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Jeffrey Katzenberg

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with DreamWorks founder Jeffrey Katzenberg as the Library of Congress screens “Shrek” outdoors tonight as part of its National Film Registry. Katzenberg joined us in 2020 to launch the now-defunct streaming platform Quibi, which just earned eight Emmy nominations this week despite no longer existing. He also reflects on running Walt Disney Studios at the height of the Disney Renaissance.
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Carlos Lopez Estrada

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with filmmaker Carlos Lopez Estrada, whose new film “Summertime” opens nationwide this weekend. They also discuss his breakthrough film “Blindspotting” and his transition to animation in Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon.”
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Kevin Blackistone vs. Mark Moseley

WTOP Entertainment Editor Jason Fraley chats with ESPN’s Kevin Blackistone and former NFL MVP Mark Moseley about the Washington Football Team’s name change, which happened on this date exactly one year ago. These interviews were conducted in the week leading up to the decision, serving as a time capsule of a social breaking point in sports history.
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Trouble Funk

WTOP Entertainment Editor Jason Fraley chats with “Big Tony” Fisher of Trouble Funk, which makes history this Sunday as the first go-go band ever to play Wolf Trap’s Filene Center.
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Chris Daughtry

WTOP Entertainment Editor Jason Fraley chats with rocker Chris Daughtry, who signed his first record deal 15 years ago today — despite finishing fourth on “American Idol.” Daughtry describes staying busy during the pandemic and how he turned a TV singing competition into Grammy-nominated success.
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Ep. 56 | The complexities of racism faced by the Latin X community

JJ Green and guest host Dr. Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, of George Mason University’s Schar School, interview Dr. Zulia Orosco, professor at The Autonomous University of Baja, California about the many different forms of racism that Latinos face at home and here in the U.S.

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Fitz & The Tantrums

WTOP Entertainment Editor Jason Fraley chats with Michael Fitzpatrick of the alt-rock band Fitz & The Tantrums, who perform a special livestream concert today. Fitzpatrick shares how he came up with the band’s beloved whistles and hand claps.
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Max Weinberg

WTOP Entertainment Editor Jason Fraley chats with E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg, who brings his interactive “jukebox” concert to Wolf Trap this Saturday and Sunday. They discuss his prolific drumming career, from Bruce Springsteen to Conan O’Brien.
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Thom Loverro

WTOP Entertainment Editor Jason Fraley chats with D.C. sports columnist and radio personality Thom Loverro, who’s hosting a King Soul concert this Sunday at Caddies in Bethesda, Maryland to benefit D.C. Grays Baseball. They discuss Loverro’s memories of working at ESPN 980, as well as his favorite athletes, TV shows and movies, including a pair of brand new sports scripts that he wrote during the pandemic.
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Charlie Daniels

WTOP Entertainment Editor Jason Fraley chats with country music and southern rock legend Charlie Daniels, who died on this date exactly one year ago. The late Daniels shares how he first learned the fiddle and how he came up with the lyrics of the legendary song “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.”
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