Casting The Spotlight Podcast

A long time coming, Episode #78 invokes the much anticipated reunion between guest Alex and co-host Tim, as we are joined by the great Mitchell Scott alongside Alex in this 3 hour action-packed conversation of tremendous friendship and outspoken hilarity. We do some much needed catching up, as we dive into so much, including getting right mentally, personal growth in the past several years, Dane C...

🍀🍻 THE ST. PATRICK SPECIAL🍻🍀 | For this twin double digit lucky 7’s episodic event, we bring in two good friends, James and Jeanette. Introducing their own unique perspective and intriguingly takeaways, we hold nothing back as we take a remarkably deep, big-picture look at the inquisitive questions of life. We discuss at length manifesting your own reality, having blind faith, Neville, the ben...

Coming off of his 2nd ever UFC fight, the great & powerful Evan Elder makes his return to Casting The Spotlight for his second guest appearance. It was incredibly enjoyable getting to catch up on and off air with Evan, as we dive into always finding the silver lining in your life even when the odds seemingly are stacked up against you, as well as valuable health habits and finding dieting that wor...

🍀 CTS 75th ANNIVERSARY EPISODE 🍀 | As our milestone-marking 75th edition of the podcast called for a seasoned vet, the host of “Daddio Patio” for 10 years, the great Andy Alton answered for his 2nd appearance with soul piercing & wholehearted talk of the odyssey he’s been on the past couple of months of his life, journeying across the country, interviewing people and recording podcasts. He tells...

This outing, we bring on a friend of the podcast, Ryan Fromm fresh off his adventures to Mexico for a near 4-hour powered episode covering all kinds of ground as we blast our way further into our 70’s realm of episodes. We talk and discuss war movies, Fromm’s travels out of country and his experiences in both Mexico and Australia, attending live concerts, the changes to the MLB ruling starting wit...

As we continue to move swiftly and proficiently through our 70’s sequence of episodes, we begin to peel back the layers like never before. With winter close to wrapping and springtime awaiting, we talk in regards to the aftermath of the Super Bowl and look to the future in the NFL and its off-season, the 2023 upcoming MLB season, the long-anticipated return of The Mandalorian with Season 3, some o...

For his 2nd solo guest appearance on the podcast ever and his 3rd collaboration overall, this outing we bring in our good friend, Ethan Walther. He marks his status as one of the most decorated guests in CTS history, as we have a celebration of sorts on how far we’ve all come and enjoy the company of one another over the course of a 4+ hour combined marathon episode with tequila included. We dive...

For his 2nd solo guest appearance on the podcast ever and his 3rd collaboration overall, this outing we bring in our good friend, Ethan Walther. He marks his status as one of the most decorated guests in CTS history, as we have a celebration of sorts on how far we’ve all come and enjoy the company of one another over the course of a 4+ hour combined marathon episode with tequila included. We dive...

As we make our inevitable transition into our 70’s sequence of forthcoming episodes, we return and follow up our recent milestone strong with an emphasis regarding some of our all time favorite topics which include NFL football, pro wrestling, plus more. We dive in and discuss the upcoming Super Bowl LVII: Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs, Aaron Rodgers potentially on the move, the absur...

Initially spawned as the final release of our January shoot schedule, the spectacle known as Episode #70 marks the first major milestone we have shot as a solo effort since #20. We dish out the most lengthy guest-less edition of our podcast of all time as we discuss the state of pro wrestling as we know are headed into the show of shows: Wrestlemania, the NFL Conference Championship games, early t...

At a time when we must deliver the goods and fill all of the holes in the lives of our audience they didn’t know they needed filled, we finally bring you the longtime anticipated illustrious Episode SIXTYNINE as our good friend Cody Robbins enters the building to provide a marathon performance to fulfill all of your needs. We discuss the musical impact of Limp Bizkit, match-themed pro wrestling PP...

Formulated as a callback to our 2022 CTS season opener, “The Way Back,” we personify how after a year of consistent releases, we have propelled our brand as we return to the new year with our 2023 season opener, “The Way Forward.” We discuss the NFL playoff picture and the potential results that await, two-night Wrestlemania events as they have seemingly changed into in recent years, Harrison Ford...

A LEGEND’S LIFE SAGA: Part Three | Resuming where we last were in Part Two, we show out big time for our finale which completes Don’s life saga thus far, for the first and ONLY time ever told, or told on air by the man himself. This go around covering the period from 1992 through 2022, we bring it home full circle to current times as we dive deep into Don’s last 30 years of life. He describes movi...

🎄 THAT CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 🎄 | This Christmas, we bring you the episode where we finally execute Order 66! After what has been our most accomplished year of CTS, we deliver one final solo episode in which we have an extremely festive Christmas & Star Wars oriented “Good, The Bad, & The Shits” as the last edition of the segment of the year. We dive into what it means to layer yourself as a human be...

This Christmas season, we complete our trilogy as promised 3 months ago with the all-time record & minutes holder of the podcast, “The Renaissance Man of Entertainment” and “The Marathon Man” Kyle Henley. We reunite after agreeing to rejoin after one of our favorite shows of ever, The Walking Dead wrapped to assess the damage and discuss the legacy of the show, as well as its impact on all of us d...

A LEGEND’S LIFE SAGA: Part Two | Picking up where we left off in Part One, we continue Don’s life story, encapsulated and told by The Legend himself for the first time ever on air. This time covering the period from 1972 through 1992, Don tells about going through a whirlwind of different jobs and staggering financial times, just to make ends meet for his family. From the economic hardship seen in...

A LEGEND’S LIFE SAGA: Part One | For the first time in the history of our history, The Legendary Don “Papa” Wichmann, our co-host Tim’s grandpa is not only featured on the podcast, but takes the hot seat to tell you the story of his life journey over the course of multiple parts, in exquisite detail to the best of his memory, as we assume more of the interviewer role. Having this year turned 70 ye...

As the road to Thanksgiving continues, we deliver another solo episode in which we discuss the ongoing NFL upsets this season, Kirk Cousins & the Minnesota Vikings reign of success, Krispy Kreme vs. Dunkin Donuts, & how Lucky Charms are overrated. We also dig into the impact of one of our all time favorite shows, The Walking Dead, its moral compasses throughout the show’s run, how it has always un...

Following the conclusion of our 2022 horror season, we return to the studio with our first November episode since 2019. We describe how this has been a very personal journey, etched in meaningful conversations, mutual passions & interests, hilarity, & laugher. We thank our audience for always sticking by us and we talk early retirement in the NFL, the unnecessary self-imposed stress that comes wit...

🎃 That Halloween Special 🎃 For our milestone-marking, 60th Episode we bring back on Adam Acre in his second outing in our podcast history. We celebrate the season and elaborate on Halloween traditions, as well as Adam’s hot takes some of the holidays, Disney-era Star Wars content, The Hobbit, and Game of Thrones. We dive deep into some of each of our favorite live concerts/festivals, as Adam giv...

For the first time ever, and significantly during October Halloween-horror season, our dear friend, the one and only: Strip Club Gene joins the podcast. Whether it be Mean Gene or Gene O’Mac, the man goes by many nicknames and we were fortunate enough after 3+ years of content to finally bring him on during this special season. As October continues on we discuss ranking all the Halloween & Scream...

We return & deliver the second half of our illustrious two-part Halloween-themed episodic special: The Daylight in the Dark: Part II. We dig into how the Jeepers Creepers film series is one of the more recent original horror concepts, Pennywise the Clown, Starbucks, & TWD’s former moral compass Hershel Greene. We also discuss concussions in sports and when is it the right time to hang it up? All o...

October rolls on as we release the first of our two-part Halloween special solo series, CTS Ep. #57: The Daylight in the Dark: Part I. We bring some of our favorite events and occurrences of the spooky month itself, such as traditions like carving Jack O’Lanterns to rewatching favorite Halloween all time classics, to playoff baseball. We discuss sports expanding their postseason teams that sometim...

SAM’S 30th BIRTHDAY SPECIAL For this 56th Episode of grandeur, our friend & avid Casting The Spotlight listener/supporter Sam Spangler guests on the podcast! Seasonal themes include, we celebrate with Teremana & Sam’s pumpkin shots as we discuss and ramble over America’s seeming obsession with notorious criminals & serial killers…is the notoriety a negative or is there much to be learned from them...

In the aftermath of us re-setting the all time longest CTS Episode in history with Kyle Henley’s 2nd guest appearance, Horror Season rages on! In this special, Kenny Powers-paying homage episode to the great Eastbound & Down legend’s character, we of course talk Major League Baseball, referring to past steroid use in the sport, but presenting our thoughts on how some of the greatest players ever c...