WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Richard Thomas (“The Waltons”) and Pamela Reed (“Parks & Rec”) about the Thanksgiving play “The Humans,” which won Tonys on Broadway in 2016 and came to the Kennedy Center in 2018. It’s now being adapted into an Oscar contender in movie theaters today. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of legendary underwater filmmaker Jacques Cousteau, who is chronicled this week in the new Disney+ documentary “Becoming Cousteau.” They spoke in 2016 when Jean-Michel’s National Geographic documentary “Secret Ocean” played at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with five-time Emmy-winning composer Jeff Beal, whose latest score is featured in Oliver Stone’s documentary “JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass” tonight on Showtime. They spoke in 2016 when Beal came to the Kennedy Center to perform his “House of Cards” score with the National Symphony Orchestra.
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Sisqo and Tao of the R&B group Dru Hill, which released its debut album 25 years ago this weekend. They spoke when the group played D.C.’s Howard Theatre in 2016, discussing their humble beginnings singing while making fudge in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with comedian Joel McHale, who celebrates his 50th birthday today! They spoke in 2017 about McHale’s memoir, as well as memories of hosting “The Soup” on E! and starring in “Community” on NBC.
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Shonda talks about backlash, the Census, her next book, and why we should never stop looking for our ancestors.
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with legendary late-night talk show host Dick Cavett, who celebrates his 85th birthday today! They spoke in 2015 about Cavett’s must-read book “Brief Encounters,” featuring priceless anecdotes from his decades of interviewing celebrities on television.
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with “Tony Kornheiser Show” personality Marc Sterne (a.k.a. Nigel) about the 10th anniversary of the time he fooled Hollywood with his Christopher Walken impersonation on the D.C. radio airwaves.
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with comedian Paula Poundstone, who cracks up The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia this weekend on Nov. 19-21, 2021. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Motown legend Smokey Robinson, who performs live at MGM National Harbor near Washington D.C. on Saturday night. Smokey discusses growing up in Detroit and forming The Miracles to become Motown’s first successful act with hits like “Shop Around,” “You Really Got a Hold on Me,” “Ooo Baby Baby,” “Tracks of My Tears” and “The Tears of a Clown.”
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