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Guest: “Space Cadet” Director Kid Koala

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Popular DJ, musician and composer Kid Koala (Eric San) has directed his first animated feature — the sweet “Space Cadet”, which opens in select theaters on Nov. 13. It’s based on his 2011 graphic novel about a girl named Celeste and her caretaker, a Guardian Bot. 2015 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests included Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo […]
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Guests: “Wildwood” director Travis Knight and stars Awkwafina, Jake Johnson, Peyton Elizabeth Lee and Jacob Tremblay

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LAIKA’s new stop-motion animated feature “Wildwood” is now playing in theaters. The action/adventure about a girl named Prue who must rescue her little brother Mac from the hands of an evil sorceress, is directed by Travis Knight (“Kubo and the Two Strings”), who’s also LAIKA’s CEO. Also joining me are actors Peyton Elizabeth Lee (the […]
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Guest: WildBrain VP of Content Daisy Wall — “Strawberry Shortcake’s Bake Shop”

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Daisy Wall is the VP of Content at WildBrain and the creative lead on “Strawberry Shortcake’s Bake Shop”. The new animated family series starring the beloved character premieres this Friday Oct. 16 on the official Strawberry Shortcake YouTube channel. 2015 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests included Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody (“Juno”) and “Hotel Transylvania” trilogy director […]
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Guest: “Pigeons” Director and “The Cat in the Hat” Art Director Amos Sussigan

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Amos Sussigan is the talented director of new animated short film “Pigeons”, which is vying for awards consideration. Sussigan is also the art director of Warner Bros.’ highly anticipated new “The Cat in the Hat” feature (in theaters November 6th) and the production designer of the studio’s 2028 “Hello Kitty” animated movie. 2015 LCJ Q&A […]
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Guest: “Monster Mia” Director Verena Fels

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Verena Fels is the director of the spooky fun new animated feature “Monster Mia” — in theaters nationwide beginning this Thursday October 8th. The film, which screened at Annecy earlier this year, is based on a book series about a girl who hopes humans and monsters can get along with each other. 2015 LCJ Q&A […]
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Guest: “Super Why’s Comic Book Adventures” Co-Creator Angela C. Santomero

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Emmy winner Angela C. Santomero (“Blue’s Clues”, “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood”) talks about reviving “Super Why!” nearly 20 years after its premiere for the new animated family series “Super Why’s Comic Book Adventures”. It premieres Monday Oct. 5 on PBS KIDS. 2015 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests included Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody (“Juno”) and “Hotel Transylvania” trilogy […]
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Guest: “LEGO One Piece” EP Tom Hyndman

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Tom Hyndman, who worked on the live-action “One Piece” series and was a writer on the animated “Harley Quinn” show, discusses putting together the two-part animated special event “LEGO One Piece”. It premieres Tuesday Sept. 29 on Netflix. 2015 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests included Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody (“Juno”) and “Hotel Transylvania” trilogy director Genndy […]
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Guest: “Marvel’s Spidey and The Avengers: Halloween Team-Up!” EP Chris Moreno

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Executive Producer Chris Moreno joins me to talk about the new animated holiday special “Marvel’s Spidey and The Avengers: Halloween Team-Up!” (premiering Thursday Sept. 24 on Disney Jr. and Friday Sept. 25 on Disney+) and the continued success of “Marvel’s Spidey and His Amazing Friends”. 2015 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests included Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody […]
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Guest: Tony Hale — “Toy Story 5”

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Three-time Emmy winner Tony Hale (“Veep”, “The Mysterious Benedict Society”) returns as the beloved Forky in Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story 5”, which is available now on Digital, this Tuesday Sept. 22 on DVD, and this Wednesday Sept. 23 on Disney+. Hale joins me to share his insights on voice acting, being part of “TS5”, […]
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Guests: “Golden Axe” EPs Mike McMahan and Joe Chandler

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Mike McMahan (“Rick & Morty”, “Solar Opposites”, “Star Trek: Lower Decks”) and Joe Chandler (“American Dad!”) discuss their adult animated comedy series adaptation of the classic SEGA video game “Golden Axe”, premiering this Wednesday Sept. 16 on Paramount+. 2015 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests included Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody (“Juno”) and “Hotel Transylvania” trilogy director Genndy […]
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