Casting Session

It's the one, the only, Lauren Knutti on this week's Casting Session showing off her podcast "Show Me On The Doll". We discuss insecurity and sex and learn a little bit about the woman behind the mask.  If you like this episode head on over to Amazon Prime and check out Segs, a show created by this week's guest Lauren Knutti

A wild character appears in the form of Michael Skarsten. A decade long coma would be traumatic for some, but for him it was the perfect fuel for a podcast. Is his Reverse Big podcast everything it seems or is there darkness behind those eyes? Find out this week on Casting Session!

Marc gets the biggest guest he has ever had, but is he ready for the harsh truth coming his way. Find out now. 

It's the most wonderful time of the year, Thanksgiving, and the Casting Session crew sat down with some of their biggest fans for dinner. Dylan McGrath and Michael Skarsten give us insights on love, life, and the pursuit of turkey. It's a one off special episode of Casting Session that's great on Thanksgiving, but still pretty good any other day of the week!

I've heard of the need for speed, but the TIME for MIME?!? Well that's what we've got for you this week as we dive deep into Mime Time, a mime based podcast from Ella Gale. If you think there is now way that the podcast involves just listening to the sound of mimes performing then I've got quite a surprise for you.  Along the way we find out what Will fears most, a history lesson on the French connection to mimery, and some mimes make their way into the studio for an impromptu interview.

*witches cackle* Welcome to a very special Halloween episode of Casting Session featuring the most terrifying occurrence we could possibly imagine, a missing host. That’s right, scheduling problems left Will alone and as he does every year of his life, he visited the Hollywood Forever cemetery to try and experience some spooks and frights on these Hollywood nights. Along the way Will runs into Elizabeth Schantz to discuss religion, Ian Townsend to discuss burial methods, and Addison Billingsley to discuss surrogates. By the end of the night the gang of ghouls and ghosties finds themselves in a simpler time and a much more peaceful political climate. That’s right we get political, I told you it would be SCARY.

STOP THE PRESSES! We had comedy multi-hyphenate Aly Dixon on for one of our funniest (and loosest) episodes to date! Fun fact, Aly is a very anxious person and its FUN!  This episode is for stone cold chillers that want to sit in as 3 comedians talk about their own interests including, but not limited to: horrible hospital stories, horrible concert stories, really great masturbation opinions, and horrible dating stories. Check out episode 17 now OK bye bye!

Move over Billy Crystal, we've got a real jazz singer in the studio today. Tiffy (Justin Otis) has lived a long life of music, love, death, and brewed tea...so much tea.  One of Kara's classic beefs makes an appearance in the form of a sponsorship deal and Will gives scatting a try. All this and more on this weeks episode of Casting Session. 

BLEH! A seemingly innocent consulting session falls apart when Kara and Will discover a vampire in their midst and its their guest! Vampire discrimination, invitation protocol, and pick up artist emails make this weeks episode a must listen. Stick around till the end to see if our hosts make it out alive.

Well it finally happened. Will messed something up and lost an entire episode. As punishment for his sins he's been tasked with putting together a special one off episode just for the fans.  It's just Will and Sebastian in the studio this week. He answers some questions, gets his feelings hurt by internet warriors, and he just might step into a world of riches. Also we get our first edition of Sebastian's Joke Depot.  All this and more on this week's episode of Casting Session. Back to our regular improv programming next week. 

Our first non-human guest and her owner Elizabeth Schantz join the Casting Session for a breakdown of their show 'Whats Up Dog?' Some people said it would be impossible for a grown woman to cohost a successful podcast with her dog and frankly we would agree, but Kara and Will accept any challenge.  A debate is settled, nicknames are offered, and Will's childhood is explored in this week's episode of Casting Session. 

CHAOS REIGNS in this weeks Casting Session as Michael Goldenberg, AKA Delisario presents a thrilling conspiracy affecting a small town.  What started out as a seemingly innocent prank spirals out of control. Does Kara figure out who pranked Michael? Does Michael ever find peace? Does Will go insane trying to keep this show on track? Find out all this and more on this week's 'sode. 

FREEZE! It's the Grammar police on this week's episode of Casting Session. Kelsey Smith (Addison Billingsley) gets some advice on his podcast 'The Glammer of Grammar' a grammar correction podcast for the ages.  Despite having the PERFECT american accent, the hosts begin to notice something off about their intrepid guest. Will they be able to win a single argument against their guest? Did Kelsey murder someone? Does Kevin James look hotter in The Zookeeper or Here Comes the Boom?  Find out the answers to all these and more on this weeks Casting Session. 

Hollywood BABY! We officially begin our Los Angeles journey with new host Kara King. Speaking of Kings, we have on the kings of birdwatching themselves Birdman Ben and good old Van Winkler. In only an hour we learn of a love triangle that strains reality, the failings of the film Birdman, and an Animorphs level transformation for at least one of our hosts. 

We've got some VERY good boys in the studio this week. Improvisers and lovable lads, Jared Robertson and Frank Netscher, join the Casting Session with their podcast, What They Did Right! It may seem like Gerald and Taub are just two old fuddy duddies from Michigan, but they've got a few tricks up their sleeve if you know what I mean.  Listen in to learn about movies, magic, and the difficulties of doing live production on a podcast in this weeks episode of Casting Session.

The soup is in the studio with these nutty professors! Don't understand my vernacular, I'm saying that Chris McKeever and Will Cleveland joined the Casting Session to get some help with their soup review podcast.  Once again we find out one of our guests has trouble finding love, the guys go over their pre-show rituals, and we learn a lot about soup etiquette.

Oh BABY do we have a good one this week. Gladys Porter and Evan Smith join the hosts to get help for their tap water review podcast, H2 Oh Baby! The hosts detail their extensive pre-show ritual, some feelings about wealth and power, and some strange obsessions. Will we ever find out what their podcast is actually about? Can Will escape poverty? Is AJ secretly an heir to a transportation fortune? Sides are taken and the ruling class will flex their power in this weeks episode of Casting Session.

Katie Ellin Doran and Johnny Sullivan join the crew for a Casting Session about their podcast Quakes and Stuff! These adventerous souls from down under (New Zealand) teach us about the often confusing system of emergency protocols in their native land.  It's earthquakes, buttwipes, and scavenging on this weeks episode of Casting Session!

Frederick Fud joins the Casting Session to discuss his home cooking podcast with AJ and Will. Despite a straightforward concept, the hosts can't quite get over all the issues with Frederick's past.  A dark family name, swindling salesmen, and porn pitches galore on this weeks Casting Session!

Jericho Thorp joins the Casting Session crew for help saving his daddy dom advice podcast, 'Daddy Issues'.  The guys throw some serious curveballs at Jericho and we learn just how deeply embedded AJ is with Chicago politics in this weeks episode of Casting Session.

Austin improvisers Carlos LaRotta and Chris McKeever join hosts AJ McKeon and Will Dwyer to discuss their lizard love podcast 'Lizard World' Turns out all is not right in Lizard World as Will and AJ dive deep into the troubling history of the two hosts. Love, loss, and the complicated innerworkings of the human resources department of a lizard podcast are all on the table for this episode of Casting Session. 

Austin improvisers Xaria Coleman and Meredith Roberts join the hosts of Casting Session with their unnamed commentating podcast featuring two excitable gentleman.  As is often the case, AJ and Will quickly discover that their penchant for wordplay and deflection are pulling focus from their 'cast. An obsession with county fairs and the ability to predict crimes before they happen are on the agenda for this episode of Casting Session. 

Austin improviser Emma Holder joins the Casting Session crew to try and save her divorce focused podcast aptly called Divorce!  All is not right in the world of Divorce! as the hosts quickly uncover secret love, wooden feet, and the happy accidents in Bora Bora.