We return & deliver the second half of our illustrious two-part Halloween-themed episodic special: The Daylight in the Dark: Part II. We dig into how the Jeepers Creepers film series is one of the more recent original horror concepts, Pennywise the Clown, Starbucks, & TWD’s former moral compass Hershel Greene. We also discuss concussions in sports and when is it the right time to hang it up? All of this & so much more! We hope you’re enjoying your horror season!

October rolls on as we release the first of our two-part Halloween special solo series, CTS Ep. #57: The Daylight in the Dark: Part I. We bring some of our favorite events and occurrences of the spooky month itself, such as traditions like carving Jack O’Lanterns to rewatching favorite Halloween all time classics, to playoff baseball. We discuss sports expanding their postseason teams that sometimes questionably make the cut, Hannibal Lectar, Halloween Kills, & SO MUCH MORE!

SAM’S 30th BIRTHDAY SPECIAL For this 56th Episode of grandeur, our friend & avid Casting The Spotlight listener/supporter Sam Spangler guests on the podcast! Seasonal themes include, we celebrate with Teremana & Sam’s pumpkin shots as we discuss and ramble over America’s seeming obsession with notorious criminals & serial killers…is the notoriety a negative or is there much to be learned from them? We talk about individuals getting help & concerns of mental health, the importance of keeping good hygiene, horror movies having WAY too many sequels, Thanksgiving food, & SO MUCH MORE! TUNE IN!

In the aftermath of us re-setting the all time longest CTS Episode in history with Kyle Henley’s 2nd guest appearance, Horror Season rages on! In this special, Kenny Powers-paying homage episode to the great Eastbound & Down legend’s character, we of course talk Major League Baseball, referring to past steroid use in the sport, but presenting our thoughts on how some of the greatest players ever can’t be ignored despite the allegations. We talk Albert Pujols becoming the 4th member of the 700 career home run club, the NFL season and recent upsets, is licorice the same kind of “candy” as all the other candy? Sidney Prescott & Laurie Strode being the probable two greatest survivor women in horror movies, the bloody, gory Saw franchise, gambling addiction, & SO MUCH MORE!

This is the episode we finally brought back The Renaissance Man of Sports & Entertainment, Kyle Henley! It had been nearly 3 years since Kyle’s first appearance, as he was our second guest ever and to this day holds the record for the longest CTS Episode of all time (which we reset in this episode!). We run an extraordinary, marathon episode of good times & laughter, talk life travels and experiences Kyle has had journeying across the country, the time Kyle was losing weight for the sole purpose of lessening his skydiving cost, Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, pro wrestling, conspiracies surrounding Hellen Keller, DC, Marvel, and SO MUCH MORE. After almost 3 years, Kyle’s sequel episode comes in, resets our all time record, & delivers a worth the wait listening experience!

Following a chain of absolutely incredible guests, we come back with a solo effort and realize something big: We have not released a CTS Episode in September, October, or November since our inception year 2019. This season, we vow to hit our audience hard with all the seasonal festivities & content. From horror films & shows, to the NFL season returning, MLB playoffs, all time sports records, new releases, and so much more, we position ourselves to ready the audience for the season now underway.

We reunite with our good friend, the eccentric & powerful personality known as Dominic Grayson! This was our first time in the better part of a few years catching up with Dom as we introduced him to an epic round of our ever-famous segment, “The Good, The Bad, & The Shits.” We talk old backyard wrestling memories, A Nightmare On Elm Street Series, recollect Attitude Era WWF & WCW television during the Monday Night Wars, & why the hell did they force us to drink milk at school lunches with odd combos of food? All this, and SO MUCH MORE! 3 1/2 hour classic content filled episode!

For the first time in CTS history, we bring on one our very own co-host’s dos cousin, Andy James Alton. In this edition we recorded in Andy’s studio, with him as our guest of the evening! We got deep into his history in the podcast game, how it’s revolutionized & changed the society we live in, we talk taking bold moves in our lives that changed our individual paths forward, struggles, Andy’s time spent in New York when he met the likes of some very famous actors and did some extra gig work. We also talk attending pro wresting events live, aliens, White Castle, the moment Morgan Freeman looked Andy in the eyes, introduce him to our segment, & so much more! Our most professionally sounding episode to date!

CTS GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY | For our milestone-marking spectacle Episode #50, we bring in & get a chance to reconnect with our good friend, Dakota Kay for the first time in many moons. Right before his inevitable send off to Okinawa, Japan serving for the U.S. Military for 2 years, he discusses with us his experience living in Korea for the past year before returning home, cultural differences in food, social activities, and more. The three of us dive into a hard-hitting edition of the ever-famous, “The Good, The Bad, & The Shits” segment, plus red sauce vs. white sauce, Star Wars, Marvel, Boba Fett or Jango Fett? And SO MUCH MORE! We look forward to seeing you tune in!

We bring in and reconnect with our good friend, John Bunch in this episode as we ramble and rant over our lives moving into adulthood & changes along the way, the Tik-Tok addiction, the importance of traveling and gaining newfound experiences, & food purity in the USA. We also discuss government embedding fear into its citizens to keep them on their toes, the Irish Goodbye, plus: Who’s prepared most for an apocalypse? AND “The Good, The Bad, & The Shits!” All this and a lot more! Tune in to hear all the engrossing details and stories!