CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS: THE PODCAST

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Episodes: 77

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CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS is an ongoing series of live and filmed performances which pretend to be real acting classes.  This companion podcast features professional actor/comedian CONNOR RATLIFF talking about the show and about acting in general.

As the creator as one of the most acclaimed podcasts of the past decade -- Dead Eyes, cited by TIME Magazine & Left Of Dial Media's lists of the "best 100 podcasts of all time" and featured in the book The Podcast Pantheon, published by Chronicle Books in 2025 -- it should be clear that this podcast will not attempt to achieve the same level of quality or acclaim as that one.

This podcast is going to be a sloppy mess.  It was conceived in desperation, as a way to attract attention to an ongoing series of live shows and online videos while struggling to maintain a consistent level of employment as a working actor in desperate times.  It is possible that almost no one will listen to this podcast, or that a small number of people might sample it once and never listen again.  Minus the celebrity hook of Dead Eyes, it may be that the appeal of this endeavor will be as low as double or single digit listenership.  Which is fine.  It's 2025 and time is marching on, and life is rapidly slipping away from all of us.  


Thank you for engaging with CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS: THE PODCAST in any way.  We realize that you have an overwhelming amount of options for entertainment, education and simply passing the time.  You could be listening to the works of the greatest composers or musicians of all time, reading the finest works of cinema or literature, or even listening to a better class of podcast.  Every second that you waste listening to this one if an unfathomable choice and greatly appreciated.  I will try to be interesting and apologize if I am not.


Episode Date
Ep 77: Late Period Brando
Apr 22, 2026
Ep 76: There are NO small roles?
Apr 20, 2026
Ep 75: Connor's Pizza & "museum videos"
Apr 20, 2026
Ep 74: Changing the name of the podcast?
Apr 17, 2026
Ep 73: Quaid Army/Righteous Kill
Apr 17, 2026
Ep 72: Is There An "Ideal" Audience?
Apr 15, 2026
Ep 71: Connor's Pizza (Unreleased Feature Film)
Apr 13, 2026
Ep 70: That Seth Green NFT Pilot I Acted In
Apr 13, 2026
Ep 69: The Role Of A Performer In These Difficult Times
Apr 13, 2026
Ep 68: The Baron & The Junk Dealer
Apr 12, 2026
Ep 67: Edinburgh, almost
Apr 10, 2026
Ep 66: Should Scientists Do Improv?
Apr 07, 2026
Ep 65: Constructive Criticism
Apr 06, 2026
Ep 64: The Lull Between Jobs
Apr 02, 2026
Ep 63: Spare Change
Apr 02, 2026
Ep 62: My Weight
Apr 02, 2026
Ep 61: Setting Pride Aside
Mar 27, 2026
Ep 60: Raymond Bailey & Other Topics
Mar 27, 2026
Ep 59: Why did I let the audience applaud during the James III show?
Mar 23, 2026
Ep 58: The Paul Dano Thing
Mar 18, 2026
Ep 57: Low Budget vs High Budget
Mar 18, 2026
Ep 56: Fan Interactions
Mar 13, 2026
Ep 55: Celebrity Interactions
Mar 13, 2026
Ep 54: The Spirit Of Ratliff (Part 2)
Mar 13, 2026
Ep 53: Music Projects
Mar 12, 2026
Ep 52: The Parasite
Mar 12, 2026
Ep 51: Why did I return to professional acting after a decade-long break?
Mar 12, 2026
Ep 50: Mortality, and The George Lucas Talk Show
Mar 09, 2026
Ep 49: Delroy Lindo
Mar 08, 2026
Ep 48: Only Murders In The Paradise
Mar 06, 2026
Ep 47: 3 Questions About Branding
Mar 03, 2026
Ep 46: Long Comedy
Mar 03, 2026
Ep 45: A question about TINY DINOS
Feb 28, 2026
Ep 44: Would I ever teach a *real* acting class?
Feb 28, 2026
Ep 43: How Do You Let Yourself BE?
Feb 28, 2026
Ep 42: Solo Performing
Feb 28, 2026
Ep 41: Character Consistency
Feb 28, 2026
Ep 40: THIS IS 40! (Unused Audio)
Feb 26, 2026
Ep 39: Screen History
Feb 26, 2026
Ep 38: Self-Tapes
Feb 26, 2026
Ep 37: Surprise Guests
Feb 21, 2026
Ep 36: Patreon Thoughts
Feb 20, 2026
Ep 35: Personal/Family Life & Artistic Life Balance
Feb 20, 2026
Ep 34: Scripted work vs Improv work
Feb 20, 2026
Ep 33: Happy Accidents
Feb 19, 2026
Ep 32: Repeating myself?
Feb 19, 2026
Ep 31: a question about the film "Living In Missouri"
Feb 18, 2026
Ep 30: Crafty
Feb 18, 2026
Ep 29: Surprises & What-Ifs
Feb 18, 2026
Tom Noonan (1951-2026)
Feb 18, 2026
Ep 27: Audience Interviews gone wrong?
Feb 07, 2026
Ep 26: The Energy Of The Audience
Feb 07, 2026
Ep 25: What Would It Take For This Podcast To Change Forms?
Feb 07, 2026
Ep 24: Favorite Ice Cream?
Feb 07, 2026
Ep 23: What Kind Of Roles Do I Wanna Play?
Feb 07, 2026
Ep 22: A Word I Say Too Much
Feb 07, 2026
Ep 21: The BUZZ
Feb 06, 2026
Ep 20: Pre-show rituals
Feb 06, 2026
Ep 19: The One Where Tom Hanks Hired Me To Be Part Of His Audiobook
Jan 31, 2026
Ep 18: FREE stuff
Jan 31, 2026
Episode 17: Why is it called "CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS"?
Jan 31, 2026
Ep 16: A filler episode
Jan 26, 2026
Ep 15: Can "non-actors" ACT??
Jan 22, 2026
Ep 14: "I live in the middle of nowhere!"
Jan 21, 2026
Ep 13: Low ticket sales, the Future and other topics
Jan 06, 2026
Ep 12: "When you're improvising, how do you balance the COMEDY and the REALISM?"
Jan 06, 2026
Ep 11: "How do you ACT if you have Ophthalmophobia?"
Jan 06, 2026
Ep 10: "Is it worth moving to NYC or L.A. to pursue acting?"
Jan 05, 2026
Ep 9: "What is the puuuuuuurfect distance from the mic?"
Jan 05, 2026
Ep 8: "A request for Finn Wolfhard to be a guest"
Jan 05, 2026
Ep 7: "Any nightmare actors?"
Jan 05, 2026
Ep 6: "Can You Say Why You Do Things, Please?"
Jan 05, 2026
Ep. 5: "Improv in scripted film & television"
Jan 03, 2026
Ep. 4: "Is it ever too late to chase the dream of performance?"
Jan 03, 2026
Ep 3: "Do/did you ever get STAGE FRIGHT?"
Jan 03, 2026
Suddenly, A 2nd Episode
Dec 31, 2025
EPISODE 0001: First Episode, Worst Episode
Dec 31, 2025