You've heard his name before on the podcast, Sparkle. His real name is Stephen P. Arkle. He was the colorist on Supernatural for almost its entire run. Hear the story of how he stated out working on beauty pagents in Australia to working on a 15 year series and never working on the episodes with the sound on. Plus, Rob and Rich learn a little something about metafiction in classic mythology.

Oh, and did you know the podcast will be live in Austin, Texas on November 19th?

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We did two interviews for the episode and it ended up being too long, so we broke it up into two parts. Rich shares stories about his return to the series and how this episode led to him directing 11 episodes. Plus, we have a moment with Misha. You'll have to listen to find out who the second interview is with!

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Misha Collins returns to the podcast! This time not to talk about Castiel, but to talk about directing a great episode of television. With all the stories about the pranks and hijinks on set, we thought this would be a stinger, but it's great! Misha shares the stories of the shenanigans, and the challenges of directing. Rob and Rich learn about harvesting souls.

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Gil McKinney played Henry Winchester in Supernatural and The Winchesters. He joins the podcast to discuss playing the character, a different role he originally auditioned for, and the impact the opportunity has had on his career. He shares some pretty funny behind-the-scenes stories of pranks on set. Rob and Rich talk about Supernatural episodes that never happened.

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Editor Jimmy Pickel (not to be confused with Rich's friend for high-school) returns to the podcast. Hear about balancing humor and drama, Phil bringing down the hammer, and thoughts on Snookie's appearance. And whatever you do DON'T CROSS THE LINE!!! Rob and Rich learn about supernatural zoos.

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Writer Jenny Klein joins the podcast for this scary episode of Supernatural. Hear her story about starting as a writer production assistant, the origins of this idea, and her trips to set. She really gets sad about breaking up the Ghostfacers! Rob and Rich learn about Slender Man and Creepy Pasta.

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Rich has been pretty wrapped up with shooting a movie over the past 2 weeks, so we weren't able to record a new episode for today. Please enjoy this flashback to when we put on Spotlight on Eric Kripke. We'll be back next Saturday with what is sure to be a fantastic episode featuring Jenny Klein talking about #thinman.

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Jerry Wanek returns to the podcast to chat about this episode he directed. The group discusses the Men of Letters bunker, the return of Osric Chau and Lauren Tom, and Jerry's excellent shot choices. Rob and Rich learn a little something about the name Bartholomew.

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Phil Sgriccia returns to the podcast to discuss the only episode he directed in Season 9. He shares stories of putting Sam and Dean in a new setting, introducing a new monster (it's been awhile), and weirdness of cupping. Rob and Rich learn about pishtacos. Briana Buckmaster has entered the world!

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DJ Qualls (Garth) returns to the podcast to talk about his role as Garth. He shares behind the scenes stories about scheduling issues with Man In The High Castle, challenges of being a werewolf, and his disgust of mayonnaise. Rob and Rich learn a little something about Norse mythology.

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Timothy Omundson (Cain) joins the podcast for his debut episode. Hear about how he channeled Bruce Lee, his college days with Rich, and why conventions & fans are so important to him. Why do people ask Rob to sign the first-blade? Plus, FELICIA DAY joins the podcast for a guest review. Rob and Rich learn a little something about Cain from the bible.

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