While attending the ATX Television Festival earlier this month (June 2022), Pod Clubhouse had the opportunity to ask the casting director, Josh Einsohn, of This Is Us some questions about the highs, lows, and by-the-skin-of-their-teeth adventures in casting the multi-generational roles seen in every episode of the show. Listen as Paul asks for the stories behind the roles.

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Season 6

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8-10 | 11-12 | 13-14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18

Season 5

1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15

Season 4:

7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18

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This podcast was recorded at the Driskill Hotel and edited by Paul Daley.

THIS IS US — “Us” Episode 618 — Pictured: (l-r) Justin Hartley as Kevin, Chrissy Metz as Kate, Sterling K. Brown as Randall — (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)

Well, that’s it, This Is Us fans! After six seasons of happiness and sadness, stumbles and accomplishments, birth and death, This Is Us finished up this week on its own terms. In this podcast, Caroline and Paul discuss the audience’s reaction to the finale and compare it with how they felt about it. Listen and you may find another way to look at a Finale that many Facebook users initially found underwhelming. SPOILER ALERT: Caroline and Paul found a LOT to appreciate about this finale. Maybe not a flawless landing (and we DO discuss what we’d hoped to see), but one we respected.

Caroline and Paul discuss these and MANY more in this week’s podcast!

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Season 6

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8-10 | 11-12 | 13-14 | 15 | 16 | 17

Season 5

1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15

Season 4:

7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18

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This podcast was recorded at Pod Clubhouse Studios and edited by Caroline Daley.

THIS IS US — “The Train” Episode 617 — Pictured: (l-r) Mandy Moore as Rebecca, Gerald McRaney as Dr. K — (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)

For this penultimate episode for the entire series, This Is Us‘ Rebecca (Mandy Moore) takes a final ride on “The Train”. Caroline and Paul discuss all three of the episode’s stories – The Brooks family and their brief intersection with the Pearsons, the Pearson gathering at Kevin and Sophie’s house, and finally what’s happening on the train with Rebecca.

Caroline and Paul discuss these and MANY more in this week’s podcast!

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Season 6

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8-10 | 11-12 | 13-14 | 15 | 16

Season 5

1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15

Season 4:

7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18

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This podcast was recorded at Pod Clubhouse Studios and edited by Caroline Daley.

THIS IS US — “Family Meeting” Episode 616 — Pictured: (l-r) Chrissy Metz as Kate, Justin Hartley as Kevin, Alexandra Breckenridge as Sophie, Chris Geere as Phillip — (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)

As the series winds down, Caroline has decided to go back and watch the show from the beginning of season one. If you haven’t taken a look at those foundational episodes in a while, you might want to. The details and callbacks Caroline identifies in “Family Meeting” and the rest of season six all draw a direct line back to where we started. I know what you’re thinking. Isn’t good TV -supposed- to do that? Well, yes. It is. But does it? Not as often as we’d like.  Go ahead though. You won’t be sorry.

Caroline and Paul discuss these and MANY more in this week’s podcast!

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Season 6

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8-10 | 11-12 | 13-14 | 15

Season 5

1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15

Season 4:

7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18

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This podcast was recorded at Pod Clubhouse Studios and edited by Caroline Daley.

THIS IS US — “Miguel” Episode 615 — Pictured: Jon Huertas as Miguel — (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)

This week, This Is Us took a deep dive into a character that hasn’t gotten much credit from fans over the life of the show: Miguel (Jon Huertas). While Caroline and Paul tried to cover the most important parts of this episode, they take a very personal look at Miguel’s role as Rebecca’s caretaker and what those parts of his story meant to them.

Caroline and Paul discuss these and MANY more in this week’s podcast!

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Season 6

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8-10 | 11-12 | 13-14

Season 5

1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15

Season 4:

7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18

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This podcast was recorded at Pod Clubhouse Studios and edited by Caroline Daley.

THIS IS US — “The Night Before the Wedding” Episode 614 — Pictured: (l-r) Alexandra Breckinridge as Sophie, Justin Hartley as Kevin — (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)

Another podcast, another two-pack for your listening pleasure! In this one, we cover Kate’s wedding to Phillip as well as Kevin’s mysterious night leading up to it. Caroline and Paul cover all the important character interactions, like:

• Miguel and Randall – the reality of caretaker fatigue and needing to be open and honest with people about it
• Rebecca and everyone – is it fair to warn people like Randall and Sophie about how to deal with it when she calls Kevin Jack’s name?
• Beth and Madison – Too bad we’re going to get so little of these two junior detectives
• Kevin and the women – at least, resolution, but that teaser editor can sit on a tack. Like the wedding singer even had a chance!

Caroline and Paul discuss these and MANY more in this week’s podcast!

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Season 6

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8-10 | 11-12

Season 5

1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15

Season 4:

7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18

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This podcast was recorded at Pod Clubhouse Studios and edited by Caroline Daley.

THIS IS US — “Saturday in the Park” Episode 611 — Pictured: (l-r) Justin Hartley as Kevin, Chrissy Metz as Kate, Sterling K. Brown as Randall — (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)

Another mega-podcast for you as Paul and Caroline cover both “Saturday in the Park” and “KaToby” in one go. As we state at the beginning of the podcast, we get the non-Kate and Toby stories for both episodes out of the way before diving into the hard-to-talk about stuff. This one gets very personal, so buckle up as opinions based on our lives as parents of children with special needs fly!

Caroline and Paul discuss these and MANY more in this week’s podcast!

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Season 6

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8-10

Season 5

1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15

Season 4:

7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18

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This podcast was recorded at Pod Clubhouse Studios and edited by Paul Daley.

THIS IS US — “Katoby” Episode 612 — Pictured: (l-r) Chris Sullivan as Toby, Chrissy Metz as Kate — (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)

Hello to all of our faithful #ThisIsUs Podcast listeners! Our This Is Us podcast has been slower to come out this season as so much of this is hitting close to home. Lots to process… Thank you all for your patience and the next podcast will be out soon! In the meantime, catch up with our previous podcasts below:

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Season 6

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Season 5

1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15

Season 4:

7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18

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THIS IS US — “The Hill” Episode 609 — Pictured: (l-r) Chris Sullivan as Toby, Chrissy Metz as Kate — (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)

Thought we’d given up on you? Never. We’re here until the end of this series. In this mega-sized super-sode, Paul and Caroline take all three of the final season’s Big 3 episodes and combine them into ONE big podcast.

For “Guitar Man”, we discuss:

• Kevin’s longtime resistance to putting in the work to find “depth” in his personality
• Kevin’s final arc – does it require finding a wife by the end of the series?

For “The Hill”, we discuss:

• Whose “side” do your hosts agree within the fight between Kate and Toby
• The merits of each sides’ arguments
• Toby’s long history of having trouble with complete honesty

For “Every Version of You”, we discuss:

• The odd pacing of needing to hurry up and find Deja vs Rebecca’s stop and smell the roses approach
• Rebecca’s decision to let Randall off the hook in favor of Kate

Caroline and Paul discuss these and MANY more in this week’s podcast!

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Season 6

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Season 5

1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15

Season 4:

7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18

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This podcast was recorded at Pod Clubhouse Studios and edited by Paul Daley.

THIS IS US — “Taboo” Episode 607 — Pictured: (l-r) Jon Huertas as Miguel, Justin Hartley as Kevin — (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)

We can’t have a final season of This Is Us without the annual Thanksgiving tradition of unleashing fresh torrents of drama onto the audience.

• Kate and Toby – Low patience and high tension all shaping up to give the audience a good reason to feel ok about their upcoming split. It’s gotta be pretty bad if you have to take off the Pilgrim Rick hat, Toby.
• Kevin – Dude needs to lose that chip on his shoulder with Miguel. And consider guitar lessons.
• Randall – Be on the lookout for unwanted news from Deja about Malik, but really Randall’s best contribution to the episode was probably bringing Beth to dinner.
• Rebecca – What IS in that legendary pie?

Caroline and Paul discuss these and MANY more in this week’s podcast!

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Season 6

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Season 5

1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15

Season 4:

7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18

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This podcast was recorded at Pod Clubhouse Studios and edited by Caroline and Paul Daley.

THIS IS US — “Our Little Island Girl: Part Two” Episode 606 — Pictured: (l-r) Susan Kelechi Watson as Beth, Jazlyn Martin as Stacey — (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)

This week’s mostly Beth-centric episode, “Our Little Island Girl: Part Two”, presents viewers with many questions. Questions like:

• Did teen Kate handle the situation with Kevin and Sophie “right”?
• What about how adult Kate and how she handled the situation between Kevin and Madison?
• If you had a chance to get something off your chest with someone from your past that’s been not only haunting you but changed your path in life, would you take it like Beth did?

Caroline and Paul discuss these and MANY more in this week’s podcast!

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Season 6

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Season 5

1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15

Season 4:

7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18

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This podcast was recorded at Pod Clubhouse Studios and edited by Paul Daley.