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
- 970
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Stephen Chbosky
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Stephen Chbosky, director of "Dear Evan Hansen," which hits movie theaters today after premiering in Washington D.C. in 2015 before winning the Ton…
00:09:39 |
Fri 24 Sep 2021
Rufus Wainwright
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Rufus Wainwright, who performs this coming Tuesday at The Anthem in Washington D.C. They discuss his versatile career from pop to opera, including …
00:26:27 |
Thu 23 Sep 2021
The Moody Blues
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley and colleague Dave Preston chat with Moody Blues frontman Justin Hayward, who performs tonight at Rams Head in Annapolis, Maryland. Hayward phoned in for a pa…
00:20:37 |
Wed 22 Sep 2021
Five for Fighting (Part 1)
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with John Ondrasik of Five for Fighting, who plays The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia on Sunday night. They spoke about him creating hits like "Super…
00:09:59 |
Tue 21 Sep 2021
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
WTOP Entertainment Reporter chats with Nathaniel Rateliff, who plays Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland on Friday for the Outlaw Music Festival with Willie Nelson and Sturgill Simpson. …
00:10:11 |
Mon 20 Sep 2021
Chaka Khan
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with the “Queen of Funk" Chaka Khan, who performs tonight at MGM National Harbor. They spoke back in 2015 before her New Year's Eve bash at the Kennedy …
00:18:22 |
Sun 19 Sep 2021
Gerard Butler
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley marks the 40th anniversary of "Das Boot" by talking submarine flicks with Gerard Butler, who says the genre accounts for three of his Top 10 favorite movies. …
00:16:27 |
Sat 18 Sep 2021
Amy Grant
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with gospel-pop star Amy Grant about her concert at The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia this coming Monday. They also discuss the new gospel music doc…
00:25:26 |
Fri 17 Sep 2021
Shenandoah
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Shenandoah lead singer Marty Raybon ahead of Saturday’s concert at the Great Frederick Fair in Frederick, Maryland. They spoke about the band's big…
00:23:40 |
Thu 16 Sep 2021
Paula Hawkins
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with author Paula Hawkins about her new murder mystery novel "A Slow Fire Burning." She also reflects on her best-seller "The Girl on the Train" and wat…
00:16:28 |
Wed 15 Sep 2021
Louis Prima Jr.
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Louis Prima Jr., who performs at City Winery in Northeast D.C. on Thursday night. They spoke about his famous father's jazz, swing and big-band car…
00:33:23 |
Tue 14 Sep 2021
Dave Koz
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with jazz great Dave Koz, who performs Thursday night at The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia. They spoke about his Grammy-nominated jazz career, as we…
00:26:26 |
Mon 13 Sep 2021
Jon Stewart
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with "Daily Show" legend Jon Stewart, who hosts a 9/11 tribute tonight at Madison Square Garden called “NYC Still Rising After 20 Years: A Comedy Celebr…
00:14:06 |
Sun 12 Sep 2021
Johnny Mathis
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with legendary crooner Johnny Mathis, who performs live at Strathmore tomorrow night in North Bethesda, Maryland. They spoke in 2018 to break down his b…
00:13:18 |
Fri 10 Sep 2021
Robert Glasper (Part 1)
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with jazz and hip-hop dynamo Robert Glasper, who kicks off his Kennedy Center residency today through Sept. 19. They spoke in 2020 about his stellar car…
00:26:02 |
Thu 09 Sep 2021
Colin Mochrie (Part 1)
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with "Whose Line is it Anyway?" alum Colin Mochrie, who joins Brad Sherwood for "Scared Scriptless" on Thursday night at Warner Theatre in Washington D.…
00:22:07 |
Tue 07 Sep 2021
My Morning Jacket
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James, who plays Merriweather Post Pavilion tomorrow night in Columbia, Maryland. They spoke in 2019 when James perf…
00:18:57 |
Mon 06 Sep 2021
Darius Rucker
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with the one and only Darius Rucker, who performs live at Wolf Trap tomorrow night in Virginia. They spoke in 2016 about Rucker's rise from Hootie & The…
00:11:53 |
Fri 03 Sep 2021
Sara Bareilles
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with singer/songwriter Sara Bareilles, who stars in the hit Broadway musical "Waitress" today as the New York City theater scene reopens after the pande…
00:16:51 |
Thu 02 Sep 2021
Brian Stokes Mitchell (Part 1)
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Tony winner Brian Stokes Mitchell, who joins Renee Elise Goldsberry for "Broadway in the Park" at Wolf Trap on Friday in a co-production with Signa…
00:29:31 |
Wed 01 Sep 2021
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