Casting The Spotlight Podcast

🎃 CTS 2025 Halloween Special 🎃 For the first time in nearly 2 years, our good friend Gene made his return to the pod in solo episode fashion to celebrate and cover all things horror/holiday in our final episode of October. We do a special guest edition of “This or That,” this time drawing the category of Horror Characters. We also discuss Halloween TV specials, signature weapons, in-store pickup...

In the final Daylight in the Dark of October, we return with Part VIII of our solo episodic horror series as the hour grows late within the season. We draw the category of Standalone Horror Films in “This or That,” do our Movie Swap segment reviews on Villains and Oculus, discuss the Dallas Cowboys 2025 season thus far, Sheri Moon Zombie, & SO MUCH MORE!

🎉🎃MAJOR MILESTONE EPISODE 200🎃🎉 For our epic & unprecedented 200th episode of Casting The Spotlight, we are rejoined by our fellow horror fanatics, Cody Robbins and Jason Bailey for The Slasher Sessions: Part IV. We dig into all things horror ~ from historical classic films and franchises to modern day releases. We also discuss horror parody films, kill count, films needing to take more chance...

As we embark on another edition of our horror-film driven guest series, The Slasher Sessions: Act III we have our friend Alex returning to fill the guest role of the last episode of our 100’s. Alex joins us for an exciting, seasonal-inspired version of “This or That,” this time drawing the category of Horror Movie Remakes as we compare and contrast films. We also discuss John Cena’s retirement tou...

Picking back up where we left off with our prominent October episodic solo horror series, “The Daylight in the Dark: Part VII, we emerge with a special edition of “This or That,” this time drawing the category of Horror Movie Sequels, pitting only 2nd films in their respective franchises against one another. We also review our films from the prior week, When Evil Lurks and Wrong Turn (2021), swap...

As we are swiftly approaching our next big milestone, we return to solo format to deliver another exciting edition of “This or That,” this time drawing the category once more of Star Wars characters to rank against one another. We also dabble into discussion over WWE Wrestlepalooza, Bath & Body Works, beef jerky chew, & prematurely flipping songs. We also give the introduction of new films for our...

For Episode #196, we see the debut of our friend Zack Brown, as well as the returning Alex Langley for his second appearance. We discuss recent cultural events and changes, tech and innovation, the importance of college, the Super Bowl Halftime Show, Bloody Mary’s, & SO MUCH MORE!

On the same date, 24 years removed from the events of September 11th, 2001 we reflect on what transpired that day and remember all of the lives that were tragically lost. We also draw the category of Condiments in this week’s edition of “This or That,” review the films Nefarious and Bubba Ho-Tep in our Movie Swap Segment, discuss Josh Allen’s performance on SNF, flavored coffee, & SO MUCH MORE!

We return to solo episodic format, drawing the category of Walking Dead Characters coinciding with Daryl Dixon Season 3, as well as do our movie reviews of The Wrestler & Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. We also talk the NFL and starting the season in another country, the Detroit Lions 2025 season hopes, Michael Shannon, Robert Patrick, & SO MUCH MORE!

For this special episode of Casting The Spotlight, we catch up with Tyler and Brendan and discuss NFL moves during the offseason. We also make our bold predictions on how the standings will look by the end of the season broken down in each division, including takes on who the Wild Card winners will be, & SO MUCH MORE!

As we return to solo episodic format for Episode #191, we do our first review back since our revival of our Movie Swap segment, having chosen “Snatch” and “Dream Scenario” on our previous reintroduction of it. We also rank and discuss the category of Sports Films in this week’s edition of This or That, talk comedian Jim Gaffigan, tuna being underrated, sports card collecting, & SO MUCH MORE!

For our 190th epic milestone episode, the well-traveled Andy Alton returns for his 5th appearance. We discuss his overseas adventures since his last time on, how technology has evolved over various eras, AI, the childhood nostalgia of Blockbuster, running, wrestlers using face paint, & SO MUCH MORE!

☀️ SUMMERSLAM ‘25 SPECIAL ☀️ For this WWE SummerSlam special edition of the podcast and historic 100th CTS Guest Episode ever, we are joined by our good friends and returning guest in Cody Robbins, Ricky Pikul, Alex Nicoloff, & Randall Johnson. We cover, dissect, state hot takes, make bold predictions on how this year’s event will play out based on the stories leading in, & SO MUCH MORE!

Due to the recently unfortunate passings of both Ozzy Osbourne & Hulk Hogan, in this episode we cover, reflect, & commemorate the careers and legacy of two legendary performers. For the first time in so many moons, we also revive our long lost Movie Swap segment with the films “Snatch” and “Dream Scenario,” dive into another Wrestlers edition of “This or That,” talk garage/yard sales, the ability...

As we return to a solo episode for #187, we continue with another edition of “This or That,” this time drawing the category of Rock Songs and placing them against 10 competitors. We also discuss miscellaneous topics in the ever-classic segment The Good, The Bad, & The Shits and talk Jellyroll having a match at SummerSlam, the dill pickle flavor craze, framing posters/pictures, referring to jud...

Have you or someone you know recently developed SUUUPPPPEERRRR POWERRRRSSS? For Episode #186 of CTS our great friend Nick made his return to the solo guest scene of CTS. It was a first for us as a guest finally joined us on our segment, “This or That,” this time incorporating everyone from superheroes to antiheroes and villains in one category. We also discuss the DC franchise reboot and its lead...

For our 185th episode, we return to solo format as we draw the category of TV Show Characters in our segment “This or That” for the 2nd time. We also dig into discussion over amusement parks and the Superman ride at Six Flags, smiling after eye contact with strangers, fresh teams in sports winning championships with few repeats, the Toyota Prius, & SO MUCH MORE!

Returning to the podcast for his second solo episode, founder and showrunner of STL Comedy Studio and stand-up comedian himself, Tyler Tha Comic. A good friend of ours and big CTS supporter, he takes us through his journey since his last appearance, we talk about what it is like getting up in front of a live audience, comedians having podcasts, local town fairs, & SO MUCH MORE!

Directly following our EPIC 6 Year Anniversary Episode, we follow up with a classic, solo-style format edition of the cast in which we bring back the category of Comedy Movies on our segment “This or That,” putting The Hangover and Dogma against a plethora of worthy competition. We also discuss Jey Uso being unseated so quickly after his loss to Gunther as World Heavyweight Champion, the effective...

👑🎧 CTS 6 YEAR ANNIVERSARY EPISODE 🎧👑 For our epic and monumental anniversary episode, we celebrate with our longtime friend and one of our greatest podcast guests ~ Justyn “Fry” Cheatham. We dig deep into past childhood memories in the backyard, talk about current films and the aura of seeing them for the first time in theater, the Star Wars Saga, revisiting old school video games in today’s a...

For our 181st edition of the cast, in our “This our That” segment, we draw the category of Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit characters from the Middle Earth trilogies, with some of the great characters ranked against one another. We also discuss R-Truth, Billy Madison, The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2, Hershel Rhee, & SO MUCH MORE!

Returning to solo format for a major milestone episode, we draw the category of Breaking Bad characters as we pit some of the best in the show’s history up against one another. We also discuss disgruntlements behind the wheel and the ignorance of other drivers, WM being held in the same city consecutively, Toaster Strudels, & SO MUCH MORE!

For this epic 4-man podcast, our good friends Rob & Randall join us for the first time as a duo as we discuss heavy pro wrestling content as of recent, dig into Cena’s heel turn, Goldberg’s last match, Pat McAfee on commentary, and Will Ospreay. We also keep the chatter lively with speculation around the 2025-2026 NFL season, the tush push play, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Jack Lin...

The long awaited return of our great friend and brother Austin Weber is showcased in Episode #178, as the man who has appeared in many different eras of the podcast’s lifespan catches up with us for the first time in this one. We discuss a numerous variety of great topics like life as of late, work, owning a home, coach’s influence on youth sports, class reunions, Cinco de Mayo, being health consc...