Tristan Buckley | Jessica Chasmar

Welcome back! I’m so excited tonight to wrap up the year with you guys! For tonight’s podcast, I’m doing a bit of a round-up. I usually record on Wednesday nights, but since I will most likely still be nursing my wine flu by then, I lazed through this one and am giving you a 2013 roundup of the funniest and most informative Breaking Beltway segments of the year!

Former co-host Katherine Timpf and I tackle Sharia law and online dating, Washington Times digital editor Douglas Ernst joins to talk about Pajama Boy and the wussification of American men; I solo blast militant atheism and play a song with Carly Harvey and Tristan Buckley; and 8-year-old Hailey Reece wraps it all up with her favorite thing about Christmas!

We also rock out to Sons of the Sea, The Neighbourhood, Robert Randolph, the Dead Weather, John Frusciante and Paramore!

Thanks for helping make 2013 a great year!

– Jess

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Tonight. Was. Epic.

Thanks everyone for tuning into a very special episode of Breaking Beltway! Singer/songwriter Carly Harvey and musician extraordinaire Tristan Buckley join the show for a jam session and several bottles of JACK DANIELS. Carly belts out a couple of songs she does on the reg, like “Sexy and I Know It,” “Back to Black” and Aretha’s “Chain of Fools.” I also join in with an original song, “A Better Man,” and I cover Fleetwood’s “Dreams” and Smokey’s “Cruisin.'” Tristan accompanies us both on the guitar and busts out some sliiiide. He even sings a couple songs himself including a killer English folk song!

No politics on tonight’s show, just some raw, uncensored tunage and some ridiculously good laughs. I turned 4 1/2 hours of recording into this condensed 75-minute version of the tomfoolery that occurred. I hope you enjoy!