One Broke Actress Podcast
Financially, mentally, physically or otherwise...most actors are at least a little broke. Host/actress Sam Valentine brings you advice, tips, and real stories (of success AND failure) from people in and around the acting industry right now. So you feel a little more “whole” and a little less alone in Hollywood. From auditions and the day-to-day life of working actors to getting agents/managers, we cover it all.
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168. Seth Caskey, CSA, on Casting Commercials v...
We talk about the audition process for that project as well as the differences between casting theatrically vs. commercially, casting director workshops, and how actors can develop good working relationships with casting directors.
57 min
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167. Taxes for Actors 101 with Brass Taxes Foun...
Rus Garofalo is teaming up with One Broke Actress to get rid of all the mystery behind taxes for creative professionals.
56 min
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166. The (Sam) Valentine's Day Podcast Special ...
We cover the essentials of communication, dealing with bookings and time apart, intimacy scenes, the ups and downs of dating an actor, and how mutual respect is at the center of it all.
58 min
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165. Agent & Manager Relations with Brian Patacca
In this IGTV, we also discuss how important it is for actors to find fulfillment elsewhere while pursuing this career, and how confidence can come from both believing in yourself and finding reps who believe in you.
61 min
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164. New things, Influencer-verbiage, personal ...
Things are changing over at One Broke Actress, and I want to walk you through them all together.
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163. Resident Alien's Sara Tomko on How Life Ch...
With an arthouse horror film and more underway, Sara stays busy, and she gets real about balancing it all, her mental health journey, her body dysmorphia, and her biggest advice to actors working in Hollywood today.
72 min
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162. "ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK" Showrunner JT...
In this episode, JT pulls back the curtain and shares all of the Hollywood secrets he has learned, and why he lives by the piggyback ladder system.
66 min
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161. What it means to set yourself up for succe...
Even though we can't control booking this costar or that guest star, we can control the habits and systems we use to prepare ourselves for our next role or help us be healthier, happier humans.
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160. Tips on Resting & Relaxing in Actor Hustle...
I know we always want to be doing something for our careers and using every minute of our time towards the next thing, but rest is a crucial part of being a creative person.
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159. Balancing Fatherhood, Fitness, and Smash H...
In this episode, Rawson opens up about balancing all of his different hats and what made him start his fitness journey.
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158. Casting Tell-All with Four-Time Emmy Award...
There's been many changes to casting since John Frank Levey first started, and he takes us through what casting was like back when he started vs. now, what an actor's branding truly is, and how drastically Zoom changed auditions.
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157. The Reality of "Making It" with Ciera Payton
Ciera takes us through her experience with stardom and "making it", how this career always involves ebbs and flows, and the value of knowing that what's meant for you will come to you.
50 min
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156. BONUS: Catching Up with Helenna Santos on ...
Join Helenna and I as we catch up on our lives and careers, showing up for family, and doing more with less.
46 min
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155. Creating Your Own Work with Filmmaker Sean...
5 years later, Sean has continued his work as a filmmaker in all areas of the business — working as an actor, writer, director, and producer.
55 min
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154. What to Do When You're Not Working
The class I have been working for a year and a half just released — the What to Do When You're Not Working Class.
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153. Actor, Comedian, and Improv Queen Dana Pow...
Dana Powell gets candid about where she is at in her career now and what keeps her going despite her come-to-Jesus moments.
58 min
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152. What I am learning about the Long Game of ...
In this episode, I want to get real with you about what the long game actually means in this business.
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151. Inside the Writer's Room with Ian Weinreic...
In this episode, I sit down with Ian to talk about what it's been like to write for two seasons on The Flight Attendant with Kaley Cuoco, the yes's and no's of Hollywood networking, what his writing process is like, and being ready before putting yourself out there.
55 min
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150. Dealing with Success, the Rising Cost of A...
In this episode, Audrey and I get real about the ups and downs of this industry, the intense amount of work required from us as actors, and how she navigated her career while processing a lot of grief at home.
63 min
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149. Eddie Liu: From Pilot Season to CW Series ...
Eddie Liu opens up about what his life is like now, the ups and downs of the series regular life, and representing Asian American characters in Hollywood.
60 min
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148. BONUS: Casting & Castability with CD Amand...
Amanda's love of actors and the creative process got her in on the ground floor of Castability, which we really get into in this episode.
65 min
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147. BONUS: Q&A with Casting Director turned Co...
If you love the honesty OBA is built around, you're gonna love the way Sam Stiglitz approaches the world.
57 min
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146. BONUS: Level up your auditions with this a...
I tagged in Anna LaMadrid from Put Me on Self Tape to advise me on the self-tape wall and had to cut so much of our convo for YouTube!
25 min
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145. BONUS: All Things Side-Jobs with Alex Collins
Alex Collins of Beyond Acting (check them out here!) joins to talk all about side hustles for creatives.
66 min
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144. BONUS: YouTube for Actors with Kurt Yue
From editing to thumbnails to getting good watch time — there’s a ton of moving factors to consider. Instead of trying to go it alone, I decided to reach out to my friend Kurt Yue.
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