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")

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Update frequency: every 2 days
Average duration: 22 minutes
Episodes: 967
Years Active: 2021 - 2025

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Arch Campbell (Part 1)

WTOP Entertainment Editor Jason Fraley chats with friend, mentor and longtime Washington D.C. movie critic Arch Campbell, who celebrates his 75th birthday on Oscar Sunday. How fitting.Learn more abou…

01:08:50 | Sat 24 Apr 2021

Chadwick Boseman

WTOP Entertainment Editor Jason Fraley honors the late Chadwick Boseman, who is the favorite to win a posthumous Best Actor Oscar this Sunday for "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom." Jason spoke with Boseman …

00:10:11 | Thu 22 Apr 2021

Ben Mankiewicz (Part 1)

WTOP Entertainment Editor Jason Fraley chats with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz about his grandfather, who is the subject of the Netflix film "Mank," which leads the way with 10 Oscar nom…

00:36:28 | Wed 21 Apr 2021

Wynonna Judd (Part 1)

WTOP Entertainment Editor Jason Fraley chats with country music legend Wynonna Judd, who rocks The Birchmere on Wednesday for the first time since the pandemic. How did she and other musicians keep a…

00:15:50 | Mon 19 Apr 2021

Richard Dreyfuss

WTOP Entertainment Editor Jason Fraley chats with Oscar winner Richard Dreyfuss about playing Bernie Madoff, who died in prison this week after orchestrating the biggest Ponzi scheme in history. How …

00:13:53 | Thu 15 Apr 2021

Ken Burns

WTOP Entertainment Editor Jason Fraley chats with prolific documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, who just dropped the new three-part documentary series Hemingway on PBS. What does Ken consider his magnum …

00:25:10 | Tue 13 Apr 2021