Hello and welcome to another episode of Casting Views.
Now this is usually where I say the podcast that takes an
episode or a subject each week and has the name stressed Cast
Views. This week though, I don't
actually know what's happening, but all I know is I'm
celebrating 200 episodes and to celebrate this milestone with
me. If you listen to last week's
episode, you'll know anyway. But I've got the wonderful, the
lovely, the adorable Joey from the Game Club pod.
Hi to Joey. Hi Dan, No one's ever called me
adorable apart from you. I've quite enjoyed it.
Well, what is it? And when I've said that I don't
know what's going on, I literally don't because I sort
of said to you a few weeks ago, didn't I, Do you fancy coming on
to celebrate with me? He said yeah.
And I said, well, do you wanna like, ask me some questions?
He said, yeah, I don't mind. And then I left you alone,
didn't I? And I completely forgot until
two nights ago. And I said I've not, I've not
sorted anything out with you. I didn't forget, Dan, and I've
got a treat for you. Well, look, well, thank you very
much for doing this. I really do appreciate it.
And yeah, 200 episodes. When I realised a few weeks ago,
I couldn't believe it. So I looked at it and if I
estimate it, average it out, say at 55 minutes an episode.
So that's 11,000 minutes, which I think is 183 hours, which I
think is 7 1/2 days. That's not enough down, but it's
it's a good amount. And yeah, so I saw look, do
something slightly different, a little celebration.
I mean, it's changed a bit over time.
So I'm now do some TV reviews, TV show reviews, et cetera.
And it's not quite four years, four years will be in September,
but it's some time. But the most unbelievable thing
that's happened during it is that we've seen an Oasis reunion
during it. So that's, that's how I'm going
to mark my my time doing a podcast that it saw that happen.
It's all down to you. Well done, Dan.
Yeah, and Griffin, Hi, Griffin for the episode he done, I'm
sure that had one. Do you know what?
I think I've got some messages I want to do at the end, but I'm
both really excited and nervous at the same time about this, so
I'm just going to hand over to you.
Hello and welcome to Casting Views, the podcast where we take
a subject every week and as the name suggests, cast Views.
I'm your host at this time, Joey Fitz, and I'm joined by the most
incredible guest that you could ever, ever ask for.
Dan. How are you, Dan?
Wow, that feels weird. Yeah, I'm very good.
Thank you. Yeah, as Dan said, he is visibly
nervous. And Dan, I implore you not to be
there has been a bit gone into this, but all of it from a
loving place and all of it in appreciation for the fantastic
milestone that you have hit with 200 episodes.
So before we get into it, congratulations.
Thank you and well done because we all love casting views.
Absolutely love it. So my original idea was to write
down questions and interview you.
I was going to play the Parkinson theme tune at the
Star, but then I thought the people of casting views have
heard my voice enough. So I've got some quick fire
questions for you, Dan. So we'll start with them and
then I'm going to bring you some special guests out just for you,
OK? None.
Of them dumb little or anything like that.
So Dan 10 very quick fire questions because what I have
will take up the bulk of the episode.
What's the first word that comes to mind when you hear episode 1?
Awkward, I think. OK, cool.
And if you want to elaborate on these anymore, let me know, but
if you don't, we'll just rattle through.
Them OK now, just just very quickly, I mean, I think I've
said a couple of times, the 1st 15 episodes actually I've
archived off because when I've gone back the audio was pretty
bad and felt a bit wooden. So yeah, I mean, some people
will probably say that about episode 199, but yeah, no
awkward, awkward. OK, well, first 3 episodes I did
Dan, I had the microphone facing the wrong way.
So you're in good company here. You.
Just made me check then. Damn coffee or tea while
editing? Coffee.
OK, cool, one topic that you'd
never touch again. Oh, never touch again.
I tend not to do anything too bad, but I'd probably do, you
know, I'd probably time travel because that did my head in.
I remember coming away with that.
I recorded it late at night as well because it was someone in
America. It was about a midnight sort of
start or just before midnight. So and just some of the, I mean,
I love it. So don't get me wrong, it's an
absolutely wonderful and and weirdly I've got that down as
say, one of my favourite episodes, but I think it messed
my brain up so much. I don't think I could do it
again. OK cool.
I'm sure Mrs. Casting Views was very pleased with the midnight
start and recording. Damn.
If you were to have a meal deal from anywhere, what's your go to
meal deal? Well, it's predominantly going
to be Tesco and it'll probably be the Hoisin Duck Wrap.
OK. Or it's a chicken sandwich.
It'll be a bag of they do well. What are those walkers?
Max the ruffle ones? Like the Walkers version of
Mccoy's. Yeah, Paprika.
And it'll be it'll be a bottle of orange juice with bits in.
OK, the bits are important. I can't remember their brand
name. Don't don't say it.
It's not sponsored, don't worry, but could be.
But it could be Dan an episode that you weren't sure people
would resonate with, but they did I.
Weren't sure what resonate with Do you know what?
It's a recent one actually, and I've had a couple of people say
something about it. It was the Operation Mincemeat
one because it was very much a historical thing and I've never
done anything like that. So yeah, I I think it would be
that one because it's, it's something out the ordinary for
me. OK cool, good episode if I did
say so myself. Do you find editing soothing or
soul crushing? I love editing.
Talk us through your editing process.
I've changed it recently because of I've set up a second podcast
with good friend, Co host Dan H. So because I've been editing a
couple of episodes a week, I've cut it down to 1 pass through.
But normally what I would do is I sit down, I listen to the
podcast, I'll edit it once and then I'll listen through it
again. And you know, there'll be,
there'll be things I've missed out because, you know, when
you've, you've played a bit of your own sort of audio that's
annoyed you and you've played it over 15 times, you suddenly
start blocking words out, don't you?
But yeah, yeah, no, I'll just sit it there.
I'll, I'll, I'll have, I'll have my drink with me, you know, my
coffee. And yeah, I'll pass through it
twice, usually just to, to cut things out.
But yeah, I I really do like it. Unless there's not a time
constraint or what happened last week where I lost about an hour
and a half's worth of editing. That's the less fun part.
OK, Dan, what's the weirdest app on your phone?
Weirdest app? Yeah, I won't mention that one.
I won't mention that. Oh, actually, I downloaded one
this this week. Helps you remember to have a
good posture on your back. But it's probably the ukulele
tuner. Nice.
Nice late night recordings or do you prefer the preparation side
before you start recording? Which one of those is your
favorite? I think it's definitely the
recorded. Yeah, yeah.
And then finally, my quick five questions.
One word to describe casting views at its best.
Random. Random views, right?
So I did have loads of questions and if we've got time, I'll go
through some of them. If we don't, I won't be precious
about it. But what I did do, Dan, when you
said to me, do you want to come on and Co host the 200th
episode, I thought, oh, it's a bloody big milestone and Dan
loves his guests. So I've reached out to a number
of your previous guests and asked them to send me not just
questions but voice notes. So I have a lot of people who
are really keen to congratulate you and to ask you a question.
So there's a mixture in here of messages and questions and we'll
just go through them and please take your time, answer them
fully because people are really excited to hear your answers.
And you spoke about your other podcast, your Co host Dan came
back with an excellent message with a celebrity that you might.
Here. Hello Dan, it's your biggest
fan. Tom Jones here.
Just saying congratulations on 200 episodes.
Not really. It's that idiot you.
Recalled gaming views with just saying many, many
congratulations on the two hundredths episode and I have a
question for you. If you could play a game.
That you actually hate but really want to love.
What would it be? Answers on a postcard.
There you go, I. Love that.
That's made my chest hurt from laughing.
I love that. But sorry Tom.
Oh, is it? That Tom.
Yeah. Yeah, it was Tom and then Dan.
This is an easy one for me. It would have to be Dark Souls.
I really want to love. I really want to love Dark
Souls. I've tried it, I just don't
think I ever can. Maybe one day, Maybe one day.
Is there an inside joke there with the Tom Jones?
Or is it just an impression? Dan can do pretty well.
No, no, I think it's just something random that I didn't
know he could do, but now I'm going to ask him to do it.
He. Should do.
I think he has Tom. Jones to to bring in cheers.
Dan. Moving on to someone that you've
already mentioned in this podcast, so Hands.
Up who likes me? No one, Rick.
Absolutely no one. And we're not here to talk about
you. We're here to talk about Dan
from casting views and now gaming views.
Dan, this is Griffin over here at Reboot D Boot.
And I just want to say thank you and congratulations.
First off, thank you for your wisdom and your insights, your
views that you cast and getting other people to cast their views
as well. It is a fantastic platform and
you are a fantastic host. I want to thank.
You for your friendship, your companionship, and some of your
ideas, you know, not alone in this.
Obviously there is a ton of other messages you're getting,
so I'll keep it short and sweet and I just want to say thank you
and congratulations and good luck in your future endeavors,
man. Yeah, and everyone remember, if
Dan wants our opinions, he'll give them to us.
Oh, thank you, Griffin. He's he's a wonderful guy, too.
He is a lovely guy. Griffin didn't have the question
there, but I think it was a lovely, lovely message.
What I'd ask you is can you please tell us the story about
you behind the Oasis episode with you and Griffin and how
that came back? I don't.
I think you may have mentioned it on the pod before, but it's a
good one. Yeah, so I remember.
So I I'd linked up with Griffin already.
We'd spoken and I'd got him on for it was even mind wipe or it
was a mind wipe. It was a mind wipe.
I remember him talking about Aerosmith.
Yeah, well, I'm glad, you know, you're my show better than I do.
And then he said, oh, we should link up again.
He goes, you know, maybe come on my show.
And I said, yeah, right. And then he sort of said because
he, I think he'd been saying that he was looking at doing
something musical anyway. And so he said, how about we
talk about your love of Oasis? So I said, brilliant.
Yeah, But anyway, that was a couple of weeks out.
I remember driving home from work that day, you know, and you
know when things hit you always too late.
And I said, but his show is a movie show, so it feels a really
big odd doing something about Oasis.
So I said I messaged you when I got back and I said just, you
know, out curiosity, are you coming on my show?
You know, I'm coming on your show goes no, I'm coming on your
show. And I said, OK, can you give me
5 minutes to get the link set up?
So basically I thought I was guesting on his show because he
was, he said I'm going to ask you about your love Oasis.
But no, he came onto my show and that and that's why I love that
episode so much because one, I was totally not expecting it.
So I hadn't really done anything.
I mean, you know, if you like something, you don't need to
prep. But if it was, if I was knowing
it was going to be on my show, I would have had a lot more sort
of structure around it. But we just jumped on, I think
it was a Friday night. And yeah, he came on and and was
the host, technically. And it sticks out my mind as
being one of my favorite shows because of that, especially the
shambles beforehand. Yeah, on my part, obviously on
my part. I think, well, if if someone
said to me I want to listen to casting views, where would I go
to? I think I'd point them to the
Oasis episode because, and you can edit this out.
Whilst I'm not Oasis biggest fan and I know you wouldn't normally
let me on the pod saying that whilst I'm not the biggest fan
of Oasis, your passion and your how much you care about that
band and how much it means to you really chum through.
And I think the rapport between you and Griffin really, I was
convinced that you 2 had known each other for like 10-15 years.
You just get on so well and and same goes with his mind wipe
episode. It it was really a very good
conversation to to be listening in on.
It's why it's difficult, isn't it, when you meet in another
podcaster for the first time. But I remember when he first
came on the show that that was it.
It's like we'd been friends for a while.
It just felt flowing. So yeah, he's, he's a really
good guy, really good guy. It's what happens when you get 2
lovely people and two excellent podcasters together.
Right? So we heard from Griffin.
We have another one here which does have a question.
This is Slade from Driveway Beers.
Hi Dan, it's your friend Slade from Driveway Studios.
Hope you're doing good. Congratulations on 100 episodes
of casting views. That is at least 100 views
casted if I did the math correctly.
My only question for you, there's unfortunate news.
Your flat's on fire. You only have time to grab 5
records from your collection. What 5 do you grab?
I feel there's something with because obviously he said the
100 didn't. I didn't, I get that.
Was it linked to that? I think it is.
I'm not sure.
I haven't asked him, but sorry Dan, please tell the back story
behind that. So I think I can't remember even
myself, my memory is so bad. I think it was your two year
anniversary or your three-year anniversary.
I think it was a three-year and I told you all, could you record
a two year, you know, if you want to do something for my 2
year anniversary so you don't recorded a message for my second
year anniversary and then I'll message you back and said it's
actually three years. And I think this was quite early
on in our friendship. I think so, yeah, embarrassing.
5 records. It's so I think 1 would be an
Oasis one, but I'm probably going to pick the the net worth
95.1 actually, just because the memory's there.
You know when you get that mind blank, don't you?
Well, I don't mean to spoil it, but you do have a number of
records behind you. Yeah, I'd pick.
Oh, I've got people in the pod pack will appreciate this.
I've got that Saltburn variant. OK.
One, I have that and if you, if you're aware of that, yeah, it's
that Saltburn variant. Let's just say the inside of it
is liquid. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
I think moving on, yeah. Well, I'll, I'll spoil one for
you that comes up again, Dan. And they're not as they're,
they're not as polite as we just were.
And I can guess there would probably be.
I've got a Peanuts record that's shaped as a Halloween as a
pumpkin, so I'd probably pick that.
I've got another one I really like is a Fickle Friends one and
it's done as a bootleg horror DVD.
I really like that one. I think that's 4, isn't it?
What else? I'd probably have a I've got a
Prodigy remixes. I think some Invaders Must Die
remixes limited 1 so I'll take that.
I like how you chose the ones for the shape of the record
rather than the music that's on them.
Yeah, they're limited. I might be able to sell them and
get like a forward rent for a flat or something.
Also, Slade didn't say that your record player was making it out,
so I think it's a really smart move.
Well, there. You go thanks Slade for that.
And then the person who came back the quickest out of
everyone, Dan Cindy from the Hypno Wellness podcast.
I put the message out and Cindy was back to me with this message
within minutes. Hey, Dan, Cindy here from Hypno
Wellness, first of all. Huge congratulations on 200
episodes. That's an incredible milestone
and it's a real testament to your passion and consistency.
I may not know you in person, but from our chat I could tell
you're curious, kind, and a genuinely great
conversationalist. You made it so easy to connect
and have fun on the mic. So my question for you is, if
you could go back to the very first episode and give yourself
one piece of advice, what would it be?
And again, cheers to 200 episodes.
Thank you, Cindy. And yeah, she was great.
So I've only recorded once of her, but I think she had some
technical issues, her side as well.
She couldn't have the camera on. But even though the camera
wasn't on, we still had a really good episode that that, that was
a great one to do. I think if I could go back and
give myself one piece of advice, I think it would be to relax.
I think when I go back I think I
was probably either a little bit nervy or trying too hard to make
it the best episode I I can. I think so.
Is is relax. And now it comes naturally to
make it the best episode you can.
Well, now we've just said on a couple of like this one, I don't
know what I what's actually happening.
On the Griffin one, I didn't know what was happening 5
minutes before. I think not not having a
structure is is a good thing. Nice.
OK, cool. But yeah, I was just impressed
with how quickly Cindy got back to, Yeah, it was naturally
minutes. And then we have Luke from the
Harley Beans podcast from the Pod Pack Collective, I believe
the first member of the Pod Pack Collective in this group.
Spoiler alert, there is a few more.
Hey Dan, it's Luke from Howdy Beans podcast.
I've heard the news 200 episodes.
This is absolutely biblical. I am so incredibly proud of you.
All the things that you've achieved, all the years that
you've been doing this, all the ups and downs, the highs and the
lows, and now you've got gaming views as well with over Dan.
It's absolutely brilliant and I'm so incredibly proud of you,
buddy. I know that the future is going
to be incredibly bright and I can't wait to see what the next
200 episodes are going to be. I'm sure they're going to be
absolutely brilliant. So until then I will see you
very, very soon. He's always so enthusiastic,
isn't he? Thank you, Luke.
Bundles of energy that'll go as he gets a bit older, won't it?
Cheers, Luke. Thank you.
So now we have a three-part message.
Oh, OK. 3 hosts, 3 separate messages and a dog, so we'll
start with this one. Hi, Dan, it's Colin from Seismic
Cinema. Congratulations on the upcoming
200th episode. What a great achievement,
especially considering the wide variety of different shows you
have within your portfolio and the sheer amount I guess you
have on as well. You're a real inspiration to us
all. I really enjoyed having you on
our show to talk about The Karate Kid, me wearing McGee,
looking, looking like Gaddafi, and I really enjoy coming on
your main white series and it's a great format and I really
enjoyed revisiting some memories.
You've got real knack for making your guests feel important and
comfortable and willing to share with your main white series in
mind. My question is, if you could
redo and forget all about one of your podcast episodes and do it
again, what would it be? Take care and keep being
awesome. There you go Dan.
If you did one episode again with no prior knowledge, which
one would it be? Do you know what the one
recently I've had a lot of fun. Well, I say recently, but it's a
little while ago was and it's one with you on it's the origins
of phrases. I really enjoyed that.
That was just good fun and I want to do a follow up to that.
But we have to get Tim involved and now it's on recording.
He has to be involved because heaven knows what Tim will bring
to the origin of phrases. Well thanks Colin, Dan you no
prizes for guessing what podcast is next.
As I said, it's a 3 parter. This is James from Seismic
Cinema. All right, Dan, my mom, it's
happening, bro. It's James the Happy Seismic
Cinema. I just want to hear you message
to say congratulations and well done on reaching 200 episodes.
That's a fantastic achievement. Well done mate and also I want
to say thank you and all. You've hit me on your podcast a
couple of Times Now talking about Black Mirror and talking
about Bigfoot. Just trying to convince you and
everybody else that Bigfoot does exist.
So thanks again for that mate. In all 8 times you've asked me
loads of questions and I don't think I've ever asked you a
question on them. So it's my turn now and it's got
nothing. Today we gaming, nothing today
we follow my TV. It's about football.
But First things first, I want to say well done on winning
Europa League. Could you beat the Sky
Manchester United even though you don't get a draw against
Rangers Ibrox? But my question for you is mate,
how do you feel about Angie Posta Cogley getting sacked?
You think it was too early or the Hink maybe she got a chance
to survive another season in the Premier League and all things
see this being well done again. I do appreciate everything
you've been doing for sizing Cinema as we all meet.
So keep up the good work and I look forward to another 200
episodes, buddy. OK.
Actually, I mean, thank you, James.
Do you think and possibly was sacked too soon?
You might need to explain this for some of your listeners
there. Yeah, so to cut a very tragic
story short. So.
Yeah, AS plus the Cogley, our manager had a decent first
season. Second season was probably one
of our worst on records in terms of league form.
I think we finished 17th and we were just lucky.
There were three worst teams. However, we did win the Europa
League, which is the European Cup.
Sorry, I should make sure I say European competition and gets us
in the Champions League. So that's that was vital I
think. I think it was probably on
balance, I like him. So if he'd have stayed with the
Champions League wouldn't have been against it.
But I think having said that, we finished 17th, you know, if we
it's a flip of a coin, if we hadn't got to the final, if we
had lost the final, then we're a team that finished 17th with our
worst points record in however many years.
So I can understand why it is, but I hope why he moved on.
But I hope, you know, he does really well.
I mean, I liked him. He's he's he seems like a good
guy. It's.
Because he says mate in his interviews, isn't it?
Yeah. So, yeah.
But just just very quickly, James was another episode that
had a bit of a funny because I got him on it was going to be
about conspiracy. So I had a few things I was
going to talk about. He wanted to talk about Bigfoot.
And then we ended up basically, I was having such a fascinating
time hearing his passion for that subject that I just halfway
through it, I made the decision in my brain just to to say right
now we're going to stick with this.
And the whole episode was on that.
And I'm glad I did because, you know, if I'd have just sort of
finished it after 20 minutes said right now I want to talk
about this, I don't think it would have been the episode it
was. It was a really good episode.
I remember making the thumbnail for it, and then when you said
it's focusing on Bigfoot, I thought, Oh my God, I've put
that logo on a UFO. It's going to think I'm nuts.
But when I said random earlier, I thought like that.
It's fine. I sent you a picture from one of
my old episodes. You know where it's got me and
Josh and from talks fact and Adam from the K with the boys
playing football while Justin's got a basketball and in
basketball thing. So outfit.
You come a long way, Dan, Come a very long way, right?
And now Paul from seismic seminars kind of round off the
seismic section. Paul's dog makes quite the
appearance in this. So so look forward to it.
Oh Dan the man, the Tottenham fan.
This is Peaky from Seismic Cinema.
Congrats on this. 200 episodes for a fantastic achievement.
We've been fortunate enough to have you on a couple of teams on
our show. I've not actually.
Been on the show with you which is mental considering I talked
to you. Every day on the pod pack chat
and I make some daft photoshop's of you just because I can.
But anyway, that's by the by. So the question is, we all know
how you love your vinyls. How your favorite 1 is that
spunky bath water one from Salt Burden and.
If you could create a. Custom vinyl from a movie or
just an album. Whatever you like.
And have it have a cool kind of signature feature.
What would it be and why? And again, Congrats on the 200
episodes. Fantastic.
That's some really good questions.
So thank you. Yeah.
And he's probably the only person outside of you and Justin
that's got more pictures of me than I have.
So yeah, I would have. Do you know, I would have a
vinyl based on Back to the Future?
It would have a picture of a DeLorean on and if you could
spin it to, I don't know, 88 revolutions per minute, it
would, it would go back in time. It would change into a different
record. Catch fire and have the two
streaks down the middle. And maybe that's what leads to
Slade's question. There we go.
This time is all a loop, right? Yeah.
We're going back to this time travel episode that you didn't
want to. Redo down.
Yeah, just the Seismic boys were really keen to to get involved
there and I think they provided some really good question.
They're a lovely bunch too. I'd really like Dan down the
Tottenham fan. I don't know how you feel about
that sometimes being a Tottenham fan, but but yeah, it's a good
one that'll stick. So another member of the Pod
Pack collective here. This is Marie from 2 Girls 1
Reusable. Hi Dan, congratulations on being
a legend. Honestly, when I started this
hobby a few years ago, I generally did not think I would
meet incredible, wonderful people just like yourself.
And I was told to ask you just one question, which you know is
a big responsibility. And I and I tried to narrow it
down. I jumped between asking you
logical questions, asking questions, of course, about my
topic of interest, which is sustainability, and then I
thought maybe I should ask a question that would just create
chaos. For example, who is your
favorite member of We Need Rhodes and why is It me?
If you were stuck on a desert island, which one of the pod
pack collectors would you eat first?
My question is, and the topic that I want to cast your views
on is which album would you want to turn into a movie For example
like Pink Floyd did with The Wall which personally I'm not a
fan of and also movie soundtracks do not count so
don't even mention the come record.
I promise that's the last mention of the Salt Burn
soundtrack and Dan as as a peek behind the curtain when I sent
the message to Marie and said, look, I'm I'm collecting all of
these things. Would you like to send a message
to Dan? Ask him a question, she said Oh
my God, this is so cute. And then proceeded to send me
GIFs of SpongeBob, Sirk and JD from from Scrubs, Schmidt from
New Girl. And she said followed up with
how unhinged can my question be? So that's how we got to where we
got to. But that is her in a in a
nutshell, isn't it? And yes, Bree, it would always
be you. Well, no, actually, no, for the
first one. That's such an interesting
question and I'm struggling at the moment.
So which album would I turn into a movie?
A movie? Do you know what?
Just because I see them over my shoulder and I still haven't
turned them the right way round. So you can't see this obviously
on this episode, but I've got an album on on my shelf.
It's upside down. It would be the Ash 1977 album
right now. One because it's an awesome
album, 2 because it was 1977. So that's the year I was born as
well. But they also named it that
partly because of Star Wars. So I think it's it's almost like
it'd be my origin story, so. I like.
That and it would have me if I can't get, you know, like Brad
Pitt to narrate it, it would have me narrating my story from,
Yeah, my, my birth to, to sitting here with you now and
and you making me all bit teary here with this episode.
If if Brad Pitt can't narrate it, I'm sure he would be
flattered to be asked to play you.
Well, well, I was going to ask you or Tim or Alex first for,
for, you know, to, to do that, but yeah.
You don't want any of us to do it.
Brad Pitt's far more fitting for you, Dan.
Right? So we move on to yet another
member of the Pod Pack Collective and actually one of
the founders of the Pod Pack Collective.
It's my friend and yours, Satsu from Chatsunami.
Hey Dan, this is Satsu from the Chatsunami podcast.
Just want to say a huge congratulations on reaching 200
episodes. What a fantastic achievement.
Now we all know that you run the wonderful casting views as well
as Co hosting your new podcast Gaming views.
But what would you say has been your most memorable episode so
far? And don't worry, I won't get
offended if it's not one of ours.
All joking aside, congratulations on the
achievement. Thank you, Seth.
So he's he's a lovely guy as well.
He's. Got a voice that you could fall
asleep to. It's just beautiful, isn't?
It it, it is he's got a wonderful way with with his
microphone, which also sounds dodgy, right?
I'm going to pick two if I can. And I know this sounds like a
cop out, but I am going to pick one with him in.
And the reason being is he was my first guest on Casting views.
So I think pretty early on I'd kind of spotted him as a like a
pop culture kind of podcast and I started messaging him and
we've been talking for a while. So I think, yeah, I think that
one mainly because he was my first guest and we, you know,
obviously we'd not had a guest and that's quite a big thing.
And I think we'll go back to the the Oasis one.
I know it's a repeat, but just because of the shambles
beforehand it. Yeah, it was just a combination
of everything in that episode. Well, I mean, you know, I was
trying to to say was I was trying to think the whole way
home, how do I ask someone if I'm going to be a guest on their
show or they're coming on mine? That was the other thing that
was playing through my head. So yeah, those are the 2.
So yeah, thank you, Satsu. Very good.
And, and I guess when Satsu was your first guest, it must have
been successful because you kind of built everything going
forward on the conversations that you have with the guests,
which what makes casting views, I think.
I love talking to people, you know, So that was just once I
realised that and then I fell in with the brain trust ultimately.
Well, I've got some things I want to say later on that.
So yeah, I just, I just love talking to people and I think
stories, right? It's life's all about stories,
isn't it? So yeah.
Absolutely. Now I've put this one next.
Not a member of the Pub Pack collective, but goodbye because
the question is quite similar. But you, you'll brace yourself
because this message is epic in every proportion.
So this is just him from the movie you are.
Dan Dan casting views 200 episodes Wow.
Justin from the movie wire Dan, I just want to start by saying
there are so many things to say about what a great, wholesome,
special and lovable person you are to the point that I could do
a miniseries about, but I'm sure that I'm on a time constraint.
I'm on a limit. I just want to say from the
bottom of my heart, from my time on your show, our text, our
conversations, to the oh so short time we spent together
with you visited Seattle, especially over morning viewers
on the waterfront. I'll bring me a minute
intermission after seeing a naughty musical.
But anyway, I just want to say that you as a person and the
dedication that you put into podcasting is nothing short of
amazing. But more importantly, the
friendship and kindness that you brought to me.
This I will always cherish. You have turned casting views
into a stay up a staple of you inviting people the pleasure of
getting to know you from your thoughts, the people that you
invite in. And this is the true treasure of
you and your show. I love you buddy.
And I do have a question for you, Dan, other than your
intentions after morning beers on the waterfront and offering
me a mentoring a naughty musical.
My question is what is the most memorable experience during your
time podcasting? And congratulations, Dan on 200
episodes. And here's the 200.
Read more. Wow, wow, it's.
A roller coaster, isn't it? He's lovely, he's lovely.
And yeah, I got to meet him in Seattle, which was wonderful.
And yeah, he treated me and my wife to theatre show, which he
and his wife also, they didn't tell it, they said they just got
it for us and was funny very quickly.
So he bought 4 consecutive tickets, which obviously we
didn't know. He gave me and my wife 2.
What we didn't know was they were separated.
So it's it's like odds and evens on either side.
So my wife was on one side and I was on the other and I said it's
fine, we'll meet up at the intermission.
Then they came in and so two of us are on one side, two of us
were there. So it was me and him on our side
and my wife and his wife on the other side.
And yeah, it was a bit of a risque 1.
So we just kept looking at that. And then, yeah, we had that
morning. It was like an 11:00 beer, which
is unheard of for me. But yeah, lovely guy, lovely
guy. Thank you, Justin.
Most memorable experience. Again, what I think what I'm
going to allude into what you just said before this is and I
know a lot of people say it and I've said it, but it's it is
been the meeting of the people. It's you know, it's a community.
It's the fact that you know, you and I been what'sapping for, you
know, for a couple of years now. You know, the fact that the pod
pack collective, you know, I've I've been speaking to them for a
few years. I've I've met a few.
So I've met Antonio at the culworthy, Josh Wilson and
Amanda Wilson came over. I've met them planning to meet
yourself. It's just been the brilliant
people that I've met. It's just been wonderful.
I mean, I'm very much a people person and this episode is
getting to me right. You know, I'm finding this a bit
difficult, but it is honestly it's it's a people everyone
who's been on. I've loved everyone and you
know, the just the, the chats that we have, you know, and the
support that you'll give me and that you've give me.
I find out truly been astounded in that bit.
Yeah. Nice.
I always say when people ask me about indie podcasting, I'm
like, it's the only bit of Twitter which is good.
Yeah. It's not a sex bit, No.
Yeah. Well well that that voice clip
came through from Justin and I think my computer auto renamed
it to Careless Whisper. I was like, what?
Is Justin saying here? And then I realized, yeah, the
Swiss ball was in the middle of it.
So thanks for that Justin. Now I've got 2 messages here
from 2 podcasters you know very well.
Not to brag, but I do know them a little bit better.
My Co host from the Game Club podcast go in touch with you.
One of them with a question, one of them with a message.
So we'll start with Tim with his message.
It's casting views 200th episode wow wow wow wow wow wow wow
really enjoyed the content that lovely Dan has been putting out
for countless hours at this stage.
His dinner parties especially have been or lucky something to
dinner rather has been especially a highlight for me.
I'm really looking forward to seeing what comes out from
gaming views and and I'm really looking forward to what he comes
up with in the future. This has been Tim at when Bimbo
on everything and including the game club pod.
Lots of love, lovely Dan. Wow.
Pretty shameless plug in at the end.
Now, thank you, Tim. And then we have Alex, who, I'm
warning you, gives you some choice adjectives here, Dan.
So this is Alex from the Game Club podcast.
There's a lot of words I could use to describe the lovely Dan.
Kissable, fuckable, fuckable, but more than that, he's an
incredible podcast horse and one of the most lovely people that I
have ever had the pleasure of meeting.
He's kind, he's patient, he likes long walks on the beach
and cuddling by the fire, and his taste in music is almost
imbecable. We don't call him lovely Dan for
nothing. So listen to casting views,
gaming views and anything else with Dan in it.
You will not be disappointed. Now my question for you, Dan, if
you could have anyone in the world, alive or dead on for an
episode of your podcast, who would it be and what would the
episode be? Congratulations on 200 episodes.
Here's to 200 more. Thank you, Alex.
Can I say he? I've not met him in person yet,
but he he looks immensely huggable and as and when I do
meet him I'm just going to run up to him and give him a big
hug. He's not.
He's not worth it. I'm only joking.
Alex, you are immensely huggable.
Immensely huggable. I'm going to cheat, but again,
it's my show so I can I'm going to pick two and this is easy.
I might have inadvertently mentioned it on one show where
somebody said what about you? One would be no fielding I.
Think you might have mentioned that in the gaming views very
recently. Might have done, actually.
I told you my memory is shocking.
This. If I start redoing all my
episodes again, it's not intentionally.
It's my memory. And it would be Kurt Cobain
would be another one. Why?
Just I remember at the time, I think, did I say to Griffin, I
can't remember at the time, sort of in my my teens.
I remember you, you know, you have your ups and downs, don't
you? And I remember finding his music
and really liking Nirvana and then the whole thing with his,
his tragedy. And I just really, just really
love his voice, his music. You know, you wonder what could
have happened. So I just would have loved to
hear some of the stories. I mean, he didn't have a great
upbringing. I've been to a couple of
exhibitions of his that tell the story.
And yeah, I think I would just love to understand his reason
for music and. Just to chat, yeah.
Yeah, just to chat. Just to chat with Kirk Bay.
Yeah, and I'd I'd have one of the Gallagher brothers if they
bought tickets for their gigs round so.
When when you said two, I thought Liam and Noel Gallagher
would be the two. No, well I'm I'm still in a huff
with not getting tickets for the gig.
So if they want to bring tickets over.
Well, Dan, I've got a surprise for you at the end of the I
don't sorry to build you up there, but we do have another
message here. This is our penultimate message,
Dan, and this is from a duo that you've add on separately and
you've guessed on their podcast. This is the middle-aged podcast.
Hi, Dan, it's the middle-aged broadcast.
It's me raging Rich and me TA Shalano.
We just wanted to say congratulations on 200 episodes
of casting, views and absolutely incredible achievement.
Dan, tell us what haven't you covered in the 1st 200 episodes?
That you want. To cover in the next 200.
Oh, and Mrs. Shalano says, are you Team Knoll or Team Liam?
We've got a double question there.
Let's start with Team Noel or Team Liam.
Team Liam, are you going to
explain yourself for a year? Just it's his voice.
OK, Weirdly, I've actually met Noel.
I met him on a holiday. But yeah, it's, it's all about
Liam's voice, me and that whole front man swagger.
So yeah. OK, cool.
What haven't I covered? Well, you know about the
whiteboard I've got, don't you? It's empty at the moment, but
I've got a whole host of things I haven't done yet, but one I
really want to do. And it's it's funny because
music has been quite prevalent in this conversation.
I want to do a month on Britpop. Nice.
So the classic heyday, you know, the 90s and early 2000s.
So I want to do a month of Britpop.
Yeah, yeah. Well that's 4 episodes planned
for you already, so only 196 to go down.
I've just got to plan it, yeah. Right, so we're on to our final
message. Been 15 of them down.
So you can put the the tissues down, dry your eyes.
Would it be a loving with the lovely Dan from Casting Views
without the lovely Josh from Talking Smack?
Hello, the lovely Dan. This is Josh from Talking Smack.
As someone who recently also came upon 200 episodes for their
podcast, the realization that that's four years worth of work,
four years worth of editing, four years worth of promoting on
social media, four years worth of networking.
But more importantly, that's four years of knowing you and
the friendship and support and everything that comes with it
that you bring to not only your podcast, but to the people
around you. And there's a reason you are
called the Lovely Dan, and it's because there's no other way to
describe you. Your podcast, the energy, the
joy, the life you bring to the work you put out, it is truly
inspiring. It is truly lovely.
I don't have much else to say other than high praise.
Thank you. And how much I appreciate you
being involved in my life, let alone just being in my pod
catcher. So lovely Dan.
Congratulations on 200 episodes, I look forward to many more to
come and continuing to just be your friend and getting to know
you and watch you grow as not just a podcaster but as a
person. And congratulations again, take
care. Much love.
Oh, isn't he lovely? He really is.
He's such a nice guy.
He should have finished it with Forget about it though, Dan, the
people I reached out to, every single one of them got back to
me. There was no case of sending
messages to people who didn't. Everyone was really keen to get
back to you. And I think it's testament as,
as a lot of them have said, how lovely a person you are, how
easy you are to speak to and how good your podcast is.
So as a podcaster, as a friend, as was going to say, a lover
them, but that might be weird. As a lover, we'll throw it in.
Just. Wanted to say thank you and
congratulations on 200 episodes. And it's a bit more than that
really because you're doing gaming views as well.
So, so there's more than 200. It made me laugh when Tim said
countless hours, but you started the episode saying there's seven
straight days of damn. But genuinely, from the bottom
of my heart, it fills me with joy every time you ask me to
come on. And if you don't ask me to come
on every Sunday when Casting views drops, I get the
notification. And I think I'm a bit annoyed
that I have to wait till Monday to listen to this.
So I do my best on the Sunday. But Casting views being in my
feed every week is is a staple of my week and I look forward to
it continuing with this and with gaming views going forward.
So just massive thank you and massive congratulations.
I thank you know, Yeah, getting a bit lost for words, which is
not great for a podcaster. No.
Thank you so much, Joey. I mean, I have to reiterate what
I said at the start. I didn't know what you were
going to do tonight and I was just hoping you would ask me a
few questions, like do a mind wipe on me or something.
As someone that I don't, I don't take compliments very well.
So but, but, but what I mean by that, it's been, you know, it's
been wonderful to hear that. But you know, I've not looked at
you much during this recording because I find it difficult to,
to kind of hear nice things be said about me and, and keep eye
contact. But yeah, look, I, I just want
to say thank you firstly to you for arranging all this.
You, you know, the trouble you've gone to and thank you so
much to everyone that has given a message.
It's again, I know it sounds everyone says it, but it has
been the people that have kept me going.
I think this much. I mean, I, I think it's no
coincidence that I've really turned into a lot of those
interview episodes in recent months, you know, like the mind
wiping and the and the din party, because I just love doing
this and I love talking to people.
And you know, like I said, the amount of inane Whatsapps I send
you, and I'll probably send you about 60 Tik Toks a day, and
that's not an understatement, but you respond.
It might take you like a week, but you respond to everyone.
Had to get a dig in there as well, didn't you?
No, I send you the patience that some of you have with me as
well, because yeah, I do send you about 20 or 30 Tik Toks a
day. And I'm like, I'm getting to the
point where I'm thinking, should I send this to him?
And I'm like, yeah, why not? I'm glad it's that way around.
Honestly, it's thank you to everyone.
Yeah, you do. Well, I do often, you know, I go
through real periods of sort of like self doubt about the
podcast, Like, am I doing it? You know, how is it?
Is it good thing that is it something people want to hear?
But I then end up saying, look, you know, even if nobody was to
listen to it, the fact that I get to speak to you on this one.
I've spoken to Cindy Seismic, you know, the fact that I've got
another one now, the gaming views where I'm doing it with
the best mate. You know, I'm getting to spend
sort of quality time with a good person and a good friend every
week. Yeah.
I, I, I couldn't be without this now.
Yeah. Good.
Well, Dan, that is my section over.
I'm going to hand you back the reins.
You don't have to do another intro for casting views.
You've done 2, had two in this episode.
I'm going to sit back now and I'm going to let you do your
thing. All I had was a few thank yous
and and I always find this difficult because, you know, you
don't want to miss anyone out and, and, and offend anyone, but
I just want to call out some specific people.
So firstly, again, thank you to you for doing this and for
everything you've done. A huge thank you to everyone
who's given a message. So thank you to each and
everyone of you. Dan, HI, want to start with him
now, my Co host on gaming views. I've already said he's an
incredible friend. He's one of the nicest people
you meet and he's got so much energy for this.
It's like, you know, sometimes where we've all been there,
where you get that burnout or you start getting that.
I said self doubt. He's just coming in like, oh,
we're going to do this, we're going to do this.
And you, you know what? He's what he's doing with the
YouTube. So he should have been brilliant
for me. And that's a thank you to to
him. Dan S.
He was my Co host on casting reflections on Black Mirror.
So again, he was he was another sort of colleague from work who
who's become a friend. I've loved doing that.
We've still got to finish that. So Yep, Dan, you've you're still
not off the hook yet. And yeah, but thank you to every
guest ultimately has been on the show.
I'm not going to list them all so so don't because we'll
probably be here to episode 215. But yeah, thank you to every
guest, whether it's been a normal episode or dinner party
mind wipe, but then some special thank you.
So the group of people that came, you know, into my world in
in terms of really took me under their wing as such was I've I've
referred to them already. It's a brain trust.
So it's a group of really lovely people.
They kind of invited me into their their group at the start
and it was really supportive. So you've got Antonio at the
Colt Worthy. Such a nice guy.
When I flew to Vegas, where where me and my wife got
married, he flew down. He lives in Utah or the state,
Utah. He flew down to meet us in Vegas
and he just, yeah, we had a wonderful meal and I got very
drunk that night. So yeah.
Antonio Coeurver, he's also done some like the the main thumbnail
for my show. He did that along with some
other bits of pieces. So yeah, thank you, Antonio.
Justin at the Movie Wire. You've heard from him.
He's done a lot of my thumbnails as well.
I mean, actually I should say thank you again to you because
you've taken out over from doing the majority of them.
But Justin had done a lot. He's been on my show.
He was, he's a Co host for the pilot views, which is a show
I've loved doing. And actually one of my memorable
bits, I should have said also was the skit for the Office
episode. I love doing that.
I I really lived my Michael Scott in a Michael Scott.
So yeah. And Justin and just being a
lovely guy and meeting him. Josh and Amanda are super
familiar with the Wilsons. They they came over here to meet
up with some people and have a holiday and I met with them
again, wonderful people. And Josh has done the intro and
outro to cast in view. So the music you hear was done
by him. Karen and Anne at Sugar Coated
murder. Again, two of the nicest people
you would ever speak to. And they sent me and my wife a
couple of gifts over from can't remember which Carolina, I think
South Carolina. So they sent me, they sent us a
couple of gifts for our wedding. So that was lovely.
Josh and the rest of his crew over at Talk is Smack.
I mean, Josh, he's a wonderful person, but has the most
wonderful hair as well. I'm, I'm incredibly jealous of
that. I was recording within Friday
night and it was, it was brilliant.
So and all the talkie smack crew there.
Yeah. And Jay and Kay at the Fuck My
Work Life podcast, I've had them on here.
I've been on there. Kay had done some artwork early
on when I was trying to get some things on the merch store.
And yeah, again, really nice people and thank you to them.
There are three members of that whose podcasts are on hiatus,
but I need to call them out. So you've got Brendan at Unsheft
who he was the one who I started talking to and he brought me in
to that group. So thank you to him.
If if it wasn't for him and me in the the the Brain Trust, you
wonder maybe would I have been as successful or had as much fun
doing this? Because there was a lot of
encouragement from them, Matt and Adam at Decane with the
boys. I mean, we've said I've called
Alex huggable, but Matt, if I ever see you, Matt, I'm running
straight at you and giving you the biggest hug.
OK. And Leo Allen of voluntary
input. So he was the one who came on
and did the the time travel one, done some really good episodes
of him. I've done AI.
So done time travel AI. We did medical advances and he
came on and gave a really personal account of something
his daughter was going through as well at the time.
So thank you to Leo. We've got the pod pack.
I think we've mentioned them all right, but you know, you've got
Satsu who obviously what a guy, 1st guest.
You've got Marie, 2 girls, 1 reusable cup and we needed
roads. You've got the boys at Seismic.
Thank you to all you Luca. Howdy beans and of course the
three of you. I was going to keep you to last,
but I've already said thank you to you, Joe, so many times.
And I think, you know, and, and obviously the last thank you has
to go to everyone who's listened to the show, everyone who
listens, everyone who's subscribed, everyone who follows
me, even if you've interacted with me, just a massive thank
you because like I said, yeah, this podcast means a lot to me
in, you know, in that I just have such great fun meeting
people and, and just expressing my thoughts on random topics.
So yeah, just thank you. And yeah, I think I'm rambling
now because I think I, I think I'm just, yeah, I'm really
surprised with this episode. So thank you.
But yeah, ultimately a huge thank you to everyone.
Like I said, it's, it's been a journey, as they say.
I've got one thing I want to say though, which is feels ironic on
this episode, but casting views is going to take a little bit of
a break. We've mentioned gaming views and
basically I want to make sure I can spend some time focusing on
that with Dan and just put in the full energy into that.
Just. Well, yeah, I think we've
already done sort of nine episodes, but I'd like to kind
of make sure I'm focusing on that with him.
I'll be recording in the background.
I'm still open for guest appearances, so if you want me
on as a guest, reach out to me. It will be back.
It's just a brief pause while I, yeah, while I sort of work on
that. And yeah, keep an eye though.
They'll probably, or when you're out there probably will be some
random things that get released during that time.
But yeah, I think that's probably what I want to say.
Are you missing 1? What's that?
Thanks to Mrs. Casting Views to be releasing you to us every
night, you know. Yeah Mrs. Casting views that's
how she's affectionately become known in like between you
between myself and the game club pod yeah she she loves this for
me as well but she does have to put up with it sometimes like I
said those sort of like few 1:00 finishes 1:00 AM finishes and
I'm just going on with Cherry I'm just recording or yeah sort
of what are we doing at the weekend Why could you what are
we doing I think no right. I've got a podcast at the
weekend but yeah yeah. Thank you to her yeah so you're
going to say you reached out to her then and she.
Refused. I've got a special message for
from Mrs. Casting. No I don't.
There was a few people in that list that have removed social
media that I wasn't able to get hold of, so I was subtly asking
for Dan. Oh my God, Dan S is Dan S.
Oh yes. Social media, Leo Allen, I
filled in a contact form on his website.
But yeah, but everyone that I managed to get in touch with was
very happy to be on that journey with you, Dan.
Well, well, thank you and like I said, honestly, everyone that
you've heard mention, if you're not follow them as well, go go
subscribe to them because they're all brilliant shows.
My final, final thing will be, so go follow and subscribe to
the Game Club pod. Just keep it right now.
Gaming Views. Everyone in the pod pack Yeah,
and and listen to gaming views. So I said myself and my my good
friend Dan H, you know, we're really trying to do a fun.
I think it's all it is kind of very casting views the Internet.
But in the gaming world where it's not, you know, we're, we're
not necessarily taking anything ultra, ultra serious, but you
know, we're trying to think, be informative while having fun at
the same time. If you like deep dives into
consoles and personal experiences with nostalgia
through the means of meandering conversation, Gaming Views is
awesome. I love it.
Well, with my age, nostalgia is pretty much all I've got.
But no, I appreciate that, Joe. Right.
I mean, was there anything from yourself?
No, nothing from me. I look forward to hosting your
200th episode for gaming views and I'll be back for your 400th
on casting views. Did you hear that, Dan?
Once again, thank you, everyone. Like I said, we'll be on a brief
pause, but I will see you soon for another episode of Casting
Views. If I want your opinion, I will
give it to you.