Synopsis
StanaTalkRadio [STR] was created to promote and support our favorite actress Stana Katic. STR's everything [professionally speaking] about actress/director/producer Stana Katic ~ the 2016 and 2015 Peoples Choice Awards winner for Favorite Crime Drama TV Actress and also the 2014 winner for Dramatic TV Actress by portraying Captain [Detective] Kate Beckett in ABC's 'Castle'. Stana is currently filming her new television series Absentia by Sony Pictures Television Networks AXN for a 2017 premiere [via Deadline, Nellie Andreeva]. Stana costars in horror film Cadaver with Shay Mitchell [Pretty Little Liars] and is targeted for a February 2018 release by Broken Road Productions [via Deadline,Patrick Hipes].Premiering at MVFF39 and currently showing at select theaters, The Rendezvous with costar Raza Jaffrey is soon to be available for purchase early 2017, so stay tuned. Stanas most recent releases include films Lost in Florence and Sister Cities along with Bookaboo, a fun childrens storytime tale - all are available for download.Stana's film company [Sine Timore Productions, 2008] has acquired Elephant Winter [a novel by Kim Echlin] for production.Please visit Stana's Official web site often at www.stanakatic.com along with following/liking her on twitter/FacebookFanPage. Her InSTA[NA]gram account is drstanakatic.[And IF you can]please try #ATP and #GOcarFREE! For more information about ATP, please go to: www.alternativetravelproject.org......STR Mission: Provide a positive and encouraging place to promote/support Stana Katic with a focus on her professional career. Were committed to providing additional fun places for people around the world to share their encouraging thoughts, views and talents in support of Stana......STR Vision:Foster an optimistic, cheering, resonating "voice" in striving to wish the very best for our favorite/favourite actress Stana Katic in her life and career.
Episodes
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STR #177 04/08/2014 "Spoiler Roundup" for the Finale of Castle S6
09/04/2014 Duration: 02h24minWARNING! After the latest Stana News this will be a complete SPOILER SHOW. So, from that moment on it will be complete spoilers. You know, the spoilers the media has put out there to "tease" for the remainder of the season and to encourage fans "need for more". If you have been to actual filming at Raleigh or on location for a future episode, please do NOT share what you know to be actual details. Even "spoiled fans" like to only know enough to make it to the next episode or in this case, speculate about the S6 Finale. Here is where you can find tonight's "Spoiler Roundup" questions for the Finale of Season 6 of Castle: http://stanatalkradio.com/str-round-table/str-177-04082014-spoiler-roundup-for-the-finale-of-s6-of-castle/ … Photo credit: @theaAndrea from the Saturday April 5th #CicLAvia event, Stana attended for her "Alternative Travel Project" #ATP she founded which encourages everyone EVERYwhere to #GOcarFREE for at least ONE day .. [you too can be a part of it all and learn more at www.alternativet
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STR #176 04/01/14 Just The News Please!!
02/04/2014 Duration: 45minHope you were able to watch live the repeat #Castle episode "Like Father Like Daughter" on ABC last night. Tonight we'll have another installment of "Just The News Please" and a somewhat STRC section where both @cecimartin and @ChristySpratlin will be rejoining us to give us a "Take 2" of their fun set visit recently ~ we're very grateful to Ceci for graciously returning to share with us once again because of the BTR bridge issues experiences last Tuesday night so everyone will be able to hear about her and Christy's fun visit. You ladies are the BEST! Photo credit/copyright[above]: ABC Studios/Network
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STR #175 03/30/14 Take 2! A Special Sunday STR S6e19 "The Greater Good" Recap
31/03/2014 Duration: 01h39minAs most of you know, about and hour 20 minutes into our Tuesday March25th show our "bridge" via our host platform failed ~ this is actually your phone/skype path in to STR. Sadly, everything said prior to that point in the show was lost. All of you listening live we apologize for the abrupt ending.. and hope you enjoyed it up to that point in time. We know several of you scrambled to call back in once the bridge was restored and we love you and thank you for that sincerely. We do have the last bit of the show once the issue was resolved. However, we'd at least like to take a moment tonight and offer a "Take 2" and offer you an STR recap of "The Greater Good" written by David Grae and directed by Holly Dale.. hope you'll take a listen when you have a few moments :) Sincerely the entire STR Team! Photo credit/copyright[above in BTR random order]: ABC Studios/Network
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STR #174 03/18/14 S6e18 "The Way of the Ninja" Recap
19/03/2014 Duration: 02h04minNINJA's?! .. those were such incredibly fast and stealthy NINJA's!! There is sooooo much packed into these 42 minutes of "the boys" and Caskett goodness that tonight's STR Round table about "The Way of the Ninja" will guarantee a lot of laughs. "The Way of the Ninja" ~ story was by Christine Roum & Shawn Waugh ~ teleplay by Christine Roum ~ directed by Larry Shaw. ALL are so creative and the cast brought us through this completely FUN episode..in a FLASH!!! Hope you can join in the fun.. here are Elean's STR Round Table quesitons in advance: http://stanatalkradio.com/str-round-table/str-174-031814-s6e18-the-way-of-the-ninja-recap/ Photo credit/copyright [above in random~BTR order]: ABC Studios/Network
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STR #173 03/11/14 STR Book Club "Light Boxes" Discussion
12/03/2014 Duration: 01h53minWe had a wonderful time with those who rewatched “Flowers For Your Grave” last night to commemorate #5YearsOfCastle. We reminisced while quoting FFYG verbatim while looking back to where/when it all began for "everything Castle". Truly, “Time flies when you’re having fun” and we all can't wait to see what happens next from the creative minds/skills/performances from the Castle Team. Tonight, after the latest Stana News from Miah and Lewis, we’re having our second STR Book Club discussion facilitated by Elena. How tonight's selection was determined this time was by a photo Stana tweeted of the title and cover art to a book by Shane Jones entitled “Light Boxes” [published by Genius Press 2009 and Penguin Books Ltd 2010]. So, we thought this would be a very interesting challenge for us and perhaps even spark some creative imagery of the mind while reading [if you read the entire book, you will completely understand the challenge]. We hope you purchased your copy and will join us tonight sharing your thought
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STR #172 03/04/14 S6e17 "In the Belly of the Beast" Recap
05/03/2014 Duration: 02h31min“In the Belly of the Beast” performance of Detective Kate Beckett is another awesome example of why #Stana Katic is such an amazing and talented actress. If you have not watched this Season 6 episode 17 of Castle, stop what you are doing right now and go watch it.. and then, watch it again ;) Suspense, intrigue and intense emotions will make their mark on you while watching this epic episode created and crafted by the writers Andrew W. Marlowe/David Amann and directed by Rob Bowman. It is VERY clear Stana put everything she has into playing this ingenious/tough/tenacious Detective in each episode every week. Adding to the mix are cast and crew singing Stana’s praises weeks ago during the actual filming and post production ~ including reading the tweets during the West Coast LIVE network viewing from Stana’s stunt double Shauna Galligan [@shaunagalligan] who testifies repeatedly to the amount of hard work Stana put into each take.. after take.. after take.. Be sure to get into the queue early tonight for the
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STR #171 02/25/14 S6e16 "Room 147" Recap
26/02/2014 Duration: 02h35minThree separate people completely unknown to each other confess to the same murder. Each, seemingly intelligent and appearing non-violent, has a detailed account of said murder including details that only the murderer could know. Add in a [perfectly cast] self-help guru along with our favorite #Castle cast of characters and you have the ultimate “Who done it” mystery for a Monday night on ABC ~ sprinkle in some adorable arguing banter between the “killers” in describing the exact details of the crime on the side and you'll find the 42 minutes has flown by. Man, we hope you watched or are planning to watch “Room 147” from last night which was creatively written by Adam Frost and skillfullly directed by Bill Roe. The entire Castle cast and crew made this a fun episode to watch. Tonight, after the latest news and ratings, we’ll open up the STR Round Table which will include both last week’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” AND “Room 147” recap discussion questions.. Here’s Elena’s list: http://stanatalkradio.com/str-r
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STR #170 02/18/14 S6e15 "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and more
19/02/2014 Duration: 01h47min"Smells Like Teen Spirit" episode of #Castle was definitely worth the 2 week wait. Hope you were able to watch it LIVE on ABC last night. If not, please watch your DVR copy today and/or via WatchABC at abc.com/Castle if your cable provider is listed. In this episode, Castle & Beckett find themselves returning to one of Castle's High School alma maters in search of finding out more information that might lead them to the killer of one of the students. Instead, they learn wayyyy more than they anticipated about various other hidden [possible] student talents ~ "telekinesis-ly" speaking. #SLTS was written by [husband/wife writing team] Chad Gomez Creasey & Dara Resnik Creasey and directed by Kevin Hooks. Plus, key Caskett decisions are made in this episode for their future life together. *smiling BIG :D After the News and a tiny glance at the Ratings [hey, Castle did pretty darn good up against the Olympics], we'll open up our phone/skype lines to you. We promised Elena last week we would hold off one
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STR #169 02/11/14 STR News+
12/02/2014 Duration: 58minAre you busy tonight? Join us, you never know what'll happen! "The receipe for a good speech includes some shortening." .. Anonymous Photo credit/copyright: ALL photos are property of ABC Studios/Network for Castle Season6 Promotional use only, no copyright infringment is intended.
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STR #168 02/04/14 S6e14 "Dressed To Kill" Recap
05/02/2014 Duration: 02h28minCaskett [relation] shipper?! Then this episode is a definite must-see. Hope you were able to watch last night’s episode of #Castle LIVE entitled “Dressed To Kill”. Each of those heartfelt conversations between Caskett along with the “Devil Wears Prada Miranda-ish” ‘Matilda King’ were beautifully/creatively written by Elizabeth Beal and directed by Jeannot Szwarc. This episode introduced us to a bit of Beckett’s past [15 minutes of] modeling days with and awkward reminisce moment[s] to Rick’s happy surprise. If you’ve DVR’d this episode, please watch it again so it will count in the ratings [thank you in advance]. At the beginning of tonight’s show we will announce the summer date of our first “fan meet up” ~ StanaFanFest2014. Then, just after the news, Arlene will share a bit on a special art project you may be interesting in. The latest ratings are next and will lead right into the STR Round Table where [hopefully] you’ll want to share your thoughts last night's episode . Here are tonight’s open~ended que
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STR #167 01/21/14 S6e13 "Limelight" Recap
22/01/2014 Duration: 02h33minThe "Limelight" episode of #Castle seems to have tied up some loose ends for the Richard Castle family nicely. While Rick doesn't know the extent of his "helping", we the audience made some new discoveries in this episode for two of the "loves of his life", Alexis and Beckett. And yes, we all did noticed the order of his phone "favorites" ;) So what are YOUR thoughts about last night's episode written by @RobHanning and directed by Bill Roe? We'd love to hear 'em! After the 'STR News Team' [Miah/Lewis] help keep us up to date on the very latest, we'll hear the second part of our 'STR Fan Spotlight' from last week. Then a quick review of the Final Ratings [tvbythenumbers.com] and quickly clear our [virtual] table for each of you to offer up YOUR thoughts about the last night's episode ~ which might even change/enhance a few minds about what we saw/learned. Tonight's "Limelight" questions for you contain multiple key story threads fans have throught [and in some cases anguished over] during the first half of
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STR #166 01/14/14 S6e12 "Deep Cover" Recap
15/01/2014 Duration: 02h38minWelcome to STR! And Welcome Back to each of our regular listeners and "community of people" who generously share of their gifts and talents in a common love/appreciation/admiration for Stana Katic! Tonight we have a fun show planned just for YOU.. We'll start it off with an introduction of our newest member of the STR News Team. We are pleased to announce the addition of Lewis [in North Carolina] to be on air with Miah each week delivering the latest Stana news and there'll perhaps even be a bit of "extra news" each week you may be interested in ~ please help us make Lewis feel welcome [thank you]. Zero doubt you'll hear a squeee with excitement throughout the show right along with each of you remembering and honoring both Stana Katic [Dramatic TV Actress - first win] / Castle [TV Crime Drama] for their perspective PCA wins. Forgive us, we can't help it!! Then, we'll have a special STRC [Correspondent] report by Vanessa in Paris and then move quickly to the STR Round Table to discuss "Deep Cover", written
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STR #165 01/07/14 S6e11 "Under Fire" Recap
08/01/2014 Duration: 02h42minHappy New Year! Welcome back to STR! WOW! #Castle started the new year off with a huge bang in last night's episode entitled "Under Fire", written by Andrew W. Marlowe/David Amann and directed by Paul Holahan. Hope you were able to watch it live ~ if not, please do! Would definitely love for your DVR watch to count in the numbers by Wednesday night, Live +3.. There were so many things/feels/emotions going on this episode that you might even want to rewatch it again before tonight's STR. PLUS! Yesterday, CBS announced WHOM would be attending the "People's Choice" awards on Wednesday, January 8th at 10|9c and that Stana Katic will be attending. Happiness ensued worldwide immediately! There even were photos taken of the seating [photo cards placed in seats]of where everyone with be seated which increased anticipation for this event. Basically, we ALL can't wait!! [place a gazillion more exclamation marks behind that sentence] Here's PCA's LIVE feed/link for you to watch the Red Carpet: http://blog.peoplescho
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STR #164 12/17/13 2013 Stana Katic Year In Review
18/12/2013 Duration: 02h18minAt the end of every year we are always amazed at everything Stana Katic has accomplished. She's incredible!! So, sit back, relax, and let's reminisce a bit with all the awesome accomplishments Stana has achieved in 2013! If we've missed anything, please let us know. Happy Holidays! Music credit/copyright: "Love is Christmas", Sara Bareilles, 2011 Sony Music Entertainment | "Step Into Christmas", Elton John [written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin], DJM Records | "Christmas This Year", TobyMac ~ featuring Leigh Nash, 2011 ForeFront Records | For the complete full length/complete songs, each are available for your purchase in iTunes and your retailer. Photo credit/copyright: various
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STR #163 12/10-11/13 "Best Of StanaTalkRadio 2013"
12/12/2013 Duration: 02h57minTonight will will review 2013 STR Shows with you and try to give you some of the best moments we've found from throughout the year ~ who knows, you might even hear YOUR voice again!. Hope you'll join us for this ALWAYS fun reivew as we, Stana Fans, take a moment to reminisce a bit about how awesome it as fans of Stana Katic! Photo credit/copyright:
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STR #162 11/26/13 S6e10 "The Good,The Bad,And The Baby" Recap
27/11/2013 Duration: 02h23minCastle, Beckett and a Baby!! Yep! Last night's episode of Castle entitled "The Good, The Bad, and the Baby" which was written by Terri Edda Miller and directed by John Terlesky ~ truly, a thanksgiving treat for Castle fans! What a perfect way to give the audience more insight on Caskett's future and how each character in the cast "feels" about babies when they are all thrown into a situation unexpectedly, especially Beckett, during the investigation of a murder. Only on Castle will you find multiple reasons to watch this awesome show. Elena has already posted tonight's STR Round Table Questions already so you'll have a chance the gather your thoughts and share what you think, we hope you'll join us for tonight's fun dicussion: http://stanatalkradio.com/str-162-112613-s6e10-the-goodthe-badand-the-baby-recap/ Photo credit/copyright: ABC Studios/Network
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STR #161 11/19/13 S6e9 "Disciple" Recap
20/11/2013 Duration: 02h25minOFF..THE..CHART AWESOME!! Is the best way to describe last night's episode of Castle on ABC, entitled "Dicisple" ~ written by David Amann and directed by Rob Bowman, both Executive Producers of the show. Here's Elena's "STR Round Table" questions for tonight to get your thoughts/theories formulated and ready to share: http://stanatalkradio.com/str-round-table/str-161-111913-s6e9-disciple-recap/ Photo credit/copyright: ABC Studios/Network
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STR #160 11/12/13 S6e8 "A Murder Is Forever" Recap
13/11/2013 Duration: 02h26minWe encourage each fan to vote repeatedly and daily in ALL Castle categories on twitter, Facebook and especially [this year] in the PCA app on your pc/mac [www.peopleschoice.com] or mobile device [in your app store]. Voting ends the first week in December and it would be awesome to have a "clean sweep". If you need assistance voting, please let us know how we can help. The voting categories are: Stana Katic #dramatictvactress Castle #tvcrimedrama Castle/Beckett #chemistry Ryan/Esposito #bromance With the [Bond-ish] title of ‘A Murder Is Forever’ and a victim who just happens to be a best-selling author and “human relationship therapist” who studied gorillas [Mist-ish] for her research AND oddly enough even had possession of an extremely large [Blood Money-ish] diamond, did YOU have any idea where the Castle Team would be taking us in this latest Castle journey/episode? Great to see some of the “old-school” [past seasons] crime solving again
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STR #159 11/05/13 S6e7 "Like Father Like Daughter" Recap
06/11/2013 Duration: 02h46minLast night's episode of #Castle gave Molly Quinn an opportunity to really shine and shine she did while playing Richard Castle's sleuthy daughther Alexis in "Like Father, Like Daughter" written by Marc Dube and directed by Paul Holohan. So what did YOU think of this episode and did it change how you see the future for the entire Castle family future? Elena will post the STR Round Table questions on www.stanatalkradio.com, so we hope you'll join us and share with all of us YOUR thoughts on this unique episode. Photo credit/copyright: ABC Studios/Network
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STR #158 10/29/13 S6e6 Castle "Get A Clue" Recap
30/10/2013 Duration: 02h34minTHAT was fun! YES!! "Get A Clue" S6e6 of #Castle really was! This weekly "ride" helps us [the audience] think about what we think about each the various situations our favorite characters seem to land themselves in.. week after week. We LOVE it! While we're not always on the same page, we're in it through the bends and curves the show guides us through. Emotion [either one way or the other], demonstrates your passion for this wonderful show on ABC called "Castle". After the latest news and our first fan spotlight, we'll cheer [virtually] the entire 'Castle team' for their continued awesome ratings this week/season! The STR Round is already geared up and has received some spirited feedback on last night's episode which clearly demonstrates the passion for the show and the need to "talk it out" regarding the latest father/daughter relationship situation. We are a global audience and there is a lot of value in listening and respecting one another's perspective. Hope you'll be here too and give your thoughts o