#22: The Mistress Always Spanks Twice.

Heidi and John discuss whips, chains and murder as they take a look at Castle’s 16th episode from season 2, “The Mistress Always Spanks Twice”. We need an official safe word for the podcast. We can’t use Apples, it’s taken. What should it be? We want YOU to decide! Send your suggestions now!

News:
00:00:41 – A schedule change for the special 2-part episode of Castle reveals that each part will air in the regular Monday night time slot, instead of Sunday. Details within.
00:04:34 – Since An Evening With Castle at the Paley Center has come and gone, you can click here to check out some video interviews with a few cast members, conducted at the event.

Recap:
00:07:20 – 2×16, “The Mistress Always Spanks Twice”.

Review:
00:11:58 – Heidi and John share their favorite moments and quotes from the episode, as well as brief discussions about various guest stars.

Emails & Contact Information:
00:31:52 – Castlecast now has a voice mail line! You can call and leave a message at 478-227-4328 (HEAT). When voicing your comments and questions, please remember to include your name and location, such as city and state.
00:34:16 – Jesse, Jen and Laura all send in positive feedback for “The Mistress Always Spanks Twice”.

Music Appreciation:
00:39:58 – “Plastic Bag, Plastic Surgeon” by Robert Duncan.

Guest Promo:
00:41:27 – Future Traditions, a Jericho Podcast.

Spoilers:
00:42:13 – Titles and descriptions for the next new episode, as well as one airing on April 12th.

Music for this podcast courtesy of Emmy-nominated, series composer, Robert Duncan. Used with permission.

#21: Hell Hath No Fury.

Thanks to the joys of Netflix and DVD, Heidi and John are able to pick up where they left off with Season One of Castle. This week, they recap and review the third episode, “Hell Hath No Fury”.

News:
00:02:35 – Richard Castle’s second Nikki Heat novel has a title. You can pre-order the book at Amazon, to be released September 28th.
00:04:29 – Nathan Fillion appeared on The View on March 1st. Click here to watch the video.
00:05:43 – To celebrate Castle’s one year anniversary of being on television, CastleTV.net held a chat session with various members of the cast and crew. The transcript is now available.
00:07:08 – The Paley Center will be hosting a Castle panel with cast and crew from the show on Tuesday, March 16th in LA.
00:08:45 – Nathan Fillion won the Shorty Award in the celebrity Twitter category. In other news, fire is hot. :)
00:09:49 – Castle will be all over the airwaves this month. Listen to this portion of the podcast to find out all the dates and times.

Recap:
00:13:41 – 1×03, “Hell Hath No Fury”.

Review:
00:19:03 – Heidi and John share their long overdue thoughts on this season one episode, including favorite moments and quotes.

Emails & iTunes Reviews:
00:41:25 – Jesse Jackson saves the day, yet again by providing us with his thoughts on “Hell Hath No Fury”. Also, highly positive iTunes reviews from users Ms. Rondee and jwj170104.

Music Appreciation:
00:51:43 – “Over Easy” by Robert Duncan.

Guest Promo:
00:53:29 – The Sofa Dogs Podcast.

Spoilers:
00:54:30 – Titles and descriptions for new episodes in March.

Outro:
00:56:36 – Be sure to check out Far Point Media for a list of many great podcasts!

Music for this podcast courtesy of Emmy-nominated, series composer, Robert Duncan. Used with permission.

#20: Suicide Squeeze.

Heidi couldn’t make it this week, due to her computer becoming self-aware and instigating a nuclear war. To help out, we brought in regular listener and Castle fan, Jesse Jackson to talk about episode fifteen from season two, “Suicide Squeeze”.

News:
00:01:19 – Castle is set to air on UK TV this Spring, for the crime network, Alibi.
00:02:16 – Stana Katic visited Vancouver for the Winter Olympics. She posted a picture on her Twitter feed.
00:03:12 – What would you do to be crowned Castle Fan of the Week?

Recap:
00:04:15 – 2×15, “Suicide Squeeze”.

Review:
00:09:32 – John and Jesse explore the emotional resonance of Family as a key theme in the episode, as well as share their favorite scenes and quotes.

Emails & iTunes Reviews:
00:29:34 – Two new iTunes reviews from JesusChica94 & Pugmom1, both very positive.
00:32:18 – Melissa from Cleveland cried over Suicide Squeeze, but in a good way and Ryan from Toronto forgot to tune in (gasp!). Thankfully, it should only cost him a couple bucks on iTunes to catch up.
00:38:56 – Due to some of Ryan’s Canadian-based trivia, Jesse theorizes some similarities between Nathan Fillion and William Shatner. Perhaps it’s time for a guest appearance? After all, we still haven’t met Castle’s father.

Music Appreciation:
00:41:54 – “Cold; Does Beckett Know?” by Robert Duncan.

Outro:
00:44:18 – Since there are NO SPOILERS for this week, John and Jesse simply say their goodbyes and close out the show.

Music for this podcast courtesy of Emmy-nominated, series composer, Robert Duncan. Used with permission.