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 informs her business and life to this day. Dominique Dawes Gymnastics Academy https://www.dominiquedawesgymnasticsacademy.com/ President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition https://health.gov/our-work/nutrition-physical-activity/presidents-council Dominique Dawes remembers Prince video https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2016/04/21/prince-dominique-dawes-music-video-gymnastics-olympics/

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 in Georgetown. You may hear me sounding a little breathless, because let me tell you. Wolfgang Puck is not an easy person to keep up with.

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 our community makes for a fascinating mile long conversation. Hear how the BirdSeed foundation is helping with no string attached grant for first time home buyers. Visit: birdwatch.com

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 might some day be called Joe Biden terminal.

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 surviving today’s political climate. Plus you’ll love how her husband gave her advice on the first campaign. Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger https://spanberger.house.gov/ About Historic Occoquan https://historicoccoquan.com/

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, loving family and the deepest community connection.

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 parenting, cooking, baseball memories, and their love story lets cover it all as we Walk A Mile. Step ahead to... 2:30 Like a Caged Animal 6:30 Retiring #11 9:45 Why Didn't You Leave? 12:25 Kiddie Culture 14:30 Coach Ryan 17:15 Winning The National League 19:25 World Series Memories 21:00 Zim's Favorite Seats 23:30 Sports Is Life 25:00 The Love Story 28:30 New Job? 29:00 ZimFoot

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's twenty-fifth anniversary. The National Brain Tumor Society has raised tens of millions of dollars to combat brain cancer, David Cook (who serves on their board) and I caught up along the course, we let the fast runners get started and then we set out to Walk A Mile. Step ahead to: 2:00 Supporting the Race for Hope 5:30 David Cook, Bakes 9:30 Walking Along Pennsylvania Avenue 15:20 Tom Hanks New Single Inspiration 17:30 Mountain Dew Dorito Cupcakes 19:00 Talking With Survivors 21:00 The 2K Tour Links: Race For Hope https://secure.braintumor.org/site/TR?fr_id=3653&pg=entry David’s New Single TABOS https://youtu.be/0U0Vw_MZYTM Mountain Dew Dorito Cupcakes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vcZQcpica0

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 "Capital Food Fight" where she was a celebrity judge. Maneet and Tommy McFLY took a stroll talking about how she balances the wonderful chaos going on in her life. She laced up her bedazzled rainbow sneakers and we dug into topics like teaching math, Indian food, Bollywood music, the Marvel Universe, and the importance of helping people. Step ahead to... 2:00 Thanks Obama 4:00 Traveling With Kids 6:00 Glitter Rainbow Shoes 8:00 Teaching Math To A Seven Year Old 10:00 Here Comes Thor, The Chef 13:00 DC Central Kitchen's Mission 15:00 Eating India 18:00 Battling With Andrew Zimmern VS Kristen Kish and Tom Colicchioa 19:00 Guess The Secret Ingredient 23:00 Dancing With Nashville 26:00 Find People Who Are The Best 27:00 100% of Maneet Follow Maneet Chauhan on IG instagram.com/maneetchauhan When You're In Nashville chauhannashville.com DC Central Kitchen DCCentralKitchen.org Twitter - @TommyMcFLY Instagram - @MrTommyMcFLY Facebook - facebook.com/TommyShowFamily LinkedIN - linkedin.com/in/tommymcfly

Andrew Keenan-Bolger is a Broadway actor who finds himself in Washington. He created the role of “Crutchie” in Newsies, which just celebrated a big 10th anniversary. AKB’s an actor, director, author, filmmaker, and always joyful person-of-the-internet with his own photo presets, shoe collab and crazy large following on instagram. We stepped our right before things started to bloom in DC, his new adopted city.  Step ahead to... 2:30 No tanks on our block 4:00 New Yorker's picks for DC restaurants 5:13 Broadway shutdown 8:00 DC streets are anti-invader 8:55 Theatre in a vacant store window 12:00 The effort of meeting new people 14:10 Andrew Keenan-Bolger person-of-the-internet 15:30 The Dear Evan Hansen guys were classmates 17:15 Why is everything teal? 19:00 The Influencer Association  21:00 Museums to do 24:30 Smooth Blacklist name drop 27:00 Talking Newsies 29:00 New book and shoe projects

Alysha Clark is the upbeat, positive, dog loving, coffee enthusiast, foodie who's ready to light it up for the Washington Mystics. The WNBA star is exploring DC after an injury, pandemic and interrupted few years. We stepped out to Walk A Mile in Northeast at Union Market. SPOILER: You're about to hear us become best friends... Step ahead to: 1:20 Sly Clark the Lebron of Chihuahuas 2:30 What's in the bag? 4:00 Vaseline and Bees 5:00 Dropping Union Market Gems 6:00 Rooting for Rue in Euphoria 7:30 Mystics Players as Ted Lasso characters 9:30 Basketball season in a boot 11:00 Alysha explores DC 13:00 The Dave Thomas Circle Challenge ​14:45 Playing in Europe 18:00 Carla Hall is a Queen 20:00 Chefs > Beyonce​ 21:00 White flat, nothin' but net 22:00 Training, Rehab, Repeat ​25:00 Murals are amazing Special thanks to Bridgeen Joyce, Patricia Anderson, and Sidney Espinoza for contributing to this episode… If you’re enjoying Walk-A-Mile please share it with a few friends that would mean the world. Next time we walk a mile with one of DC​

Dr. Carla Hayden is the best. She’s the 14th librarian of Congress of the United States. Born in Florida she’s spent her career educating and inspiring with stops in Chicago, Pittsburgh and Baltimore. From Charm City Dr Hayden was nominated by President Obama and confirmed by the Senate (74-18 by the way) to a ten year term. Dr Hayden is the first woman and person of color to serve as the head of the largest library on the planet. We caught up with Dr Hayden to Walk-A-Mile and to be honest I was not expecting the surprises and treasures she had waiting for us... Step ahead to: 1:30 Palace to knowledge, not royalty 3:00 Dr Hayden doing DC things 5:30 Audiobooks are reading, says the highest librarian in the land!!!! ****** 6:30 The Great Hall 7:00 Oh that’s the Gutenberg Bible 8:30 The reading room 11:20 get your reader’s card peeps 11:30 Librarian of Congress ceremonial office 13:00 Items from the Lincolns, yes this Lincolns 14:00 inside Abe’s pockets, the night he was assassinated 16:00 Washington, Hamilton things 18:20 The President Lincoln and Frederick Douglass plan of escape for enslaved persons 20:30 Treasures gallery on the way 21:00 Love to Dr Hayden’s Mom 22:00 Comics in the Members room. Original Spiderman, Wonder Woman, Batman and Robin 25:00 Librarians are not concerned with resale 27:00 Pre-pandemic LOC had 2,000,000 visitors and they’re coming back 27:30 Lin Manuel Miranda and Jonathan Larson 29:30 Long Division, RENT Edition 30:00 Lizzo please come play these priceless flutes 30:30 Info on tours Here are links to see the treasures Dr Hayden showed us along the walk, thanks to the Library of Congress team for an incredible afternoon. George Washington’s first inaugural address, April 30, 1789 Alexander Hamilton to wife Eliza Schuyler Hamilton, July 4, 1804 https://www.loc.gov/resource/mss24612.020_0611_0648/?sp=35 Abraham Lincoln, farewell remarks upon leaving Springfield, Illinois, February 11, 1861 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/ms000001.mss30189a.0728000 Frederick Douglass to Abraham Lincoln, August 29, 1864, regarding Lincoln’s suggested plan for escape of enslaved persons in Confederate states http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/ms000001.mss30189a.3565200  Mary Todd Lincoln's Seed-pearl Necklace and Matching Bracelets.
https://www.loc.gov/item/scsm001298/ The Contents of Lincoln’s Pockets on the Night of His Assassination
https://www.loc.gov/item/2011646850/  $100,000 Reward Poster! https://www.loc.gov/item/96521960/  George Washington’s first inaugural address, April 30, 1789 George Washington Papers, Manuscript Division Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/item/mcc.053/ Alexander Hamilton to wife Eliza Schuyler Hamilton, July 4, 1804 Alexander Hamilton Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/resource/mss24612.020_0611_0648/?sp=35 Abraham Lincoln, farewell remarks upon leaving Springfield, Illinois, February 11, 1861 Abraham Lincoln Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/ms000001.mss30189a.0728000 Frederick Douglass to Abraham Lincoln, August 29, 1864, regarding Lincoln’s suggested plan for escape of enslaved persons in Confederate states Abraham Lincoln Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/ms000001.mss30189a.3565200  A huge thanks for reading this podcast. Dr Carla Hayden is truly an incredible human and trailblazer being the first woman and person of color to serve as Librarian of Congress. If you’re a Washingtonian please make a plan to visit the Library of Congress and if you’re coming to town for a visit make sure you stop by. They’re right next to the Capitol building. Special thanks to Bridgeen Joyce, Patricia Anderson, Roswell Encina and Mark Isaacson for contributing to this episode… If you’re enjoying Walk-A-Mile please share it with a few friends that would mean the world. Next time we walk a mile with one of DC’s most exciting professional athletes, she has several championships under her belt and is hopeful to win one here in Washington.

After we visited the exhibit about his family in the American History Museum, Chef Tim Ma and I stepped out on the National Mall. Tim is a culinary and community master in DC. His latest concept “Lucky Danger” is a fresh take on American Chinese food, he’s the one of the founders of the nation non-profit “Chefs Stopping AAPI Hate” and a very candid guy. Step Ahead To… 1:30 Uncle Paul’s Family Heirlooms 3:30 Getting Into The Smithsonian 5:30 The cultural balance of Lucky Danger 8:20 Maybe mean people just need to poop? 9:00 Being a Chinese American 10:20 The surprising history of crab rangoon 12:40 Chinese heritage and the Beijing Olympics 13:45 Origin of Chef’s Stopping AAPI Hate 15:30 What is up with helicopters? 17:00 Food for change 19:00 What’s next for Chefs Stopping AAPI Hate 21:30 Great chefs disrupting fast food 24:30 Chinese restaurants going out of business because…. 26:00 But, you pushed me to be American! 27:00 DC Central Kitchen 27:30 The magic of Lucky Danger Check out Lucky Danger and order everything!!! luckydanger.co Tim’s Family in the American History Museum americanhistory.si.edu/food/resetting-table/migrants-table/dine-and-learn Chefs Stopping AAPI Hate chefsstoppingaapihate.com Walk A Mile is recorded while taking a one-mile walk with interesting and inspiring people. Tommy McFLY and his guest each have a microphone, their most comfortable walking shoes, and endless possibilities for conversation.

On a crisp Friday afternoon in January we stepped out in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia with Senator Mark Warner (D-VA.) We got our walk in right before the Senator left for Richmond for the Inauguration of a new Governor in the Commonwealth. Step Ahead To… 1:00 Halloween at Mark Warner’s House 2:30 Cycling with Steve Mnuchin, Is Janet Yellin next? 3:30 Bipartisan agreement on Senators’ five least favorite Senators 4:30 To Quote Sarah Palin 5:30 From waterfront arsenal to wine bar on a barge. 6:45 on the late John Warner and the Scottish Walk 9:30 importance of sharing meal 10:30 there’s a lot that is working in the US Senate 11:40 people don’t report on the planes that land safely 12:30 Congress never gets the issue completely right 14:00 His Excellency Mark R Warner, for the love of Gov 17:20 How do we find better people to serve? 19:10 Primaries at wild! 20:30 Hidden gems across Virginia 22:15 dream bipartisan dinner guests 24:00 …about Joe Manchin 25:00 the Tim Kaine 95 experience **Here’s the link about the Alexandria arms dealer story https://alexandrialivingmagazine.com/news/alexanria-va-history-merchant-of-menace-interarms/ Follow Tommy McFLY: Twitter - @TommyMcFLY Instagram - @MrTommyMcFLY Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TommyAndKellyShow/ LinkedIN - linkedin.com/in/tommymcfly Walk A Mile with Tommy McFLY is recorded while taking a one-mile walk with interesting and inspiring people. Tommy McFLY and his guest each have a microphone, their most comfortable walking shoes, and endless possibilities for conversation.

Walk A Mile is recorded while taking a one-mile walk with interesting and inspiring people. Tommy McFLY and his guest each have a microphone, their most comfortable walking shoes, and endless possibilities for conversation.