WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Shila Ommi of Pixar’s “Elemental,” which opens in movie theaters nationwide today. They discuss the immigrant social commentary of Element City where Fire, Water, Land and Air attempt to coexist. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Sasha Calle, the first Latino to play the role of Supergirl in “The Flash,” which opens in movie theaters nationwide today. They discuss how the film’s time-travel plot allows audiences to reconnect with classic characters like Michael Keaton’s Batman and Michael Shannon’s General Zod. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Ziggy Marley, who performs live at Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia this Saturday and Sunday. They discuss his journey from growing up in Kingston, Jamaica, to learning music from his father, Bob Marley, then forming The Melody Makers with his siblings and eventually charting his own Grammy-winning solo career. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley interviews Michael & Kevin Bacon again as The Bacon Brothers perform four shows over two nights at the Rams Head in Annapolis, Maryland this Friday and Saturday. You can also check out the archives for other conversations, riffing on Kevin’s most famous movie roles. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley interviews comedian Bert Kreischer, who brings his “Fully Loaded” comedy tour to CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, Maryland this Thursday, featuring titans like Dave Attell and Tiffany Haddish. They discuss his incredible journey from a Florida State party animal who inspired “Van Wilder” to his shirtless standup specials and new action comedy flick “The Machine.” (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley interviews Tony Award winner Lea Salonga, who performs live this Friday for “Broadway in the Park” at Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia. They discuss her groundbreaking career, including winning a Tony in “Miss Saigon” on Broadway — the first Asian actress to do so — as well providing the iconic Disney singing voices of Princess Jasmine in “Aladdin” and Mulan in “Mulan.” (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with filmmaker Whit Stillman as tomorrow marks the 25th anniversary of “The Last Days of Disco,” which opened on June 12, 1998. They spoke in 2016 about the release of his period-piece comedy “Love & Friendship.” (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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Dr. William Darity, Co-Editor says it would take $14 Trillion to do it right. He lays out the reparations blueprint he and his co-editors, A. Kirsten Mullen and Lucas Hubbard came up with.
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with singer Phillip Phillips, who releases his new album “Drift Back” today. They discuss his journey from growing up in Georgia to winning Season 11 of “American Idol,” including his instant hit “Home” that became the top-selling coronation song in “Idol” history.” (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley interviews Melissa Rivers as today would have been the 90th birthday of legendary comedian Joan Rivers, who was born June 8, 1933. They spoke in 2016 when she hosted a tribute to her late mother at the Kennedy Center. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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