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Blues Traveler

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with bass player Tad Kinchla of Blues Traveler, which rocks Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in West Virginia on Friday, Oct. 7. They discuss how the band formed as high-school buddies in Princeton, New Jersey for hits like “Run-Around” and “Hook.” (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)

Ep. 351 | Atrocities in Izyum

Arman Soldin, Video Coordinator for Agence France-Presse went to Izyim, Ukraine; saw the mass graves and spoke with survivors of torture. And for Soldin, who was born in Sarajevo, what he saw was a shock, even for him.

How Lizzo got to play James Madison’s crystal flute

Lizzo fans witnessed history in DC last night when the Grammy award-winning singer played a 200-year-old crystal flute previously owned by former President James Madison. The Library of Congress presented the flute to Lizzo on stage. Head curator of musical instruments, Carol Lynn Ward-Bamford tells us she also gave the superstar a private tour of…

BONUS: Fairfax Co. Chair McKay prays the Silver Line opens by Thanksgiving

We continue our conversation with the chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Jeff McKay. In the previous episode, we covered crime and education but now we focus on transportation – specifically the fate of the Silver Line extension. And we also talk to the chairman about where he thinks the next Commander’s stadium…

BONUS: Fairfax Co. Chair McKay prays the Silver Line opens by Thanksgiving

We continue our conversation with the chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Jeff McKay. In the previous episode, we covered crime and education but now we focus on transportation – specifically the fate of the Silver Line extension. And we also talk to the chairman about where he thinks the next Commanders stadium…

How Lizzo got to play James Madison’s crystal flute

Lizzo fans witnessed history in DC last night when the Grammy award-winning singer played a 200-year-old crystal flute previously owned by former President James Madison. The Library of Congress presented the flute to Lizzo on stage. Head curator of musical instruments, Carol Lynn Ward-Bamford tells us she also gave the superstar a private tour of…

Jordan Black

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with comedian Jordan Black, who brings his improv comedy show “The Black Version” to the Kennedy Center tomorrow through Saturday. They discuss his hilarious idea of staging Black versions of predominantly white movies, as well his own journey from “Saturday Night Live” to “Community” to “The Wonder Years.” (Theme…

Fairfax Co. chair rebukes Youngkin’s rules on trans students

The man who leads the governing board over one of the biggest counties in our region joins us in the studio. Jeff McKay has held the title of chairman of Fairfax County’s Board of Supervisors for two years and tells us he stands with the thousands of students walking out of school in protest of…