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
Douglas Trumbull
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Hollywood visual effects legend Douglas Trumbull, who died today at age 79. They spoke in 2018 when the Smithsonian celebrated the 50th anniversary…
00:27:25 |
Tue 08 Feb 2022
Iron Maiden
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain as Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson plays tonight at Warner Theatre in Washington D.C. McBrain called in back…
00:22:11 |
Tue 08 Feb 2022
Cinco Paul & Bekah Brunstetter
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with "Schmigadoon!" creator Cinco Paul and "This Is Us" writer Bekah Brunstetter about their new Biblical musical "A.D. 16" at Olney Theatre in Olney, M…
00:22:18 |
Mon 07 Feb 2022
Scott Hamilton
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley celebrates the start of the Winter Olympics by bringing back this conversation with gold medalist figure-skater Scott Hamilton, who came to "A Capital Fourth"…
00:07:44 |
Fri 04 Feb 2022
J.B. Smoove
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with the hilarious J.B. Smoove, one of the comedians featured in the new docuseries "Phat Tuesdays," which premieres tomorrow on Amazon Prime. He called…
00:23:45 |
Thu 03 Feb 2022
Bill Murray
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley celebrates Groundhog Day with the one and only Bill Murray! They spoke on the Kennedy Center red carpet when Murray received the 2016 Mark Twain Prize for Ame…
00:14:43 |
Wed 02 Feb 2022
Christian McBride
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with seven-time Grammy winner Christian McBride, who kicks off Black History Month by presenting "The Movement Revisited" this Friday at the Kennedy Cen…
00:33:47 |
Tue 01 Feb 2022
Tedeschi Trucks (Part 2)
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Susan Tedeschi as Tedeschi Trucks rocks Warner Theatre in Washington D.C. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. You'll also hear Jason's 2020 chat with…
00:48:30 |
Mon 31 Jan 2022
Rage Against the Machine
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Tim Commerford, bass player for Rage Against the Machine, as the Tally Ho Theatre hosts a tribute tomorrow night in Leesburg, Virginia. They spoke …
00:17:56 |
Fri 28 Jan 2022
Marc Cohn
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Marc Cohn, who performs live at The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia on Feb. 2. They discussed Cohn's breakthroug…
00:36:34 |
Thu 27 Jan 2022
Stanley Nelson Jr.
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with "Attica" documentary filmmaker Stanley Nelson Jr. and two survivors of the 1971 Attica prison massacre. The film is one of 15 documentaries shortli…
00:27:08 |
Wed 26 Jan 2022
Colin Quinn
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with comedian Colin Quinn, who performs Feb. 4 at the Miracle Theatre in D.C. They discussed his hilarious career, from "Saturday Night Live" to "Tough …
00:24:47 |
Tue 25 Jan 2022
Patrick Page (Part 1)
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with "The Villain of Broadway" Patrick Page, who stars tonight in the new HBO series “The Gilded Age.” They spoke last year when he visited Shakespeare …
00:25:29 |
Mon 24 Jan 2022
John Carroll Lynch
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with John Carroll Lynch, who starred as Norm in "Fargo," which won Best Picture by the Broadcast Film Critics Association exactly 25 years ago this week…
00:29:48 |
Fri 21 Jan 2022
Grandmaster Flash
WTOP Entertainment Editor Jason Fraley celebrate National DJ Day with hip-hop legend Grandmaster Flash, who pioneered the genre with his 1982 hit "The Message" and later became the first hip-hop arti…
00:25:50 |
Thu 20 Jan 2022
Dennis Miller
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Dennis Miller as tomorrow marks the 30th anniversary of "The Dennis Miller Show." They spoke in 2018 about his prolific career as a comedian and po…
00:14:56 |
Wed 19 Jan 2022
Branford Marsalis
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with jazz master Branford Marsalis, who plays Strathmore on Thursday, then Wolf Trap on Jan. 26-27. They discussed his Louisiana roots with brother Wynt…
00:22:31 |
Tue 18 Jan 2022
David Oyelowo
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day by revisiting this chat with David Oyelowo, who played MLK in the 2014 film "Selma." They discussed Oyelowo's 2015 crime…
00:12:10 |
Mon 17 Jan 2022
Drew Barrymore
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with original "Scream" queen Drew Barrymore as the new "Scream" sequel opens in movie theaters this weekend. They spoke during the release of her 2015 m…
00:14:22 |
Sun 16 Jan 2022
Curtis Harding
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with "slop-n-soul" artist Curtis Harding, whose concert at The Black Cat just got moved from Jan. 19 to May 2. No worries, you can pass the time by list…
00:11:58 |
Sat 15 Jan 2022
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