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Guest: “Coyote vs. ACME” Director Dave Green

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After years of anticipation, “Coyote vs. ACME” finally opens in theaters on Aug. 28. Director Dave Green shares his thoughts on the release and presenting the Looney Tunes characters in ways we’ve never seen them before. 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: PBS Kids VP of Content Adriano Schmid — “The Day You Begin”

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“The Day You Begin”, based on the book by Jacqueline Woodson, is a new one-hour animated special about four kids experiencing their first day of Kindergarten. PBS Kids VP of Content Adriano Schmid discusses the heart and humanity of the special, which premieres this Friday August 7th. 2015 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests included Oscar-winning screenwriter […]
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Guest: Nickelodeon Animation VP of Preschool Development Eliza Hart — “Teeny Mutant Ninja Turtles”

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Eliza Hart, VP of Preschool Development at Nickelodeon Animation, joins me to talk about the new CG family series “Teeny Mutant Ninja Turtles”, centered on the eight-year-old versions of the beloved heroes in a half shell. It premieres this Friday July 24th on the Nick Jr. YouTube channel. 2015 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests included Oscar-winning […]
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Guest: ‘King of the Hill’ Showrunner and EP Saladin K. Patterson

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Saladin K. Patterson is the EP and showrunner of “King of the Hill”. The fantastic new season of the iconic animated comedy series about Hank, Peggy, Bobby and their friends premieres this Monday July 20th on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+. Patterson shares highlights of what fans can expect this season and why audiences continue […]
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Guests: ‘The Doomies’ Co-Creators Andres Fernandez and Henry Gifford

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Bobby and Romy are tween friends who love looking for spooky creatures. What happens when they finally find them? It all unravels on the new Disney animated series “The Doomies”, from co-creators Andrés Fernandez and Henry Gifford, premiering this Friday June 26th on Disney+. 2015 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests included Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody (“Juno”) […]
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Guests: ‘Adventure Time: Side Quests’ EP Nate Cash, supervising director Victor Courtright and art director Nick Cross

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Finn and Jake return in new one-off-style episodes on the series “Adventure Time: Side Quests”, premiering Monday June 29th on Disney+ and Hulu. Joining me are the trio of Nate Cash (“Tiny Toons Looniversity”), Victor Courtright (“Aquaman: King of Atlantis”) and Nick Cross (“Over the Garden Wall”). 2015 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests included Oscar-winning screenwriter […]
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Guest: ‘Surviving Earth’ Executive Producer Tim Haines

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In 1999, Tim Haines created the iconic “Walking with Dinosaurs” TV series. Now the five-time Emmy winner is returning to nature storytelling on television as the executive producer of NBC’s new summer event program “Surviving Earth”, premiering this Thursday June 11th at 8pm. 2015 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests included Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody (“Juno”) and […]
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Guest: ‘Among Us’ series creator Owen Dennis

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The new animated show adaptation of the popular online game “Among Us” is now streaming on Paramount+. Series creator Owen Dennis (“Infinity Train”) shares what he values in the characters, cast and art of comedy. 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: ‘Dragon Striker’ Co-Creators Sylvain Dos Santos and Charles Lefebvre

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Key is a young man enamored with the soccer-like game of Gorotama. On the eve of the World Cup, Disney presents an action-packed new animated series “Dragon Striker”, from co-creators Sylvain Dos Santos and Charles Lefebvre. It premieres Wednesday June 10th on Disney+ and Hulu. 2015 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests included Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody […]
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Guests: ‘Surviving Earth’ VFX supervisor He Sun and animation supervisor Joe Tarrant

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NBC’s new summer event series “Surviving Earth” chronicles the creatures and major changes of the planet over thousands of years — and the impact today. It premieres Thursday June 11th at 8pm (and begins streaming on Peacock the next day). Joining me to discuss the show are VFX supervisor He Sun (“The Lion King”) and […]
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