Why I‘ll Never Make It
The actor’s journey is one of occasional highs and frequent lows. It is a path riddled with self-doubt and frustration as we question our career choices, wondering if we’ll ever really ”make it.” But it is those few moments of glory on stage or screen that can sustain us through all the setbacks and challenges. On this award-winning podcast, New York actor Patrick Oliver Jones invites fellow creatives to share three stories that offer a behind-the-scenes look at the creative life rarely seen in...
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Episodes (800)
FINAL FIVE: Alina Alcántara
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Alina Alcántara - Actress and Singer Found Passion and Purpose in Theater
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FINAL FIVE: Seán Cullen
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Seán Cullen - Stand-up Comedian and Actor on the Serious Business of Being Funny
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Financial Wellness (Part 2) Rebecca Selkowe from The Actors Fund, COVID Edition
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Financial Wellness (Part 1) Rebecca Selkowe from The Actors Fund (REWIND)
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Laziness - How Doing Less Can Bring More Success (Bite-Size Edition)
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Social Distancing - A Special Coronavirus Conversation with Clayton Howe
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FINAL FIVE: Tiffany Coyne
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Tiffany Coyne - LET’S MAKE A DEAL Co-Host & Former Vegas Dancer (Women’s Histor...
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FINAL FIVE: Charlotte Cohn
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Charlotte Cohn - Former Tank Commander & Opera Singer Finds Her Voice in Theater...
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MAESTRA MUSIC with Georgia Stitt, Advocating Women Musicians in Theater (Women’s...
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Georgia Stitt - Composer, Lyricist, and Music Director (Women’s History Month)
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FINAL FIVE: Abigail Rose Solomon
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Abigail Rose Solomon - Actress and Broadway Producer of Musicals and Plays (Wome...
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More AUDITION STORIES 2020 with Lauren Kennedy, Justin Guarini and others!
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AUDITION STORIES 2020 with Caroline Bowman, Kelvin Moon Loh and more!
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SING FOR YOUR SENIORS with Founder & Producing Artistic Director Jackie Vanderbe...
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American Sign Language for Theater - Providing Access to Deaf Audiences with ASL...
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Dave Jackson - Hall of Fame Podcaster on How and Why Actors Should Start a Podca...
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FINAL FIVE: Megan Carver
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Megan Carver - Actress, Producer, Writer, and Filmmaker
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FINAL FIVE: Remy Germinario
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Remy Germinario - Theater Actor Finding Another Stage with Improv and Stand-Up C...
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FINAL FIVE: Miata Edoga
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Miata Edoga - TV/Film Actress & Financial Coach with Abundance Bound
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A Look Back at 2019
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Artists Striving to End Poverty / ASTEP with Samantha Manfred (Spotlight)
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FINAL FIVE: Mike Isaacson
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Mike Isaacson - Artistic Director of the Muny on the Challenges of Producing Bro...
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FINAL FIVE: Jenny Stafford
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Jenny Stafford - Lyricist on Writing, Collaboration, and the Day Broadway Called
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Five Reasons Artists Have to Be Thankful (Bite Size Episode)
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FINAL FIVE: Misha Osherovich
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Misha Osherovich - Actor and Filmmaker on Body Image and His Own Battle with an...
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FINAL FIVE: Janine DiVita
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Janine DiVita - Broadway Actress on Maintaining the Voice and Surviving Under Pr...
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USO SHOW TROUPE with Janine DiVita for National Military Families Month (Spotlig...
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Megan Hoxie - Actress in Norwegian Cruise Line’s FOOTLOOSE on Scene Work and Tak...
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KU Talent Agency and Artsplosure with Terri Dollar (Bite Size)
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Terri Dollar - Arts Director Working with Special Needs Actors in Raleigh
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FINAL FIVE: Lauren Kennedy
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Lauren Kennedy - Broadway Actress and Artistic Director on Auditioning and Being...
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FINAL FIVE: Bret Shuford
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Bret Shuford - Broadway Actor and Life Coach on Being Sober and Dealing with Our...
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FINAL FIVE: Caroline Bowman & J. Harrison Ghee
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Caroline Bowman & J. Harrison Ghee (Part 2) How to Handle Criticism and the Impo...
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Caroline Bowman & J. Harrison Ghee (Part 1) Their Broadway Debuts in KINKY BOOTS...
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Broadway Closings and Listener Questions (Bite-Size Edition)
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