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