Casting for Fun Podcast

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.

Making his first appearance on the show, Sami Haddad joins me to celebrate the 40th anniversary of one of the most beloved high school movies of all time, the Breakfast Club. We go over important scenes from the movie and discuss how relatable the story and characters are, regardless of what generation you are from.

Skeleton Crew just wrapped up on Disney+ and friend of the show, Eddie Ramirez returns to discuss the show at length. Our thoughts and impressions of the show (all positive) are discussed, as well as easter eggs and deep cuts into Star Wars history. Finally, we do address the elephant in the room of the low ratings the show received and our hope that Skeleton Crew might turn things around for the...

The show is back for another new episode! This week I cover Captain EO. All the fond memories I had watching this Disney attraction at the Park and the history behind this fan favorite movie. I also cover recent entertainment news such as Nintendo unveiling the Switch 2, trailers for the new Superman movie and Daredevil Born Again, and the recent off season signings for the Dodgers. Nathan Wolfe,...

Happy 2025! After a brief hiatus, we are back with the first new episode of the year. My wife Allison returns and we are joined by the Cable's, Steven and Holly, to reflect back on the year that was 2024. Favorite moments, personal achievements, and the year in entertainment are all discussed.

For the final episode for 2024, Marcello Ambriz returns to help celebrate the 45th anniversary of one of Rock n' Roll's greatest albums ever, the Clash's London Calling. We go over all nineteen songs on this landmark album and discuss various topics concerning the band, including the iconic album cover.

Massive spoilers as usual! To discuss the second part of the final season of Cobra Kai, Danny Pineda returns to talk about the various story arcs occurring: the kids, the adults, the Mr. Miyagi deepfake, the shocking finale in Barcelona, Spain, and what we think the writers and show runners have in store for us in the final part of season 6 due sometime in 2025.

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of one the best rock albums of the 90's, Sixteen Stone by Bush, Davis Bench returns to the show to discuss this amazing record track by track. Interesting facts about the album and the band are discussed.

Josh Dupre joins us for the 1st time on the show to discuss all things 311! Frequent collaborators Nick Turner, Derek Dupre, and Marcello Ambriz also return to reminisce on our times together listening to music, the music industry in general, and very briefly touch on 311's newest album Full Bloom.

The Kidd siblings, Lisa and Mike, return to the show to help celebrate the 15th anniversary of Fantastic Mr. Fox. We go over favorite scenes, our love of stop motion animation, and how brilliant of a film maker Wes Anderson is.

The long awaited 14th studio album from legendary rock band the Cure has finally been released and to celebrate the occasion friend of the show James Strong returns to dive into Songs of a Lost World track by track and discussion our mutual love of this incredible band.

To celebrate the 8th World Series championship in franchise history, frequent guests to the show Jeff Haskins, Fernando Pineda, Tadd Turner, and Nick Turner all return to discuss the momentous 2024 season the Dodgers had! We go over the highlights of the World Series, including Freddie Freeman's walk-off grand slam to win game 1. Lastly, we touch on the impact that Fernando Valenzuela had on the g...

Allison and I review a recently released album from one of her favorites artists, Kelsea Ballerini. We discuss her recent album Patterns, track by track, and give our thoughts on the concepts and music that she presents to us. At the top of the show I pay a special tribute to the recently departed City of Los Angeles Icon Fernando Valenzuela.

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of one of our favorite albums of all time, Danny returns to the show to discuss Make Yourself by Incubus. We go over this landmark album track by track and share why this album was so meaningful to us in the late 90's/early 2000's and why its still so loved to this day.