WTOP’s Jason Fraley interviews five-time Grammy-winning opera legend Renée Fleming, who just published her new book “Music & Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health & Wellness.” They discuss the intersection between the arts, health and neuroscience, as well as memories from her prolific career, including being honored at the most recent Kennedy Center Honors. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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Alissa Zhu, of the Baltimore Banner joins us to talk about her and her colleagues story chilling story for the NYT; and why this is happening.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/us/baltimore-opioid-epidemic-seniors.html
WTOP’s Jason Fraley interviews Sasha DiGiulian of the new rock-climbing documentary “Here to Climb,” which premiered this week on HBO and Max. They discuss her journey from growing up in Alexandria, Virginia to becoming a world-champion indoor rock climber and then shifting outdoors to break vertical ground with historic climbs. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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WTOP’s Jason Fraley marks the 30th anniversary of NBC’s “Today” show moving into its iconic Studio 1A on June 20, 1994. You’ll first hear from legendary anchor Katie Couric, who co-hosted “Today” from 1991-2006, when she appeared on the red carpet at the Kennedy Center for a Washington D.C. event in 2017. You’ll then hear from current “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie when she and co-author Allison Oppenheim published the children’s book “Princesses Wear Pants” in 2017. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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WTOP’s Jason Fraley interviews stand-up comedian Kathleen Madigan, who brings her “Boxed Wine and Tiny Banjos Tour” to Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in West Virginia this Saturday. They discuss her prolific standup career, including some hilarious insight on her golfing buddies Ron White and Lewis Black, who grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland, but never told her the origin of Stevie Nicks’ song “Silver Springs.” (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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WTOP’s Jason Fraley interviews Tower of Power saxophonist and songwriter Emilio Castillo as the classic R&B band plays Bethesda Theater in Bethesda, Maryland this Friday night. They discuss the band’s biggest hits from “What is Hip?” to “So Very Hard to Go.” (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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WTOP’s Jason Fraley explores the National Geographic documentary “Clotilda: The Return Home,” which premieres today on Hulu and Disney+. He chats with Nat Geo explorer Tara Roberts about this amazing true story of the last-known American slave ship, The Clotilda, which was recently discovered in Mobile, Alabama in 2019 — and whose descendants now make the trip back to Africa to symbolically bring their enslaved ancestors home. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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We go back to our very 1st episode on June 11th 2020 for perspective on how it all started.
WTOP’s Jason Fraley interviews Wiley Brown, the son of “The Godfather of Go-Go” Chuck Brown, as the Chuck Brown Band rings in both Father’s Day and Juneteenth with a special concert tomorrow at Watkins Regional Park in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. He discusses his dad’s iconic journey and biggest go-go hits, from “Bustin’ Loose” to “We Need Some Money,” as well as his own responsibility to carry on his father’s legacy. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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WTOP’s Jason Fraley interviews Peter Grosz, who co-hosts “Don’t Tell Seth! An Evening with the Seth Meyers Writers” at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. this Friday and Saturday. He describes meeting Meyers in college and asking him to be the best man at his wedding, as well as the difference between writing for “Late Night with Seth Meyers” and “The Colbert Report,” not to mention starring in “Veep.” (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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