Walk A Mile With Tommy McFLY

We didn't really "Walk a Mile" so much as gymnastic-ed a mile. Olympic Gold Medalist and local gymnastics gym revolution starter Dominique Dawes invited us into her Rockville gymnastics and ninja gym. I definitely impressed her with my couch-to-balance beam skills, but we also had a thoughtful and thought-provoking conversation about how her experience with sports as a kid still in

Wolfgang Puck opened "The Source" in 2007 (RIP) and since he's been the only "celebrity chef" who doesn't live here to maintain an important presence in the DC dining scene. His latest spot "CUT" is inside the Rosewood Hotel. We had a mile long conversation stepping into topics like grit, Venus Williams, movie reviews, Elton John and the importance of Chef Andrew and his local team

Lisa Wise and her 'Flock' of companies manage Billions of dollars of real estate in the DC area. The latest hatchling, BirdWatch has changed my relationship with my home. [Link Below] In “Self Elected” a new memoir chronicling her journey to entrepreneurship Lisa shares her advise for business and life. Her love of a good bird pun and burning drive to create equitable change in

Mayor Anthony Williams is credited with revitalizing DowntownDC, helping to bring the Nats to town and many other huge changes that today we take for granted. He's also the guy who got DC's wallet in order. For his next adventure Tony Williams leading the Federal City Council and is working to reimagine Union Station. We had a mile long conversation from the MLK Library to what mig

You can take the lady out of the CIA … Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) represents Virginia’s 7th District. We had a mile long conversation along beautiful Historic Occoquan on a very cold day. Listen how her CIA training hasn’t left her, the jams she listens to get work done, finding common ground on Capitol Hill, her daughter’s vote counting skills, and tips for su

The term "legend," "icon" ... "queen" gets tossed around a lot. Virginia Ali deserves every single one. She’s the matriarch of Ben’s Chili Bowl which is immensely important to the story of DC. We recorded our mile long conversation along DC’s U Street Corridor, historically known as Black Broadway. It’s where Virginia and her late husband Ben Ali built a restaurant empire,

Get ready for our second season! It’s going to be miles and miles of fun conversation. Give this preview episode a listen to find out some of the guests Tommy’s stepping out with. Thanks to DowntownDC for supporting Walk A Mile with Tommy McFly produced by Real Fun Content.

Mr National (and Mrs National) are ready for their next chapter. "Ryan Zimmerman Weekend" at Nationals Park will retire the iconic #11 jersey. Zim was the Nationals' first draft pick, leader of the World Series Championship team and part of every other piece of baseball history in the Navy Yard. Besides being a legendary player and face of the team, Zim's a helluva guy. On parentin

It was 2008 when David Cook was beamed into our living rooms ... he won a little song contest called "American Idol" that year. At the top of his success his brother was diagnosed with a brain tumor, and passed away on May 2nd the next year. David, who has recorded seven albums and EPs, has remained a fierce advocate in the fight to beat brain tumors. This year is the Race For Hope

Maneet Chauhan can be found cooking up joy and bringing flavor to your favorite screen. She's a successful Nashville restaurateur, originally from India, Food Network Tournament of Champions winner, author, mom, world traveler and personification of hard work paying off. With so many things going on, it’s no wonder she exists in the moment. Right before DC Central Kitchen‘s "Ca