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S3 E3 – The Case That Wouldn’t Break

In the early to mid nineties, Montgomery County Police Detective Joe Mudano knew he had a ruthless rapist preying on women but he had no idea who he was. DNA linked a number of cases, but a clear description remained elusive. More maddening for Mudano was the fact the Unknown Subject seemed to have inside information. But how?

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Matthew Heineman

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Oscar-nominated filmmaker Matthew Heineman, who wrapped the Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival last night in Washington D.C. with his new documentary “Retrograde” about the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Heineman joined WTOP in 2015 to discuss his Oscar-nominated documentary “Cartel Land.” (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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EP. 122 | Abraham Awolich speaks out

One of “The Lost Boys of Sudan” joins us with a look at the current disturbing state of affairs in South Sudan, which forced him to return to the U.S.

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Kris Allen

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with musician Kris Allen, who beat Adam Lambert in Season 8 of “American Idol” and performs tonight at The Hamilton in Washington D.C. They spoke in 2017 when Allen brought his Christmas tour to the Miracle Theatre on Barracks Row in D.C. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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Lisa Loeb

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with singer/songwriter Lisa Loeb as tomorrow marks the 25th anniversary of her hit single “I Do” on Oct. 14, 1997. They spoke in 2017 when Loeb performed at the AMP by Strathmore in North Bethesda, Maryland. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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Yalitza Aparicio

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Middleburg Film Festival, which kicks off tomorrow in Middleburg, Virginia. Here’s one of his favorite conversations from 2018 when the festival screened Alfonso Cuaron’s masterpiece “Roma.” Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio joined Jason via interpreter to discuss starring in her very first movie. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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S3 E2 – Kelly’s Story

Seven years before Christine Mirzayan was murdered in Georgetown, a man cut the phone lines to a house miles outside the city and raped a teenage baby sitter. The first in a string of similar attacks spread out over several years. Kelly survived that awful night and in this episode tells her harrowing story. A crime that was nothing like the murder in Georgetown.

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Tom McCarthy

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley marks the launch of the Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival this week in Washington D.C. by reviving this convo from the festival’s inaugural year in 2015 with “Spotlight” director Tom McCarthy and screenwriter Josh Singer, who went on to win Best Picture at the Oscars. You’ll also hear a conversation with “The Wire” creator David Simon, who hosted the Q&A after the “Spotlight” screening. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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Adam Ferrara (Part 1)

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with comedian Adam Ferrara, who performs live at the Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse in Virginia this Friday and Saturday. They spoke in 2017 when he played the D.C. Improv in Washington D.C., breaking down his standup career and memories of his TV roles in “Rescue Me” and “Nurse Jackie.” (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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EP. 121 | Harriet Tubman statue unveiled at the CIA

A statue of iconic Black American intelligence pioneer, Harriet Tubman was unveiled recently at the Central Intelligence Agency. Her 3X great grand-niece Tina Wyatt and CIA museum director Robert Byers talk about the significance.

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