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We are delighted to be joined once again by Fernando Carsa from Apple TV+ series “Acapulco”, which is finally back for a second season! Fun fact: Fernando is our first guest to ever have done two solo interviews on our show! Fernando shares what he most looks forward to for fans to see with his always optimistic character Memo on “Acapulco”, his experience working on his first feature film “At Mid...

Television and film actress Katie Findlay joins us on the show this week to talk all about her role of Kate Carver on The CW’s Walker Independence . Katie shares how she relates to the undercover character’s code switching and how she was able to bring a lot of her own personality to the character. Katie also talks about how keeping her mental health in check during and in between jobs became a cr...

Television and film actor Alex Livinalli, aka Attuma in Marvel's "Black Panter: Wakanda Forever", joins us on the show this week to talk all about his role in the highly anticipated new film. Alex shares some of the most difficult parts of the role, from learning an Ancient Mayan language, to learning to hold his breath underwater for up to four minutes, to the importance of Indigenous Latine repr...

For our 150TH episode (WHOA!) we are joined by star of stage and screen Tyler Alvarez who talks all about his starring role in Netflix’s new comedy series Blockbuster , where he plays an aspiring director and store employee Carlos. Tyler talks about how much of a complete unit, and family, the cast feels like, the differences between the many Netflix comedy series he’s worked on, including America...

Rising star Dylan Ratzlaff joins us on the podcast this week to talk about her role in the upcoming Lifetime Original Movie “An Amish Sin”. As Dylan’s first leading role, she talks about her she learned to find the courage to ask lots of questions when she was on set without fear of coming off as unprepared, but rather wanting to delve deeper into her character who was in nearly every scene in the...

Spooky season may be ending soon but we’ve got one more horror-centric interview for you all with two of the stars of the upcoming horror film Prey For The Devil , Jacqueline Byers and Christian Navarro. The two talk about the biggest lessons they learned while working on the project, their experiences acting opposite horror legends Virginia Madsen, Colin Salmon and rising star Posy Taylor and som...

Veteran voice actor Bill Ratner may not be a name you’re familiar with, but you’ve certainly heard his voice. Whether during a cartoon like G.I Joe , an MCU movie trailer like Ant-Man , in a video games like Grand Theft Auto or Mass Effect , or countless other projects, he has worked as a voice actor for over 40 years. Bill talks with us about how he got started working as a voice actor while livi...

Filmmaking duo (and real-life spouses!) Minsun Park and Teddy Tenenbaum join us in our fourth and final “Bite Size Halloween” filmmaker interview to talk about their horror short film “Ride or Die”. The two share the biggest challenges they faced during the filmmaking process, how teaching their own teens how to drive was a loose inspiration for the short film, and the advice they’d share for youn...

Joining us to talk about his new horror short film “Mr. Crockett”, part of Hulu’s Bite Size Halloween, is director, writer and producer Brandon Espy, who talks about how a football injury led to a modeling and acting career and before he knew it he, he was a filmmaker! Brandon also shares the many real-life and horror-film inspirations behind the project, how he wants to create a series of horror...

Rising star Raphael Alejandro joins us this week to talk about his role of Hugo in Apple TV+ series “Acapulco”, a role he has played for nearly 5 years since the film “How To Be A Latin Lover”. Despite his age, Raphael has more professional credits under his belt than most twenty-something actors and is wise beyond his years. He talks about finally heading to Las Colinas for season 2, the series’...

Stage and screen actor Trevor Salter joins us on the show to talk about his good-guy-gone-bad role in Marvel’s She Hulk where he plays Josh, a dashing groomsman who seemingly falls for the series star Jennifer Walters but turns out to be part of Intelligencia.  Trevor talks about his secretive and vague audition process for the role, his experience working with show creator Jessica Gao and se...

To close out Hispanic Heritage Month, we are joined by a delightful panel of Hispanic actors from across entertainment for a special roundtable discussion about the recent strides in representation, the distance we still have to go, and how some of their own work is increasing visibility for the Hispanic and Latin community. Joining us for this discussion is: star of Broadway’s Mean Girls: The Mus...

Stage and screen actor Lawrence Kao joins us to talk all about his role in The CW’s Walker Independence , the highly anticipated prequel to the network’s hit series Walker. Lawrence teases at his character’s arc throughout this first season, the show’s message of having courage, and why actors should take some of the pressures off of their auditions and remember to have fun. Thanks for tuning in!...

Filmmaker and actor Sam Max joins us to chat about his short horror film, "Ticks" which is part of Hulu's Bite Size Halloween. Sam talks about the inspiration behind the short film, how LGBTQ+ filmmakers can advocate for representation through their work, and some of the biggest misconceptions he's uncovered in his career. Thanks for tuning in! If you enjoyed the episode, please subscribe to the c...

Filmmaker Michael Schwartz, the director, writer and producer of "Snatched" from the latest season of Hulu's Bite Size Halloween, joins us on the show for a deep dive on the fantastic horror short film starring Tatiana Maslany, Brendan Hines and Misha Osherovich, which crosses a coming out story with an alien invasion. Sounds bonkers? It is and it's absolutely fantastic, so go watch it on Hulu now...

Actor and writer Danielle Pinnock joins us on the show this week to talk all about season 2 of the hit CBS comedy “Ghosts” where she plays the jazz-singing diva Alberta. Danielle shares how she auditioned for the role, how she almost quit acting altogether and then booked one of her first co-star roles on Hulu's "Dollface", and that actors need to remember to “have fun and go for it”, especially w...

Rising star Brayden Maniago joins us on the podcast this week to talk about all about making his television debut in the chilling hit new Netflix series Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. Brayden shares how his audition was initially for one of the other family members than the one he ended up booking, how he prepared for the role’s disturbing storyline, and how the first day he worked on...

Our first interview in Spanish!  Actriz y cantante Natasha Dupeyro nos habla de su papel en la pelicula 'Cuando Sea Joven' y como preparar por el personaje. También comparte consejor para los actores jovenees quienes estan empezando en la actuacion. Gracias por escuchar! Si te gusto la entrevista, subscribete a nuestro canal! 🍎 Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/3iC2Gml 🔊 Listen on Spotify:...

Stage and screen actor Yuji Okumoto joins us on the show this week to talk all thing Cobra Kai and the role he first played nearly 40 years ago, the one and only Chozen. Yuji reflects on the early days of his career and working with Ralph Macchio and Mr. Miyagi himself in The Karate Kid: Part II , and how much representation in entertainment has improved for Asian Americans and all actors of color...

Actor and singer Jason Forbach joins us on the show this week to talk about his role as a standby in the Broadway production of Into the Woods and what goes into covering multiple leading roles in the show, the discoveries he’s made about himself in the process, and the lesson he wish he’d learned earlier in his career: allowing himself to fail. Thanks for tuning in! If you enjoyed the episode, pl...

Stage and screen actress Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut joins us on the show this week to talk about her latest role on the HBO Max series Rap Sh!t and her experience working with Issa Rae, who created the series.  Ashlei also talks about the importance of actors to focus just as much on the business side as much as they do the talent side, and why its crucial for behind the scenes representation to...

Actress, singer and songwriter Eliza Bennett joins us on the podcast just in time for the series finale of The CW’s Dynasty , which airs its final episode TONIGHT! Eliza talks about her journey throughout the two seasons on the reboot, as well as her upcoming film role in Netflix’s Do Revenge , and what she’s noticed having changed the most since she started in the industry as a child actor. Thank...

Broadway actress and singer Sharon Wheatley joins us on the show this week to talk about her 7-year-journey with the musical Come From Away, which after 1500+ performances and 4 years on Broadway, will come to a close on October 2nd. Sharon talks about the biggest differences she’s noticed about pursuing a career on Broadway, in particular how actors audition now, the importance of having self-con...

Veteran actor of stage and screen Matthew Rauch joins us on the podcast this week to talk about his role in the hit Netflix series “Partner Track”, a romantic comedy series starring Arden Cho, where he plays head of the firm Marty Adler. Matthew chats with us about the many legal roles he’s portrayed in iconic New York City shows like Blue Bloods and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and how h...

Ella Dixon joins us on the show to talk about her role in the highly-anticipated Lifetime Original Movie “The Bad Seed Returns”. The film picks up a few years after the events of 2018’s “The Bad Seed”, as we see the return of Emma, played by McKenna Grace who also co-wrote the screenplay. Kat, one of Emma’s schoolmates and played by our guest Ella Dixon, discovers Emma’s secrets and threatens to r...