LCJ Q&A Podcast
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LCJ Q&A Podcast
Film Critic/Entertainment Reporter Lights Camera Jackson interviews the biggest live-action and animation content creators and performers from movies, TV and streaming.
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137 episodis
Guest: 'Surviving Earth' Executive Producer Tim Haines
In 1999, Tim Haines created the iconic "Walking with Dinosaurs" TV series. Now the five-time Emmy winner is returning to nature storytelling on televi...
Guest: 'Among Us' series creator Owen Dennis
The new animated show adaptation of the popular online game "Among Us" is now streaming on Paramount+. Series creator Owen Dennis ("Infinity Train") s...
Guests: 'Dragon Striker' Co-Creators Sylvain Dos Santos and Charles Lefebvre
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 "...
Guests: 'Surviving Earth' VFX Supervisor He Sun and Animation Supervisor Joe Tarrant
NBC's new summer event series "Surviving Earth" chronicles the creatures and major changes of the planet over thousands of years — and the impact toda...
Guest: 'The Last Whale Singer' Director Reza Memari
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...
WAMC — Summer 2026 Movie Preview
It's my preview of the most anticipated movies of Summer 2026 on WAMC-FM. For the text of this commentary, visit the Jackson Murphy page on WAMC.org....
Guests: 'Sofia The First: Royal Magic' Creator & EP Craig Gerber and Supervising Director Kris Wimberly
"Sofia The First: Royal Magic" is the highly anticipated new sequel series to the popular Disney animated program. It premieres Monday May 25 on Disne...
Summer 2026 Movie Preview with Jason Black
Fellow Critics Choice Association member and iHeart Radio film critic Jason Black ("Jason at the Movies") joins me to preview over 30 major theatrical...
Guest: 'The Sheep Detectives' Director Kyle Balda
Kyle Balda has had a great career in VFX and animation, including directing and co-directing four Illumination features — "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax", "Min...
Guest: 'Remarkably Bright Creatures' Director Olivia Newman
Director Olivia Newman ("Where the Crawdads Sing") shares insights on making her latest film, "Remarkably Bright Creatures" (premiering May 8th on Net...
Guest: 'Swapped' Director Nathan Greno
Nathan Greno ("Tangled") is the director of the new Skydance Animation feature "Swapped", premiering this Friday May 1st on Netflix. Greno discusses t...
Guest: 'Animal Farm' Director Andy Serkis
He's played some of the most iconic characters in cinema — Gollum, Caesar and King Kong. Now he's the director of the animated feature adaptation of...
Guests: 'My Brother the Minotaur' creator Donal Morgan, EP Fionnuala Deane and producers John McDaid & Nora Twomey
"My Brother the Minotaur" is a new animated series premiering this Friday April 24th on AppleTV. Lorcan is a boy... who also happens to be a minotaur....
Guest: 'Stranger Things: Tales From '85' Showrunner & EP Eric Robles
Emmy-winner Eric Robles, of Nickelodeon's Fanboy & Chum Chum, is the executive producer and showrunner of Netflix's new animated series spinoff of one...
Guests: 'Ted' stars Giorgia Whigham, Max Burkholder, Scott Grimes and Alanna Ubach
Seth MacFarlane's "Ted" event series returns for Season 2 this Thursday March 5th on Peacock. The actors who play four Bennett family members join me...
Guests: 'The Pout-Pout Fish' Director Ricard Cussó and Writer Elise Allen
The Pout-Pout Fish is a new animated feature in theaters nationwide on March 20th. Director Ricard Cussó and writer Elise Allen share insights on adap...
Guest: 'Mr. Crocodile' Producer Aton Soumache
Aton Soumache is the producer of new family animated series "Mr. Crocodile", premiering Monday Feb. 23 at 10:30am on Nickelodeon. Soumache also discus...
Guests: 'Phoebe & Jay' Creators Genie Deez and Thy Than
Genie Deez and Thy Than are the creators of the new PBS Kids series Phoebe & Jay, about twins who move-in to a new building with their dad and grandma...
Guests: 'Hey A.J.!' Creators Martellus Bennett and Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh
Super Bowl champion Martellus Bennett (New England Patriots tight end) and Emmy-winning "Phineas and Ferb" co-creator Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh have teamed-...
Guest: 'Charlie the Wonderdog' Director Shea Wageman
Shea Wageman, President and CEO of ICON Creative Studio, is also the director of new animated feature "Charlie the Wonderdog", which opens in theaters...
Guest: 'David' Directors Brent Dawes and Phil Cunningham
Angel Studios' "David" is an epic new animated feature in theaters Dec. 19 (with nationwide early access screenings on Dec. 14). Directors Brent Dawes...
Guest: 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Chrome Alone 2 — Lost in New Jersey' Director Kent Seki
Kent Seki, the cinematographer of 2023 animated feature "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem" (and its 2027 sequel), has directed the new holi...
Guests: 'Wednesdays with Gramps' Co-Director Chris Copeland and Producer Shabrayia Cleaver
A new DreamWorks Animation short focuses on a teen who visits his grandpa and discovers a passion that will strengthen their relationship. It is Oscar...
Guests: 'Two Ships' Director McKinley Benson, Co-Writer Mackenzie Benson and EP Jodi Benson
We've all heard the phrase, "two ships passing in the night". A new animated short, which is qualified for the Best Animated Short Film Oscar this yea...
Guests: 'A Chuck E. Cheese Christmas' Writers & EPs Zac Moncrief and Jon Colton Barry
The iconic Chuck E. Cheese is getting the animated holiday special treatment. "A Chuck E. Cheese Christmas" premieres this Thursday Nov. 27 on Prime V...
Guest: 'A Magnificent Life' Director Sylvain Chomet
Four-time Academy Award nominee and BAFTA and Caesar Awards winner Sylvain Chomet (director of "The Triplets of Belleville" and "The Illusionist") joi...
Guest: 'A PAW Patrol Christmas' EP Laura Clunie
New one-hour holiday special "A PAW Patrol Christmas" premieres Friday Nov. 28 at 8pm on CBS. Executive Producer Laura Clunie, who also serves as Seni...
Guests: 'Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol' EPs Kevin Deters and Stevie Wermers-Skelton
"Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol" is the third half-hour special in the beloved, Emmy-winning animated franchise. It premieres Thursday Nov. 27...
Guests: 'All Heart' Directors Michael Govier and Will McCormack
Academy Award winners Michael Govier and Will McCormack (of 2020's "If Anything Happens, I Love You") discuss their new animated Short "All Heart", wh...
Guest: 'Bat-Fam' EP and Showrunner Mike Roth
Following-up the success of feature film "Merry Little Batman" is the new series "Bat-Fam". 10 episodes of animated adventures of Bruce Wayne and his...
Guest: 'Grand Prix of Europe' star Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Emmy-nominated for "The Queen's Gambit" and star of "Love Actually" and "The Maze Runner" franchise) lends his voice to raceca...
Guest: 'Stitch Head' Director Steve Hudson
Steve Hudson has directed the new animated feature "Stitch Head", based on the book series, which opens in theaters on Wednesday Oct. 29. He discusses...
Guests: 'The Twits' stars Margo Martindale and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan
Three-time Emmy-winner Margo Martindale ("Justified", "The Americans") and Independent Spirit Awards nominee Maitreyi Ramakrishnan ("Never Have I Ever...
Guest: 'The Chosen Adventures' Showrunner Ryan Swanson
"The Chosen Adventures" is a new animated family series installment in popular "The Chosen" franchise. It premieres this Friday Oct. 17 on Prime Video...
Guest: 'Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Deathwatch' Showrunner Derek Kolstad
Derek Kolstad, the creator of "John Wick", is now the showrunner of animated action series "Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Deathwatch". The video game ad...
Guests: 'The Sisters Grimm' Showrunner Amy Higgins and EP Michael Buckley
Ready for a fairy tales twist? "The Sisters Grimm" showrunner Amy Higgins and fellow EP Michael Buckley (who also wrote the books) discuss their new A...
Guest: 'Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie' Director Ryan Crego
A popular DreamWorks Animation series is coming to the big screen. Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie opens in theaters nationwide this Friday September 26t...
Guest: 'Haunted Hotel' Creator Matt Roller
Creator Matt Roller welcomes you to "Haunted Hotel", starring Will Forte and executive produced by Dan Harmon. The adult animated series that makes th...
Guest: 'Dr. Seuss's Red Fish Blue Fish', 'Horton!' and 'The Sneetches' EP Dustin Ferrer
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 F...
Guest: 'Weather Hunters' EP Dete Meserve
Dete Meserve is the executive producer of highly anticipated new PBS Kids animated series "Weather Hunters", starring Al Roker. It premieres this Mond...