Working Actor Life

actors panic over AI and cookies: post-holiday talk through the latest AI freakout and finally answer the question everyone DM’d us about (should you be buying your reps gifts this year or nah?) we cover: ● the new AI update everyone spiraled about and why it’s not worth losing sleep ● real talk about rep relationships and how to know if you should even be gifting ● the gifts reps actually appreci...

Holidays as a working actor hit different. No one is looking forward to Thanksgiving dinner with a side of getting-grilled-about “what you’ve been in.” This episode is your play book to protect your peace and navigate them regardless of what your holidays look like. Wanna skip the chat? Fast forward the first 8 minutes. Sam and Gab break down what it actually looks like to go home for the holidays...

if you’ve ever wondered why certain shows hit your actor soul and others feel like emotional sandpaper, this one is for you. what started as a polite conversation about twilight vs harry potter turned into a full deep dive on color grading, moodiness, emotional tolerance, childhood pets, and how all of that somehow ties back to being actors. we cover: ● why some actors love moody, gray, rainy tv a...

⁠Take the free Actor Type Quiz⁠ (like super 100% free) We made our Actor Types: Dreamer, Drifter, Doubter, Developer, and Disruptor and today we're talking about how knowing where you are right now can actually move your career forward and save you time...unlike Sam who thought she was god's gift to LA or Gab who through sheer focus and will would get her a seris regular. And Sam created a Canva P...

11. Human Design for Actors: why you’re not lazy, you’re just wired differently Ever wonder why some actors thrive on chaos while others burn out after two self-tapes? Sam (a Manifestor) and Gab (a Generator) break down how Human Design types show up in your acting career, your self-tape workflow, and your everyday energy. From audition strategy to social life burnout, we unpack how understanding...

What happens when you stop waiting for someone to “pick” you and start making your own opportunities. Sam went from not booking anything since 2021 to writing, producing, and starring in her own short film...and it completely shifted her mindset as an actor. And we get real about the difference between playing at being an actor and actually being one, the myth of “I just want to act,” and why the...

Welcome to our very first guest, actor and coach Vas Saranga from The Online Actor ! We talk about how coaching fits into an actor’s process, what it means to find your own approach to the work, and why acting class can feel so different once you know how to use it. We cover: • How to know when (and when not ) to coach your auditions • Why variables can change everything in your self-tapes • What...

We get wonderfully off track on purpose so skip the first 18 min if you just want to hear about actor-stuff. There’s a humiliating music game for Sam, how Gab is going to spend some commercial income, and where Sam (and her *frugal*) husband land on money mindset. Follow Gab here and Sam here. Learn about their actor-community here.

Sam brought a real audition dilemma to the pod: do I tape as my true self, or try to guess what the casting director actually wants? We also dive into the actor-AI panic sparked by the rise of Tilly the synthetic “actress,” and why Gab thinks it’s actually a good thing. We talk fear, job security, industry change, and why connection is the one thing AI can’t replicate. Then we close it out with so...

If you’ve ever stared at a character description and thought, “This is so not me,” or if you’ve spiraled mid-tape wondering if you’re good enough to book the room, this episode is for you. What happens when your own brain hijacks your audition? Gab shares the mental spiral she went down prepping for a prestige TV role with a character described with words that pushed up against everything she’s wo...

Get on the 3-Day Momentum Challenge asap! Actors love to call something a “slow season.”...we think that term might be the problem. We talk about how the industry has changed in both LA and Atlanta, how our auditions have evolved, and why we’re not sitting around waiting to be handed opportunities anymore. We cover: What’s actually filming right now and why it feels so quiet Why your audition log...

In this insane job with the ups and down of booking and payment, is it smart to BUY A HOUSE as a working actor. You’ll hear: Why Sam almost moved to Atlanta in 2020 and why she doesn’t need to now Gabrielle’s pitch to buy land and tiny-home it with podcast studio vibes The real fear Sam has around “adult” things like owning property What actor income really looks like and why it’s not as limiting...

Shape-shifting with our own demons… that’s the part of the acting process nobody teaches you. Sam and Gabrielle crack open a deeply honest convo about the invisible pressure actors feel to always be “put together”...on tape, online, in class, and even in friendships. What starts with a rant about method acting backlash turns into a vulnerable deep-dive on self-worth, preparation, and the stories w...

we are BACK, this time recording from opposite coasts (sam in oregon, gab in florida) and proving that actor brain never takes a vacation. in this episode we talk about christmas movie auditions on the beach and the awkward reality of watching the person who booked “your” role. plus: road trip meltdowns, sorority house confessions, why method acting feels outdated, and what we’re watching right no...

sam and gabrielle kick off the very first episode of working actor life by pulling back the curtain on what it’s really like to be working actors. about viral audition tapes (yes, the bathroom floor one), when to break the so-called rules, and the mental gymnastics of watching someone else book “your” role. plus: why sam felt ready to part ways with the name one broke actress , why gab is obsessed...