While attending the ATX Television Festival earlier this month (June 2022), Pod Clubhouse had the opportunity to ask the casting director, Josh Einsohn, of This Is Us some questions about the highs, lows, and by-the-skin-of-their-teeth adventures in casting the multi-generational roles seen in every episode of the show. Listen as Paul asks for the stories behind the roles.

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This podcast was recorded at the Driskill Hotel and edited by Paul Daley.

Well, that’s it, This Is Us fans! After six seasons of happiness and sadness, stumbles and accomplishments, birth and death, This Is Us finished up this week on its own terms. In this podcast, Caroline and Paul discuss the audience’s reaction to the finale and compare it with how they felt about it. Listen and you may find another way to look at a Finale that many Facebook users initially found underwhelming. SPOILER ALERT: Caroline and Paul found a LOT to appreciate about this finale. Maybe not a flawless landing (and we DO discuss what we’d hoped to see), but one we respected.

Caroline and Paul discuss these and MANY more in this week’s podcast!

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This podcast was recorded at Pod Clubhouse Studios and edited by Caroline Daley.

For this penultimate episode for the entire series, This Is Us‘ Rebecca (Mandy Moore) takes a final ride on “The Train”. Caroline and Paul discuss all three of the episode’s stories – The Brooks family and their brief intersection with the Pearsons, the Pearson gathering at Kevin and Sophie’s house, and finally what’s happening on the train with Rebecca.

Caroline and Paul discuss these and MANY more in this week’s podcast!

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This podcast was recorded at Pod Clubhouse Studios and edited by Caroline Daley.

As the series winds down, Caroline has decided to go back and watch the show from the beginning of season one. If you haven’t taken a look at those foundational episodes in a while, you might want to. The details and callbacks Caroline identifies in “Family Meeting” and the rest of season six all draw a direct line back to where we started. I know what you’re thinking. Isn’t good TV -supposed- to do that? Well, yes. It is. But does it? Not as often as we’d like.  Go ahead though. You won’t be sorry.

Caroline and Paul discuss these and MANY more in this week’s podcast!

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This podcast was recorded at Pod Clubhouse Studios and edited by Caroline Daley.

This week, This Is Us took a deep dive into a character that hasn’t gotten much credit from fans over the life of the show: Miguel (Jon Huertas). While Caroline and Paul tried to cover the most important parts of this episode, they take a very personal look at Miguel’s role as Rebecca’s caretaker and what those parts of his story meant to them.

Caroline and Paul discuss these and MANY more in this week’s podcast!

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This podcast was recorded at Pod Clubhouse Studios and edited by Caroline Daley.

Another podcast, another two-pack for your listening pleasure! In this one, we cover Kate’s wedding to Phillip as well as Kevin’s mysterious night leading up to it. Caroline and Paul cover all the important character interactions, like:

Caroline and Paul discuss these and MANY more in this week’s podcast!

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This podcast was recorded at Pod Clubhouse Studios and edited by Caroline Daley.

Another mega-podcast for you as Paul and Caroline cover both “Saturday in the Park” and “KaToby” in one go. As we state at the beginning of the podcast, we get the non-Kate and Toby stories for both episodes out of the way before diving into the hard-to-talk about stuff. This one gets very personal, so buckle up as opinions based on our lives as parents of children with special needs fly!

Caroline and Paul discuss these and MANY more in this week’s podcast!

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This podcast was recorded at Pod Clubhouse Studios and edited by Paul Daley.

Thought we’d given up on you? Never. We’re here until the end of this series. In this mega-sized super-sode, Paul and Caroline take all three of the final season’s Big 3 episodes and combine them into ONE big podcast.

Caroline and Paul discuss these and MANY more in this week’s podcast!

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This podcast was recorded at Pod Clubhouse Studios and edited by Paul Daley.

We can’t have a final season of This Is Us without the annual Thanksgiving tradition of unleashing fresh torrents of drama onto the audience.

Caroline and Paul discuss these and MANY more in this week’s podcast!

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This podcast was recorded at Pod Clubhouse Studios and edited by Caroline and Paul Daley.

This week’s mostly Beth-centric episode, “Our Little Island Girl: Part Two”, presents viewers with many questions. Questions like:

Caroline and Paul discuss these and MANY more in this week’s podcast!

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This podcast was recorded at Pod Clubhouse Studios and edited by Paul Daley.