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One Broke Actress — 254 episodes
whats up with one broke actress??
success has no age limit with success has no age limit (with actress Danielle Kennedy) * it's hits different*
the 'hollywood body standard' no one prepares you for with Lynn Chen* it hits different*
you booked the job but it didn’t change your life: Brian Unger on the real working actor experience *it hits different episode*
stop trying to fix everything at once - *it hits different episode*
hollywood + the trans experience: how we as actors play our role well
years without a job: christina ochoa’s unfiltered acting journey *it hits different episode*
making your own work + using new tech to your advantage, and surviving the pivot with Brendan Bradley
REAL TALK: relationships with creatives- our husbands share what it’s really like
moving OUT of los angeles but staying in the hollywood game - how actress lauren sweetser premiered at sundance while living in arkansas
the actor spiral: change + comparison + denial
Working Actor Life: the reality of six-figure side jobs
Overwhelm + Prioritizing for Actors in 2025
how to build an acting career | ACTOR TIPS ON NOT GIVING UP, BUILDING A CAREER, AND THE ARTIST LIFE
LA vs. NYC vs. ATL vs. Chicago - A Deep Dive into the Price of Life + Acting in Different Markets
No Stupid Questions (Pt 2): bathrooms on set, kmr, only fans, money and connections, local hires, and tattoos
Actors with Side Hustles: professional organizer adrianna licitra on freelancing, simplicity, and decluttering your life
Actors with Side Hustles: jazelle foster from “creatives meet marketing” on how to actually make money as an actor
No Stupid Questions (Pt 1): agents, referrals, the hollywood cult, botox and so much more
how much money do you need to be an actor in la? | REALITY CHECK ON THE MONEY ACTORS MAKE
Actor Mindset, Money, Self-Tapes, Set Life, Agents, and Auditions | ROADTRIP LIVE Q&A
I’ve been an actor for 13 years and here is what you need to know…
what you can do right now for your acting career + why i hate ‘survive till 2025’
Why film, tv, and commercial actors need to care about the video game strike with Zeke Alton & Sarah Elmaleh
Side Hustles, Actor Mental Health, and Avoiding Burnout | BRITTANY RIZZO’S “MY ONLY FRIENDS” PODCAST
(BONUS) Booking My Recurring Role on Bosch Legacy: A Look into the Patreon Podcast
Be “Radically Content” w/ Author Jamie Varon PT 2: Jealousy, Rest, & Living a Creative Life
Be “Radically Content” w/ Author Jamie Varon PT 1: Success, Self-Worth, and the Waiting Game
WORKING ACTOR LIFE | Actors on Social Media, IATSE Strike Talks, and Industry Uncertainty
Mom and Dad: supporting an actor in the family
219. how to become a SAG influencer or podcaster with SAG staff Sue-Anne Morrow & Shaine Griffin
218. Theatre in NYC & Making it on Broadway with Maggie Bera
217. Working Actor Life: Learning to Pivot, Local Hires, and How the Industry Has Changed
216. Embracing Change: How to Transform the Rest of Your 2024 (Part 4)
215. Dreaming Big: How to Plan Your Perfect Morning (Part 3)
214. Reflecting and Resetting Goals: Where Do You Put Your Energy? (Part 2)
213. How to Readjust Your Acting Career (Part 1): Reflecting on Goals & Celebrating Victories
212. ASK ME ANYTHING | Patience, Day Jobs, Pet Peeves, My Inspiration, How I Feel About My Acting Career & More
211. It’s Never Too Late to Start: Sean Alexander James on Acting, Mental Health & The Will to Succeed
210. Working Actor Life: VO Dub, Auditions Post-Strike, the 2024 Pilot Season, and the Actor Rat Race
209. Brass Taxes CEO Rus Garofalo on Everything Actors Should Know About Taxes
208. What are strike captains up to… Brendan A. Bradley, Brittney Baxter, and Iris Liu on life post-strike
207. Headshots According to LA Photographer Leah Huebner
206. Headshots According to Atlanta Photographer Chase Anderson
205. Headshots According to LA Photographer Joanna DeGeneres
204. Elizabeth Boykewich (Disney Casting Executive & Coach) on All Things Casting
203. Working Actor Life: An Actor’s Holiday, Social Media, Manifestation, Goals, and Headshots
202. This is Not “Your Year”…
201. How to Rest & Relax in Actor Hustle Culture
200. Jealousy & Comparison
199. Working Actor Life: 3 Things We Did Well & Poorly in 2023
198. Casting Directors Erica S. Bream & Cara Chute Rosenbaum on Script Analysis: The Key to Booking the Room
197. How We Got Here: The Tentative Contract Step-by-Step with SAG Negotiating Committee Members (and fellow actors) Charlie Bodin & Kevin E. West
196. Working Actor Life: Allergies, Working from Home, and Side Hustles
195. Systems and Software I use in My Daily Life & Business
MINI EP: I can’t do all the things
194. Lost in The Next Steps of Your Actor Life? Here is What to Do First.
193. Working Actor Life: Commercial Callbacks, Rejection, and the Lack Mentality
192. From Groundlings Sunday Company to SMOSH: Improv Pro Amanda Lehan-Canto's Comedy Career
191. Adam Shapiro on Building a Business while Becoming a Successful Actor
190. RePlay: Rebel Filmmaker Community Podcast "Sam Valentine on Staying True to Yourself in Hollywood"
189. "Challenge Accepted" YouTube Pro Michelle Khare on Building Your Own World: Content Creation & Actors
188. Working Actor Life: Prioritizing Your Needs as an Actor, Practical Tips for Mental Health, and Self-Care
187. "Truly Darkly Creeply" Podcasters Kerry Ipema & Quinlan Pozner on Crafting Content & Conquering Challenges
186. Day in the Life of an Actor: A.I Perfection vs. An Actual Human Perspective
185. Actor & TikTok Star Drew Talbert on Advice for Actors on the Internet, Finding Success, and the SAG Influencer Contract
184. Actor, Writer, and Producer Eddie Alfano on Typecasting, Setting Your Own Bar, and The Art of the Self Tape
183. Working Actor Life: Finding "Motivation", Learning to Sit in Stillness, and What We Are Working on Right Now (with Gabrielle Byndloss)
182. Intimacy Coordinator Jessica Steinrock on Ensuring Safe and Comfortable Intimate Scenes on Set
181. WTF does "going all in on your acting career" even mean?
180. Izzy Stevens on Creating Your Own Work, Pitching Yourself, and Self-Care as a Multi-Hyphenate
179. BOSCH Star & "Think Bigger" Acting Coach DaJuan Johnson on Going From Co-Star to Series Regular
178. Introducing The Membership with Gabrielle Byndloss: A New Approach to Actor Community & Empowerment
177. Mini Ep: BOSCH Star DaJuan Johnson on The Writer's Strike, Residuals, and The Long Game
176. The Mother's Day Round Table with Actresses Linara Washington, Christine Lin, and Wendy Wynne
175. Canadian Agent Emilio Salituro on Working in Canada vs. USA and How to Have a Successful Acting Career
174. My Relationship to My Own Body as an Actress
173. Actor/Writer/Creator Jen Ponton on Fatphobia, Theater vs. Film, and Content Creation for Social Media
172. Melanie A. Ragone on Being a Woman in Crew: Tips & Tricks of the Trade, Working on Set, and the Life of a Grip
171. REWIND: Sam on The Financial Diet, "Rejection, Nepo Babies, And Living Paycheck To Paycheck: Making It As A Working Actor"
170. Blog from 2018 Fact Check: "Little Acting Admin Tasks We Forget About"
169. Tips & Advice For Coming Off A Not-So-Great Week Of Being An Actor
168. Seth Caskey, CSA, on Casting Commercials vs. TV, Casting Director Workshops, and the Casting Process
167. Taxes for Actors 101 with Brass Taxes Founder Rus Garofalo
166. The (Sam) Valentine's Day Podcast Special with OBA Husband Caleb Ellis
165. Agent & Manager Relations with Brian Patacca
164. New things, Influencer-verbiage, personal growth, and making your own obstacles.
163. Resident Alien's Sara Tomko on How Life Changes As A Series Regular
162. "ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK" Showrunner JT Billings on What It Takes to Write + Run a Hit TV Show
161. What it means to set yourself up for success in a New Year
160. Tips on Resting & Relaxing in Actor Hustle Culture
159. Balancing Fatherhood, Fitness, and Smash Hit Netflix Films with Writer/Director/Producer Rawson Thurber
158. Casting Tell-All with Four-Time Emmy Award-Winning Casting Director John Frank Levey
157. The Reality of "Making It" with Ciera Payton
156. BONUS: Catching Up with Helenna Santos on Life, Family, and Our Careers
155. Creating Your Own Work with Filmmaker Sean Crampton
154. What to Do When You're Not Working
153. Actor, Comedian, and Improv Queen Dana Powell on How the Pandemic Changed the Game
152. What I am learning about the Long Game of the Acting Business + My 'Teaspoon of Hope' Theory
151. Inside the Writer's Room with Ian Weinreich, Writer & Producer of HBO's "The Flight Attendant"
150. Dealing with Success, the Rising Cost of Acting, and Grief with Audrey Moore
149. Eddie Liu: From Pilot Season to CW Series Regular
148. BONUS: Casting & Castability with CD Amanda Doyle
146. BONUS: Level up your auditions with this advice on painting a Self Tape Wall + Lighting + Colors (with Anna LaMadrid from Put Me on Self Tape)
145. BONUS: All Things Side-Jobs with Alex Collins
144. BONUS: YouTube for Actors with Kurt Yue
143. Season 9 Wrap Up + Biggest Takeaways
142. Jaime Love (Love Talent Agency)
141. Make Agents Want You with Brian Patacca
140. Actress Michelle Meredith on the "Hollywood Body Idea" and Booking The Morning Show
139. Sending Better Emails
138. Brittany Stone (Stone Talent Agency)
137. Q&A: Developing a stronger mentality, tips on audition hair, building relationships on social media.
136. Gabrielle Byndloss: Marvel Actress Based in ATL
135. Why & How I Started A Full Company That Isn't "Acting" Related + How It's Fueling My Career with Ashli Pollard
134. Productivity Tips
133. Director, Stunt Pro, VO Actor America Young
132. What I Did Well & Poorly in 2021
131. BONUS: How to Relax in Actor Hustle Culture (with Risa Bramon Garcia of The BGB Studio)
130. SEASON FINALE with Helenna Santos
129. Becoming a Working Actor (Part Two)
128. Dealing with Jealousy and Comparison
127. Holiday Special: Being the Actor in the Family (with my sister Katy Valentine)
126. What Happens (in DETAIL) On Set
125. Sam + Helenna Check-In: On-Set Safety and Skincare
124. Actor and Editorial Photographer Beth Hawkes
123. How To Watch TV Like An Actor
122. Sam + Helenna Check-In: Who's booking + IATSE Support + Why TF Do We Love Work So Much
121. Bionic Actor & Disability Advocate Angel Giuffria
120. Decision Fatigue + Three Ways to Fight It
119. What I Thought This Would Look Like...
Season 8 Announcment
118. The New Normal - Finale
117. Bonus: Q&A- How do you book your first credit when you're doing "everything right"?
116. Bonus: August Check In + The Pressures of Booking
115. The New Normal- Social Media 'Networking' with Michael Tow
114. The New Normal - Financial Health with Miata Edoga
113. The New Normal - Acting Class with The New Triple Threat (Alyshia Ochse and Anna Lamadrid)
112. BONUS: Let's Talk About Podcasting (with Ashli Pollard)
111. BONUS: July Check In + Let's talk about Burnout
110. The New Normal - Mental Health with Deb Smith
109. The New Normal - Physical Health with Kristina Forest
108. The New Normal - Mindset with Amy McNabb
107. OBA Q&A: When to Stop doing Co-stars + How to Answer the Question "So what do you do?"
106. BONUS: June Check In + Let's Talk Botox + Aging in the Business
105. BONUS: Becoming A Working Actor
104. OBA Q&A: When are You "Ready" to Search for Reps + Boutique Agencies vs. Big Name Agencies
103. BONUS: May- Bookings, Feelings, and f%#k*ng Covid
102. OBA Q&A: Finding Casting (not on social media) and How To Deal When It Feels Impossible
101. BONUS: April Check In + Stop Asian Hate + The Ups and Downs
100. Ashley Romans
99. Marissa Hampton
98. Keena Ferguson
97. BONUS: March Check-In + Memorization + Wardrobe is your Best Friend
96. ATL Agent Jason Lockhart
95. Danielle Kennedy
94. BONUS: Sarah Centrella (Future Boards, Manifesting, Goal Setting)
93. Jerome Butler (Dialect Coach)
92. series regular life and self care with Sara Tomko
91. Dionna Chambers
90. BONUS: Sprints & Recoveries (with Sam and Helenna)
89. Patrick Gallagher
88. Kurt Yue
87. Kate Siegel
Season 7 Preview
86. BONUS: End of Year Break + Self Tape Tips from Put Me on Self Tape (Alyshia Ochse + Anna LaMadrid)
85. BONUS: Holiday Agent & Manager Gifts
84. BONUS: Mia Hansen {Portrait PR}
83. BONUS: Agent Anthony Boyer {Head of DDO Theatrical Dept}
82. Saudia Rashed & Brie Eley: Waiting for the Industry to Catch Up & How to be an Actor-Ally
81. Shaan Sharma: Let's talk about Fi-Core
80. Edward Hong: Is Acting Something We Can Really do right now?
79. Sidonie Smith: Theatre, Body Image, and Opportunity
78. CD Jessica Sherman: General Meetings
77. Matthew Law: Being an Actor and an Activist
76. Eddie Liu: Pilots in a Pandemic
75. CD Erica Bream: Audition Coach & LA >> Southeast Casting
74. MRK Management's Matthew Kaufmann: Behind the scenes of manager life and what actors need to know about it.
73. VO Agent Jazmin Rangel: How to get, keep, and book voice over reps and work.
72. Michelle Lewitt: Casting in the past, present, and future.
71. Jenna Doolittle: Actor & Quarantine Email Queen
70. CD Ramani Leah & The Casting Director's Cut
69. Sam Valentine
68. Matthew Solomon
67. Jennica Schwartzman {How to make an Indie Movie}
66. Devon Balsamo-Gillis {a TV Writer's Perspective}
65. Leah Huebner {Headshots and beyond}
64. Shaan Sharma
63. Ashley Platz
62. John Rosenfeld
61. Sarah Burns
60. Intimacy Specialist {Olivia Buntaine & Claire Glassford}
59. Tait Fletcher
58. Audrey Moore {of Audrey Helps Actors}
57. Lynn Chen
56. Live Coaching with Brian Patacca {Mike Schiff + Juliana Galofre}
55. Stefanie Black
54. Geoff Kennedy
53. Time Management
52. Round Table {Brooke Trantor, Dawan Owens & Miller Tai}
51. Alyshia Ochse
50. Solo Sam: Casting Workshops & Keeping a Database
49. {Casting Director} Jessica Sherman
48. Kelly Phlen {Stuntwoman + Actress}
47. Solo Sam: Actor Resources
46. Helenna Santos & Alexandra Boylan
45. Kelen Coleman
44. Solo Sam: Being A Respectful And Responsible Actor
43. Rawson Thurber {A Writer/Director's View}
42. Dana Powell
41. Box Angeles {Sam +Mike Elder}
40. Actor Round Table {II}: Sean Crampton, Anton Narinskiy, and Lauren Sweetser.
39. David Dean {A Manager's View}
38. Miata Edoga {Actor Finance Expert}
37. WeAudition (with Darren Darnborough)
36. Amir Talai
35. Lisa Sundstedt {All Things Comedy}
34. Greg Chun {All Things VoiceOver}
33. Amanda Payton
32. Brian Patacca {Career Coach}
31. All About Reels {Red Mouse Pictures}
30. Chad Collins
29. Actress Round Table {Part 2}: Ciera Payton, Montana Roesch, and Jenna Michno
28. Actress Round Table: Ciera Payton, Montana Roesch, and Jenna Michno
27. Greg Longstreet {All Things PR}
26. Christina Ochoa
Season 3 Trailer
25. Nicholas Gonzalez: Finding Yourself and Your Work {Season 2 Finale}
24. Molly Gardner {A Makeup Artisit's Advice}
23. Krista Hazelwood & Kelsey Gonzales: Work-Life Balance & Finding Your Inspiration
22. Lisa Kara {Zinc Nutrition}
21. Maddy Curley: Hollywood Bodies, Finding Your Strength, and Making Your Dreams Happen
20. Brett Bell {SAG-AFTRA Contracts}
19. Amber Midthunder: Maintaining a Healthy Attitude, Body, and Faith in Hollywood
18. Spencer Clark: Growing Up In The Business
17. Dawan Owens: The Definition of Hard Work
16. Sara Mornell: Everything Atlanta
15. Emily {Actors Tax Prep}: Everything you need to know about taxes as an actor
14. Max Greenfield: On Success, The Acting Roller Coaster, And How To Keep Going
Season 2 Trailer
13. Ash Brewer: Soaps Operas, Career Craziness, and Genuine Hard Work
12. Matt Corboy and Kevin Linehan: Commercial Pros
11. Kristen Joy Bjorge: Writer, Agent Assistant, All Around Badass
10. Paul Karmiryan: From Dancing To Acting
9. Erica Berger: A Casting Director's View
8. Michael Doneger: Making Your Own Movies
7. Ciera Payton: Biracial Casting, Hollywood Diversity, Envisioning your Future
6. pilot auditions, what bookings mean, and the "one thing" with Brian Unger
5. honest agent opinions: when and how to leave your reps, demo reels, and agent gifts with Monica Barkett (part 2)
4. honest agent opinions: what attracts her to new actors, rep meetings, and her homework assignment for you with Monica Barkett (part 1)
3. honest body image talk, nyc vs la, and booking right out of high school with Katrina Bowden
2. finding routine as an actor, making your own work, improv class with Sean Crampton
1. the industry networking, actor's pitfalls, and saying "you're welcome" with Sara Mornell
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