Podcasts about Clarion

Jason Fraley celebrates the 10th anniversary of "Hamilton" sweeping the Tony Awards by flashing back to a trio of chats with Director Thomas Kail. First, you'll hear their 2016 phone interview about growing up in Alexandria, Virginia. You'll then hear them at the 2016 Records of Achievement Awards at the National Archives. Finally, you'll hear them at the 2018 Kennedy Center Honors where Kail was joined by "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, arranger Alex Lacamoire and choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

Porterflute Pod Season 9 Ep. 1 features Jack Schoenfeld from Clarion Insurance. Check out the podcast at porterfllute.com Check out Amy Porter at amyporter.com Check out Clarion Insurance at clarionins.com

Jason Fraley previews tonight's Tony Awards by chatting with Ken Davenport, one of the producers of Broadway's “Titanique,” which competes for the top prize of Best Musical. Ken knows a thing or two about the Tonys, having previously won for “Kinky Boots” and “Once On This Island.” (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

Jason Fraley marks the 10th anniversary of the Kennedy Center's Spring Gala tribute to Marvin Gaye. Jason spoke with several of the performers backstage before the show, including Valerie Simpson, Babybace, BJ The Chicago Kid, and Leslie Odom Jr. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

On this episode of The Diving Pod, we sit down with Colleen Hudson to talk about an unforgettable junior season that ended with her standing on top of the podium as the NCAA Division II National Champion on 3-meter. Colleen reflects on the work, consistency, and confidence it took to reach that moment, along with the pressure and excitement of competing in one of the deepest diving fields in the country.

Jason Fraley interviews lead singer Mike Love as The Beach Boys play Pier Six Pavilion in Baltimore, Maryland on Saturday, followed by Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia on Sunday. They spoke when The Beach Boys played the "A Capitol Fourth" concert in 2018. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

Jason Fraley interviews country singer/songwriter Tenille Townes about her brand new album “The Acrobat." She also reflects on her career, from getting pulled up on stage as a kid by Shania Twain, to winning Female Artist of the Year five times in a row at the Canadian Country Music Association, while crossing over in Nashville with the hit song “Somebody's Daughter.”  (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

Jason Fraley marks the 15th anniversary of Scotty McCreery winning Season 10 of  “American Idol,” sparking a career of country music hits like “Five More Minutes,” “This Is It” and “Damn Strait.” They spoke when Scotty performed at the National Memorial Day Concert in Washington D.C. in 2017, so it's only fitting to re-air it today for Memorial Day. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

Jason Fraley marks the 10th anniversary of Alisan Porter winning Season 10 of NBC's “The Voice,” becoming the first to win with a female coach in Christina Aguilera. They spoke when she performed the National Anthem at “A Capitol Fourth” in Washington D.C. on July 4, 2016. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

Jason Fraley interviews Gary Sinise, who returns to co-host the National Memorial Day Concert with Joe Mantegna tomorrow on PBS. He called in the first time 10 years ago when he co-hosted the event in 2016, capping a busy weekend where his Lt. Dan Band rocked the G.I. Film Festival at Howard Theatre and performed for the wounded vets at Walter Reed. They also discuss the legacy of his Oscar-nominated role as Lt. Dan Taylor in “Forrest Gump,” which won six Oscars, including Best Picture. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

Jason Fraley interviews hip-hop legend Big Daddy Kane, who performs live with the Duke Ellington School Orchestra at the Bethesda Theater in Bethesda, Maryland this Friday. He also teases his upcoming final album “Curtain Call" and shares memories of how Biz Markie gifted him “Ain't No Half Steppin',” how he recorded “Very Special” with a very pregnant DJ Spinderella, and who he'd put on Rap's Mount Rushmore. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

Jason Fraley interviews singer/songwriter Rachel Platten, who headlines the Global Down Syndrome Foundation's AcceptAbility Gala in Washington D.C. tomorrow night. She previews the event and reflects on her career of inspirational tunes like “Fight Song” and “I'll Stand By You.” (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

Jason Fraley celebrates the 50th anniversary of Henry Winkler competing for his first Primetime Emmy for his iconic role as The Fonz on the TV sitcom “Happy Days." They spoke in 2016 to promote his NBC reality show “Better Late Than Never,” traveling the globe with William Shatner, Jeff Dye, Terry Bradshaw, and the late George Foreman. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

Darryl "DMC" McDaniels teams with Public Enemy alumni Brian Hardgroove and DJ Johnny Juice to form the new hip-hop supergroup FREEDOM, dropping their new single "I'm On Your Side" tomorrow. They also praise each other's greatest hits from Run-DMC's "It's Like That," "Rock Box," "King of Rock," "It's Tricky" and "Walk This Way" to Public Enemy's "Rebel Without a Pause," "Bring the Noise," "Don't Believe the Hype," "Fight the Power" and "Shut Em Down." (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

Jason Fraley celebrates “Top Gun” returning to movie theaters nationwide tomorrow for its 40th anniversary by flashing back to his interview with Berlin lead singer Terri Nunn, who sang the Oscar-winning hit “Take My Breath Away." They spoke when the band reunited for their 40th anniversary tour at The Anthem in Washington D.C. in 2019. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

Jason Fraley marks tomorrow's 70th anniversary of Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray's “Pather Panchali” winning Best Human Document at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival, sparking a trio of landmark films known as “The Apu Trilogy." Jason spoke to Criterion Collection President Peter Becker and Criterion Technical Director Lee Kline about the trilogy's exciting 4K restoration in 2015. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

In her latest young adult novel, Holloway (Clarion Books, 2026), award-winning author Elana K. Arnold returns with a boldly visionary, deeply felt story that crosses space and time to examine loss and love in a world on the brink. It is the late summer of 2021, and a girl named Nora is on the Paris Metro. Nora, whose mother loved her, even though Nora was broken. Nora, who couldn't help her mother when her mother needed her most. Nora, from whom the pandemic has taken nearly everything, save the object she clings to: a cylinder containing her mother's ashes. With no family left, no friends to speak of, and no way to turn back time, Nora has come to France to keep a promise she never got to make: to spread the ashes in a place her mother never got to see. But instead, Nora finds herself on the run through a forest in the night, taking refuge in a dark holloway. And when she wakes, and tries to make her way back to something she recognizes, she realizes that is impossible. Because it is no longer 2021. Questioning everything--including her own sanity--Nora sets out on a journey through a time and place completely foreign to her, and yet one that, much like the time and place she came from, is defined by death, loss, fear, and uncertainty. A journey in which she must find a way to honor her mother--and heal herself--in a world that feels irrevocably broken. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In her latest young adult novel, Holloway (Clarion Books, 2026), award-winning author Elana K. Arnold returns with a boldly visionary, deeply felt story that crosses space and time to examine loss and love in a world on the brink. It is the late summer of 2021, and a girl named Nora is on the Paris Metro. Nora, whose mother loved her, even though Nora was broken. Nora, who couldn't help her mother when her mother needed her most. Nora, from whom the pandemic has taken nearly everything, save the object she clings to: a cylinder containing her mother's ashes. With no family left, no friends to speak of, and no way to turn back time, Nora has come to France to keep a promise she never got to make: to spread the ashes in a place her mother never got to see. But instead, Nora finds herself on the run through a forest in the night, taking refuge in a dark holloway. And when she wakes, and tries to make her way back to something she recognizes, she realizes that is impossible. Because it is no longer 2021. Questioning everything--including her own sanity--Nora sets out on a journey through a time and place completely foreign to her, and yet one that, much like the time and place she came from, is defined by death, loss, fear, and uncertainty. A journey in which she must find a way to honor her mother--and heal herself--in a world that feels irrevocably broken. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

Jason Fraley interviews Broadway star Shereen Pimentel, who played Maria in the 2020 Broadway revival of “West Side Story” and returns to the role TONIGHT, TONIGHT in a special new production by the Washington National Opera at The Lyric in Baltimore, Maryland on May 8-10, followed by the Strathmore in North Bethesda, Maryland on May 14-15. They discuss how the show's timeless themes of The Sharks vs. The Jets can heal our divisive political climate that caused the WNO to leave the Kennedy Center after 55 years. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

Jason Fraley celebrates Tony nominations day with Kelsie Watts, the current star of Broadway's “Moulin Rouge: The Musical." This week also marks the 25th anniversary of Baz Luhrmann's “Moulin Rouge” making its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival with iconic performances by Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

The fear of missing out (FOMO) is the engine of missing out. The reaching is the leaving. Building on the intensive teachings of Peg, Joel, and Flint, Nate offers a dharma talk on encounter — what it is, why we keep missing it, and what the craving mind is actually building while it's busy looking elsewhere. There is a poem by Mary Oliver (below). There is a koan or two. There is a story about a youth soccer game that went poorly for a vocal subset of parents, the dharma teacher in attendance, and every available adult on the sideline— though notably not for the seven-year-olds. Except from Mary Oliver's poem, "At the River Clarion": 1. I don't know who God is exactly. But I'll tell you this. I was sitting in the river named Clarion, on a water splashed stone and all afternoon I listened to the voices of the river talking. Whenever the water struck a stone it had something to say, and the water itself, and even the mosses trailing under the water. And slowly, very slowly, it became clear to me what they were saying. Said the river I am part of holiness. And I too, said the stone. And I too, whispered the moss beneath the water. I'd been to the river before, a few times. Don't blame the river that nothing happened quickly. You don't hear such voices in an hour or a day. You don't hear them at all if selfhood has stuffed your ears. And it's difficult to hear anything anyway, through all the traffic, the ambition.

Bennett Borden, Founder and CEO of Clarion AI Partners, joins Kevin Frazier, the AI Innovation and Law Fellow at UT and a Senior Fellow at the Abundance Institute, to discuss AI adoption as well as the future of the law and legal practice. The two explore Bennett's unique background, Clarion's AI interdisciplinary approach, and the importance of AI adoption. They also cover innovative work underway at major AI labs to align model use with user expectations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Acclaimed author Walter Mosley headlines the Frederick Speaker Series at the Weinberg Center in Frederick, Maryland this Thursday, April 30. They discuss his prolific literary career, including his 1990 detective novel “Devil in a Blue Dress,” which was memorably adapted into a 1995 film starring Denzel Washington. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

Julie Pacino, daughter of Al Pacino, makes her feature-length directorial debut this week with the new horror flick “I Live Here Now," available on Video On Demand. She joined me to discuss the film's psychological allegory and her own evolution as a filmmaker, following in the footsteps of her legendary father, star of classics like “The Godfather,” “Dog Day Afternoon” and “Scarface.” (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

Jason Fraley marks the 10th anniversary of the indie film “Elvis & Nixon," chronicling the true story of the King of Rock & Roll meeting the President of the United States. Acclaimed director Liza Johnson called in to promote the film's release in 2016. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

Jason Fraley wishes a happy 50th birthday to celebrity chef Bryan Voltaggio, who competes tonight in the finale of the Food Network's "Tournament of Champions VII." They spoke when he competed on Bravo's "Top Chef: All-Stars L.A." in March 2020 right as the pandemic shook up the restaurant industry, including businesses in their shared hometown of Frederick, Maryland. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

Jason Fraley interviews comedian Paula Poundstone, who cracks up the Weinberg Center in Frederick, Maryland this Friday night. They spoke when she played The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia in November 2016, just days before the presidential election between Donald Trump & Hillary Clinton. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

We're joined by Sarah McDonald, communications director of the Archdiocese of New Orleans with updates. Tim Glemkowski is the executive director of Amazing Parish, talks about a leadership manifesto for parishes and parish leaders. Dr. Tom Neal, chief of evangelization and mission engagement of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee with Catholic 101 segment: How do we shift from discipline of fasting to discipline of feasting?

First episode in the new setup! This one is a fun one as we dive into some 2026 NFL Draft prep alongside CBS analyst Emory Hunt, check-in with Harlon Hill winner Curtis Allen from Virginia Union, and dive into NIL with Minnesota State WR TreShawn Watson alongside pro day prep.We've got two D2 Football teams heading to the Bahamas!!! Along with a PSAC QB from Clarion who signed to the CFL in Anthony Guercio, and a conference in trouble with the Gulf South following the departure of West Florida. In the D3 world, have you ever heard of a punter going on to pitch in the MLB? Buckle up. And D3 baseball is on a TEAR of wild events right now. Finally we've got two former NAIA QB's making the jump and signing with Arena Football teams which we're very pumped about. Thanks for tuning in!Video Chapters:0:00 Episode Overview5:26 Emory Hunt - 2026 NFL Draft33:28 D2 Football in the BAHAMAS45:23 Anthony Guercio signs with Toronto Argonauts49:58 The Gulf South is in trouble1:00:07 Curtis Allen - Virginia Union1:11:48 From D3 Kicker to MLB Pitcher - Lake Bachar1:18:50 WHAT is going on in D3 Baseball1:27:48 WIAC game on a Friday this year?1:34:09 Blake Rohrer signs with Duke1:39:29 TreShawn Watson - Minnesota State1:58:52 NAIA QB's in the AF1

Jason Fraley marks the 165th anniversary of the Civil War by reviving his conversation with Rev. Gary Hall, former Dean of the National Cathedral in Washington D.C., from when he hosted a 2015 panel called “Civil War to Civil Rights: The Last Great Speeches of Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr.” (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

Jason Fraley salutes Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Ricky Byrd, former guitarist for Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, who headlines the annual Rock & Roll for Children benefit this Saturday in Potomac, Maryland to raise money for The Children's Inn at NIH. Here's a flashback to their convo when Byrd headlined the event back in 2016. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

Jason Fraley marks the 10th anniversary of Trent Harmon winning Season 15 of “American Idol," making him the last winner of the show's iconic 15-year run on Fox before being revived on ABC. They spoke in 2016 when he performed at the National Memorial Day Concert in Washington D.C. You'll also hear from former “Idol” judges Kara DioGuardi, Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

Jason Fraley interviews country singer/songwriter Kylie Morgan, who performs live at the Tally Ho Theater in Leesburg, Virginia this Friday, April 3. She discusses her new album “The Healed Cowgirl," including the singles "Like My Own" and "Love and Country Music," as well as the biggest hits of her career from “Two Night Stands” to “If He Wanted to He Would,” which just went platinum. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

Jason Fraley interviews Oscar-nominated producers Tim & Trevor White, who screen “Carolina Caroline” this Saturday at the Annapolis Film Festival (March 26-29). The brothers also reflect on their prolific producing career, including Rob Reiner's “LBJ,” Aubrey Plaza's “Ingrid Goes West,” Taylor Sheridan's “Wind River,” Steven Spielberg's “The Post,” Will Smith's “King Richard” and most recently “Eternity,” starring Miles Teller & Elizabeth Olsen. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

Jason Fraley interviews Jay Leno, who joins Arsenio Hall at the Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in West Virginia on March 28. They also discuss his journey to "The Tonight Show," his rivalries with David Letterman and Conan O'Brien, and the state of late-night comedy today, including the recent controversies of Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

Jason Fraley celebrates Oscar Week with a special 10th anniversary flashback to his first trip to cover the Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood as a live contributor for CBS News Radio in 2016, culminating today with "Spotlight" winning Best Picture. You'll first hear Jason's interview with writer/director Tom McCarthy and co-writer Josh Singer at the film's Washington D.C. premiere at the National Portrait Gallery in November 2015, where Jason also interviewed "The Wire" creator David Simon, who hosted a Q&A with the real Boston Globe reporters. You'll then go backstage at the Oscars in 2016 to hear McCarthy and Singer react to winning Best Original Screenplay, followed by "Spotlight" producers Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin and Blye Pagon Faust celebrating Best Picture. Finally, you'll hear Jason catch up with David Simon again in 2017 to react to "Spotlight" winning Best Picture and the troubling state of journalism in the 21st century. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion ")

Jason Fraley celebrates Oscar Week with a special 10th anniversary flashback to his first trip to cover the Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood as a live contributor for CBS News Radio in 2016. Each day this week, you'll hear the audio Jason recorded backstage as the winners left the stage and entered the press room holding their Oscars, continuing today with Alejandro González Iñárritu, who won Best Director for "The Revenant," as well as his Oscar-winning cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion ")

Delegáti kongresu ODS odmítli koncept spojenectví středopravicových stran svého končícího předsedy Petra Fialy. Ten je i po loňské prohře koalice Spolu přesvědčen, že pouze na této širší platformě jsou schopni konkurovat Andreji Babišovi (ANO). Jenomže v lednu ovládl pražský hotel Clarion duch Martina Kuby, který roky plédoval za to, aby občanští demokraté budovali svoji značku a prodávali politické zboží za osvědčenou cenu a kvalitu.

Jason Fraley celebrates Oscar Week with a special 10th anniversary flashback to his first trip to cover the Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood as a live contributor for CBS News Radio in 2016. Each day this week, you'll hear the audio Jason recorded backstage as the winners left the stage and entered the press room holding their Oscars, continuing today with Mark Rylance, who won Best Supporting Actor for "Bridge of Spies," and Alicia Vikander, who won Best Supporting Actress for "The Danish Girl." (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion ")

Jason Fraley celebrates Oscar Week with a special 10th anniversary flashback to his first trip to cover the Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood as a live contributor for CBS News Radio in 2016. Each day this week, you'll hear the audio Jason recorded backstage as the winners left the stage and entered the press room holding their Oscars, continuing today with Brie Larson, who won Best Actress for "Room." (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion ")

Jason Fraley celebrates Oscar Week with a special 10th anniversary flashback to his first trip to cover the Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood as a live contributor for CBS News Radio in 2016. Each day this week, you'll hear the audio Jason recorded backstage as the winners left the stage and entered the press room holding their Oscars, starting today with Leonardo DiCaprio, who won Best Actor for “The Revenant." Leo is nominated again this year for "One Battle After Another." (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion ")

Jason Fraley interviews country singer/songwriter Hunter Hayes, who releases his new album “Evergreen” this Friday to complete his trilogy of "Wild Blue" and "Red Sky." He also reflects on his life and career, from getting his first guitar from the late Robert Duvall to being nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammys. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

Start Artist Song Time Album Year FEATURED ARTIST 0:00:57 JoJo Razor Melancholia 8:04 Eye Of Clarion 2026 0:10:55 JoJo Razor Trees 3:18 Eye Of Clarion 2026 0:15:32 JoJo Razor Red Garden 3:06 Eye Of Clarion 2026 0:19:34 JoJo Razor Never 3:35 Eye Of Clarion 2026 0:24:08 JoJo Razor Run 4:52 Eye Of Clarion 2026 0:31:38 JoJo Razor Not Self 13:07 Eye Of Clarion 2026 NEW ALBUMS 0:46:13 Laughing Stock Summer’s End 5:41 Life in Seven Dreams 2026 0:51:55 Archive So Far From Losing You 7:48 Glass Minds 2026 0:59:43 The Neal Morse Band Shame About My Shame 5:40 L.I.F.T. 2026 1:07:26 Refestramus Deathless 8:15 Morri’s Rock Boutique 2026 1:15:41 Leon Alvarado Man In A White Car 6:03 The Wicked Forest 2026 1:21:44 PRE (Progressive Rock Experience) Ascetic Eros_Hymn of Transfiguration 9:28 Progressive Rock Experience (LP) 2026 1:33:08 Eye of Melian Dawn of Avatars (ft. Patty Gurdy, Troy Donockley) 5:04 Forest of Forgetting 2026 1:38:11 HamaSaari Frames 6:47 Pictures 2026 1:44:58 Black Swan When The Cold Wind Blows 5:03 Paralyzed 2026 1:50:01 Hollow Peak Obsidian Cult 4:23 Obsidian Cult 2026 1:55:28 Paul Gilbert Speak Not Evil of the Absent 3:24 WROC 2026 1:58:52 Motorpsycho The Oracle 6:46 The Gaia II Space Corps 2026 2:07:12 Antariksh Naaqis 4:43 Rehguzar 2026 INSTRUMENTALS 2:11:54 Arti & Mestieri Algarve 3:51 D-Brane 2026 2:15:46 I Built the Sky The Start Of Something Beautiful 4:19 Promise Me You’ll Thrive 2026 Vincent Carr’s SUMIC Goodbye To A Sycamore 3:35 To Begin Again 2026 NEW SINGLES LYRRE Still Human 5:43 Single 2026 Madness Of Light Branwen 3:15 Single 2026 Floating Nest Re-Connection 6:47 Blow Off Steam 2026 Karmamoi The Regrets – Lara Is Your Name 5:38 Eternal Mistake 2026 Franck Carducci The Limits of Freedom 5:35 Single 2026 Argos Moytura House 8:26 Doctor Wilde`s Twilight Adventure 2026 Furio Chirico’s THE TRIP Analisi 4:02 Atlantide 2026 Dennis Atlas Violent Power (feat. Marco Minnemann) 4:07 Principle 2026 Pothamus Heravis II.II (Let Light In) 3:49 Single 2026 PreHistoric animals The Wedding Singer 6:18 Single 2026 Ghost on Mars Il Senso Giusto 5:14 Il Senso Giusto 2026 MULTI PLAYED ALBUMS Monkey House Feeling You Breathe 3:43 Crashbox 2025 Ævestaden Jag vill ut och du vill ner i jorden 5:44 Ni blomster i en åker 2025 Alan Reed Voice of an Angel- 4:10 Close to Grey Sky Thinking 2025 Echoes And Signals Nothing but the Light 4:20 Solar 2026 Silent Script Deep Breath 6:10 Another Day In Bedlam 2026 Green Eyed Ghost Open Elysium 4:15 Leave Me Here 2026 Peter Gabriel What Lies Ahead (Bright-Side Mix) 2:47 o/i 2026 Anton Roolaart Yesterday and Today 3:47 The Ballad of General Jupiter 2026 Keys Lost in Time 4:01 Infinity Parabellum 2026 Don Richard Don’t Give Up 4:33 Secret World 2026 Mind Overclock Cold Distance 5:02 No Return Address 2026 Wolverine A Perfect Alignment 6:11 Anomalies 2026 Perfect Beasts Perfect Beasts 7:28 Perfect Beasts 2026 The Swan Chorus Xenophobia Jones 2:36 Blood and Tennis Rackets 2026

Choice Privileges is a hotel chain with brands like Clarion, Comfort Inn, Quality Inn, Radisson Americas etc. In today's podcast, we'll talk about the pros and cons of this program. You can find our Choice Privileges complete guide here.Choice Privileges Pros and ConsPros / items of interest...(01:37) - Earn elite status through credit card spend thanks to an update in early 2026. (05:59) - (Somewhat) fixed award chart(07:16) - Ability to book premium rooms with points sometimes(09:53) - Preferred Hotels partnershipLearn more about this partnership here(11:53) - Transfer 1:2 from Citi or Wells Fargo(12:31) - Buy points for around .7cpp during sales(13:14) - Titanium Travel Award: 50% off award stay up to 7 nightsCons...(16:23) - Not much elite benefit. Breakfast at Diamond, Titanium Travel Award at Titanium. (17:10) - Points expire after 18 months of inactivity(17:37) - Fewer aspirational properties (apart from Preferred Hotels, and even that experience is complicated)Visit https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe to get updated on in-depth points and miles content like this, and don't forget to like and follow us on social media.Music Credit – Beach Walk by Unicorn HeadsMentioned in this episode:Visit FrequentMiler.com Did you know that Frequent Miller is also a website? At frequentMiller.com, you'll find all the latest deals, news about points, miles, and rewarding credit cards, the single best, Best Credit Cards page on the web, guides to all popular rewards programs, and many other terrific resources. If you'd like to get our posts sent to your email, go to frequentMiller.com/subscribe and sign up for free. https://frequentmiler.com/subscribe/

We know this issue landed in mid- to late July, but can it ever be too early to start thinking about your back-to-school wardrobe? Sassy invites you to imagine yourself as a Coco Chanel knockoff, an intimidatingly cool biker chick, or a face and a couple of limbs with monochromatic garments laid on top of you. (It'll make sense when you see it.) You can also learn about eye makeup, hair brushes, kilts, and what kind of time Jane had co-starring in R.E.M.'s "Shiny Happy People" video...but wouldn't you rather talk about all the new ADS that helped make this issue the fattest we've seen in months? We sure would! Get out two to four pairs of jeans and listen to our latest episode!QUICK LINKS

Jason Fraley interviews Malcolm Bruce (son of Cream singer Jack Bruce), who teams with Kofi Baker (son of Cream drummer Ginger Baker) as their legacy band Sons of Cream rocks Rams Head in Annapolis, MD this Friday. They discuss their fathers' biggest hits from “I Feel Free” to “Sunshine of Your Love” to “White Room.”  (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

Jason Fraley celebrates 1,000 episodes with his high school football coach Rick Conner, the reigning Maryland 3A State High School Football Coach of the Year after leading the Linganore Lancers to an undefeated season to capture his 8th state championship. Coach Conner reflects on his life and career, from his own playing days at Western Maryland College to his early coaching days at T.J. High School to his 50 straight wins as Defensive Coordinator at Urbana High School. Of course, they also discuss his four state titles as Head Coach at Linganore High School, where Jason served as his very first team captain in 2002. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

Jason Fraley marks the 10th anniversary of William Shatner's book “Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man" about his late “Star Trek” co-star Leonard Nimoy. They spoke in 2016 when Shatner performed at the historic Warner Theatre in Washington D.C. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

Jason Fraley marks the one-year anniversary of Ben Folds resigning as Artistic Advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra after Donald Trump's Kennedy Center takeover, sparking a chain reaction of artist cancellations. Folds joined the show in 2018 to discuss the launch of his Kennedy Center series "Declassified," pairing the NSO with popular musicians like Sara Bareilles and Jon Batiste. We're replaying it today as a reminder of all that was lost and could be again. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

Jason Fraley interviews actor Corey Feldman, who brings a special 40th anniversary screening of "Stand By Me" to Strathmore in North Bethesda, Maryland on March 14. They pay tribute to late director Rob Reiner and discuss the state of child actors in Hollywood today. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")