Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley

About Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley

Host Jason Fraley picks the brains of the most influential filmmakers, musicians and artists of our time in the new podcast “Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley!” Based in the nation's capital, Jason has interviewed just about every famous figure you can imagine: Aretha Franklin, Carol Burnett, Jon Stewart, Barry Jenkins, Lin-Manuel Miranda, the list is endless! Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. (Royalty-Free Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

Publisher

Hosted by Jason Fraley

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Apr 2021

Latest episode

31 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 1,076 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   31 Oct 2026

   'The Omen'

   Jason Fraley hosts a special Halloween convo with "The Omen" screenwriter David Seltzer to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his 1976 horror classic. He describes working with director Richard Donner, composer Jerry Goldsmith and a killer cast of Gregory Peck, Lee Remick and Harvey Stephens. They also chronicle his screenwriting career, including secretly writing the script for "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory." (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

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   28 Oct 2026

   Radford Sechrist

   Jason Fraley celebrates International Animation Day with Radford Sechrist, who served as a story artist on “Kung Fu Panda 2,” “Madagascar 3” and “How to Train Your Dragon 2” before working on “K-Pop Demon Hunters,” the reigning Oscar champ for Best Animated Feature. They spoke when he gave a lecture at George Washington University in Washington D.C. back in 2020, fresh off his original Netflix series “Kipo & The Age of Wonderbeasts.” (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

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   26 Oct 2026

   Dweezil Zappa

   Jason Fraley interviews Frank Zappa's son Dweezil Zappa, who brings his “Like Father Like Son” tour to The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia on Nov. 1. They spoke when Dweezil previously played The Birchmere in 2016 to raise money for his charity Guitars Not Guns. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

Inside a recent episode

Lynda Carter

Published 22 Aug 2024 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And what young girl and what woman hasn't been inspired by a Wonder Woman character, whether it was Linda's version or Gal Gadot or whoever. There are many different versions of Wonder Woman. But we have all been inspired by that woman who owns her power and uses it for good. And I think that's what women really want to do with power. And one of the reasons that women have sometimes been shy about owning their power and using it is that they don't want to use it in the old narrative of power that has been about wars and fighting and the assumption of scarce resources. They want to use their power in ways that are generative, innovative, creative, make life better for themselves, their family, the world. […]

Who has been a guest on Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley

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• Eric Stonestreet
• Otis Williams
• Steve Fossen
• Tim Foreman
• Dianne Reeves

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YouTube views

78,992

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

25 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 65 / 100

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Quality

99

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

0

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