Literary Joe's Inner Child Podcast

To round out the interviews for Top Gun: Maverick, I spoke with Kevin LaRosa, the flight coordinator for the movie. 

Obviously, with such a cool job, I had to drill into Kevin with questions to learn more about what it is he actually does, and he explains everything exceptionally.

We talked about the differences in his work between Marvel films like Ant-Man and Spider-Man and the scope of the ambitious Top Gun: Maverick. 

LaRosa and I also chatted about his involvement with Mission Impossible in the past as well as potentially in the future and a wealth of other information that you'll have to tune in for!

And remember to check out Top Gun: Maverick, now on digital.

Continuing the Top Gun: Maverick press coverage, I'm joined by actor Charles Parnell to discuss his role in the new Tom Cruise film.

We talk about his research process when he got the role, and we also discussed his involvement in the upcoming Mission Impossible flick. Charles even went into detail about how much he sounds like Samuel L. Jackson and his voice acting of Nick Fury for Marvel's Avengers.

It was a great time, and if you dig it, make sure to check out the other Top Gun: Maverick episodes this week with actors Danny Ramirez and Greg "Tarzan" Davis, aerial coordinator Kevin LaRosa, and Danger Zone legend Kenny Loggins. And don't forget to check out Top Gun: Maverick, now on digital!

Aimee Garcia is back! The last time we chatted, we spoke about Dragons: 9 Realms, and now that Season 3 has been released, we had the awesome opportunity to touch base and get some updated fun bits about the new episodes.

Aimee plays Alex in the How to Train Your Dragon spin-off series, a tech genius teenage girl who has two moms, so we made sure to touch on the importance of that and their Latina representation.

We also talked about her Wonder Woman: Black and Gold comic book that she wrote as well as some of her other comic book writing projects she has coming up.

Discussing her work on Lucifer, Aimee revealed that the musical episode of the show has given her the opportunity to headline her own Netflix film in which she sings, dances, and plays piano opposite Freddy Prince Jr.

It was a wonderful time, so make sure to listen in, and don't forget to check out the new episodes of Dragons: 9 Realms on Peacock and Hulu.

This episode features two actors from Top Gun: Maverick. Danny Ramirez and Greg "Tarzan" Davis play Fanboy and Coyote in the film, so we dug into those characters to start.

We went on to discuss the bonding process on set, and Danny and I touched lightly on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. They're great guys, so have a wonderful time!

That's right, Kenny Loggins is on the show! During the press run for Top Gun: Maverick, Kenny sat down with me to talk about Danger Zone and the process of making it for the first film.

We also talked about how he almost remade the song for Maverick, but Tom Cruise chose to stick with the original version. With Loggins' memoirs having just been released, we also touch on that quite a bit. Enjoy, and check out Top Gun: Maverick!

This one is such a fun time! Actress, director, stunt double, and producer Sé Marie sat down to chat with me about her newest film, Movers Ultimate, and we ended up talking in detail about a number of her other projects and aspects of her career.

In addition to learning about her experience with Movers Ultimate - both in filming it and some of the on-set details, we chatted about the upcoming movies that she filmed in the last six months, such as Unsinkable, a period piece that deals with the aftermath of the events surrounding the Titanic. 

Moving into the realm of science fiction Sé and I dived into the details of Artificial Existence. The upcoming sci-fi flick has been in festivals for almost a year, winning over 25 awards around the world. It's a futuristic and dystopian A.I. story in which her character rebels against society.

We touched on A Very Covid Christmas, which she co-created during the pandemic and which has won 3 telly awards as well as others. Sé does a lot of commercial work, and she detailed the differences between the medium from general film and television acting.

Sé Marie explained how she started her career by being the stunt double for Rachel McAdams, which helped launchpad her into stardom. We also chatted about the zoom play she was part of in 2020, the first time it had ever been done, and how she was the only one from the United States cast in the project.

Obviously, Sé and I talked about everything and anything, including Marvel. It's an awesome episode, so you're definitely going to want to check this one out. And don't forget to watch out for Movers Ultimate, which hits digital this Friday, August 17th, 2022.

It's always a wonderful time when Megan Hilty is in the house! We spoke previously about the last season of TrollsTopia, but now that Season 7 has officially capped off the series as a whole, we made sure to link up and chat about some fresh new aspects of the show.

Megan went into detail about her input on the music in the show, as well as her weak points when it comes to singing and how the team works with it. We discussed her saying goodbye to the end of an era and much more, but you'll have to check it out for the rest!

In this chat, I speak with Danny Villanueva Jr. about his newest film, I Dream of a Psychopomp. The multi-talented guest not only wrote and direct the film but also produced it.

The film is an anthology about grief while doubling as an ethereal and suspenseful horror flick. We talk about how he was taking care of his dying and now deceased mother during the process of making this movie all the way back to the scripting process.

We discuss the visual effects at length and also speak about his role in the movie as he also acted in it. There's plenty more, so check it out and let me know what you think. Also, don't forget to check out I Dream of a Psychopomp on digital!

Floyd Strayer and Shelley Smartly join me in this fun conversation about their new comedy show The Smartlys.

The Smartlys was born from tragedy, with personal loss fueling this comedic and light-hearted project in hopes to cheer up everyone involved and even more so everyone watching.

Both of the guests were wonderful to speak with and it was such a fun and uplifting chat. I hope you guys have half as good a time as we did, and be sure to check out The Smartlys!

This episode features the multi-talented Bret Lada. Not only did he direct and star in his newest release, The Andy Baker Tape, but with a crew of four, he had his hands in every possible aspect of filming.

The movie is a mockumentary that follows two brothers in a thrilling, horrifying plot that comes to a shocking conclusion you'll have to wait to see for yourself. As Lada says, while he is told there are comparisons in his film to Creep. I also learned that he sees the film as Planes Trains and Automobiles meets The Blair Witch Project.

We had a killer time, and it's a great flick for anyone who loves the found-footage genre. Check out our chat, and be sure to share your thoughts on the interview, as well as who you'd like to hear from next!