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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


    • May 30, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 26m AVG DURATION
    • 309 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Lights, Camera, Author!

    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"

    Lights, Camera, Author #287 - Deborah Presley Brando

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 27:27


    A conversation with Deborah Presley Brando, biological daughter of Elvis Presley and author of "Memoirs of a Starseed Child." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lights-camera-author/support

    Lights, Camera, Author #286 - Gene Popa

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 26:57


    My conversation with Gene Popa, author of "The Colour of Your Dreams" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lights-camera-author/support

    Lights, Camera, Author #285 - Robert Cremer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 34:38


    My conversation with Robert Cremer, author of "Bela Lugosi: The Man Behind the Cape" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lights-camera-author/support

    Lights, Camera, Author #284 - Allan Korzinn & Adrian Sinclair

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 25:51


    My conversation with music journalist Allan Korzinn and documentarian Adrian Sinclair, author of "The McCartney Legacy" series --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lights-camera-author/support

    Lights, Camera, Author #283 - Tripp Whetsell

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2024 28:00


    My conversation with Tripp Whetsell, author of "Norman Lear: His Life and Times" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lights-camera-author/support

    Lights, Camera, Author #282 - Joseph Dougherty

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 39:40


    My conversation with Emmy Award winner Joseph Dougherty (thirtysomething, Pretty Little Liars) and author of "Rod Serling at 100." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lights-camera-author/support

    Lights, Camera, Author - Jennifer Love Hewitt

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 17:21


    A conversation with actress Jennifer Love Hewitt, author of "Inheriting Magic" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lights-camera-author/support

    Lights, Camera, Author - Stephen Follows

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 27:18


    An interview with Stephen Follows, author of "The Horror Movie Report 2024" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lights-camera-author/support

    Lights, Camera, Author - Paul Tweed

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 23:03


    An interview with Paul Tweed, author of "From Holywood to Hollywood" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lights-camera-author/support

    Lights, Camera, Author - Scott Huver

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 21:50


    An interview with Scott Huver, author of "Beverly Hills Noir." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lights-camera-author/support

    Lights, Camera, Author - Burt Kearns

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 29:49


    An interview with Burt Kearns, author of "SHEMP" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lights-camera-author/support

    Lights, Camera, Author - Lola Reid Allen

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 28:45


    An interview with Lola Reid Allin, author of "Highway to the Sky" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lights-camera-author/support

    Lights, Camera, Author - Melissa Ludtke

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 29:30


    My interview with Melissa Ludtke, author of "Locker Room Talk: A Woman's Struggle to Get Inside" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lights-camera-author/support

    Lights, Camera, Author - Jared Stearns

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2024 27:47


    An interview with Jared Stearns, author of "PURE: The Sexual Revolutions of Marilyn Chambers" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lights-camera-author/support

    Lights, Camera, Author - Ariane Sherine

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 28:38


    An interview with Ariane Sherine, author of "The Real Sinead O'Connor" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lights-camera-author/support

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    Lights, Camera, Author - Kathy Reichs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 25:48


    An interview with Kathy Reichs, author of "Fire and Bones" and producer of the Fox TV series "Bones" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lights-camera-author/support

    Lights, Camera, Author - Catherine Curzon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2024 27:51


    An interview with Catherine Curzon, author of "The Real Bogie and Bacall" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lights-camera-author/support

    Lights, Camera, Author - Nancy Jones & Ken Abraham

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 26:40


    An interview with Nancy Jones & Ken Abraham, author of "Playin' Possum: My Memories of George Jones" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lights-camera-author/support

    Lights, Camera, Author - Jim Berkenstadt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2024 27:28


    An interview with Jim Berkenstadt, author of "The Beatle Who Vanished" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lights-camera-author/support

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    Lights, Camera, Author - Christopher Connelly

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 27:19


    An interview with Christopher S. Connelly, author of "Helen Morgan: The Original Torch Singer and Ziegfeld's Last Star" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lights-camera-author/support

    Lights, Camera, Author - Nat Segaloff

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 27:30


    An interview with Nat Segaloff, author of "The Naughty Bits: What The Censors Wouldn't Let You See in Hollywood's Most Famous Movies" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lights-camera-author/support

    Lights, Camera, Author - Marco Crescenzi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 21:25


    An interview with Marco Crescenzi, author of "The Silver Beatles: A Story of Struggle, Luck and Genius: The Beatles Before They Became The Beatles" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lights-camera-author/support

    Lights, Camera, Author - Richard J. Shmelter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2024 27:41


    An interview with Richard J. Shmelter, author of "An Iconic Influencer Marilyn Monroe: Tales From the Making of Niagara 1953" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lights-camera-author/support

    Lights, Camera, Author - Annie Korzen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2024 28:08


    My interview with Seinfeld actress Annie Korzen, author of "The Book of Annie" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lights-camera-author/support

    Lights, Camera, Author - Samuel Garza Bernstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 29:46


    An interview with Samuel Garza Bernstein, author of "Starring Joan Crawford" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lights-camera-author/support

    Lights, Camera, Author - Michael Gregg Michaud

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 28:11


    An interview with Michael Gregg Michaud, author of "Mae West and Her Adonises" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lights-camera-author/support

    Lights, Camera, Author - Adam Nimoy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 28:16


    An interview with Adam Nimoy, son of Leonard Nimoy and author of "The Most Human" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lights-camera-author/support

    Lights, Camera, Author - Simon Lewis

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 29:07


    An interview with Simon Lewis, author of "Making a Bridge Too Far" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lights-camera-author/support

    Lights, Camera, Author - Sean Crose

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 28:38


    An interview with Sean Crose, author of "Catholic Girl: The Life and Times of Mabel Normand" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lights-camera-author/support

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