Casting for Fun Podcast

The World Cup is almost upon us so now is the perfect time to talk soccer! My friend Ryan Ferrante returns to show to discuss his recent trip to Paris and Barcelona, getting to visit FC Barcelona's stadium, soccer shows on tv Welcome to Wrexham and Ted Lasso, and how excited we are to see the USMNT take the field in less than a week in Qatar!

Allison and I celebrate our 8th wedding anniversary and the 10th anniversary of our first date, November 8th, on the Casting for Fun podcast! We go over our first date to Chili's in Glendora and the first movie we saw as a couple, Wreck-it-Ralph, and then discuss a variety of topics important to us, including favorite memories and dates from 2022.

A great family friend to the Pineda family, Jeff Haskins, joins me in episode 46 of the show to discuss growing up in Southern California, favorite rock bands, our time together when Jeff served as the youth leader for our church, and much more. We pay special tribute to our great friend, Don Drenk, who also served along side Jeff in the church's youth program.

Kimmy and Nathan Cross return to the show to discuss Amazon Prime's the Rings of Power. Massive spoilers! We discuss how we were introduced to the Lord of the Rings, character arcs from the Rings of Power, Though all three of us really enjoyed the show we do discuss some of the more contentious parts. We also discuss what we hope to see in future seasons.

The Welling brothers, Steve and Tim, Join me in episode 44 of the show where we discuss a variety of topics: birthday celebrations, life in Santa Barbara, biking riding through downtown LA, meeting spouses, sports and music talk. The Welling's are very dear friends of my in-laws so this was a special episode for me.

Joel Tibbet returns to the show to discuss the Depeche Mode press conference that took place on October 4, 2022 in Germany. We discuss the bands' upcoming album, Memento Mori, their world tour slated for 2023, what rare deep cut songs we'd like hear them play, and much more related to the band.

In this unique episode of the podcast, I discuss Star Wars and Top Gun Maverick with the Cables. I also pay tribute to my recently departed grandmother Carlota. Here are the time stamps for the specific segments: Carlota Autran tribute - top of the show 0:00. Star Wars talk with Weston Cable - 7:00. Top Gun Maverick with Steven Cable 25:00.

Cobra Kai never dies! In this week's episode I chat with 80's superfan Nathan Wolfe about the hit Netflix show, Cobra Kai. We discuss spoilers for season 5, our love of the Karate Kid trilogy, and even branch out to discuss a few other 80's movies.

In the 40th episode of the show, good friend Peter Hauge returns to talk comic books. We discuss favorite books from the past, his internship with Image Comics, favorite obscure characters, and even a brief discussion on old radio dramas. (Which can possibly be a topic of discussion for a future episode)

In this week's episode frequent collaborator and friend of the show Eddie Ramirez joins me to discuss all the news that broke over the weekend at D23 in Anaheim. All the Star Wars and Marvel news are discussed along with other Disney projects and announcements. We also take a moment to pay respects to the victims of 9/11 and honor the first responders of that day.

I'm joined in this week's episode by Kim Bitseedy, a good friend who I know through frequent guest on the show Sean Luevano. We reminisce ongoing to 311 concerts with our group of friends, and discuss the joys of parenthood, among other topics.

In this week's episode, I'm joined by good friends Nick, Tyler, and Tom to discuss a variety of sports topics including a tribute to Vin Scully. We are also joined by a special guest, Tom's son Landon, and hear his thoughts on playing soccer and what his training regiment is like.

Marvel comics has been celebrating the 60th anniversary of Spider-Man's debut in comics during the month of August and I decided to do an episode detailing his history and other cool facts on the web-slinger to celebrate him as well. Steven Cable and Eddie Ramirez join me with prerecorded comments discussing what they love about the character too.

Happy birthday to my wife Allison! In this episode we discuss some of her life experiences like studying to become a labor and delivery nurse, various world travels, and how she would spend Treat Yo Self day if money were no object.

In this week's episode, Allison takes over hosting duties and conducts an interview with me. We discuss several of my interests such as sports, music, traveling, sci-fi and fantasy. I also get to share some of my experiences in high school and serving as a missionary in Brazil.

A bonus episode for this week. Eddie Ramirez and I discuss some of our favorite summer blockbuster movies from the past, why we love the movie theater experience, and what movies should be checked out this summer.

In this episode of the show, I'm joined again by Eddie Ramirez where we break down all the news that broke at San Diego Comic Con 2022. We talk Marvel Studios projects, Warner Bros. and DC, The Rings of Power from Amazon Studios, TMNT Cowabunga edition, possible King of the Hill revival, and much more!

I'm joined by my parents, Ana and Fernando E. Pineda, in this weeks episode where we discuss the history of our family. Early childhood, immigrating to the United States, my dad's time in the military, early courtship and marriage life, and much more.

In the 30th episode of the podcast, I chat with another friend from twenty plus years ago Jeremy Moyes. We discuss his time serving as a missionary in Manaus, Brazil, building his career and meeting his wife, larping (live action role play), and how the Cougars look this Fall.

Kimmy and Nathan Cross return to the podcast to discuss the last two episodes of Stranger Things 4. We share our favorite parts of those last two episodes and also have a conversation as to what songs we feel would save us from Vecna. Massive spoilers on Stranger Things 4!

In this week's episode, I have a conversation with Joe Nabrotzky, an old friend who I met at the Provo Missionary Training Center as we prepared to do missionary service in Brazil just over twenty years ago. We talk about a variety of topics, including the story of how he met his wife and living in Switzerland with his family for several years.

I'm joined by Fernando Pineda, Nick Turner, and first timer on the show Chris Parson, to discuss all the details on the Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ series, and branch out to discuss other Star Wars related topics. MASSIVE SPOILERS on the Obi-Wan series.

In a special bonus episode of the podcast, I discuss the recently announced partnership between MLS and Apple to stream ALL of their games on Apple TV+ starting in 2023. I talk about why this deal is so exciting for me and weigh in on the good things of Apple products with some feedback and comments from friends Ryan and Stephanie Ferrante, Marcello Ambriz, and Eddie Ramirez.

On the 25th episode of the podcast, I am joined by my friend Joel Tibbet to discuss a variety of topics: living in Pasadena, the history of the city, The Batman starring Robert Pattinson, a special tribute to the recently departed Andrew Fletcher of Depeche Mode, and the band's legendary Rose Bowl concert which just celebrated its 34th anniversary.

My awesome wife Allison returns to the show to discuss her all time favorite show, the hit NBC sitcom Friends! We discuss favorite characters, favorite episodes, random facts about the show, and much more.