feat: more work on completing switchover

site/app/Models/Episode.php

@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ class Episode extends Model
 
     protected $dates = ['episode_date', 'created_at', 'updated_at', 'deleted_at'];
 
+    protected $casts = [
+        'episode_date' => 'date',
+        'created_at' => 'datetime',
+        'updated_at' => 'datetime',
+        'deleted_at' => 'datetime',
+    ];
+
     public function podcast()
     {
         return $this->belongsTo(Podcast::class);