Casters on Casters: Teylor Smirl and Ellen Weatherford

Still Buffering

Sydnee McElroy

Comedy

4.7 • 1.7K 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, Teylor Smirl (Still Buffering) and Ellen Weatherford (Just the Zoo of Us) bond over the media they consumed that shaped who they are today, and how that media informs their perspectives on their shows. Plus, each host reveals their dream guest. 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 by Laura Swisher and Produced by Hannah Muroz for Maximum Fun.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Taylor Smurrell, and I want to wish everyone a happy first day of Max Fun Drive.
0:05.5	Max FundDrive is the absolute best time of year to support Still Buffering and listen to Still Buffering
0:10.2	because we go all out to create fun content like you're about to hear.
0:14.4	Max FunDrive will run until May 1st, but if you want to support Stillbuff or other shows on the network today
0:19.6	and help us kick the drive off with a strong start, just visit Maximumfund.org slash join or click the link in your episode notes.
0:27.3	Still buffering listeners are the best listeners. Enjoy the show.
0:32.2	Welcome to Castors on Castors. Conversations about the art and craft of podcasting with the masters of the microphone,
0:43.5	the titans of talking, the rulers of remote recordings. On today's show, Taylor Smurl, still
0:53.1	buffering, and Ellen Weatherford, just the zoo of us.
0:59.4	This is Castors on Castors.
1:08.4	Hey there, Taylor.
1:09.8	Hello, Ellen.
1:10.9	It is so nice to get to talk to you.
1:13.1	I'm so excited to finally meet you.
1:15.2	Absolutely.
1:16.2	Same.
1:16.8	This is amazing.
1:17.9	Tell me a little bit about still buffering.
1:19.8	Yes, still buffering is a cross-generational podcast, and by that, it's me and my older
1:25.3	sister.
1:25.6	We talk about pop culture moments from the past
1:30.1	and today and try to make sense of it all. That's the pitch. What do you do, Ellen?
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