Casters on Casters: Ben Blacker, Alonso Duralde, and Hal Lublin

Dead Pilots Society

Ben Blacker and Andrew Reich

Tv & Film, Dead Pilots Society, Tv Pilots, Tv Reviews, Andrew Reich, Documentary, Comedy Interviews, Comedy, Ben Blacker, Sitcoms, Society & Culture

4.6 • 563 Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

It's MaxFunDrive. And here, for the first time, we give you an exclusive look (well, listen) at the craft of podcasting: presenting Casters on Casters. In this episode, Ben Blacker (Dead Pilots Society), Hal Lublin (Tights and Fights & We Got This with Mark and Hal) and Alonso Duralde (Maximum Film!) take listeners behind the scenes and swap stories about the ups and downs of podcasting. Plus, why does every TV reboot have a character that's a podcaster? And how did COVID change the podcasting game? Listen to find out! If this glamorous, in-depth journey into what makes your favorite hosts tick inspires you, support them by joining as a member at maximumfun.org/join. Edited and Produced by Laura Swisher for Maximum Fun.

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0:00.0	Hi folks, I'm Ben Blacker, one of the producers of Dead Pilot Society, the one you don't usually
0:05.0	hear talking on microphones.
0:07.1	But why?
0:08.3	Why put your voice on a podcast today?
0:10.1	Because today is the first day of the Max Fun Drive, which will run until May the 1st,
0:15.4	Star Wars Day.
0:16.4	Sorry.
0:18.0	It's the best time of the year to support Dead Pilot Society.
0:22.4	To support this show, just follow the link in the episode notes or visit Maximumfund.org
0:26.9	slash join.
0:28.2	And now on with this show.
0:32.4	Welcome to Castors on Castors.
0:36.9	Conversations about the art and craft of podcasting with the masters of the microphone,
0:42.3	the titans of talking, the rulers of remote recordings.
0:48.3	On today's show, Ben Blacker, Dead Pilots Society. Hal Lublin, Tights and Fights, and Alonzo Durrale.
1:02.6	Maximum Film. This is Castors on Castors. Why don't we start by introducing ourselves on the microphones and tell folks
1:12.9	what our MaxFun podcast or podcasts are. First of all, my name is Ben Blacker and I'm the co-producer of
1:20.8	Dead Pilot Society. My partner, Andrew Reich, is the creator of Dead Pilot Society. He's the one
1:26.6	whose voice folks have heard in the past. Alonso, as I said, off the air, and I'll say it on the air. I am a fan of your show. Oh, thank you, sir. Tell the folks what it is. Yeah, I'm the co-host of Maximum Film here on the Maximum Fun Network, which show that I've been doing with Kevin Avery and
1:44.6	Andrea Clark and our theme is no offense to present company. It's a movie review show that
1:50.4	isn't just a bunch of straight white guys. And so, you know, we go out of our way to, you know,
1:56.0	examine current movies and sometimes classic movies from a variety of perspectives.
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