{"podcast":{"title":"NCIS: Partners & Probies","slug":"ncis-partners-probies-7722926","podcast_index_feed_id":7722926,"rss_url":"https://rss.amperwave.net/v2/feed/audacynetwork/a026c099bf10f6b5c82f321d5766b5a3","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://images.castfire.com/image/661/0/0/0/0-8382923.jpg","author":"CBS","episode_count":23,"summary":"Step behind the scenes of NCIS with the people who make the show and the real-world experts who help shape its stories. Hosted by series veterans Brian Dietzen (Dr. Jimmy Palmer) and Diona Reasonover (Kasie Hines), this weekly series takes fans deeper into the NCIS universe with revealing, heartfelt, and laugh-out-loud conversations featuring cast, crew, creatives, and the specialists who bring the world of NCIS to life. Watch NCIS, NCIS: Origins and NCIS: Sydney starting at 8/7c on CBS or stream on Paramount+.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T16:19:22.650868+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ncis-partners-probies-7722926"},"episode":{"title":"Bringing NCIS to Life with Director James Whitmore Jr.","slug":"bringing-ncis-to-life-with-director-james-whitmore-jr","published_at":"2026-03-31T07:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ncis-partners-probies-7722926/bringing-ncis-to-life-with-director-james-whitmore-jr","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ncis-partners-probies-7722926","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/serve.castfire.com/audio/8168206/8168206_2026-04-12-015306.192.mp3?rssID=6394","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/serve.castfire.com/audio/8168206/8168206_2026-04-12-015306.192.mp3?rssID=6394","summary":"NCIS director James Whitmore Jr. joins Partners & Probies hosts Brian Dietzen and Diona Reasonover. The outspoken television director describes his mulitple decades of friendship with NCIS creator Don Bellisario and how he helped bring NCIS to life. Whitmore provides intimate and hilarious details about his personal life and how he found himself acting in and directing some of the most legendary television shows. Whitmore peels back the curtain of what it's like to craft an episode of NCIS and how he tries to coax the best performances from actors. NCIS: Partners & Probies is the only official CBS podcast for NCIS and is hosted by series stars Brian Dietzen and Diona Reasonover. Every Tuesday, enjoy the podcast wherever and everywhere you get your podcasts.","meta_description":"NCIS director James Whitmore Jr. joins Partners & Probies hosts Brian Dietzen and Diona Reasonover. The outspoken television director describes his mu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2565,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ncis-partners-probies-7722926/episodes/bringing-ncis-to-life-with-director-james-whitmore-jr/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ncis-partners-probies-7722926/bringing-ncis-to-life-with-director-james-whitmore-jr.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}