From Alabama Public Radio comes a podcast that takes you to the movies. Lights, Bama, Action! features John Archibald, Carla Jean Whitley and Edward Bowser in a roundtable discussion about films set in Alabama. Favorites such as Sweet Home Alabama and To Kill a Mockingbird will be reviewed and debated over, and there may even be appearances by some movies you've forgotten about or never heard of. Topics will vary from bologna cake to bad accents and everywhere in between. So, make some popcorn, relax, and tune in to hear it all.
John, Carla Jean and Edward share some controversial opinions about 1994 Oscar winning Forrest Gump in LBA's season finale.
Edward, John and Carla Jean discuss the Civil Rights movement in Alabama after watching this week's movie Selma.
This week John, Edward and Carla Jean talk about how My Cousin Vinny puts a new spin on the fish-out-water trope.
This week Carla Jean, Edward and John debate over the duality of Crazy in Alabama. Is it a great movie or a great mess?
John, Carla Jean and Edward spend this week's episode talking about what they liked about the movie Fried Green Tomatoes and what it got wrong about the titular food.
Edward, Carla Jean and John look back at Tim Burton's film adaptation of Alabama author Daniel Wallace's novel, Big Fish.
This week Carla Jean, Edward and John discuss the 1962 classic film, To Kill A Mockingbird.
In our first episode of Lights, Bama, Action! John Archibald, Carla Jean Whitley and Edward Bowser break down Sweet Home Alabama.