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Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley

Hosted by 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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10:12

Alex Borstein

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2022/02/15

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with two-time Emmy winner Alex Borstein, who stars in Season 4 of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" this Friday. They spoke back in 2016 when she was promoting the animated series "Bordertown," while shifting voices from Ms. Swan of "MADtv" to Lois Griffin of "Family Guy." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:25

Ivan Reitman & Jason Reitman

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2022/02/14

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with late Hollywood comedy icon Ivan Reitman, who died over the weekend at age 75. They spoke about his career from "Ghostbusters" to "Stripes" during the 2016 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor for Bill Murray at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. You'll also hear from his son Jason Reitman ("Up in the Air," "Juno") when he brought "The Front Runner" to the Middleburg Film Festival in Middleburg, Virginia in 2018. Learn more about your ad choices

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40:51

Kendrick Lamar's 'Butterfly Effect'

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2022/02/13

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with New York Times Music Journalist Marcus J. Moore, author of the Kendrick Lamar biography "The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America." They spoke in 2020 when the book was released. Listen as you prepare for Kendrick at the Super Bowl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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24:37

Super Bowl with Rob Havenstein

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2022/02/12

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Rob Havenstein of the Los Angeles Rams, who battle the Cincinnati Bengals this Sunday at the Super Bowl. They discuss his roots at Linganore High School in Frederick County, Maryland, including a surprise appearance by Rob's (and Jason's) high school football coach Rick Conner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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21:22

Ginuwine

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2022/02/11

WTOP Entertainment Editor Jason Fraley chats with R&B star Ginuwine, who brings a special "Valentine's Day Serenade" to MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland on Monday night. They discussed growing up in the nation's capital and recording hits like "Pony," "In Those Jeans" and "I Need a Girl (Part 2)." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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15:36

Hal Ketchum

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2022/02/11

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with late country star Hal Ketchum, who released his hit song "Past the Point of Rescue" 30 years ago this weekend. They spoke five years before his death when he played The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia in 2015, discussing his biggest hits like "Small Town Saturday Night," as well as movie appearances in "Heartbreak Hotel" and "Maverick." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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21:25

Erin Jackson

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2022/02/10

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with comedian Erin Jackson, who comes home to the D.C. Improv on Friday and Saturday in Washington D.C. They discussed her rise from Howard University to Netflix stardom, appearing in Tiffany Haddish's "They Ready" and writing for "The Upshaws." You'll also hear their chat from last April when she reopened the D.C. Improv after a year of COVID-19 restrictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:07

Anaïs Mitchell

Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley ·

2022/02/09

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with "Hadestown" creator Anaïs Mitchell, who brings her folk band the Bonny Light Horseman to Strathmore this Friday in North Bethesda, Maryland. She discussed her folks roots growing up in Vermont and how she came up with the idea for the Tony-winning Broadway smash "Hadestown." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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27:55

Douglas Trumbull

Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley ·

2022/02/08

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 of "2001: A Space Odyssey." He also shared memories of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and "Blade Runner." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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22:41

Iron Maiden

Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley ·

2022/02/08

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 in 2019 when the band brought its "Legacy of the Beast" tour to Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virginia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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22:48

Cinco Paul & Bekah Brunstetter

Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley ·

2022/02/07

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, Maryland about teenage Mary Magdalene crushing on Jesus. Paul also shares his Minions memories from writing "Despicable Me." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:14

Scott Hamilton

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2022/02/04

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" in Washington D.C. in 2016. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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24:15

J.B. Smoove

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2022/02/03

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 in to promote his standup gig at Warner Theatre in Washington D.C. back in 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:13

Bill Murray

Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley ·

2022/02/02

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 American Humor. You'll also hear from Jimmy Kimmel, Bill Heder, Sigourney Weaver, Rhiannon Giddens, Bruce Vilanch and "Ghostbusters" director Ivan Reitman. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion") Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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34:17

Christian McBride

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2022/02/01

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 Center in Washington D.C. The piece is a tribute to Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Martin Luther King Jr. and Barack Obama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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49:00

Susan Tedeschi

Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley ·

2022/01/31

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 her husband Derek Trucks to close the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:26

Rage Against the Machine

Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley ·

2022/01/28

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 in 2016 when Commerford's supergroup Prophets of Rage played EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia, breaking down the band's biggest anthems from the political rage of "Killing in the Name" to the John Coltrane roots of "Bulls on Parade." He even mentions his time with other supergroup Audioslave. Learn

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37:04

Marc Cohn

Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley ·

2022/01/27

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 breakthrough hit "Walking in Memphis," as well as his other underrated albums that paint his full life story, from losing his parents at a young age to being shot in the head during a carjacking incident in 2005. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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27:38

Stanley Nelson Jr.

Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley ·

2022/01/26

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 shortlisted for Oscar contention and is now available on Showtime, as well as for free on YouTube through the end of Black History Month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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25:17

Colin Quinn

Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley ·

2022/01/25

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 Crowd with Colin Quinn" to "Trainwreck," as well as his biggest regret: turning down the role of Scott Evil in "Austin Powers." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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