Casting for Fun Podcast

We're celebrating the 20th anniversary of arguably the best album by Jack Johnson, In Between Dreams. My wife Allison returns to the show discuss this amazing album track by track and extensively go into the song, Better Together. We also discuss other recent things going on with the Pineda family. Jack Johnson talk beings at the 18:56 mark in case you wish to skip ahead.

The longest running live action sitcom in television history, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, just celebrated its 20th anniversary and to commemorate the occasion, Philly super fans and friends of the show Danny, Nick, and Derek all return to discuss our favorite episodes and why a show about 5 flawed, greedy, and sometimes stupid people is so enduring 20 years since we first met them.

Frequent collaborator Nathan Wolfe returns to the show to discuss Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World for the 15th anniversary of the film's release. We go over watching the movie in theaters in the summer of 2010 (being among the few who actually did!), the amazing cast and what they would go on to do, and our favorite scenes from this odd ball but awesome comic book flick you should definitely rewatch i...

With the long awaited sequel now streaming on Netflix, friend of the show Nick Turner and I decided to look back at Happy Gilmore. We go over being first introduced to the comedy of Adam Sandler and discuss our favorite scenes and quotes from this classic 90's comedy.

We're less than a week away from the long awaited return of fan favorite Fox animated comedy King of the Hill! What better time than now to reflect back on how memorable and hilarious the show truly was. To do so, fan of the show my younger brother Danny returns and we discuss 20 can't miss episodes of this endearing animated sitcom, including my personal favorite Bobby Goes Nuts. We also pay trib...

On this week's episode friends of the show Jeff Haskins, Josh Dupre, Derek Dupre, and Nick Turner all pay tribute to the 2nd best selling album of all time, AC/DC's Back in Black. We discuss the influence of this legendary record and dive into other random topics throughout. At the top of the show I pay a short, special tribute to the recently departed Ozzy Osbourne.

Happy 30th birthday to 311's Blue Album! The most commercially successful record that the band has ever released just turned 30, so to commemorate the occasion friends of the show Nick Turner, and Derek and Josh Dupre return to discuss the album track by track, our favorite memories of listening to this album back in the day, and so much more! Good buddy Marcello Ambriz joins us with prerecorded c...

One of the many movies that I never get tired of discussing is Back to the Future, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Friend of the show Nathan Wolfe returns to give his take on what notable film maker Quinten Tarantino calls a "perfect movie." Be sure to check out episode 94 of the show from October 23, 2023 where Peter Hauge and I also have a conversation about the entire Back to the Fut...

Friends of the show, Steven Cable and Nathan Cross, both return to celebrate one of the most beloved, odd ball comedies in history, Airplane! Is the surely you can't be serious joke the funniest in cinema history? We discuss this, and so much more including the episode of MythBusters that deals with the climax of this movie. At the top of the show I go over my recent beef with Spotify. If you wish...

Making her first appearance on the Casting for Fun Podcast is Brianne Frodsham! We celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Goonies, going over favorite scenes from the movie and discussing other interesting aspects of this 80's classic, including the infamous octopus deleted scene. Lastly, we go over the reports of Steven Spielberg and Chris Columbus finally moving forward with a Goonies Part 2. Mas...

Continuing with the tradition of interviewing my daughter once she has completed another year of school, Avery returns to discuss her year in second grade, playing softball, learning piano, and the perseverance she showed dealing with her broken finger the last few weeks of school. We also go over some other fun topics as well. To begin the show, I address the recent passing of music icon Brian Wi...

Batman superfan and friend of the show Eddie Ramirez returns to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Batman Begins. We discuss the state of the franchise after the disastrous Batman and Robin movie, Warner Bros. selecting then lesser known director and actor in Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale to rejuvenate the franchise, and the impact that the first of the Dark Knight trilogy has had with block...

Back to the Future Part 3, the movie in the trilogy that doesn't get enough love, is celebrating its 35th anniversary. To commemorate the occasion, friend of the show Nathan Wolfe returns to discuss why this movie may be underrated, go over favorite scenes and interesting facts about the movie, and simply geek out over the concluding chapter of one of our all time favorite movie trilogies. Spoiler...

We're celebrating the 45th anniversary of an all time classic in this week's episode, the Empire Strikes Back. Does this movie contain the greatest plot twist in cinema history? I believe it does. Nick and Fernando both return to the show to discuss this memorable scene in Star Wars history, along with many other interesting facts about my all time favorite movie. Massive spoilers, obviously!

The grand father of all Summer Blockbusters, Jaws, is turning 50 and to celebrate the occasion friend of the show Nathan Wolfe returns to go over memorable scenes from the movie and the cultural impact that Jaws has had since it was first released in the summer of 1975.

Widely considered the best of the Star Wars prequels, Revenge of the Sith celebrates its 20th anniversary this month. To commemorate the occasion, friends of the show Fernando Pineda and Nick Turner return to go over specific scenes and geek out about the transformation of Anakin Skywalker into the most iconic villain in cinema history, Darth Vader. Settle in for the longest episode of the Casting...

The Cross's, Kimmy and Nathan, return to the show to help celebrate the classic, odd ball comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail, for its 50th anniversary. We go over memorable scenes from the movie and discuss how the comedic stylings of the Monty Python crew has shaped comedy in the years since.

One of the most iconic rock bands of all time, Aerosmith, has an album that is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month. (Toys in the Attic). To celebrate the occasion, Jeff Haskins and Nick Turner return to the show to discuss this landmark album track by track. Jeff gives us insights into the recording process of the band during this time in their career and we have great time discussing all...

To help celebrate the 25th anniversary of one of the most underrated albums of all time (in my opinion), my wife Allison returns to the show to discuss No Doubt's Return of Saturn track by track and briefly discuss what we were doing in April of the year 2000. I begin the show going over entertainment news such as CinemaCon, KROQ rehiring Kevin Ryder, and the recent passings of Val Kilmer and Jed...

Is the Office the most popular sitcom of all time? I would argue that it's definitely in the conversation of being so. To help celebrate the 20th anniversary of this fantastic comedy, Davis Bench, and the Strong's, Shelley and James, join me to discuss how we found the show to begin with, favorite episodes, the memorable story arc of Pam from season 3, and so much more!

To wrap up the time warp to the month and year of March, 1990, we celebrate the 35th anniversary of my favorite album of all time, Violator by Depeche Mode. DM super fan Joel Tibbett returns to the show to break down this landmark album track by track, discuss the many cover versions of the song Personal Jesus, and even go over the famous (or infamous) Wherehouse Record Store incident which occurr...

We're traveling back in time 35 years ago to the month and year of March, 1990, to celebrate noteworthy anniversaries for two of my all time favorite entertainment projects, the first live action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie and Depeche Mode Violator! The turtles will be up first, with Violator up next week. Friend of the show Jeremy Moyes returns to discuss our love of all things Ninja Turt...

To conclude our review of Cobra Kai's final season, Danny Pineda returns to discuss everything that went down in the final 5 episodes of the show. Johnny's story coming to a conclusion, where the Miyagiverse might go from here, and why we joined this show so much are just a few of the topics we cover in this week's episode. Cobra Kai never dies!!

Your six time MLS Cup Champions the LA Galaxy are about to begin the 30th season of Major League Soccer and to commemorate the occasion, LA Galaxy super fan Tim Welling returns to the show to reminisce on the 2024 championship win, discussion recent team departures and arrivals, quickly preview the upcoming 2025 season, and talk about Galaxy legend Cobi Jones getting his own statue at Dignity Heal...

With the Super Bowl behind us, it's time to do the annual tradition of discussing the game extensively. Tyler Ivancich makes his return to the show to discuss the Eagles victory, the halftime performance of Kendrick Lamar, commercials and movie trailers such as Jurassic World: Rebirth and the last Mission: Impossible movie, and what we did for food.