Casting for Fun Podcast

We're celebrating the 40th anniversary of one of the best sequels ever, the Karate Kid Part 2! Danny Pineda returns to dive into this classic from the 80's, discuss the unique setting of taking the franchise outside the confides of the San Fernando Valley, and the great performances from Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita. Spoilers as usual!

More World Cup action coming at you here on the Casting for Fun Podcast! Eddie Ramirez, Sean Luevano (making his long awaited return to the show), and I dive into our favorite aspects of the tournament thus far, discuss the recent upsets from the round of 32 (Paraguay over Germany?! Morocco over The Netherlands?!) and get you ready for the massive USA vs. Bosnia game tonight, July 1st!

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of beloved 80's classic comedy, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, friends of the show Davis Bench and Nathan Wolfe both join me to discuss favorite scenes, interesting facts about the movie, the influence that the Ferris Bueller character has had on pop culture, and much more!

Part 2 of the World Cup 2026 recap sees Nick Turner and I discuss the exciting USA victory over Australia, the GOAT discussion between Messi and Ronaldo, stadiums across the land singing Take Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver, previewing the USMNT last group stage game against Turkey, and much more!

In the first episode recap of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, friend of the show Nick Turner returns to discuss the inspiring and exciting first game from the United States Men's National Team, including goals from Florian Belogun, the own goal by Paraguay, the reversed yellow card issued initially to the U.S. then reissued to Paraguay, and so much more! We also dive into highlights for some of the other...

My kiddos Avery and Liam join me for our annual traditional end of school year episode to talk about their life highlights including game winning softball hits, learning piano, painting Super Mario Bros. themed masterpieces, what they learned from their teachers this past year, and so much more!

The quirky, odd ball comedy with Jack Black, Nacho Libre, turns 20 this month and to celebrate, friend of the show Joel Tibbett returns to discuss our favorite scenes from the movie and how we quote the movie in our everyday lives! At the top of the show I briefly preview the 2026 World Cup and pay tribute to the recently departed Anthony Head (Giles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer). Nacho Libre tal...

On a special Friday episode of the show, good friends Derek Dupre and Nick Turner return to celebrate the 25th anniversary of 311's From Chaos album. We dive into this 311 classic, track by track, and discuss the famous music video for the song You Wouldn't Believe with Shaquille O'Neil and the infamous performance that Shaq did with the band for the KROQ Weenie Roast that same year, 2001. For the...

Friend of the show Steven Cable and first time guest Brig Landmeier join me to celebrate the 40th anniversary of an 80's classic movie, Top Gun. We go over favorite scenes from the film and discuss interesting behind the scenes aspects such as the reshot romance scenes of Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis and the story of the aerobatic pilot Art Scholl who tragically lost his life during filming and s...

Show regulars James Strong and Nathan Wolfe are on the podcast together for the first time to celebrate the 40th anniversary of an all time classic, the Queen is Dead by the Smiths. We go over all ten songs extensively and dive into why we love this band so much.

Doubling up for this week's episode of the show as my younger brother Danny and I review two albums recently released by bands we enjoy quite a bit: Iration and Social Distortion. There is a loose connection between the two albums that we go over during the episode. From the smooth reggae rock sounds of Iration to the hard hitting punk rock rifts of Social D, these are two new albums you should de...

We're celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Heath Ledger classic movie A Knight's Tale on this week's episode of the podcast. Show regulars Kimmy and Nathan Cross and Brianne Frodsham join me to go over favorite scenes, the use of modern music in a medieval action/comedy movie, and much more. I do briefly discuss the passing of comic book legend Gerry Conway and the recently released trailer for...

With CinemaCon 2026 wrapping up last week in Las Vegas, it was the perfect time to bring back movie buff and friend of the show Eddie Ramirez to discuss what the Hollywood studios brought to the convention this year. We go over our most anticipated movies of the next few years including: Avengers: Doomsday, The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, The Mandalorian and Grogu, Street Fighter, The...

Friend of the show and sports correspondent Steven Cable returns to recap the 2026 March Madness tournament. (Steven won in our bracket group and gets the Mental Ward trophy for the next year.) Michigan winning it all, overtime first round victories for Kentucky and VCU, Duke's collapse, its all discussed here. We also dive into some Dodger talk and answer the question: can anyone stop LA this yea...

We are celebrating the 30th anniversary of my favorite episode of the Simpsons, 22 Short Films about Springfield for this week's episode the show! I go over my favorite scenes, including internet fan favorite short "Steamed Hams," and include an audio clip from Simpsons write Bill Oakley, discussing how the concept of 22 Short Films about Springfield came to be.

80's super fan and friend of the show Nathan Wolfe returns to help celebrate the 40th anniversary of the cult classic BMX racing movie RAD! We go over interesting facts about the movie, favorite scenes particularly the awesome and cheesy dance floor scene on BMX bikes, and much more! At the top of the show I pay tribute to the recently departed Chuck Norris and Nicholas Brendon from Buffy the Vamp...

This week I touch on several topics of interest to me: the first official trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the recent news of Nathan Fillion and crew attempting to bring back fan favorite show Firefly in animation form, and March Madness 2026! I go over my pick to win it all (Duke), and other aspects of the tournament that I find interesting. Here are specific time stamps if you wish to list...

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of fan favorite brat pack movie, Pretty in Pink, I am joined by my wife Allison to discuss so many great aspects of the movie. Particularly the ending we got and the ending that could have been. Who do you think Andie should have ended up with: Blane or Duckie? We also go over extensively the classic song from OMD, If you Leave, and how the new ending resulted in...

LA Galaxy super fan Tim Welling returns to the show to discuss the upcoming season for the LA Galaxy! We go over the bad (Rique Puig suffering another ACL tear) and the good (four quality signings that should bolster the team for the 2026 season.

It's always great to catch up with old friends, even when discussing a less than stellar Super Bowl! Nick Turner and Tyler Ivancich return to the show to discuss all things Super Bowl 60. We go over the game itself and how cool it was to see Sam Darnold be the first USC quarterback to start and win a Super Bowl, as well as the delicious food options we had. We go over other stuff too, so give the...

The Dream of the 90's is alive in Portland! We're celebrating this odd ball skit comedy show starring Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein for its 15th anniversary on this week's show. If you're familiar with this comedy show from the 2010's awesome, but if not you're in for a real treat. At least in my opinion. Put a bird on it!

Peter Hauge makes his return to the Casting for Fun podcast to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Batman '66! We go over extensively the adventures of the Caped Crusader and his battles with a host of colorful villains from this classic American television show. We do cover my all time favorite episode, Surf's Up Joker's Under, and many fascinating facts about this campy, but awesome iteration of B...

After a few week hiatus, the Casting For Fun Podcast is back! We're discussing all things Stranger Things in the 201st episode of the show. Show regulars the Crosses and Brianne are back to discuss the final 4 episodes of season 5, our favorite scenes from all five seasons, and what the legacy of Stranger Things will be the history of pop culture. Massive spoilers as usual.

It's the 200th episode of the podcast! To commemorate the occasion friends of the show Brianne Frodsham and Kimmy and Nathan Cross all return to discuss what we saw with the first four episodes of Stranger Things 5. We go over our favorite scenes and theorize as to what we may see in the remaining four episodes. And stay tuned for our follow up conversation on those lats episodes due out in Januar...

In episode 199 of the show, my wife Allison joins me to discuss the Tim Burton classic Edward Scissorhands. We go over memorable scenes from the movie and discuss why both Tim Burton and Danny Elfman have declared this movie to be a personal favorite of theirs.