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Lights, Camera, Author! is an interview show which features authors (including actors and actresses) who write about Hollywood and TV hosted by Jim Junot Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-junot-files/support

Jim Junot


    • Nov 25, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekdays NEW EPISODES
    • 26m AVG DURATION
    • 338 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Lights, Camera, Author!

    Lights, Camera, Author - Gianni Russo

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2025 32:28


    My conversation with Gianni Russo, actor and author of "Mafia Secrets: Untold Tales from the Hollywood Godfather

    Lights, Camera, Author - Madeline Bocaro

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2025 21:05


    My interview with Madeline Bocaro, author of "In Your Mind"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Kathy Reichs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2025 24:12


    My interview with Kathy Reichs, author of "Evil Bones" and the creator of the Fox television series "Bones"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Paul Myers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2025 31:09


    My interview with Paul Myers, author of "John Candy: A Life in Comedy"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Linus O'Brien

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2025 16:50


    My conversation with Linus O'Brien, author of "Rocky Horror: Late Night Double-Feature"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Jack El-Hai

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2025 28:20


    My conversation with Jack El-Hai, author of "The Nazi and the Psychiatrist," the inspiration for the movie "Nuremberg"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Robert Lipton

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2025 21:24


    My interview with Robert Lipton, author of "Surviving the Survirors"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Kim Luperi

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2025 27:51


    My interview with Kim Luperi, one of the authors of "Pre-Code Essentials"

    Lights, Camera, Author - David Margolick

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2025 29:26


    My conversation with David Margolick, author of "When Caesar was King"

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    Lights, Camera, Author - Mark Malkoff

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2025 28:16


    My interview with Mark Malkoff, author of "Love Johnny Carson: One Obsessive Fan's Journey to Find the Genius Behind the Legend"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Rachel Corbett

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 26:12


    My interview with Rachel Corbett, author of "The Monsters We Make"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Will Sloan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2025 24:40


    My conversation with Will Sloan, author of "Ed Wood: Made in Hollywood USA"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Nat Segaloff

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2025 26:56


    My interview with Nat Segaloff, author of "Every Movie is a Miracle"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Marisa Meltzer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2025 20:31


    My interview with Marisa Meltzer, author of "It Girl: The Life and Legacy of Jane Birkin"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Aubrey Malone

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 26:06


    My interview with Aubrey Malone, author of "Growing Pains: The Troubled Lives of Child Stars"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Jennifer O'Callaghan

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2025 51:43


    Lights, Camera, Author - Jennifer O'Callaghan, author of "Rear Window: The Making of a Hitchcock Masterpiece in the Hollywood Golden Age"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Roger Lewis

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2025 24:35


    My conversation with Roger Lewis, author of "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Michael Monahan

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2025 26:16


    My interview with Michael Monahan, author of "American Scary"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Steven Rebello

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2025 27:13


    My interview with Steven Rebello, author of "Criss-Cross"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Gary and Val Morrison

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2025 30:26


    My interview with Gary and Val Morrison, authors of "Shadows of the Beatles"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Shawn Levy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2025 26:36


    My interview with Shawn Levy, author of "Clint: The Man and the Movies"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Samuel Garza Bernstein 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 29:53


    My interview with Samuel Garza Bernstein, author of "Cesar Romero: The Joker is Wild"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Dana Fox

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2025 32:00


    My interview with Dana Fox, author of "Doctor Who: An Encyclopaedia of Companion Actors"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Juliet E. Prowse

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2025 26:19


    My interview with Juliet E. Prowse, author of "Juliet Prowse: Born to Dance"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Todd S. Purdum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2025 27:22


    My interview with Todd S. Purdum, author of "Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television"

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    Lights, Camera, Author - Dr. Jerry C. Drake

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2025 33:38


    My interview with Dr. Jerry C. Drake, author of "Hazel Was a Good Girl: Solving the Murder that Inspired 'Twin Peaks.'"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Brad Dison

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2025 28:04


    My interview with Brad Dison, author of "The Trap"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Larry Charles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2025 27:48


    My interview with Larry Charles, author of "Comedy Samurai"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Howard Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 29:00


    My interview with Howard Smith, author of "My Friend Johnny"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Sarah Hartshorne

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 27:39


    My interview with Sarah Hartshorne, author of "You Wanna Be on Top?"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Bruce Handy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 27:24


    My interview with Bruce Handy, author of "Hollywood High"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Christopher Shaw Myers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 25:07


    My interview with Christopher Shaw Myers, author of "Robert Shaw"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Mark Galley

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 28:22


    An interview with Mark Galley, author of "How the Worst Was Won."

    Lights, Camera, Author - Hanna Diamond

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 28:31


    An interview with Hanna Diamond, author of "Josephine Baker's Secret War"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Robert Sellers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 29:12


    My interview with Robert Sellers, author of "The Real Pink Panther"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Miguel Conner

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 27:10


    My interview with Miguel Conner, author of "The Occult Elvis"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Alicia Malone

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 27:26


    My conversation with Alicia Malone, TCM Host and author of "TCM Imports"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Jem Roberts

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 27:49


    Lights, Camera, Author featuring Jem Roberts, author of "Soupy Twists"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Nancy Kwan

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 21:17


    My interview with actress Nancy Kwan, author of "The World of Nancy Kwan"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Jennifer Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 26:20


    My interview with Jennifer Jones, first African-American Rockette and author of "Becoming Spectacular"

    Lights, Camera, Author - Michael Seth Starr

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 27:55


    My conversation with Michael Seth Starr, author of "Nothin' Comes Easy: The Life of Rodney Dangerfield"

    Lights, Camera, Author #298 - Nick Spake

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 27:33


    My conversation with Nick Spake, author of "Bright and Shiny: A History of Animation at Award Shows." Order now at Amazon.com: Bright & Shiny: A History of Animation at Award Shows Volume I: 9798887716947: Spake, Nick: Books

    Lights, Camera, Author #297 - Kristin Casey

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 28:32


    My conversation with Kristin Casey, author of "Casey Dancer"

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    Lights, Camera, Author #295 - Anne Soon Choi

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2025 25:58


    My conversation with Anne Soon Choi, author of LA Coroner: Thomas Noguchi and Death in Hollywood"

    Lights, Camera, Author #294 - Patrick McGilligan

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025 31:42


    My conversation with Patrick McGilligan, author of "Woody Allen: A Travesty of a Mockery of a Sham"

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    Lights, Camera, Author #293 - Chris McKittrick

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 28:36


    My conversation with Chris McKittrick, author of "Vera Miles, the Hitchcock Blonde Who Got Away"

    Lights, Camera, Author #292 - Bruce Vilanch

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025 27:33


    My conversation with Emmy Award Winner Bruce Vilanch, author of "It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time"

    Lights, Camera, Author #291 - Kevin Farley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 22:42


    My conversation with Kevin Farley, brother of Chris Farley and author of the upcoming graphic novel "Growing Up Farley"

    Lights, Camera, Author #290 - Diane Kiesel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2025 31:15


    My conversation with Diane Kiesel, author of "When Charlie Met Joan: The Tragedy of the Chaplin Trials and the Failings of American Law"

    Lights, Camera, Author #289 - David Roberts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 27:26


    Lights, Camera, Author #289 - David Roberts, author of "Protecting Whitney"

    Lights, Camera, Author #288 - Johnny Heller

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 24:29


    My conversation with voice artist Johnny Heller, narrator of the upcoming audiobook "Harpo Speaks"

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