Former Minneapolis city council member Don Samuels joins us to start the show. San F5ransisco mayor London Breed pulled an Otter from Animal House when she was asked why she didn’t wear a mask indoors at The Black Cat Club. An important garage ruling and Johnny Heidt with guitar news.
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with John Ondrasik of Five for Fighting, who plays The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia on Sunday night. They spoke about him creating hits like “Superman” and “100 Years,” as well as his hockey fandom. He even predicted that Alex Ovechkin would eventually get his Stanley Cup.
Monday Night Sports Talk: Episode 93
Polling reveals that most people in Minneapolis want reform, not fewer cops. A Minnesota mom, Kofi Montzka, has shown the rest of us exactly how to push back at a school board meeting.
WTOP Entertainment Reporter chats with Nathaniel Rateliff, who plays Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland on Friday for the Outlaw Music Festival with Willie Nelson and Sturgill Simpson. They spoke in 2016 about Rateliff forming The Night Sweats for the hit song “S.O.B.”
Personal trainers and co-workers Leah Wiethe and Nic Alessandrini and I discuss exercise during and after pregnancy. What exercises to do, and what to avoid. Find us at Cincy 360 Fitness: https://www.cincy360fitness.com/ If you’re in need of a health coach, and you’d like to check out Team Fit With Me – Get 10% off month…
Montgomery County Public Schools are a month into full in-person learning and the school system has made a series of COVID-19 policy changes as it tries to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. Quarantine protocols, vaccine requirements and a decision on homecoming are among the recent developments. This week WTOP reporter Luke Lukert reviews the…
Exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist Dr. Stacy Sims, the author of ‘ROAR: How to Match Your Food and Fitness to Your Unique Female Physiology’, joins Squats and Margaritas to discuss what nobody talks about women and their periods! She explains why women should train differently, fuel differently and work with their unique female physiology because…
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with the “Queen of Funk” Chaka Khan, who performs tonight at MGM National Harbor. They spoke back in 2015 before her New Year’s Eve bash at the Kennedy Center, discussing everything from her Rufus hits like “Tell Me Something Good” to her solo hits like “I’m Every Woman.”
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley marks the 40th anniversary of “Das Boot” by talking submarine flicks with Gerard Butler, who says the genre accounts for three of his Top 10 favorite movies. They spoke during the release of Butler’s 2015 submarine flick “Hunter Killer.” Don’t miss his spoof of “The Phantom of the Opera.”
This is the amazing story of Wendell Allsbrook, who took the lemons that life gave him, and instead of making lemonade, he planted the seeds and started a lemon grove. Now, this product of Washington DC’s inner city is one the most successful business people in Washington, D.C.
The public safety ballot question will be on the ballot for vote this Nov. Mysterians believe its democracy only if they win. We attempted to interview a talking duck in Australia, it was a disaster.
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with gospel-pop star Amy Grant about her concert at The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia this coming Monday. They also discuss the new gospel music documentary “The Jesus Music” in theaters Oct. 1.
Plus, is Cam Newton going to get a call from Ron Rivera
We learn about Nicole Thomas-Kennedy, a leading candidate in the race for the Seattle city’s attorney office. Buckle Up. Through a journalism site called Verify we learn what Joe Biden has in mind regarding your bank accounts. Day two of a Jewel Jones update and Johnny Heidt with guitar news.
Michael Hainsworth is a Toronto-based podcaster who left a 20-plus-year broadcast career to embrace all digital media has to offer. He talks with It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell about the fear mainstream media has for digital, why that’s a bad idea and how the ice cream moment has melted. Keep up with the latest…
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Shenandoah lead singer Marty Raybon ahead of Saturday’s concert at the Great Frederick Fair in Frederick, Maryland. They spoke about the band’s biggest hits, including “The Church on Cumberland,” “Two Dozen Roses,” “Next to You, Next to Me” and “I Wanna Be Loved Like That.”
The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan has raised serious doubts about the relationship between the US and NATO. It was a key topic at the Lennart Meri Conference in Tallinn, Estonia September 3-6. We bring you a panel discussion that revealed just how concerned NATO allies are about the relationship.
Weekly Scramble: New hotspot in Minneapolis and the passing of Norm Macdonald
The strong mayor question in the upcoming election is just as important as the public safety question. The elites who attended the Met Gala didn’t wear masks, but the help did. Johnny Heidt with guitar news.
News from the Crabby Coffee Shop: The debut of a new segment called Johnny on the spot
In my own weight loss journey, and in my journey as a personal trainer/health coach, this question has come up often. Why am I gaining weight when I’m eating healthy? Let’s discuss in this episode. If you’re in need of a health coach, and you’d like to check out Team Fit With Me –…
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with author Paula Hawkins about her new murder mystery novel “A Slow Fire Burning.” She also reflects on her best-seller “The Girl on the Train” and watching it be adapted by Hollywood.
It’s becomming increasingly likely that a public safety ballot question will not be written in time for the Nov election. Great emails regarding 9/11 but the show went off the rails when we learned of the unfortunate death of Norm Macdonald, we didn’t even know he was sick.
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Louis Prima Jr., who performs at City Winery in Northeast D.C. on Thursday night. They spoke about his famous father’s jazz, swing and big-band career, as well as him voicing King Louie in Disney’s animated “The Jungle Book” to sing the iconic tune “I Wanna Be Like You.”
Monday Night Sports Talk: Episode 92
REBUILDING blah blah…NEW CULTURE blah blah….HOWZABOUT WINNING SOME GAMES WHYDONTCHA? CLAUDE AND KEVIN ARE BACK…AND THEY’RE GOING MEDIEVAL ON RON, JACK, FITZ AND ST JUICY
Ilhan Omar tries to explain why she is a yes vote on the Minneapolis public safety ballot question. She makes absolutely no sense. We finally chat with t-shirt Tony, who was kicked out of a Target store in Rochester for wearing a GL t-shirt. The mayor is astonished at what bonsai trees are worth.
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with jazz great Dave Koz, who performs Thursday night at The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia. They spoke about his Grammy-nominated jazz career, as well as his approach to interviewing other musicians on his popular syndicated radio show that he’s hosted since 1994.
Dr. Elizabeth Peters is a Family Medicine Physician at The Christ Hospital Health Network. In this episode we discuss the importance of having a primary care physician, all the ways they can help on your health journey and Dr. Peter’s own background in fitness. Find Dr. Peters here: https://www.thechristhospital.com/ If you’re in need of…
Maryland high school athletics resumed Sept. 3 and within a week both Prince George’s and Montgomery counties announced vaccine mandates. Originally, the school districts had left the decision up to the players, but outbreaks moved the counties to require COVID-19 vaccines or a negative test. This week, WTOP’s José Umaña takes us onto the field…
Erin Ryser is Atlanta’s go-to makeup artist and hair stylist. She joins Squats and Margaritas to discuss building her brand, making fitness a priority, mom guilt and why she stays prayed up.
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with “Daily Show” legend Jon Stewart, who hosts a 9/11 tribute tonight at Madison Square Garden called “NYC Still Rising After 20 Years: A Comedy Celebration.” He visited D.C. in 2014 to discuss his directorial debut film “Rosewater” about Iran’s imprisonment of Western journalist Maziar Bahari, who you’ll also…
Can the Washington Football Team repeat as NFC East Champs? How big of a deal is the injury to Curtis Samuel?
A wave of Afghans is coming to the U.S. as the war in Afghanistan ends. Abigail Hauslohner, a roving national correspondent with the Washington Post, wrote a riveting story called “New Americans”. She takes a profound look at the complicated ups and downs they and other immigrants face in the U.S. Follow us @podcastcolors
A wave of Afghans is coming to the U.S. as the war in Afghanistan ends. Abigail Hauslohner, a roving national correspondent with the Washington Post, wrote a riveting story called “New Americans”. She takes a profound look at the complicated ups and downs they and other immigrants face in the U.S.
The 9/11 Commission that investigated the 2001 terror attacks was not immediately backed by Congress and the White House. But its legacy lives on, as a House select committee now pursues an investigation of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol in an era of heightened partisan politics. WTOP Capitol Hill Correspondent Mitchell Miller has…
Joe compares the state of the country today and where we were on Sept 11th of 2001
There’s a big gap in Erica Stancliff’s winemaking career… the Petaluma Gap to be accurate. Erica’s path to winemaking started at the tender age of 10 when one evening, respected winemaker and family friend Paul Hobbs, whom she calls “Uncle Paul”, came to her parent’s home for dinner with a bottle of 1997 Michael Black…
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with legendary crooner Johnny Mathis, who performs live at Strathmore tomorrow night in North Bethesda, Maryland. They spoke in 2018 to break down his biggest hits, including “Chances Are,” “It’s Not For Me to Say” and “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas.”
The possibility is developing that the ballot question regarding the removal of the police department might not actually make it to the ballot. Ramsey County attorney John Choi is thankfully enough getting backlash on his decision to end pretextual traffic stops. Johnny Heidt with guitar news.
News from the Crabby Coffee shop: Rude names, jobs for lazy people, and cars that control your mind
Christopher Post spent 20 years as a first responder before changing careers and becoming a video journalist. He talks with It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell about how journalists can develop situational awareness and be safe when covering potentially dangerous stories. Keep up with the latest news about the It’s All Journalism podcast, sign up for…
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with jazz and hip-hop dynamo Robert Glasper, who kicks off his Kennedy Center residency today through Sept. 19. They spoke in 2020 about his stellar career, from his Grammy-winning collaboration with Kendrick Lamar on “These Walls” to his Emmy-winning duet with Common on “Letter to the Free” from the…
When the United States needs eyes and ears in critical places where no human can reach – be it over the most rugged terrain or through the most hostile territory – it turns to the National Reconnaissance Office. Director, Dr. Chris Scolese joins us to breakdown what they do.
Weekly Scramble: Beer News, Bartley from Bent Brewstillery, and memories of 9/11
Mom blames police for the death of two teens who died while riding in a stolen car. Some amazing statistics in California from a George Will column about Larry Elder. Ramsey County attorney John Choi will no longer prosecute felonies that result from a routine traffic stop.
Christine Luken went from being unable to leave a broken relationship because of debt in her 20’s, to now helping people have a healthy relationship with their finances. In this episode, we discuss the parallels between fitness and finances and some helpful tips and tricks to have a better relationship with money. Find Christine here:…
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with William Shatner to mark the 55th anniversary of “Star Trek,” which premiered on television on Sept. 8, 1966. They spoke in 2015 when Shatner came to Awesome Con in Washington D.C. and again in 2016 when Shatner performed at Warner Theatre in Washington D.C. Captain Kirk shared memories…