Max and Brian had the most absurd nightmare... It’s the old question of nature versus nurture, only hilarious. Max and Brian dig in and rediscover a classic 80s comedy that is just as relevant today: John Landis’ Trading Places, originally starring Dan Ackroyd and Eddie Murphy. Who would you choose to play those parts? It’s some very funny business…

“Ah, yes, podcasts. We have dismissed these claims.” No so fast, Turian Councillor! This time, Max and Brian are here to tell the entire galaxy about fan casting the iconic computer role-playing game, Mass Effect (2007) from BioWare. If the game is about consequences for your decisions, it’s clear your hosts have put a lot of thought into it. And y…

Max and Brian welcome our first-ever special guest host Jax, a.k.a. DamnJacquie, to the studio! Today we’re re-fan-casting Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone, the first novel in J. K. Rowling’s immensely popular series about a magical boy in a wizard’s school. She reps for her house (Slytherin represent!); speculates about the pre-Hogwarts lives…

You’ve reached an area of sounds, similar but not exactly like an ASMR. Closer to a podcast; but you’re not quite sure. In it you’ll find people like Max and Brian but also fictional people and actors. Are they talking about books and stories? Perhaps, perhaps not. Are they in outer space now? No, now they’ve crossed over into the Hyborian Age. Wai…

Hello. Our names are Max and Brian. You downloaded our podcast, prepare to laugh! Your hosts take on their own personal remakes of The Princess Bride (1987), one of the greatest films of all time. All we need is our knowledge of working actors, a cart, and a holocaust cloak! Mostly the first bit. Good thing we have a Miracle Max of our own, so we d…

Great Scott! Max and Brian recast the Oscar-winning (look it up!) 1985 time-travel adventure, Back To The Future! Coming at you with 1.21 jigawatt of power (don’t ask what a “jigawatt” is), your hosts bring the past into the present. They cast their favorite Morty - er, Marty, and ask the important questions: Just how funny do you want this comedy …

The hosts hit triple bars on this one! Yes, pun intended. Max and Brian dig in to the graphic novel Stumptown Vol. 1, written by Greg Rucka, with art by Matthew Southworth. It features Dex Parios, a down-on-her-luck private investigator who balances caring for her brother against the dangerous people who hire or hate her and her terrible gambling l…

When there’s something strange, on your southern reach, who are you going to call? Probably Control. This episode sees Max and Brian casting the award-winning Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer. The books depict an incursion of some kind to Earth, and the people who are affected and investigating the area and implications. Despite there bein…

A long time ago, in a... forest town far, far away... wait, no, this is George Lucas’ other fantasy adventure. This time, Max and Brian are fancasting a remake of the 1988 fantasy movie Willow. It’s the adventure of a short farmer, legally distinct from a hobbit, who finds a big person baby and has to protect it from an evil queen. Along the way he…

Don't let Max turn back time and undo his picks! But how could we tell if he did? This episode, the hosts fancast one of their favorite video games, Life Is Strange. Get ready for the mosh pit, shaka brah! Your hosts are prepared for magical tornadoes and will definitely not forget about those goddamned beans. Max and Brian Parallel Pick for the fi…

Raise a glass of Darkspawn blood in toast to a new episode! Max and Brian don their cloaks, strap on their swords, and prepare their spells as they fancast the high fantasy videogame Dragon Age: Origins from Bioware. The game tells the story of the Fifth Blight, a plague of evil creatures marching across the land, and the heroes that try to stop th…

It’s still the same old story, a fight for love and glory. Except this time, Max and Brian are rounding up all-new and unusual suspects! This Portland podcast episode of Uncasting focuses on the classic 1942 film Casablanca, starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henried. Max gives Brian a little geography test. Brian remembers a sci-fi…

Grab on to your Empathy Box, this episode Max and Brian are diving in to the characters of Philip K. Dick’s 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, more widely known as the basis for the 1982 movie Blade Runner. Do the hosts see the human and android characters the same way? What kind of live production would they make from the book? And mo…

Just sit right down and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of Max and Brian! Your fearless co-hosts are not actually stranded on a desert isle, but are instead talking about the classic TV sitcom, Gilligan’s Island, and recasting modern faces in the roles of the seven castaways. Despite the silliness, they find a core central idea in the show. And as a bon…

Get your six-gun and your Geiger counter ready! Max and Brian are patrolling the post-post-apocalypse Mojave and rounding up the characters of Obsidian’s Fallout: New Vegas video game. It’s a franchise that provokes strong opinions but many feel New Vegas is the best game in the series. Who could carry the story in a live-action version? Hard Mode:…

Max and Brian introduce their new show, Uncasting. Each episode will take a specific media property and turn it into a live-action movie or TV series, with a star-studded cast. After the discussion, they provide polls for listeners to vote who would best suit that role. Podcast site: Uncasting.com Episode link: Uncasting Episode 000: Introduction F…