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
Art Garfunkel
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley celebrates the 80th birthday of Art Garfunkel of the legendary folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel. They spoke ahead of his 2017 concert at the Kennedy Center, br…
00:17:30 |
Fri 05 Nov 2021
Sophie B. Hawkins
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with singer/songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins, who performs live at the Tally Ho Theater in Leesburg, Virginia tomorrow night. They spoke about her biggest h…
00:31:17 |
Thu 04 Nov 2021
Herman's Hermits
WTOP Entertainment Editor Jason Fraley chats with Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits, who perform live at The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia tomorrow night. They discuss the band’s pioneering role in…
00:31:26 |
Wed 03 Nov 2021
John Waite
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with musician John Waite, who performs at Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia tomorrow night. They discuss his long music career, from his British rock band T…
00:26:23 |
Tue 02 Nov 2021
Terence Blanchard (Part 1)
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with five-time Grammy winner Terence Blanchard, who headlines the Frederick Jazz Festival at the Weinberg Center in Frederick, Maryland on Saturday nigh…
00:20:12 |
Mon 01 Nov 2021
William Friedkin
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley celebrates Halloween with an hour-long conversation with Oscar-winning filmmaker William Friedkin, who directed arguably the scariest movie of all time in "Th…
00:56:06 |
Sun 31 Oct 2021
Dennis Quaid
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with actor Dennis Quaid, who comes to New Spire Arts Center in Frederick, Maryland tonight! Quaid called in from the airport en route to the show to dis…
00:13:25 |
Sat 30 Oct 2021
Edgar Wright
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with filmmaker Edgar Wright, who releases his new horror/thriller "Last Night in Soho" today, just in time for Halloween. They spoke in 2017 about his c…
00:19:39 |
Fri 29 Oct 2021
Edwin McCain (Part 1)
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with singer Edwin McCain, who performs tonight at the Tally Ho Theater in Leesburg, Virginia. They spoke in 2019 when McCain played City Winery in Washi…
00:17:45 |
Thu 28 Oct 2021
The Temptations (Part 1)
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with The Temptations as the iconic Motown group performs at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland this Friday night. Jason spoke with co-founder Ot…
00:11:09 |
Wed 27 Oct 2021
Ledisi
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Grammy-winning R&B star Ledisi, who performs tonight at Strathmore in North Bethesda, Maryland. They spoke in 2017 when Ledisi joined the National …
00:13:09 |
Tue 26 Oct 2021
Henry Winkler
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Henry Winkler and co-author Lin Oliver about their new children's book "Hollywood vs. The Galaxy," which they'll virtually present at the 23rd annu…
00:28:47 |
Mon 25 Oct 2021
Don McLean
WTOP Entertainment Editor Jason Fraley chats with singer/songwriter Don McLean, who released his album “American Pie” exactly 50 years ago today on October 24, 1971. They spoke about the 50th anniver…
00:17:21 |
Sun 24 Oct 2021
Eduardo Sanchez
WTOP Entertainment Editor Jason Fraley chats with Eduardo Sanchez, co-director of "The Blair Witch Project" just in time for Halloween. They spoke in 2018 when the Library of Congress celebrated the …
00:20:56 |
Sat 23 Oct 2021
Emmylou Harris
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Emmylou Harris, who performs at Capital One Hall in Tysons, Virginia on Oct. 28th for “The Lantern Tour” to benefit the Women’s Refugee Commission.…
00:27:09 |
Fri 22 Oct 2021
Foreigner
WTOP Entertainment Editor Jason Fraley chats with Foreigner bass player Jeff Pilsen ahead of the band's concert this Saturday at MECU Pavilion in Baltimore, Maryland. They discuss the band's biggest …
00:13:56 |
Thu 21 Oct 2021
Lynyrd Skynyrd (Part 1)
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle on the 44th anniversary of the tragic plane crash that killed his bandmates, including lead singer Ronnie Van Z…
01:10:45 |
Wed 20 Oct 2021
Clay Walker
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with country star Clay Walker, who performs at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in West Virginia on Friday night. They discuss his biggest hits fr…
00:34:57 |
Tue 19 Oct 2021
BeBe Winans
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with gospel legend BeBe Winans on the eve of the 52nd annual Dove Gospel Music Awards tomorrow night in Nashville, Tennessee. Winans joined us in 2016 w…
00:25:46 |
Mon 18 Oct 2021
Judy Collins
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Judy Collins, who performs tonight at The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia. They spoke earlier this year when Collins hit Wolf Trap to recreate he…
00:31:21 |
Sun 17 Oct 2021
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