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LCJ Q&A Podcast
Film Critic/Entertainment Reporter Lights Camera Jackson interviews the biggest live-action and animation content creators and performers from movies, TV and streaming.
Episodes
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Guest: 'Dr. Seuss's Red Fish Blue Fish', 'Horton!' and 'The Sneetches' EP Dustin Ferrer
Dr. Seuss: an iconic author and iconic brand when it comes to film and television. Three new animated programs are coming to Netflix this fall — Red Fish Blue…
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Guest: 'Weather Hunters' EP Dete Meserve
Dete Meserve is the executive producer of highly anticipated new PBS Kids animated series "Weather Hunters", starring Al Roker. It premieres this Monday…
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Guests: 'Light of the World' Directors John J. Schafer and Tom Bancroft
Directors John J. Schafer and Tom Bancroft present the new hand-drawn animated feature Light of the World, which opens in theaters on September 5th (John's…
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Guests: 'Shape Island' Creators Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen are the creators and EPs of "Shape Island", the Emmy-winning and Annie Awards nominated stop-motion animation family comedy series…
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Guests: 'Fixed' stars Adam Devine, Beck Bennett and River Gallo
Director Genndy Tartakovsky's longtime passion project, the raunchy R-rated, Sony Pictures Animation comedy "Fixed", is finally here. You can check it out now…
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Guests: 'Marvel's Iron Man and His Awesome Friends' Showrunner Sean Coyle and Co-EP / Story Editor James Eason-Garcia
Sean Coyle and James Eason-Garcia discuss the characters, visuals and inspirations of new animated series "Marvel's Iron Man and His Awesome Friends"…
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Guest: 'Sketch' Director Seth Worley
Seth Worley is the director of the new adventure dramedy "Sketch", in theaters nationwide on Wednesday August 6th. Worley discusses the origins of the story…
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Guest: 'Tim Rex in Space' Series Director Sam Dransfield
Join me and Sam Dransfield for a 'Dinogalactic' conversation as we discuss his new Nickelodeon animated family series "Tim Rex in Space", premiering Monday…
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Guests: 'The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball' EPs Ben Bocquelet, Erik Fountain and Matt Layzell
Get ready for the start of 40 new wild adventures on "The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball", from executive producers Ben Bocquelet, Erik Fountain and Matt…
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Guest: 'Smurfs' Director Chris Miller
Academy Award nominee Chris Miller appeared on Episode #2 of The LCJ Q&A Podcast in 2011 for the release of his DreamWorks feature Puss in Boots. He returns to…
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Guest: 'The Fixer' star Marcus Lemonis
For many years he was "The Profit" on CNBC. Now Marcus Lemonis headlines the new reality series "The Fixer", premiering Friday July 18th at 8pm on FOX and next…
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Guests: 'Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+' EP Rob LaDuca and Co-Producer / Story Editor Kim Duran
The door is back open! New series Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+ premieres next Monday July 21st on Disney Jr. and Tuesday July 22nd on Disney+. Emmy-winning…
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Guests: 'KPop Demon Hunters' Directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans
Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans are the directors of Sony Pictures Animation's "KPop Demon Hunters". Learn all about the energetic action and music filled…
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Guest: 'Into the Wonderwoods' Co-Director Vincent Paronnaud
Academy Award nominee Vincent Paronnaud is the co-director of the charming new animated feature "Into the Wonderwoods", available on VOD and Digital starting…
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Guests: 'Wylde Pak' Creators Paul Watling & Kyle Marshall and EP Seonna Hong
Nickelodeon is premiering a new animated adventure comedy this Friday June 6th at 7:30pm. It's Wylde Pak. Creators Paul Watling and Kyle Marshall and executive…
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Guests: The Creators and Cast of 'Phineas and Ferb'
The highly anticipated new season of 'Phineas and Ferb' premieres Thursday June 5 on Disney Channel and Friday June 6 on Disney+. Here to talk all about it are…
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Guests: 'Lulu Is A Rhinoceros' Creators Jason and Allison Flom
"Lulu Is A Rhinoceros" is a new AppleTV+ animated special premiering Friday May 30th. It's about Lulu (voiced by "Moana"'s Auli'i Cravalho) — a dog who sees…
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Guest: 'Love, Death + Robots' '400 Boys' Director Robert Valley
Robert Valley is an Academy Award nominee for short "Pear Cider and Cigarettes", an Annie winner for the "Tron: Uprising" animated series and an Emmy winner…
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Summer 2025 Movie Preview with Jason Black
Oklahoma City's KJ103 film critic and Critics Choice Association member Jason Black returns to The LCJ Q&A for another Summer Movie Preview. This time we dive…
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Guests: 'Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band' Creator Kwame Alexander and EP Julius Harper
Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band is a new one-hour, jazz-infused special premiering Thursday May 1st on PBS Kids. Creator Kwame Alexander adapts from his…
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Guests: 'Super Duper Bunny League' Creators Jonny Belt and Robert Scull
Animated action comedy family series Super Duper Bunny League premieres this Saturday April 19th at 9:30am on Nickelodeon. Creators and EPs Johnny Belt and…
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Guests: 'Sneaks' stars Keith David and Rico Rodriguez
Three-time Emmy winning voice acting icon Keith David and four-time Modern Family SAG Awards winner Rico Rodriguez star in Sneaks. It opens in theaters this…
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Guest: 'RoboForce: The Animated Series' Creator Brian Volk-Weiss
Four-time Best Comedy Album Grammy-winning executive producer Brian Volk-Weiss (of The Nacelle Company) is now the creator and director of RoboForce: The…
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Guests: 'Iyanu' makers Brandon Easton, Kerri Grant, Vincent Edwards and Paula Gammon Wilson
"Iyanu", based on a graphic novel series, is a new animated series premiering this Saturday April 5th at 9am on Cartoon Network, and Sunday April 6th on Max…
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Guests: 'The Luckiest Man in America' star Paul Walter Hauser and director Samir Oliveros
Emmy-winner Paul Walter Hauser plays iconic "Press Your Luck" contestant Michael Larson in the new dramatic thriller "The Luckiest Man in America", which opens…
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Guest: 'RoboGobo' Creator Chris Gilligan
Disney Junior animated series "RoboGobo" — about the rescue pets who rescue pets — makes its Disney+ debut on Tuesday April 1st. Creator and EP Chris Gilligan…
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Guest: 'BE@RBRICK' Showrunner Meghan McCarthy
New DreamWorks animated series "BE@RBRICK", based on Medicom Toy's figures, premieres this Friday March 21st on AppleTV+. Showrunner, EP and writer Meghan…
LCJ Q&A PodcastB95.5 — 2025 Oscars Predictions
I join host Jim Cerqua live on B95.5 (WYJB-FM) for 2025 Oscars predictions and analysis in some of the major categories, plus reflections on the careers of the…
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Guests: 'Plankton: The Movie' director Dave Needham and stars Mr. Lawrence and Jill Talley
New "SpongeBob" spinoff feature film "Plankton: The Movie" debuts March 7th on Netflix. Director Dave Needham ("The Loud House Movie") and stars Mr. Lawrence…
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Guest: 'A Sloth Story' Director Tania Vincent
"A Sloth Story" is a new animated comedy adventure about sloths who move to the big city and hope their treasured family recipes make their food truck a major…
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Guests: 'Family Guy' Showrunners & EPs Rich Appel and Alec Sulkin
New episodes of FOX Animation Domination icon "Family Guy" air Sundays at 8pm through March 23rd. It moves to 8:30pm on March 30th. Three-time Emmy winner Rich…
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Guests: 'Night of the Zoopocalypse' Directors Rodrigo Perez-Castro and Ricardo Curtis
Viva Kids' new animated feature "Night of the Zoopocalypse", from an idea by Clive Barker and starring the voice of David Harbour, opens in theaters nationwide…
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Guest: 'Goldie' Creator Emily Brundige
Emily Brundige is the Emmy and Annie nominated creator of the new animated family series "Goldie", adapted from her 2019 short. It premieres Friday Feb. 14 on…
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Guest: 'Paddington in Peru' Director Dougal Wilson
"Paddington in Peru", the third installment in the popular family film franchise, opens in North America on February 14th. Dougal Wilson makes his feature film…
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Guest: 'Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man' Creator Jeff Trammell
Jeff Trammell, Emmy and Annie nominated writer on Craig of the Creek, is the creator (as well as EP and writer) of the new Marvel animated series Your Friendly…
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Guest: 'Dog Man' Director Peter Hastings
Peter Hastings is a six-time Emmy-winner who’s worked on the DreamWorks Animation Television Epic Tales of Captain Underpants and various Kung Fu Panda…
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Guests: 'Endless Cookie' Directors Seth and Peter Scriver
Seth and Peter Scriver are half-brothers and the directors and subjects of the new animated documentary film "Endless Cookie", which premieres in-person…
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Guests: 'StuGo' Creator & EP Ryan Gillis and Co-EP Sunil Hall
A group of student government middle schoolers are on a one-of-a-kind island for the summer. New animated series StuGo premieres this Saturday Jan. 11 at 8pm…
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2024 Movie Highs and Lows with Jeffrey K. Howard
Jeffrey K. Howard, the two-time Emmy-winning "Vegas Film Critic", joins me to discuss 2024 at the movies — our favorite and least favorite films and…
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Guest: 'Dream Productions' Composer Nami Melumad
Hot-off the success of Inside Out 2 (the biggest movie of 2024) comes a new show set in-between Pixar's two films about Riley and her emotions. Dream…
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Guests: 'Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl' Directors Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham
Wallace & Gromit are back in an outstanding new adventure. Directors Nick Park (four-time Oscar winner) and Merlin Crossingham (Annie winner) present "Wallace…
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Guests: 'Mickey and the Very Many Christmases' Writers Tom Rogers and Rachel Ruderman
New CG half-hour special "Mickey and the Very Many Christmases", from writers Tom Rogers and Rachel Ruderman ("The Chicken Squad"), puts a Mouse House holiday…
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Guest: 'That Christmas' Director Simon Otto
"How to Train Your Dragon" trilogy head of character animation Simon Otto makes his animated feature directorial debut with the comedy adventure "That…
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Guest: 'Flow' Director Gints Zilbalodis
Five years after he made an animated feature by himself ("Away"), director Gints Zilbalodis is back with a new animated movie — "Flow". It's about a cat on the…
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Guest: 'Creature Commandos' EP & Showrunner Dean Lorey
On the new DC animated series "Creature Commandos", it's a unique task force — incarcerated monsters — on wild missions and adventures. Emmy nominated…
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Guest: 'An Almost Christmas Story' Director David Lowery
David Lowery is the director of the new animated holiday short film "An Almost Christmas Story", which premieres this Friday Nov. 15 on Disney+. It's about an…
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Guests: 'Carl the Collector' Creator Zachariah OHora and Director Lisa Whittick
The new PBS Kids animated series "Carl the Collector" (premiering Thursday November 14th) is about a kid raccoon who has autism. He loves collecting things and…
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Guest: 'The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie' Director Peter Browngardt
Long-awaited, fully animated The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie will receive an awards-qualifying run before the end of 2024, ahead of its…
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Guest: 'Memoir of a Snail' Director Adam Elliot
Adam Elliot won the Best Animated Short Film Academy Award 20 years ago for "Harvie Krumpet". He followed that up with acclaimed stop-motion feature "Mary &…
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Guests: 'HITPIG!' Directors David Feiss and Cinzia Angelini
David Feiss and Cinzia Angelini are the directors of the new animated action comedy "HITPIG!", starring Jason Sudeikis and Lilly Singh, which opens in theaters…
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Guests: 'Max & the Midknights' Co-EPs Sharon Flynn and David Skelly
Nickelodeon's new animated comedy Max & the Midknights (premiering Wednesday October 30th at 7pm) is adapted from Big Nate author Lincoln Peirce's popular book…
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Guests: 'Kensuke's Kingdom' Directors Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry
A new hand-drawn animated feature film adaptation of the classic novel "Kensuke's Kingdom" opens in theaters on Oct. 18. Directors Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry…
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Guests: 'Mighty Monsterwheelies' Showrunner Stephanie Simpson and Story Editor Kyel White
DreamWorks "Mighty Monsterwheelies" morphs classic movie monsters and monster trucks, creating a fun group of characters and episodes for families as we…
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Guest: ‘Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft’ Showrunner Tasha Huo
Lara Croft has been played by Oscar winners Angelina Jolie and Alicia Vikander in movies. She's also an iconic video game heroine. Now she's the focus of a new…
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Guests: ‘The Wild Robot’ Director Chris Sanders and Producer Jeff Hermann
DreamWorks Animation celebrates its 30th Anniversary with the release of "The Wild Robot" (now in theaters). Director Chris Sanders (of "How to Train Your…
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Guests: ‘Gremlins: The Wild Batch' EP & Showrunner Tze Chun and EP Brendan Hay
Max's Gremlins animated series had a successful season one with Secrets of the Mogwai. Season two, Gremlins: The Wild Batch, premieres Thursday October 3rd…
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Guest: ‘The Simpsons’ Co-Showrunner Matt Selman
Annie and seven-time Emmy-winning "The Simpsons" co-showrunner, executive producer and writer Matt Selman joins me on this special 350th Episode of The LCJ Q&A…
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Guests: ‘Twilight of the Gods' Creator, Director & EP Zack Snyder and EPs Deborah Snyder & Wesley Coller
Zack Snyder, director of "300", "Man of Steel" and 2010 animated feature "Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole", is the creator and executive producer…
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Guest: ‘Benny vs. the Penny’ Co-Host Tomm Looney
Longtime friend Tomm Looney, co-host of "Benny vs. the Penny" (airing weekends on Peacock and NBC Sports channels nationwide), joins me to talk about Season 2…
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Guests: ‘Universal Basic Guys’ Creators Adam and Craig Malamut
Adam and Craig Malamut's new animated comedy series "Universal Basic Guys" joins the iconic FOX Animation Domination lineup on Sunday Sept. 8 at 8pmET / 5pmPT…