LCJ Q&A Podcast

Hot Dog! Nov. 18 is Mickey Mouse’s 94th Birthday. To celebrate, Disney+ is premiering a new 90-minute documentary on the iconic character. Mickey: The Story of a Mouse is directed by Jeff Malmberg. He discusses the deep exploration into every aspect of Walt’s beloved creation.

Blue and Josh are taking The Big Apple by storm in Nickelodeon’s new musical movie Blue’s Big City Adventure, premiering this Friday November 18th on Paramount+. Steve and Joe return to the Blue’s Clues franchise to join in on the fun. I spoke with director Matt Stawski about the film from my own Thinking Chair!

New CG animated series Transformers: EarthSpark premieres this Friday November 11th on Paramount+. (You can also watch the one-hour debut episode Friday at 4pm on Nickelodeon.) EarthSpark comes from EP Ant Ward and Co-EP Dale Malinowski. They spoke with me about how some legendary characters — and whole-hearted new ones — will excite franchise fans of all ages this fall.

Stop-motion animation directing icon Henry Selick ("The Nightmare Before Christmas", "James and the Giant Peach", "Coraline") is back with a new feature just in time for Halloween. "Wendell & Wild" opens in select theaters this Friday Oct. 21 and is on Netflix Oct. 28. Selick is quite proud of the picture, and he shares some behind the scenes details about the look, the feel... and the reunion of Key & Peele. Plus, he's got a spooktacular "Nightmare" story.

It's the 250th Episode of the LCJ Q&A Podcast! From New York Comic-Con, I'm joined by Janet Varney and Dante Basco, the hosts of "Avatar: Braving the Elements Podcast". It's Nickelodeon's official podcast about everything in the Avatarverse. We have a fun chat about "BTE", the lasting impact of Avatar and much more.

The Dark Knight has some new help fighting crime. Family animated series "Batwheels" premieres this Monday Oct. 17 at 9am on Cartoonito and Cartoon Network, with episodes streaming Tuesday Oct. 18 on HBO Max. Co-Executive Producer Michael G. Stern and Supervising Producer Simon Smith suit up to discuss the vehicles, the style and the multi-generational appeal of "Batwheels".

"Entergalactic" is a new 90-minute adult animated special event coming to Netflix this Friday September 30th. Popular music artist Kid Cudi and "Black-ish" creator Kenya Barris team-up with director Fletcher Moules to present a classic love story in contemporary ways, set in modern day — and to Cudi’s music. Moules and I discuss all aspects of one of the coolest animated presentations I’ve seen in a long time.

Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin are the co-creators of FOX's hit animated comedy series "The Great North". Season 3 premieres this Sunday Sept. 25 at 8:30pm with the fun and heartfelt episode "A Knife to Remember Adventure". Wendy and Lizzie discuss how they kick-off the new season, their plans for the show's future and if they'd be open to a "Great North" movie. Plus we pick our favorite Julianne Moore performances! (There's a reason.)

TV legend James Burrows, who directed and executive produced all 17 episodes of "Back To You", joins me for an exclusive in-depth conversation about his time working on "BTY". On this episode of the podcast, we also celebrate the sitcom's 15th Anniversary, discuss the Patricia Heaton "Lightyear" controversy, Steve Levitan's new series "Reboot" and more!

"Sofia the First" and "Elena of Avalor" creator Craig Gerber has a new family animated series about the children of first responders and their awesome vehicle friends. "Firebuds" premieres Wed Sept. 21 at 10:30am on Disney Channel and Disney Junior, with new episodes also available on Disney+. Gerber and I catch-up and chat about the fun and inspiring "Firebuds".