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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.
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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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Guest: ‘The Last Whale Singer’ Director Reza Memari

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Reza Memari is the director of the new animated feature “The Last Whale Singer”, in theaters nationwide on June 5th. It’s about a Humpback Whale named Vincent who, a decade after losing his parents, must find his song in an effort to protect the oceans. 2015 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests included Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody […]
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Guests: ‘Sofia The First: Royal Magic’ Creator & EP Craig Gerber and Supervising Director Kris Wimberly

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“Sofia The First: Royal Magic” is the highly anticipated new sequel series to the popular Disney animated program. It premieres Monday May 25 on Disney Jr. and Tuesday May 26 on Disney+. Joining me to talk about this revival are creator and EP Craig Gerber and supervising director Kris Wimberly. 2015 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests […]
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Summer 2026 Movie Preview with Jason Black

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Fellow Critics Choice Association member and iHeart Radio film critic Jason Black (“Jason at the Movies”) joins me to preview over 30 major theatrical and streaming releases of the Summer 2026 Movie Season. Find out what we’re most looking forward to seeing and what we think will be the biggest box office hits. 2015 LCJ […]
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Guest: ‘The Sheep Detectives’ Director Kyle Balda

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Kyle Balda has had a great career in VFX and animation, including directing and co-directing four Illumination features — “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax”, “Minions” (for which he was BAFTA nominated), “Despicable Me 3” and “Minions: The Rise of Gru”. Now he’s the director of the live-action / animated murder mystery family dramedy “The Sheep Detectives”, […]
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Guest: ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’ Director Olivia Newman

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Director Olivia Newman (“Where the Crawdads Sing”) shares insights on making her latest film, “Remarkably Bright Creatures” (premiering May 8th on Netflix), including bringing to life the central CG character of Marcellus the Octopus. 2015 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests included Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody (“Juno”) and “Hotel Transylvania” trilogy director Genndy Tartakovsky. 2016 saw LAIKA […]
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Guest: ‘Swapped’ Director Nathan Greno

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Nathan Greno (“Tangled”) is the director of the new Skydance Animation feature “Swapped”, premiering this Friday May 1st on Netflix. Greno discusses the personal aspects of the story, the importance of the film’s nature themes, and working with Oscar-winning star Michael B. Jordan. 2015 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests included Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody (“Juno”) and […]
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