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The Tom Barnard Podcast - Ellen Jacoby: Casting Director Extraordinaire (and backgammon player) - #2976
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Ellen Jacoby: Casting Director Extraordinaire (and backgammon player) - #2976

The Tom Barnard Podcast

03/25/26

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She's been on film sets across the country. She's been partially in the space shuttle. She's even been to the Pompano Beach dump. This is the life one leads as a casting director. And now that Sora is winding down and Disney isn't putting a billion dollars into replacing actors with AI, it would appear the position is safe. Everybody wins.

Topics:

Sora AI being shut down

People quitting CNN

Savanna Guthrie on Today

Iowa

Ellen's career

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Previous Episode

Jude survived his surgery yesterday, and as a bonus Kathryn got to keep the bladder stones. Apparently they're not as gross as you'd imagine. You probably don't want any, regardless, so remember to keep your diet low in whatever causes them. Rocks, probably. Stop eating rocks.

Topics:

Jude's surgery

Too many Taylor Sheridan shows

Real possum found in store

Baby animal stories

Trans fats

Philip Wise

Louie Anderson's birthday

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It's a show of contrasts, and also of cities. Tom likes West Palm Beach. Kristyn likes NYC. Jay likes Duluth. Only one of those places has a book called 100 Things to Do in Duluth Before You Die written about it. Can you guess which one?

Topics:

YouTube/Meta lawsuit

Gen Z can't find jobs

College life

Duluth

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