Dr. Shaun M. Anderson, an internationally recognized scholar, proud HBCU graduate, and award-winning professor at Loyola Marymount University, examines how Black athletes have used their influence to create meaningful change and reform for Black Americans.
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Nancy Springer, author of the “Enola Holmes” book series as the new movie “Enola Holmes 2” hits Netflix today starring Millie Bobby Brown. They spoke in 2020 when the original film premiered on Netflix for a deep dive into how Springer created the teenage sister of Sherlock Holmes. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Grammy winner Richard Marx, who performs live at the Capital Turnaround in Washington D.C. tomorrow night. They discuss his biggest hits from “Don’t Mean Nothing” to “Right Here Waiting,” as well as songs he wrote for other artists like “This I Promise You” for NSYNC, “To Where You Are” for Josh Groban, “Dance with My Father” with Luther Vandross and “Better Life” for Keith Urban. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Sophia Anne Caruso, who is currently starring in the Netflix original movie “The School for Good and Evil.” They spoke in 2018 alongside Tony-nominated co-star Alex Brightman for the pre-Broadway world premiere of “Beetlejuice: The Musical” at National Theatre in Washington D.C. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
By 2018, investigators had tired of waiting for another DNA cold hit and decided to hand the case to a cop named ‘Smugs.’ A young Montgomery County police officer who had already used genealogy to solve several high profile rape and murder cases. Crimes that had stumped detectives for years. Could ‘Smugs’ be the one to finally give a name to the Unknown Subject?
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with best-selling author David Baldacci about his new novel “Long Shadows,” the seventh installment of his “Memory Man” series about Amos Decker. They also discuss his Virginia roots and his quest for improved literacy in America. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley celebrates Halloween by chatting with “A Nightmare on Elm Street” composer Charles Bernstein, who wrote the music for Freddy Krueger. They spoke in 2020 about his memories of working with Wes Craven to craft the creepy ditty “1, 2, Freddy’s coming for you.” He even recreates the music live on his piano during the interview. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Howie Mandel, who made his television debut in “St. Elsewhere” 40 years ago this week in October of 1982. They spoke in 2017 when he called in to promote the “Howie Mandel All-Star Comedy Gala” on The CW, as well as memories of creating “Bobby’s World,” hosting “Deal or No Deal” and judging “America’s Got Talent.” (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with 14-year-old Jalyn Hall, who plays Emmett Till in the new movie “Till,” which opens nationwide today. They discuss his chemistry with co-stars Danielle Deadwyler, Whoopi Goldberg and Frankie Faison, his admiration for director Chinonye Chukwu, and the film’s relevancy to racism in America today. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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