Meet the Team

Welcome to Outlander Cast

We are fans who built a home for people who want more from Outlander — more conversation, more context, more personality, and more reasons to keep going deeper into the story.

You Belong Here

Written by fans, for the fans

Outlander Cast is built around the idea that fandom should feel immersive, smart, and alive. That means podcasts, essays, recaps, interviews, reactions, community, and a point of view that actually sounds like real people.

Mary and Blake started the show in 2014 with a simple but brilliant premise: Mary has read the books; Blake has only seen the show. That tension became the engine. The contributor archive grew around it — writers with different strengths, different obsessions, and different ways into Diana Gabaldon’s world.

This page keeps the focus on the people actively represented in the new contributor archive, so readers can connect the site to the real humans behind the bylines.

Founders

Mary & Blake Larsen

Mary Larsen

Founder / Podcaster

Mary is a saxophonist who has worked in both film and television and somehow still finds room in daily life for perfectly timed book and movie quotes.

She has read the Outlander series and carries the rare burden of actually knowing what is coming — while still keeping things spoiler-safe for Blake and the audience.

Mary is one half of the engine that made Outlander Cast distinct from the start: thoughtful, emotionally tuned-in, and grounded in the books without ever feeling gatekeep-y.

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Blake Larsen

Founder / Podcaster

Blake runs a family business, loves the Red Sox, motorcycles, movies, and speaks with exactly the Boston accent you’d expect from a man this committed to his opinions.

He has intentionally not read the Outlander books because he wants the show to stand on its own terms — which is part of what gives Outlander Cast its edge. He reacts to what is onscreen, not to what he knows is coming.

That makes him the perfect foil to Mary and the ideal audience proxy for fans who want the conversation to stay rooted in the episode, the craft, and the feeling of discovery.

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Contributors

The many voices behind Outlander Cast

Outlander Cast has always been more than a podcast. It’s also a home for smart, funny, passionate writing from fans who brought their own obsessions, expertise, and perspective to the world of Outlander. These are the contributors whose archive pages are now live — the voices behind the recaps, essays, interviews, fandom deep-dives, and features that helped shape the site.

Kendra Spring Klasek

Editor-in-Chief

Poet, actress, and one of the most literary minds in the archive. Kendra’s work leans into symbolism, storytelling, mood, and image.

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Anne Gavin

Writer

Character essays, rankings, travel writing, music pieces, and sharp fandom perspective — all grounded in a genuine love of Scotland and the series.

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Denise Stewart

Writer

Denise writes with warmth and emotional honesty, especially around music, grief, interviews, and the deeply human side of the show.

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Andrée Poppleton

Writer

Behind-the-scenes texture, filming locations, fan events, production details, and one of the most vivid boots-on-the-ground perspectives in the archive.

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Karen Rutledge

Writer

Karen brings fan passion together with strong character and theme instincts, especially when the show turns toward emotion, chemistry, and big turning points.

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Tammy Spencer

Writer

Tammy’s “How They Made It” archive turned Outlander food, drink, baking, and whisky into something readers could actually make and enjoy.

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Rachel Dillon

Writer

Rachel brought a younger fan perspective to the archive, with pieces on fandom, conventions, character defense, and relationship dynamics.

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Angela Hickey

Writer

Angela’s work thrives on historical context, character journeys, adaptation insight, and the deeper emotional architecture of the series.

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Janet Reynolds

Writer

Thoughtful, fan-smart essays on rereading, rewatching, adaptation, interviews, and why certain moments in Outlander linger the way they do.

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Ashley Crawley

Writer

Ashley helped power the live-reaction recap side of the archive with high-energy episode coverage, fan commentary, and real-time viewing perspective.

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