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Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley
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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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'Moana'
2w ago00:11:22Tap to summarizeJason Fraley celebrates today's release of Disney’s live-action “Moana” by flashing back to his chat with the original voice of the animated "Moana." Auli’i Cravalho called in to promote the National Memorial Day Concert in 2017, sharing behind-the-scenes gold about songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda and co-star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")
Transcribe →Alex Gibney
2w ago00:17:45Tap to summarizeJason Fraley marks the 10th anniversary of Alex Gibney’s acclaimed documentary “Zero Days,” which remains just as timely today in chronicling America’s development of the Stuxnet virus to secretly attack Iran’s nuclear capabilities. Gibney called in to preview the 2016 AFI Docs Film Festival and reflect on his prolific career, from his Oscar nomination for “Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room” to his Oscar win for “Taxi to the Dark Side." (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")
Transcribe →Lou Diamond Phillips
3w ago00:14:12Tap to summarizeJason Fraley interviews Lou Diamond Phillips, star of the new crime drama “Gangland,” which opens in movie theaters and streaming today. He called in to preview the film and reflect on his career, from his breakthrough role in the Ritchie Valens biopic “La Bamba” to his Golden Globe nomination for the urban high-school drama “Stand & Deliver.” (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")
Transcribe →America 250: George Washington
3w ago00:18:24Tap to summarizeJason Fraley celebrates the 250th birthday of the United States of America, which was founded on July 4, 1776 with a Declaration of Independence from the British crown. He spoke with author David O. Stewart in 2021 about his biography “George Washington: The Political Rise of America's Founding Father." (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")
Transcribe →Christopher Ferguson
3w ago00:20:56Tap to summarizeJason Fraley celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum by flashing back to his 2015 chat with astronaut Christopher Ferguson when the museum screened his 3D/IMAX film “Journey to Space," narrated by Patrick Stewart. Ferguson famously commanded the final mission of NASA's iconic Space Shuttle program in 2011 before this year's exciting Artemis II launch. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")
Transcribe →Kool & The Gang (Part 2)
4w ago00:19:36Tap to summarizeJason Fraley chats with Robert "Kool" Bell as Kool & The Gang rocks “A Capitol Fourth” this Friday, July 3rd to celebrate America’s 250th birthday. They break down the band’s biggest hits, including “Jungle Boogie,” “Hollywood Swinging,” “Ladies Night,” “Celebration,” “Get Down On It,” “Fresh” and “Cherish.” (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")
Transcribe →Walter Bobbie & Carmen Cusack
4w ago00:16:12Tap to summarizeJason Fraley marks the 10th anniversary of the musical “Bright Star” closing on Broadway in 2016. He sat down with acclaimed director Walter Bobbie and original actress Carmen Cusack backstage at the Kennedy Center when “Bright Star” made its pre-Broadway premiere in Washington D.C. in 2015. Bobbie also reflects on winning a Tony for directing the iconic revival of Bob Fosse's "Chicago." (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")
Transcribe →Melissa Etheridge (Part 2)
Jun 2300:11:53Tap to summarizeJason Fraley interviews Grammy and Oscar winner Melissa Etheridge, who rocks Wolf Trap tomorrow night, sharing a bill with Wynonna Judd & Maggie Rose. They spoke during her previous visit to Virginia when she played The Birchmere in Alexandria in 2018. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")
Transcribe →DeNeen Brown
Jun 1900:28:08Tap to summarizeJason Fraley celebrates Juneteeth by flashing back to his conversation with DeNeen Brown, narrator of Dawn Porter's powerful documentary “Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red Summer,” which premiered on National Geographic in 2021 for the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")
Transcribe →Eileen Collins
Jun 1400:19:44Tap to summarizeJason Fraley marks Flag Day by honoring a real American hero in NASA astronaut Eileen Collins, who made history as both the first woman to pilot a space shuttle and the first woman to command a space shuttle mission. They discuss her new documentary “Spacewoman,” now streaming on Apple, Amazon, YouTube, GooglePlay and Vimeo. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")
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