Fiona Hill became known worldwide when she testified during former President Donald Trump’s first indictment. Until recently, what she went through to become a globally recognized expert on Russia and survive in sometimes hostile circles dominated by men, was not well known at all -until her book came along.
The city of Brooklyn Center put its new public safety law enforcement rules into place. Good Luck to Brooklyn Center. Check out the Shell commercial running in Europe it will give you the chills. Johnny Heidt with guitar news.
Answering your questions! Today’s question: How do I become a personal trainer? Personal trainer and Cincy 360 Fitness owner Josh Garrett joins me on this episode to chat all things personal training. 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…
News From The Crabby Coffee Shop; Ghostly adventures with Dawn and all time great comebacks!
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with comedian Lewis Black, who performs this weekend at the Weinberg Center in Frederick, Maryland. You’ll hear conversations from 2015 and 2018 when Black performed at Warner Theatre in Washington D.C. They discuss his bits on “The Daily Show” and the genius of the late Dick Gregory.
Weekly Scramble: Homecoming rules and etiquette, and do we really need pumpkin spice beer?
We correct some rather embarrassing numbers regarding electric cars. Maybe the California wildfires are the result of crackpot arsonists NOT climate change. The automobile industry is experiencing major league supply chain problems.
Answering your questions! Today’s question: How does your meal prep process work? If you’re in need of a health coach, and you’d like to check out Team Fit With Me – Get 10% off month 1 of all packages, plans, and add on services using this link: www.teamfitwithme.com/poundthis Please help support Pound…
WTOP Entertainment Editor Jason Fraley chats with Cappy McGarr, creator of the Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. He releases a new book today called “The Man Who Made Mark Twain Famous,” featuring behind-the-scenes stories about the award’s funniest recipients from Will Ferrell shattering the ceramic bust to Bill Murray putting in the…
Monday Night Sports Talk: Episode 94
We are all wondering how a train derailed in Montana. What the school of tomorrow will look like. Great emails from GL’ers. Elon Musk raves about China where they can’t build coal powered plants fast enough.
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Counting Crows guitarist David Immerglück as the band rocks MGM National Harbor this Friday near Washington D.C. They spoke about the band’s biggest hits from “Mr. Jones” to “Round Here,” from “Hanginaround” to “Accidentally in Love,” which earned an Oscar nomination.
WHAT’S MORE OVERRATED…BEN’S CHILI BOWL OR THE WFT DEFENSE? WTOP’S JAMAL BOWEN JOINS THE DISCUSSION. CAN’T WAIT FOR THE SEQUEL!
WHAT’S MORE OVERRATED…BEN’S CHILI BOWL OR THE WFT DEFENSE? WTOP’S JAMAL BOWEN JOINS THE DISCUSSION. CAN’T WAIT FOR THE SEQUEL!
Answering your questions! Today’s question: How can I create real change? As a person that has gone through a LOT of change, in this episode we discuss what I think creates real change in your life. If you’re in need of a health coach, and you’d like to check out Team Fit With Me…
Hospitals nationwide are losing resources to the most recent surge of COVID-19, causing bed shortages and increasing wait times. This week, we asked two medical specialists at MedStar Washington Hospital Center how their Emergency Room is doing. Dr. Susan O’Mara is the Chair of Emergency Medicine and Dr. Glenn Wortmann is the Chief of Infectious…
Fitness trainer and tequila enthusiast Danielle Palladino is all about Squats and Margaritas — literally! She discusses the importance of living a balanced lifestyle, why women should be lifting heavy, ditching cardio and eating more for weight loss.
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Leslie Odom Jr., who hosts a unique Tony Awards tonight honoring the best of Broadway after a long pandemic hiatus. They spoke when he performed at the Kennedy Center Spring Gala tribute to Marvin Gaye in 2016, the exact week before he won his Tony as Aaron Burr…
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Idina Menzel, who performs in the TV special “Broadway’s Back!” after the Tony Awards on Sunday night. They spoke in 2017 when she came to MGM National Harbor, discussing her originating the role of Maureen in “Rent,” originating the role of Elphaba in “Wicked,” and singing “Let it…
Changing the name of JEB Stuart High School in Fairfax County Virginia, took two and a half years. By the time it became known as Justice High School, a lot of feelings were hurt, threats were made and lessons were learned. Debbie Ratliff was involved in the process.
House lawmakers are busy this weekend preparing for key votes on the president’s infrastructure plans, and the Senate has an upcoming vote related to avoiding a government shutdown. WTOP Capitol Hill Correspondent Mitchell Miller has “The Week on the Hill.”
Kids in Sartell are being told that they must believe they live in a bigoted city. More meaningless remarks from Phillipe Cunningham about the continued rise in violence in North Minneapolis. Reusse makes his weekly visit.
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Stephen Chbosky, director of “Dear Evan Hansen,” which hits movie theaters today after premiering in Washington D.C. in 2015 before winning the Tony for Best Musical on Broadway in 2017. They discuss the joys and challenges of bringing a hit musical from stage to screen, as well as…
A 17 year old in St Paul who had been arrested 7 times since April 2020, was confronted by police Tuesday night after he attempted to use one of the two guns on his person. He also had 5 felony warrants for his arrest. Why was he on the street? We were excited to be…
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with Rufus Wainwright, who performs this coming Tuesday at The Anthem in Washington D.C. They discuss his versatile career from pop to opera, including being named Rolling Stone magazine’s Best New Artist, recording “Hallelujah” for the “Shrek” soundtrack, and even donating sperm to Leonard Cohen’s daughter to raise a…
Zach Cohen is the Senate correspondent for the National Journal, also appearing on cable news stations on behalf of his publication. He talks with It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell about why he studied international service in college, how to set up a weekly schedule for coverage and why it’s important to have trusted sources…
He discusses Estonia’s outlook on national defense, ZAPAD, Russian aggression, Belarus’s provocations, and migrant weaponization.
Washington coming off its first win of the year, now it’s time for road game number 1. Plus, it’s almost time for Capitals training camp.
Sioux Falls SD continues to sound appealing, especially when it comes to public safety. For the 25th time we have been told by the U.N. that we are on the edge of the climate abyss. Johnny Heidt with guitar news.
News from The Crabby Coffee Shop: How we prepare to get fired, and what does cover and hover mean?
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley and colleague Dave Preston chat with Moody Blues frontman Justin Hayward, who performs tonight at Rams Head in Annapolis, Maryland. Hayward phoned in for a pair of conversations, first in 2016, then in 2018 after the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Weekly Scramble: A beer so strong it is illegal in 15 states, and our friends from PittieQbbq on a special GoFundMe effort.
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.”