Philip Bump, National Columnist with the Washington Post discusses, “America’s new, old racial moment”.
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with ‘Ted Lasso’ cast members Cristo Fernandez and Kola Bokinni about their respective roles as Dani Rojas and Isaac McAdoo to see if AFC Richmond can turn this final season around. Just five episodes remain on Apple TV+. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ author Jeff Kinney, who returns to his alma mater of the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland this Saturday to unveil a new statue of his iconic wimpy book character. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Recording Academy C.E.O. Harvey Mason Jr., who honors Pharrell Williams tonight at the Grammys on the Hill event at The Hamilton in Washington D.C. They discuss Pharrell’s prolific career from The Neptunes to N.E.R.D. and beyond, as well as important new legislation on Capitol Hill to protect musicians and music fans. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Itamar Moses, creator of “An American Tail: The Musical,” which makes its world premiere tonight at Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They discuss adapting the iconic 1986 Don Bluth film, as well as memories of “The Band’s Visit,” which won a whopping 10 Tonys on Broadway, including Best Musical. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with author Monte Schulz, son of the late “Peanuts” creator Charles M. Schulz, about his epic new war novel “Metropolis.” They also set the record straight about his father, who created beloved characters like Charlie Brown and Snoopy. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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Seargent Major Grinston, who is bi-racial, appeared on Episode 9. He said in 2020 “Sometimes you’re not Black enough for the Black people and not white enough for the white people.” We asked if anything has changed since then.
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Samara Weaving about her new movie “Chevalier,” which opens in movie theaters nationwide today. They discuss the true story of a slave who became a composer to rival Mozart. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Paige O’Hara, the iconic voice of Belle in Disney’s animated classic “Beauty and the Beast,” which screens tomorrow at the AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, Maryland for an Angela Lansbury retrospective. They spoke in Washington D.C. in 2016 during the 25th anniversary Blu Ray release of “Beauty and the Beast.” (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Skye Townsend, star of the new comedy flick “Pretty Stoned,” which premieres tonight on MTV. They discuss her comedy career, as well as her father Robert Townsend’s journey from just one line in “Cooley High” to writing, directing and starring in “Hollywood Shuffle.” (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
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