Robert Carradine told behind-the-scenes stories in his final episode of the Party Nerds Pop-Cast podcast

Actors Richard Gabai and Robert Carradine both have notable “nerd” credits in their filmographies. Gabai has starred in Assault of the Party Nerds and Virgin High, and has also directed films such as Justice and produced the Emmy-winning series The Bay. Carradine is best known for starring as Lewis Skolnick in the Revenge of the Nerds franchise, although some may know him as Sam McGuire from Disney’s Lizzie McGuire. On July 8, 2025, Gabai and Carradine joined forces to launch a pop culture podcast called Party Nerds Pop-Cast, the idea being that they would “spill the Hollywood tea with celebrity guests and crazy behind-the-scenes stories.”

Sadly, Carradine passed away at the end of February. A handful of Party Nerds Pop-Cast episodes had yet to be released when we lost him, and Gabai has continued releasing them on a weekly basis. This week, on March 24, the day Carradine would have turned 72, the last episode Gabai and Carradine recorded together was released.

While many of the podcast’s 37 episodes feature the pair interviewing guests, the final episode with Carradine is one in which he and Gabai simply sit down together and tell each other “true Hollywood stories,” sharing experiences they’ve had during their time in the business. This episode can be viewed in the embed above, and in it Carradine looks back on getting his first lead role in a movie called The Pom Pom Girls, working on The Big Red One with Lee Marvin, and meeting Walter Matthau when they worked on The Incident together. Meanwhile, Gabai shares stories about the making of Assault of the Party Nerds and crossing paths with the likes of Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, and Dean Martin.

Guests

Gabai and Carradine spoke with some great guests over the course of the show, including Ed Begley Jr., Veronica Cartwright, Brian Krause, Daniel Roebuck, Michelle Bauer, Nathan Dean Parsons, Fred Olen Ray, Sean Gunn, David Zucker, Claudia Christian, Michael Biehn, Jim O’Heir, Clint Howard, John Carpenter, Melinda Clarke, Dee Wallace, Ethan Embry, Sean Patrick Flanery, Burt Ward, Patrick Fabian, Eric Roberts, Jen Lilley, Deep Roy, Robert Hays, Stephen Tobolowsky, Greg Evigan, William McNamara, Don “The Dragon” Wilson, Jesse Hutch, Christopher Atkins, Bruce Boxleitner, Anson Williams, and Robert Pine.

Episodes

I was drawn to Party Nerds Pop-Cast because, thanks to Revenge of the Nerds, I’ve been a fan of Robert Carradine since I was a kid. I’m very grateful that this show exists and has given us these 37 episodes to watch and enjoy, and they’ve given me an even greater appreciation for Carradine.

I was less familiar with Richard Gabai before I started watching the show, but during this time I’ve become a big fan of his as well. He says that no firm decisions have been made about the future of the show at this time, which is understandable, given that it has only been a month since he lost his co-host and best friend. After more time has passed, though, I would really like to see him continue the podcast in some way, because these episodes have proven that he’s a great host and interviewer, and I would like to see him have more conversations with guests.

He has let fans know that one very important thing has been decided: the existing episodes of Party Nerds Pop-Cast will stay up forever, so we’ll be able to go back and rewatch the episodes and revisit these moments with Robert Carradine again and again.

I have included a few more “Hollywood stories” episodes below. In these, you can hear Carradine talk about The Cowboys and the start of his career; working on Mean Streets and Coming Home; getting cast in Revenge of the Nerds; memories with his brother David and father John; working on The Long Riders and Americana; interacting with the likes of Ringo Starr, Nicolas Cage, and Paul Newman; working on Orca with Bo Derek and on Monte Carlo with George Hamilton; pitching King of the Nerds (the competition show he hosted with his Revenge of the Nerds co-star Curtis Armstrong); getting cast in Lizzie McGuire; and taking meetings for roles in the Quentin Tarantino films Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Jackie Brown. He only worked with Tarantino once, making a quick appearance in Django Unchained, but he was close to landing a role in Jackie Brown… until Michael Keaton came along.

Rest in peace, Bobby. Thanks for the stories.

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