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Guest: ‘Haunted Hotel’ Creator Matt Roller

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Creator Matt Roller welcomes you to “Haunted Hotel”, starring Will Forte and executive produced by Dan Harmon. The adult animated series that makes the most of ghosts (with laughs and scares) premieres Friday September 19th on Netflix. 2015 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests included Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody (“Juno”) and “Hotel Transylvania” trilogy director Genndy Tartakovsky. […]
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Guest: ‘Dr. Seuss’ Red Fish Blue Fish’, ‘Horton!’ and ‘The Sneetches’ EP Dustin Ferrer

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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 Fish (Sept. 8), Horton! (Oct. 6) and The Sneetches (Nov. 3). Two-time Emmy winning executive producer Dustin Ferrer (Peg+Cat) discusses all of them. 2015 LCJ Q&A […]
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Guest: ‘Weather Hunters’ EP Dete Meserve

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Dete Meserve is the executive producer of highly anticipated new PBS Kids animated series “Weather Hunters”, starring Al Roker. It premieres this Monday September 8th. Meserve and I discuss the show — and the lasting impact of the 2012 Richard Linklater film “Bernie”, which she produced. The forecast is: Fun! 2015 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests […]
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Guests: ‘Light of the World’ Directors John J. Schafer and Tom Bancroft

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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 birthday). They hope audiences, especially families, respond well to their portrayal of the story of Christ, successfully made outside the major studio system. 2015 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests included Oscar-winning […]
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Guests: ‘Shape Island’ Creators Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen

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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. It returns for Season 2 this Friday Aug. 29 on AppleTV+. 2015 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests included Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody (“Juno”) and “Hotel Transylvania” trilogy director Genndy Tartakovsky. 2016 saw […]
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Guests: ‘Fixed’ stars Adam Devine, Beck Bennett and River Gallo

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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 on Netflix. But first… here’s a fun new conversation with three of its voice actors — Adam Devine, Beck Bennett and River Gallo. 2015 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests included Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo […]
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Guests: ‘Marvel’s Iron Man and His Awesome Friends’ Showrunner Sean Coyle and Co-EP / Story Editor James Eason-Garcia

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Sean Coyle and James Eason-Garcia discuss the characters, visuals and inspirations of new animated series “Marvel’s Iron Man and His Awesome Friends”, premiering Monday August 11th on Disney Jr. and Tuesday August 12th on Disney+. 2015 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests included Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody (“Juno”) and “Hotel Transylvania” trilogy director Genndy Tartakovsky. 2016 saw […]
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Guest: ‘Sketch’ Director Seth Worley

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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, working with star Tony Hale, and the film’s unique animated characters. 2015 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests included Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody (“Juno”) and “Hotel Transylvania” trilogy director Genndy Tartakovsky. 2016 […]
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Guest: ‘Tim Rex in Space’ series director Sam Dransfield

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Join me and Sam Dransfield for a ‘Dinogalactic’ conversation as we discuss his new Nickelodeon animated family series “Tim Rex in Space”, premiering Monday Aug. 4. 2015 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests included Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody (“Juno”) and “Hotel Transylvania” trilogy director Genndy Tartakovsky. 2016 saw LAIKA founder Travis Knight and Oscar-winning “La La Land” […]
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Guests: ‘The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball’ EPs Ben Bocquelet, Erik Fountain and Matt Layzell

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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 Layzell. It premieres next Monday July 28th on Hulu. 2015 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests included Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody (“Juno”) and “Hotel Transylvania” trilogy director Genndy Tartakovsky. 2016 saw […]
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