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The Outsiders
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A community building and advice podcast for actors trying to make it in Hollywood.
Episodes
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Episode 23- Our Favorite Films About Hollywood
The biz loves to make movies about itself, and in this episode we each talk about our top three favorite films that are about Hollywood. There's a lot to make fun of about the biz so the majority are comedies that lampoon various aspects of our beloved industry. If you're interested in this…
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Episode 22- The Barrymores and Walk of Fame Wednesday
Who are the Barrymores you ask? Why, only one of Hollywood's most famous royal families, of course! From Lionel to Drew, we talk about the Barrymore legacy. Correction, encyclopedic Todd talks about them while Seth tries to keep up. Also Todd focused, we give his Walk of Fame Wednesday series the...
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Episode 21- Horror Films
We talk about some of our favorite horror films and some we're more conflicted about. There's even a fun bit about some of the craziest people in American history. Insta: @theoutsidersbiz @sethaustininsta @todd.pickering Twitter: @outsidersbiz Wanna listen on Spotify? Here’s the link!...
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Ep 20- Type Casting
What does it mean to be type cast? Is it a positive (hint- mostly YES)? Why? How can an actor use it to his or her advantage? Who are some actors that have capitalized on type casting in a big way? We also talk about how to work within the type and still make it your own. Insta: @theoutsidersbiz...
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Episode 19- COVID Happenings
What does it mean to live the actor's life during COVID? In this episode we share a few stories about auditioning and being on set during these tumultuous times. Seth has been fortunate enough to be involved in a few projects and Todd has had a bunch of auditions roll in. There's even a tip about...
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Episode 18- Rebel Without a Cause and Lilies of the Field
Continuing our grand tradition of movie reviews, we each took in a classic film we'd not seen- Seth watched Rebel Without a Cause, Todd screened Lilies of the Field, and here are our respective takes on each- with a specific focus on why, as actors it's important to view these films COVID time is...
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Episode 17- Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Embrace Rejection
Death, taxes, and REJECTION: the only three guarantees in an actor's life. How does one deal with constantly being told (or more likely NOT told) "no?" In this episode we give a few different strategies for making rejection just another part of an actor's routine. If you take nothing else away…
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Episode 14- Agents vs. Managers
Last week we talked about agents and how to not get scammed by one, this week we talk about managers and how they compare/contrast with agents. One thing we neglected to really hit home on is that, if you have both, they should be working TOGETHER as a team with you. No one works "for" anyone.…
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Episode 13- Agents! (and how to avoid scams)
How does one determine the legitimacy of an agent? What are the telltale signs of scammery (it' a word, trust me) in this realm? The answers to these and other questions await you in this week's episode. There's a tip from Todd toward the end that is particularly fire, regarding headshots. In all...
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Episode 12- Listening
Inspired by a post from an actor support group on Facebook, we go deep into the importance of listening as it pertains to actors. Why is it so hard to listen like an actor? How can we learn to listen and respond in interesting and captivating ways? Seth talks about his Meisner training at…
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Episode 11- Top 10 part 2
We go film by film fiercely defending our top ten. Seth scores a YUGE victory at the very end, vanquishing the evil Todd from the land. Insta: @theoutsidersbiz @sethaustininsta @todd.pickering Twitter: @outsidersbiz Walk of Fame Wednesdays on YouTube:...
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Our personal top ten films of all time!
The boys go back and forth, each vociferously defending his best film picks. Todd takes the high scholarly route for his choices, while Seth goes the Marie Kondo road. #doesitsparkjoy Also, Seth's panties may or may not drop. Here's a link to THR's top 100 list, which we based ours of off:...
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Top 10 Films, Acting on Camera, Bobby D
We open with a discussion about acting on camera vs. on stage. Spoiler alert- we both started on stage and find the camera to be a tricky beast. Then we give our take on what the Hollywood Reporter claims are the top 10 movies of all time, and Todd challenges Seth to come up with his own top 10…
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Prepping to move to the big city (LA etc), we share children's theatre war stories
We go deep into the dos and don'ts of relocating for your acting career, with a focus on moving to LA since that's what we both did. Move to the city you actually LIKE, but also one where your skills are likely to get you a job. Get a side job ASAP. Seth talks about the unfortunate conditions of...
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Virtual auditions, Walk of Fame Wednesdays, and accountability
We open with more on Hollywood's "reopening" and kindly encourage all of our listeners to wear masks so that we can all get back to work more quickly. Todd describes his first virtual audition and plugs his Hollywood themed educational series Walk of Fame Wednesdays. Seth quickly reviews Dark on...
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More Hollywood reopening, Todd's college training, pod-fight!
Numero seis! Lots more about "reopening," Todd's college training, and family issues that might arise when you enter the biz. Seth reviews the virtual show he saw last week and the boys have their first pod-fight :o).
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Training, celebrity stories, current innovative theatre, TIPS for actors
We Really fun one :). T raining! We go deep into Seth's college training, particularly his path to a theatre major. Then a few celebrity stories and we discuss the Geffen Playhouse's very innovative and socially distanced virtual theatre production. Concludes with our newest segment: WEEKLY TIPS!...
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The big current issues- protests, Black Lives Matter, and reopening
We talk a little about the "reopening" of Hollywood, but more about our full support the Black Lives Matter movement and how hard it is to have racial conversations as white people. We watched this episode before posting and thought that we looked and sounded super uncomfortable most of the time....
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The Outsiders Episode 3- What was it like to be an actor on the set of Ryan Murphy's Hollywood?
We go deep into Todd's Hollywood on-set experience, Seth gets mildly jealous of his interactions with Patti LuPone. Digressions include the extreme importance of training and team building in Hollywood, and the challenges posed by hair.
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The Outsiders Episode 2
#2! Todd talks about his experience being cast in Ryan Murphy's Hollywood, Seth Mentions his #metoo experience, and we emphasize the importance of actors knowing their movie history
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The Outsiders Episode 1
Our first episode! We introduce ourselves and talk about why we're doing the show- to foster a sense of community in the entertainment biz in Los Angeles and to spread any useful knowledge we might have. Seth goes into detail about his on set experience with Mr. Robin Williams.
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A community building and advice podcast for actors trying to make it in Hollywood.
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