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Working Actor Life

Gabrielle Byndloss + Sam Valentine

The actor group chat you didn’t know you needed.

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Episodi

49 episodi

  1. 50. costar pay, the union, and comic sans 31:51
  2. 49. being out of touch actors, memorization requirements, and actor money: the comments section returns 37:20
  3. 48. get a better actor side hustle 6:45
  4. 47. you can't give two things 100% 26:06
  5. 46. new levels, new devils: navigating career growth and everything that comes with it 37:18
  6. 45. the celebration(s) of booked and busy women 35:54
  7. 44. ACTUAL tools for Imposter Syndrome as high achieving actors (with therapist Stevon Lewis) 46:04
  8. 43. on hold, avail check, right of first refusal...aka the WAITING part of this job 36:33
  9. 42. wtf is up in actor life: summer 2026 50:14
  10. 41. book the f*^k out (the july break episode) 17:18
  11. 40. Sam's first commercial booking in 3 years: full behind-the-scenes from ATL. 24:47
  12. 39. "I am special" and other lies we tell ourselves. 47:09
  13. 38. Step-by-step headshot planning. 23:16
  14. 37. BTS on our next headshots + how we make them better every time. 38:07
  15. 36. Surviving the internet (and general rejection) as over-sharing actors. 34:30
  16. 35. (trigger warning) How auditioning can bring up survival mode. 36:00
  17. 34. The "momentum" Conversation: Using your bookings and wins with reps, casting, and the the media. 24:13
  18. 33. From Sides to Deadline: Vas Saranga on His Netflix Booking and What Gets Actors Cast 46:33
  19. 32. Current audition situation: zero comfort-zone. 42:11
  20. 31. Zero Auditions = doubling down on the good stuff 44:35
  21. 30. Do you really need a manager? 14:19
  22. 29. The "Waiting" Trap: reps, readiness, and releasing the pressure 27:14
  23. 27. Redirects, Callbacks, & why the acting career doesn't really have LEVELS. 40:24
  24. 26. This is unlikeable: What we are actually think mid-audition 36:42
  25. 25. Why we stopped prepping every audition the same way 27:30
  26. 24. Actor Emotional-Whiplash: From booked & busy to SILENCE in one week. 40:47
  27. 23. The Actor Scoreboard for 2026: Momentum & Success Metrics 34:26
  28. 22. Managing rejection in all actor-forms: how to "get over it". 37:35
  29. 21. Redefining "success" in a career you can’t control. 52:46
  30. 20. We were WRONG about: all the acting advice we would like to take back 42:06
  31. 19. The acting industry outlook for 2026 + in rooms and on sets in January...we're BACK! 48:19
  32. 18. finding your actor system focus (aka why we’re giving fewer f*cks this year) 36:25
  33. 17. Why "working harder" won't fix your Acting Career + Exactly how much $ Gab has made from two National Commercials 37:10
  34. 16. What is booking in self tapes for 2026 (ft. Vas from The Online Actor) 42:52
  35. 15. Agents and managers gifts in 2025 + This sh*it is [nano] bananas 32:33
  36. 14. Surviving the holidays as an actor without losing your mind. 40:45
  37. 13. Twilight, Depression TV, and Actor Color Therapy 39:28
  38. 12. Our five "actor types" and how it shapes your next move/actor focus. 48:38
  39. 11. Human Design for Actors: why you’re not lazy, you’re just wired differently 52:19
  40. 10. Actors: no one’s coming to save you. So here’s what to do instead. 43:00
  41. 9. Audition Coaching & Acting Process (feat. The Online Actor) 44:36
  42. 8. Actor Money Mindsets (from $0 to national-commercial $$$) 46:22
  43. 7. Being "Yourself" on Camera + AI Actors and "job security" 36:59
  44. 6. Audition Breakdowns and Mental Breakdowns: how we reset 41:29
  45. 5. "Slow Seasons" + the best $5 you have ever spent. 41:16
  46. 4. Can working actors afford a mortgage? 41:56
  47. 3. the pressure to be perfect actors 29:07
  48. 2. acting techniques, turning off the actor-brain, and why Gab + Sam would NOT have been friends while getting their BFA's 41:05
  49. 1. Audition rules (RULES?!) Self Tape Tricks to try + why we need to talk about what we're watching 23:38