2022
Gary Sinise (Part 1-2)
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Gary Sinise, who co-hosts the National Memorial Day Concert this Sunday on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. They discuss this year's lineup and t…
00:21:23 |
Sun 29 May 2022
Mara Wilson
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with "Matilda" star Mara Wilson as "Matilda: The Musical" hits the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas, Virginia this weekend. They spoke in 2016 …
00:13:49 |
Sat 28 May 2022
Tony Khan
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with All Elite Wrestling President & C.E.O. Tony Khan about the big "Double or Nothing" pay-per-view event Sunday night in Las Vegas. They discuss the m…
00:15:02 |
Fri 27 May 2022
Yes
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley mourns the death of longtime Yes drummer Alan White by reviving this 2020 conversation with Yes frontman Jon Anderson. They break down the Hall of Fame band's…
00:20:53 |
Thu 26 May 2022
Doris Kearns Goodwin (Part 1)
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, who executive produces the new two-part documentary "Theodore Roosevelt" on The History Chan…
00:12:12 |
Thu 26 May 2022
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