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 busine...

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....

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...

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 c...

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 politica...

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 de...

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, base...

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...

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" wh...

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 a...

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...

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...

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 Heir...

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...

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.