Lights, Bama, Action!

About Lights, Bama, Action!

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.

Publisher

Alabama Public Radio

Category

tv & film · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Nov 2020

Latest episode

18 Dec 2020

Latest episodes

8 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Dec 2020

   Lights, Bama, Action! - Forrest Gump

   John, Carla Jean and Edward share some controversial opinions about 1994 Oscar winning Forrest Gump in LBA's season finale.

2. 

   11 Dec 2020

   Lights, Bama, Action! - Selma

   Edward, John and Carla Jean discuss the Civil Rights movement in Alabama after watching this week's movie Selma.

3. 

   4 Dec 2020

   Lights, Bama, Action! - My Cousin Vinny

   This week John, Edward and Carla Jean talk about how My Cousin Vinny puts a new spin on the fish-out-water trope.

4. 

   27 Nov 2020

   Lights, Bama, Action! - Crazy In Alabama

   This week Carla Jean, Edward and John debate over the duality of Crazy in Alabama. Is it a great movie or a great mess?

5. 

   20 Nov 2020

   Lights, Bama, Action! - Fried Green Tomatoes

   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.

6. 

   10 Nov 2020

   Lights, Bama, Action! - Big Fish

   Edward, Carla Jean and John look back at Tim Burton's film adaptation of Alabama author Daniel Wallace's novel, Big Fish.

7. 

   10 Nov 2020

   Lights, Bama, Action! - To Kill A Mockingbird

   This week Carla Jean, Edward and John discuss the 1962 classic film, To Kill A Mockingbird.

8. 

   6 Nov 2020

   Lights, Bama, Action! - Sweet Home Alabama

   In our first episode of Lights, Bama, Action! John Archibald, Carla Jean Whitley and Edward Bowser break down Sweet Home Alabama.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

7 ratings