The Cas Cast: A Supernatural Podcast

Episode 58: Season 8 Wrap Up!This week we wrap up not only our coverage of Season 8, but our time with Jess. Fear not, Ella and Ilse will continue to cover all of the Cas episodes of Supernatural, but, yes, our last episode with our beloved cohostie has come. Listen to her heartfelt goodbye and her instating of jock autumn (jautumn?) as we answer your questions and discuss our takes on this season of Supernatural.Mentioned in this episode:what’s with Cas and the pop girlies? “have Australians started saying nonbino yet?”, and some suggestions on how they could make gender neutral language their own the collated masterpost of Cas Cast fic recs the lovely Ve's masterpost of fic recs Mixtape Book Club CAS AS A FUCKINGGGG DRAGONNNNN by tumblr user firlexgremlin bro just listen to MOTW Tumblr: https://thecascast.tumblr.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCasCast Email: thecascast@gmail.com

This week: Sacrifice, original air date May 15, 2013. Written by Jeremy Carver, directed by Phil Sgriccia. Please enjoy our swag filled coverage of the SPN season 8 finale Sacrifice. Oh yeah and CAS ISN’T AN ANGEL ANYMORE??? How will his swag levels be affected?! Tune in and find out! Also we're trying to bring the word swag back! Please support us 🙏Mentioned in this episode:Beloved listener Morts awesome tumblr where you can find their art The reason we couldn’t remember exactly when Charlie set the boys up with magic credit cards is because it seems to be only mentioned in season 15? LolWild Geese by Mary OliverVintage fun Cas art from between season 8 & 9 Tumblr: https://thecascast.tumblr.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCasCast Email: thecascast@gmail.com

This week: Clip Show, original air date May 8, 2013.Written by Andrew Dabb, directed by Thomas J. Wright. Hey, gang. Listen, sometimes it’s hard. Pretty short episode this week! Included inside: bitching, moaning, and animal sounds. You’re welcome. Mentioned in this episode: Dabb and Loflin DID DO 5x16 DARK SIDE OF THE MOON?? benefits would be i get kicked way less vine insane Jensen Ackles quote swag license revoked ! Linkin Park - In The End dean-isms tumblr Tumblr: https://thecascast.tumblr.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/TheCasCastEmail: thecascast@gmail.com

This week: The Great Escapist, original air date May 1, 2013.Written by Ben Edlund, directed by Robert Duncan McNeill.Our last Bedlund ep 💔 and it's a good one! Cas get fingered again!! Yippee!!! There are MANY rammies in this episode though. Watch out!Mentioned in this episode:Probably some things.. watch this space? LolTumblr: https://thecascast.tumblr.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/TheCasCastEmail: thecascast@gmail.com

This week: Goodbye Stranger, original air date March 20, 2013. Written by Robbie Thompson, directed by Thomas J. Wright. Oh my God. Oh my God?? After weeks away, we finally return to you with a beautiful helping of Goodbye Stranger. It’s only late because it’s been aged in oak. Don’t worry about it.Mentioned in this episode: this one is very, very late. I’m so sorry. - Ilseepic guitar soloTumblr: https://thecascast.tumblr.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCasCast Email: thecascast@gmail.com

This week: Torn and Frayed, original air date January 16, 2013.Written by Jenny Klein, directed by Bob Singer.All SORTS of fucked up. Ilse gets excited about Naomi and talks about it for way too long. It’s fair. It’s justified. It’s their time. They are writing this, yes. They will talk about it for way too long again. I love this show.Mentioned in this episode:Sam, baffled by people wanting to date Cas (comic)the cheapest room in the house by biggaybennyCas and Dean would kill themselves if they tried to open their relationship (so I can’t find this one. What are you going to do about it. Kill me? Whatever. – Ilse, 2024)Tumblr: https://thecascast.tumblr.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/TheCasCastEmail: thecascast@gmail.com

This week: Hunteri Heroici, original air date November 28, 2012.Written by Andrew Dabb, directed by Paul Edwards.Many people should have an anvil dropped on them for how they treat Cas in this episode!!!! BUT we also kind of love it. Cas is going to become a hunter :) Surely everything will be fine forever and ever! Capeesh?Mentioned in this episode:THEE With UnderstandingIf Only Maybe and Then by stonelionsPseudodementiaThe Complicated History of Who Framed Roger RabbitTumblr: https://thecascast.tumblr.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/TheCasCastEmail: thecascast@gmail.com

This week: A Little Slice Of Kevin, original air date November 14, 2012. Written by Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming, directed by Charlie Carner. While Ella was taking the screenshots for this one, she wearily said, “This episode is so gay.” Reader. This episode is gay as hell. Additionally, we are very silly this week. Mentioned in this episode: Massive Gene Kelly geek out. Just Google him. I’m With You - Avril Lavigne Jess’ book rec: The Goblin Emperor Tumblr: https://thecascast.tumblr.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCasCast Email: thecascast@gmail.com

This week: Audio Commentary Track for The Man Who Would Be King, original air date May 6, 2011.Written and directed by Ben EdlundWe got you something special for our 50th episode! It's a podcast you can watch Supernatural to. Just pop it on and hit play when we say play, and boom, you've got yourself some audio commentary.Thank you for being here for our 50th episode <3Mentioned in this episode:Umm 6x20 I guessTumblr: https://thecascast.tumblr.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/TheCasCastEmail: thecascast@gmail.com

This week: Blood Brother, original air date October 31, 2012. Written by Ben Edlund <3, directed by Guy Norman Bee.Oh brother... barely any Cas in this episode AND he's getting bullied. But he looks great. Ben Edlund freaked it again as always though! Jess had to talk about Benny a lot in this one, and for that she is so brave. R.I.P. Andrea, you were wearing the hell out of those pants!Mentioned in this episode: Our bestie Tessa's upsetting post (Follow them!)Us working away at The Cas Cast factoryScary Jensen imageVampirates book rec from JessFic rec (ao3 login required): The Benjamin Franklin Key-and-Kite Experiment by beereneeWe've had to use some back up audio for this one, sorry for the dip in quality.Tumblr: https://thecascast.tumblr.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCasCast Email: thecascast@gmail.com

This week: What’s Up, Tiger Mommy?, original air date October 10, 2012. Written by Andrew Dabb and Daniel Loflin, directed by John F. Showalter Cas is here! Everyone clap and cheer for our boyyyy!! Um. We’ve got some special performances for you in this one. You’ll know it when you hear it. Although we don’t spend a lot of time discussing the actual episode, we do dig into Cas’ whole situation right now and roundly make fun of Benny.Mentioned in this episode: Almost Out of Minutes by ellerkay (Cas gets his first cell phone)IN THE HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING AMV!!!!!!!!!! WATCH IT AGAIN!!!!!It appears that the music in the background of the purgatory is not the Cas theme, but I may be wrong! I do hear some Americana from Jay Gruska in there, though. Yours subjectively, Ilse. Tumblr: https://thecascast.tumblr.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCasCast Email: thecascast@gmail.com

This week we caught up about all things Cas in season 7 & answered your great questions. This was a short season but ooh boy did our guy go through a lot!!Mentioned in this episode:Did Sam imagine Amelia?Our beloved bedlunds very cool Castiel zineFic recs from the outtakes: Empty Spaces by schmerzerling & If Only Maybe and Then by stonelionsReminder that you can help the WGA and SAG-AFTRA via the Entertainment Community Fund!Tumblr: https://thecascast.tumblr.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/TheCasCastEmail: thecascast@gmail.com

This week: Survival of the Fittest, original air date May 18, 2012. Written by Sera Gamble, directed by Robert SingerWell, we made it to the end of a long season with a severe case of Cas-drought. In this episode, we cover 7x23, “Survival of the Fittest.” It’s a long road paved with Destiel and confusing yet at times utterly delightful writing, some Dickley Croman, and then there’s the Ghobby of it all. Stop laughing, Australians.Mentioned in this episode: Check out Monster of the Week!!Koh the Face-Stealer!IN THE HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING AMV!!!!!!!!!!the ever-famous gay cajun side-piece postTumblr: https://thecascast.tumblr.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCasCast Email: thecascast@gmail.com

This week: Reading Is Fundamental, original air date May 4, 2012.Written and directed by our good Judy, Ben Edlund.The library is open! Guess who back in the house, heels click-clackin' about? It's Cas! Category is: Psych ward reallness! Ben Edlund slayed this episode, 10's across the board! Okay I'll stop sorry.Mentioned in this episode:Good god the top comments on this clip are hard for little ol' me to read. Pro finale content warningThee iconic Cas Poetry fic Teaching Poetry to Fish by aeli_kindaraTumblr: https://thecascast.tumblr.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/TheCasCastEmail: thecascast@gmail.com

This week: The Born-Again Identity, original air date March 23, 2012. Written by Sera Gamble, directed by Robert SingerHow long was Cas gone? What’s up with Ms Daphne Allen? Is there too much Sam in this episode? All this and more discussed in our coverage of 7x17 “The Born-Again Identity.”Mentioned in this episode: wake up. refer to supernatural as the text available for your reblogging convenience!My heart is beating from me by Enochian Thingsthe deal with bouncingbabynames.comJensen Ackles and Misha Collins: Holy Shit This Is Gay Can We Get A Re-Write In Here ProntoCASTIEL SCREENSHOT BE UPON YE!!Tumblr: https://thecascast.tumblr.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCasCast Email: thecascast@gmail.com

This week: Hello Cruel World, original air date September 30, 2011.Written by Ben Edlund, directed by Guy BeeShort episode, long outtakes, in keeping with the fact that Cas isn’t even technically in this one. We kinda messed up, guys. But! We still manage to talk about Cas and the implications of his presence and absence.Mentioned in this episode:Sera Gamble clipTumblr: https://thecascast.tumblr.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/TheCasCastEmail: thecascast@gmail.com

This week: Meet The New Boss, original air date September 23, 2011. Written by Sera Gamble, directed by Phil Sgriccia Oh, man, you guys are really gonna like this one. You’ve got everything you need to make a good episode: mail from you guys, the lovely listeners, retakes by Ilse when in the editing process it became clear they read the mail too quickly and nearly unintelligibly in the initial recording, some classic beef on the pod, Jess LARPing as a Tumblr user whose job is pointing out problematic things, and Ella giggling about men looking good. It’s an all-rounder. We also talk about this episode, which is pretty good. Mentioned in this episode: GoFundMe for John MacCarthyCrowBuzz art made for us by Friend of the pod littlebluejaydrawsFics: The Dean Winchester Beat SheetDown to AgincourtProtozoa <3HIP FLEXORS JOKE!!The Ship of TheseusCVNT AMVReminder that you can help the WGA and SAG-AFTRA via the Entertainment Community Fund! Tumblr: https://thecascast.tumblr.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/TheCasCastEmail: thecascast@gmail.com

This week: It's our season 6 wrap up episode featuring our beloved Jeremy Greer from the Monster of the Week Podcast! It got very silly, enjoy!Mentioned in this episode:Jake Lionheart's music and the Andrew Huang vid10/10 fits you've gotta see, Especially this oneCould Cas pull off this moustache? AbsolutelyWatsonian versus DoylistWinchesters lightning lawsuit articleSupernatural cast & crew striking recentlyThe uquiz we didYoung Bobby!!Busty Asian Beauties PodcastOne of the many apparent Supernatural themed makeup productBest url on tumblrReminder that you can help the WGA and SAG-AFTRA via the Entertainment Community Fund!Tumblr: https://thecascast.tumblr.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/TheCasCastEmail: thecascast@gmail.com

This week: 6x22 The Man Who Knew Too Much, original air date May 20 2011. Written by Eric Kripke, directed by Robert Singer CW: minor discussion of sexual violence. Another season finale in the bag, nothing but net, boom, etc. We remember that this show might be bad! Ilse scream laughs a lot and tries to get it under control early on, so just hang in there, listeners. Mentioned in this episode:the noble hadeda. Again.The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) poster ft. a figure wearing a long coat!Vertigo (1958) kinda weird, report sourcesthere’s a little puppy in the background in this one and by God will he be a puppy this episode. More in the outtakes.Reminder that you can help the WGA and SAG-AFTRA via the Entertainment Community Fund! Tumblr: https://thecascast.tumblr.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCasCast Email: thecascast@gmail.com

This week: 6x21 Let It Bleed, original air date May 20 2011. Written by Sera Gamble, Directed by John F. Showalter Huge thanks to Ella for editing this one when scheduling would not allow me to do so. I am humbly doing the shownotes to help out xx Ilse Mentioned in this episode:So, so many songs. Jesus Christ we like to talk about music and Supernatural:“Dear God” by XTC“Everybody Wants to Rule the World” by Tears for Fears“All These Things That I’ve Done” by The Killers“My Tears Ricochet” by Taylor Swift“Night Shift” by Lucy Dacus“Body to Flame” by Lucy Dacus“Describe” by Perfume Genius“Some Dream” by Perfume Genius“It’s Too Late” by Carole King (also covered by Lucy Dacus)“Laugh, I Nearly Died” by The Rolling Stones“Big Love” by Fleetwood Mac“Silver Springs” by Fleetwood MacSupernatural Opinions Podcast & Carrying WaywardEntertainment Community FundTumblr: https://thecascast.tumblr.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCasCast Email: thecascast@gmail.com