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 if you haven't done so recently!

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 tribute to the recently departed Pro Wrestling Superstar, Hulk Hogan.

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 comments giving his take on the Blue album.

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 Future trilogy.

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 to skip ahead, jump to the 11 minute mark to hear our conversation about Airplane!

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. Massive spoilers as usual!