LCJ Q&A Podcast

LCJ Q&A Podcast episodes:

• 05.21.2024

  Guests: ‘Jurassic World: Chaos Theory’ EPs & Showrunners Scott Kreamer and Aaron Hammersley

  Get ready for more dino drama! New DreamWorks and Universal animated series Jurassic World: Chaos Theory (premiering this Friday May 24th on Netflix) is the next chapter in a franchise that has delighted and terrified generations. Executive Producers and showrunners Scott...

  
• 05.20.2024

  Guests: ‘The Garfield Movie’ director Mark Dindal and producer John Cohen

  One of the most anticipated movies of 2024 for families and lasagna lovers is Sony’s CG feature The Garfield Movie. Following a successful start overseas, it opens in North America this Friday May 24th. Director Mark Dindal (of Chicken Little) and producer...

  
• 05.20.2024

  Guest: ‘IF’ Stunt Coordinator Mark Pettograsso

  Stunt performer and longtime friend Mark Pettograsso has worked on some of the biggest movies, TV shows and commercials of the past 15+ years. As stunt coordinator on "IF" (in theaters now), he collaborated with director John Krasinski and worked...

  
• 05.15.2024

  Guests: ‘Thelma the Unicorn’ Directors Jared Hess and Lynn Wang

  Starting this Friday May 17th on Netflix, you can enjoy the new animated music comedy feature Thelma the Unicorn, based on the books by The Bad Guys author Aaron Blabey. Joining me are directors Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite and Oscar nominated...

  
• 04.29.2024

  Summer 2024 Movie Preview with Jason Black

  Oklahoma City film critic and fellow Critics Choice Association member Jason Black joins me as we preview Summer 2024 at the movies. What films are we most looking forward to seeing? Plus get the inside scoop from Jason on three...

  
• 04.22.2024

  Guest: ‘Knuckles’ EP and 'Sonic the Hedgehog 3' Director Jeff Fowler

  Academy Award nominee Jeff Fowler is the director of the "Sonic the Hedgehog" film franchise, including "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" (which opens in December). He's also the executive producer of new six-episode spinoff series "Knuckles", premiering this Friday April 26th...

  
• 04.15.2024

  Guest: ‘Cash Cab Music’ Host Adam Growe

  Adam Growe hosted Canada's version of "Cash Cab" for eight seasons. After nearly a decade he's back in the driver's seat for "Cash Cab Music". Buckle up as Growe and I talk about the music-centric spinoff, which airs weekdays on...

  
• 04.10.2024

  Guests: ‘Puffin Rock and the New Friends’ director Jeremy Purcell and animation director Lorraine Lordan

  Cartoon Saloon, the animation house behind "The Secret of Kells", "The Breadwinner" and "Wolfwalkers", is celebrating its 25th Anniversary. Their latest feature, the sweet "Puffin Rock and the New Friends" (a continuation of the popular TV series), is available to...

  
• 04.08.2024

  Guest: ‘DORA’ EP and Showrunner Rich Magallanes

  Time to explore a new series starring one of Nickelodeon’s most iconic characters — this time in CG. “DORA” premieres this Friday April 12th on Paramount+. Executive Producer and showrunner Rich Magallanes explains what goes into making sure the returns...

  
• 04.01.2024

  Guest: ‘Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp’ Director Jon Rosenbaum

  The dynamic CG version of beloved cartoon character Woody Woodpecker returns in the new live-action / animated family comedy Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp. It premieres Friday April 12th on Netflix. On this LCJ Q&A Podcast episode I'm joined by... Guess...

  
• 03.19.2024

  Guest: ‘X-Men '97’ Supervising Producer and Director Jake Castorena

  Jake Castorena is the supervising producer and head director of Marvel Animation's X-Men '97 (premiering Wednesday March 20th on Disney+). The show gives us new adventures with these iconic characters in the hand-drawn, comic book animation style of the popular X-Men: The Animated Series...

  
• 03.18.2024

  Guest: ‘The Casagrandes Movie’ Director Miguel Puga

  Miguel Puga, who co-developed Nickelodeon’s Loud House spinoff series The Casagrandes, makes his feature directorial debut with The Casagrandes Movie. The epic animated action/adventure comedy premieres this Friday March 22nd on Netflix. Puga shares his enthusiasm for the film and what fans of the...

  
• 03.06.2024

  JT The Brick Radio: Oscars Picks — 03/05/24

  It's a fun annual tradition joining longtime Las Vegas host JT The Brick live on his radio show to make Oscars Predictions!

  
• 03.05.2024

  2024 Oscars Predictions with John Rocha

  To predict this year's Oscars winners, I'm joined by popular entertainment analyst, host, content creator and film critic John Rocha. We name our picks in 12 categories and discuss other aspects of the 96th Annual Academy Awards.

  
• 03.04.2024

  Guests: ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ director Mike Mitchell, co-director Stephanie Ma Stine and producer Rebecca Huntley

  DreamWorks' "Kung Fu Panda 4" is directed by Mike Mitchell, co-directed by Stephanie Ma Stine and produced by Rebecca Huntley. I first spoke with them back in December at the launch of the film's first trailer. Now that I've seen...

  
• 02.29.2024

  Guests: ‘Hot Wheels Let's Race’ EP Rob David and Co-Creator Melanie Shannon

  Rob David serves as executive producer, and Melanie Shannon is the co-creator, of Mattel’s new animated family series Hot Wheels Let’s Race. It premieres this Monday March 4th on Netflix. You’ve got the green light to learn what David and Shannon...

  
• 02.28.2024

  Guest: ‘Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate’ Director and 'Megamind Rules' EP Eric Fogel

  One of DreamWorks' most memorable characters returns this Friday March 1st. Feature-length movie Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate and series Megamind Rules both debut on Peacock. Director & EP Eric Fogel (of Archibald's Next Big Thing) shares how he approached the comeback of this supervillain...

  
• 02.27.2024

  Guests: ‘IWAJU’ writer/director Olufikayo Ziki Adeola, production designer Hamid Ibrahim and cultural consultant Tolu Olowofoyeku

  “Iwájú” is a new six-episode animated event series premiering this Wednesday February 28th on Disney+. It’s a collaboration of Walt Disney Animation Studios and African studio Kugali. The story centers on 10-year-old girl Tola and friend Kole in a futuristic...

  
• 02.19.2024

  Guest: ‘Stopmotion’ Director Robert Morgan

  Beginning this Friday February 23rd, you can head to theaters for a new live-action, R-rated horror movie about the art and intensity of stop-motion animation. In director and co-writer Robert Morgan's "Stopmotion", Ella, the daughter of a stop-motion animation legend,...

  
• 02.12.2024

  Guests: ‘Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home Franklin’ Co-writer Robb Armstrong, director Raymond S. Persi and EP Craig Schulz

  Sweet new special Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin premieres this Friday February 16th on AppleTV+. Co-writer Robb Armstrong, director Raymond S. Persi and executive producer Craig Schulz reflect on their — and the entire world’s — longtime affection for the Peanuts crew.

  
• 02.05.2024

  Guests: ‘Rock Paper Scissors’ Creators Kyle Stegina and Josh Lehrman

  The legendary game becomes a new animated comedy series. Rock Paper Scissors stars anthropomorphic versions of the title three items. A sneak preview episode airs on Nickelodeon this Sunday Feb. 11 immediately following the channel’s highly-anticipated Super Bowl telecast, with the official...

  
• 02.02.2024

  Guest: ‘The Tiger's Apprentice’ Director Raman Hui

  Two-time Annie Awards nominee Raman Hui (co-director of Shrek the Third) directs the new Paramount+ animated feature The Tiger’s Apprentice, which is now streaming. It’s based on a popular book about 15-year-old Tom, who teams-up with the animals of the Zodiac to...

  
• 02.01.2024

  Guests: ‘Orion and the Dark’ Director Sean Charmatz and Producer Peter McCown

  Director Sean Charmatz and Producer Peter McCown present the ambitious and memorable new DreamWorks animated feature Orion and the Dark. The fearless family adventure about overcoming your fears was written by Charlie Kaufman, who adapts from Emma Yarlett’s book. It debuts...

  
• 01.31.2024

  Guests: ‘Lyla in the Loop’ Creator Dave Peth and Head Writer Fracaswell Hyman

  One of the best in the business when it comes to animation and family programming is PBS KIDS. Lyla in the Loop, a great new series, joins the lineup this Monday February 5th (check your local listings). Emmy-winning creator and executive...

  
• 01.29.2024

  Guest: ‘The Price is Right LIVE’ Host Todd Newton

  Emmy-winner Todd Newton (of "Family Game Night" and "Hollywood Showdown") returns as host of "The Price is Right LIVE" stage show, which kicks-off its 2024 North America tour on Feb. 27. Newton talks about the magic of "Price" and his...

  
• 01.25.2024

  Guest: ‘Masters of the Universe: Revolution’ EP Rob David

  Rob David is the executive producer of Netflix’s Masters of the Universe: Revolution. All five episodes are now streaming. David, who’s also Mattel’s Vice President, Content Creative, joins me for this Non-Spoiler interview to talk about what continues to make MOTU...

  
• 01.22.2024

  Guest: ‘In the Know’ Creator and actor Zach Woods

  Peacock's new series In the Know has a lot of things I love: comedy, stop-motion animation, and interviewing. All six episodes debut Thursday January 25th. The show's creator, EP, showrunner and star is The Office and Silicon Valley actor Zach Woods, who joins me for...

  
• 01.05.2024

  Guests: ‘Ted’ Writers & EPs Paul Corrigan and Brad Walsh

  Five-time Emmy-winners Paul Corrigan and Brad Walsh ("Modern Family") are now the writers and executive producers of Seth MacFarlane's new seven-episode "Ted" prequel event series, premiering this Thursday Jan. 11 on Peacock. Corrigan and Walsh discuss the show's '90s setting...

  
• 01.02.2024

  Guest: ‘Grimsburg’ Showrunner Chadd Gindin

  Murder mystery detective comedy Grimsburg joins FOX's Animation Domination lineup this Sunday January 7th at 8pm. Showrunner Chadd Gindin clues me in on all facets of the entertaining series, including working with star and EP Jon Hamm.

  
• 12.14.2023

  Guest: ‘Migration’ Director Benjamin Renner

  The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales director Benjamin Renner takes to the sky with Illumination's new animated comedy Migration. It opens in theaters next Friday December 22nd. Renner talks about his love of hand-drawn and CG animation, ducky research, working with...

  
• 12.07.2023

  Guests: ‘Merry Little Batman’ Writers Morgan Evans and Jase Ricci

  The Caped Crusader’s eight year old son Damian is on a Christmas Eve mission to save Gotham City in the heartwarming and hilarious new animated comedy feature Merry Little Batman. You can watch it starting this Friday December 8th on Prime...

  
• 12.04.2023

  Guests: ‘Baby Shark’s Big Movie’ Director Alan Foreman and Writer Whitney Ralls

  Nickelodeon's popular Baby Shark's Big Show expands to feature-length format for the hilarious and heartwarming Baby Shark's Big Movie. It premieres this Friday December 8th on Paramount+. Writer Whitney Ralls and director Alan Foreman join me to talk about the film they hope...

  
• 11.20.2023

  Guests: ‘The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday’ Director Bret Haaland and EP Katherine Nolfi

  DreamWorks presents a feisty, heisty new prequel special to one of their most recent hit movies. The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday premieres Thursday November 30th on Netflix. Director (and seven-time Emmy-winner) Bret Haaland and Executive Producer Katherine Nolfi bring...

  
• 11.16.2023

  Guests: ‘Leo’ Directors Robert Marianetti and David Wachtenheim

  Robert Marianetti and David Wachtenheim direct the new Netflix animated family feature Leo, starring the voice of Adam Sandler in the title role of a 74 year old Mary Poppins-like lizard in a 5th Grade Florida classroom. Learn what makes Leo...

  
• 11.13.2023

  Guests: ‘They Shot the Piano Player’ Directors Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal

  Academy Award nominated Chico & Rita directors Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal have made a new animated feature for grown-ups — a unique, moving investigation documentary drama. They Shot the Piano Player, starring Jeff Goldblum as the narrator and voice of journalist /...

  
• 11.06.2023

  Guest: ‘Trolls Band Together’ Director Walt Dohrn

  DreamWorks is bringing Poppy and Branch back to the big screen with the new third feature in their popular pop music franchise. Trolls Band Together is already a hit overseas, and held preview screenings nationwide in North America this past...

  
• 11.02.2023

  Guest: ‘The Simpsons’ Writer and Co-EP Brian Kelley

  Fox's Animation Domination is giving us a post-Halloween treat with the latest "Treehouse of Horror" episode of The Simpsons airing this Sunday November 5th at 8pm. Writer and Co-EP Brian Kelley, who's been with the iconic series for nearly two and a...

  
• 10.31.2023

  Guest: ‘Glisten and the Merry Mission’ Director Cory Morrison

  Build-A-Bear Entertainment is bringing popular Glisten and the Merry Mission to the big screen with a new animated feature for the whole family to kick-off the holiday season. It opens exclusively in Cinemark theaters nationwide this Friday November 3rd. Director Cory Morrison...

  
• 10.30.2023

  Guests: ‘Blue Eye Samurai’ Creators Amber Noizumi and Michael Green

  Let’s go to Japan in the 1600’s and meet an incredibly skilled swordmaster who’s hiding her true identity while also being a badass. It’s the new adult animated series Blue Eye Samurai, premiering this Friday November 3rd on Netflix. Creators, writers...

  
• 10.25.2023

  Guests: ‘Curses!’ Creators Jim Cooper & Jeff Dixon and Director Leo Riley

  New DreamWorks Animation family adventure series "Curses!" premieres this Friday October 27th on AppleTV+. Creators Jim Cooper & Jeff Dixon and director Leo Riley share visual and storytelling inspirations and insights on working with some classic and modern-day horror icons.

  
• 10.24.2023

  Guests: The Wiggles Original Members Greg Page, Murray Cook and Jeff Fatt

  The Wiggles are the subjects of "Hot Potato", a fantastic new documentary now streaming on Prime Video. Three of the original members of one of the most popular and successful bands of all-time join me to talk about their careers...

  
• 10.23.2023

  Guest: ‘Inspector Sun’ Director Julio Soto Gurpide

  Julio Soto Gurpide has directed Viva Kids' latest theatrical animated feature release "Inspector Sun", opening this Friday October 27th. It's about a detective spider in the mid-1930s trying to solve a murder mystery on a flight. Gurpide unravels the web...

  
• 10.16.2023

  Guest: ‘The Canterville Ghost’ Co-Director Robert Chandler

  A new CG animated feature adaptation of Oscar Wilde's classic short story "The Canterville Ghost" is in theaters this Friday October 20th. Co-Director Robert Chandler joins me to discuss working with star and producer Stephen Fry, the new third act...

  
• 09.29.2023

  Guest: ‘Mickey and Friends: Trick or Treats’ Director David Brooks

  David Brooks and Stoopid Buddy Stoodios follow-up their hit special "Mickey Saves Christmas" with Halloween-themed "Mickey and Friends: Trick or Treats". It airs Sunday Oct. 1 at 7pm on Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD and is available on...

  
• 09.28.2023

  Guest: ‘PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie’ Writer Bob Barlen

  "PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie" opens nationwide on September 29th. Writer Bob Barlen returns to the LCJ Q&A to talk about the bigger, bolder sequel — from focusing on Skye to working with Taraji P. Henson to being inspired by...

  
• 09.18.2023

  Guest: ‘Young Love’ Creator Matthew A. Cherry

  Academy Award winner Matthew A. Cherry continues the Hair Love story as creator and executive producer of the new animated series Young Love. The first four episodes debut this Thursday September 21st on Max. Cherry talks about what these characters have meant...

  
• 09.16.2023

  Guest: ‘From the Shadows’ Director Mike Sargent

  Film critic, radio host and podcast aficionado Mike Sargent has directed his first feature film in more than 20 years. It's the supernatural horror thriller "From the Shadows", starring Bruce Davison, Selena Anduze and Keith David. "FTS" opens in select...

  
• 09.15.2023

  Guests: ‘The Peasants’ Directors DK and Hugh Welchman

  Six years after DK and Hugh Welchman changed animation and cinema forever with their Oscar-nominated, fully painted feature film Loving Vincent, about the life of iconic artist Vincent Van Gogh, the directors have created another incredible, entirely painted animated feature. The Peasants,...

  
• 09.13.2023

  Guests: ‘Krapopolis’ EP Steve Levy and Supervising Director Pete Michels

  It's the most anticipated new show of the Network TV fall season. Dan Harmon's FOX animated series "Krapopolis" premieres Sunday Sept. 24 at 8pm. Executive Producer Steve Levy and Supervising Director Pete Michels join me to discuss this Ancient Greece...

  
• 09.11.2023

  Guest: ‘The Inventor’ Director Jim Capobianco

  Academy Award nominated writer Jim Capobianco ("Ratatouille") presents his wonderful new animated feature about Leonardo da Vinci. "The Inventor", in theaters September 15th, is a celebration of storytelling and animation, with a terrific cast led by Stephen Fry, Daisy Ridley...