Barbie Block and Sally Stiner Meet World
Pod Meets World
iHeartPodcasts
4.7 • 7K Ratings
🗓️ 19 September 2022
⏱️ 83 minutes
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Summary
Barbie Block and Sally Stiner were the storied casting directors for Boy Meets World and now they’re revealing how the Matthews family, and so many more of their classic TV shows, came together!
They’ll talk auditions, missed opportunities and even their side of the infamous replacement of Topanga.
Plus, there’s plenty of amazing tips for aspiring actors AND some incredible stories about some of Hollywood’s A-lister beginnings. We heard tidbits about Will Smith, Taylor Lautner, Reese Witherspoon, Adam Scott, Brittany Murphy, Leonardo DiCaprio and much, much more!
This episode goes behind the scenes…of what goes on behind the scenes! Let’s go deeper!!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, I'm Joel Stein. I want you to close your eyes and imagine a pocket watch. |
| 0:05.7 | It's moving from side to side. You're getting very sleepy. |
| 0:11.6 | Great. Now that I've hypnotized you against your will, you're going to start liking long-form journalism. |
| 0:16.2 | Like so much. You're going to listen to a podcast where the host interviews a writer about their long-form story every week. |
| 0:23.6 | I'm that host. |
| 0:25.0 | Listen to the story of the week on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:31.0 | My name is Joshua Topolsky and I have a new podcast called What Future. |
| 0:35.0 | But I want to tell you that I'm being forced by my producer to record a promo telling you about my show. |
| 0:40.6 | And I'm not trying to force you to listen to it. |
| 0:43.0 | And maybe you're not interested in internet culture and the future of life on planet Earth. |
| 0:48.6 | And why John Carpenter movies are so good. |
| 0:51.0 | You may just want to listen to a podcast about, I don't know, sports or whatever Joe Rogan talks about. |
| 0:57.0 | And that's fine. You know, no judgment. |
| 0:59.0 | But if you like what you're hearing and I know that you do, you can listen to all of what future on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 1:11.0 | I'm Danish Forz, host of Stealing Superman, a new I Heart original podcast about the most unlikely art heist of all time. |
| 1:20.0 | It was Nick Cage's own personal national treasure. |
| 1:24.0 | At a 1999 New Year's Eve party, someone snatched Cage's priceless comments. |
| 1:32.0 | But who? |
| 1:33.0 | Listen to Stealing Superman on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you find your favorite shows. |
| 1:59.0 | You are genuinely interested in acting on camera. |
| 2:03.0 | Like right now you would love to do that. |
| 2:05.0 | Yes. |
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