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Bad Company

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Bad Company drummer Simon Kirke as today marks the 50th anniversary of the last concert by the band Free (“All Right Now”), allowing its members to next form the iconic classic rock band Bad Company. They spoke in 2015 when Kirke played the annual Rock & Roll for…

Bad Company

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Bad Company drummer Simon Kirke as today marks the 50th anniversary of the last concert by the band Free (“All Right Now”), allowing its members to next form the iconic classic rock band Bad Company. They spoke in 2015 when Kirke played the annual Rock & Roll for…

The Commanders’ ongoing OC search and Strasburg’s future with the Nats

The Washington Commanders’ extensive offensive coordinator search reached its eighth interview Thursday when Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy visited Ashburn. Is the two-time Super Bowl champion OC in KC the right man for the job in D.C.? We discuss Bieniemy’s fit and, in a discussion sparked by Rob’s column on the plight of Black…

2/16 We are attempting to replace the word woke and we are one day closer

The Garage Logician with the mysterian neighbor weighs in with an update on a snow blower purchase. We are attempting to replace the word woke and we are one day closer. Johnny Heidt with guitar news. Heard on the show: Woman sentenced to life in prison for murdering her 6-year-old son 2 killed, 1 injured…

Media industry wrestles with racial reckoning sparked by George Floyd’s death

Independent journalist Emeri Burks interviewed 12 journalists as part of her masters degree work for the University of Missouri School of Journalism.The Donald J. Reynolds Journalism Institute recently published Burks’ report about the media industry’s racial reckoning in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death. Keep up with the latest news about the It’s All Journalism…

372 | How to Fight Disinformation and The MSU Mass Shooting

Urve Eslas, a disinformation expert in the office of Strategic Communications Department of the Estonian Government Office, explains how they are fighting back against Russian disinformation. ALSO, Michigan State University Professor Shawn Turner joins us to share his experience during a mass shooting that left three students dead and five wounded. Learn more about your…

2/15 You and your lawnmower are the problem pal

You and your lawnmower are the problem pal. Does this country have a transportation secretary? Johnny Heidt with guitar news. 16-year-old formally charged for fatal stabbing at Harding High School Twins pitchers, catchers report to spring training Wednesday White supremacist gets life in prison for Buffalo massacre

Duran Duran

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Duran Duran lead singer Simon Le Bon as tickets go on sale tomorrow for the band at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. on Sept. 13. They discuss Duran Duran’s recent induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, as well as their biggest hits, including “Hungry…

Duran Duran

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Duran Duran lead singer Simon Le Bon as tickets go on sale tomorrow for the band at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. on Sept. 13. They discuss Duran Duran’s recent induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, as well as their biggest hits, including “Hungry…

Why is AG Miyares investigating northern Va. school systems?

Commonwealth Attorney General Jason Miyares has launched three separate investigations into school systems in northern Virginia during his first year in office. The Republican Attorney General campaigned on education reform. And so far, Miyares has aimed his office’s prosecutorial power at Loudoun and Fairfax county school systems — earning him both praise and pushback from…

2/14 Climate crisis activists believe that EV’s don’t go far enough

Climate crisis activists believe that EV’s don’t go far enough. They won’t no cars at all. Harding H.S. may have paid the price for the St Paul school board removing police from schools three years ago. Johnny Heidt with guitar news. Heard on the show: Police seek motive of gunman who killed 3 at Michigan…