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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, enjoying 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 is an unfathomable choice and greatly appreciated. I will try to be interesting and apologize if I am not.
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Ep 127: Upcoming shows! And THOUGHTS!
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Aug 15, 2026 |
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Ep 126: Some Odyssey Ramblings
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Aug 06, 2026 |
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Ep 125: The End of Raaaatscraps
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Aug 03, 2026 |
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Ep 124: Getting "Yes, And..." WRONG
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Aug 02, 2026 |
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Ep 123: The "George Lucas" Character
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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Ep 122: Writing Disney Comics with James III
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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Ep 121: Deputy Kent on Widow's Bay
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Jul 19, 2026 |
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Ep 120: What is the least "Tom Hanks" role Tom Hanks has played?
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Jul 19, 2026 |
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Ep 199: Special Editions
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Jul 16, 2026 |
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Ep 118: Happy 70th to Tom Hanks
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Jul 09, 2026 |
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Ep 117: Another CB!B! Character Process Question
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Jul 03, 2026 |
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Ep 116: Singer/Songwriter Jukebox Musical
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Jul 03, 2026 |
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Ep 115: CRpTAB (The Book) + Peanuts voices
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Jun 28, 2026 |
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Ep 114: Ramblings of an Egomaniac
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Jun 27, 2026 |
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Ep 113: Comedy Bang! Bang! process question
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Jun 27, 2026 |
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Ep 112: Interactions with Celebrities
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Jun 27, 2026 |
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Ep 111: George Lucas is in MINIONS & MONSTERS
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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Ep 110: The Toy Story Films
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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Ep 109: The Subjectivity Of Comedy
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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Ep 108: Disclosure Day!
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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Ep 107: DCM & NYC
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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Ep 106: My Brain
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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Ep 105: On The Road with Comedy Bang! Bang!
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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Ep 104: Miles Drentell
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May 31, 2026 |
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Ep 103: Thoughts about a thing Melissa Villaseñor was talking about
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May 28, 2026 |
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Ep 102: Australia! And How To Support Me
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May 28, 2026 |
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Ep 101: London musings
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May 24, 2026 |
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Ep 100: Dream Role / Dream Project
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May 24, 2026 |
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Ep 99: Nepo Babies
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May 24, 2026 |
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Ep 98: Dungeons & Dragons & Dialects
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May 24, 2026 |
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Ep 97: The Brimley/Cocoon Line
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May 19, 2026 |
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Ep 96: Non-actors Acting
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May 16, 2026 |
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Ep 95: Thoughts about Griffin Newman
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May 16, 2026 |
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Ep 94: Widow's Bay Episode Four
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May 13, 2026 |
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Ep 93: The big Jon Hamm/Seth Rogen/Rich Sommer/Steven Charleston switch-a-rooney episode of The George Lucas Talk Show
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May 13, 2026 |
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Ep 92: Being George Lucas at the Lucas Museum
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May 13, 2026 |
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Ep 91: NYC vs L.A.
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May 13, 2026 |
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Ep 90: FLUBS!
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May 13, 2026 |
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Ep 89: Optimism About The Future Of Show Business?
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May 13, 2026 |
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Ep 88: Bringing my show to YOUR city/town?
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May 13, 2026 |
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Ep 87: Celebrities Appearing At Fan Conventions
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May 07, 2026 |
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Ep 86: Inappropriate/Awkward
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May 07, 2026 |
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Ep 85: Meryl Streep, Mamie Gummer, Charles Levin
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May 06, 2026 |
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Ep 84: My Current Situation, Professionally
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May 06, 2026 |
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Ep 83: The Lucas Museum Of Narrative Art
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May 05, 2026 |
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Ep 82: Animal Actors
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May 05, 2026 |
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Ep 81: A Confession!
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May 05, 2026 |
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Ep 80: Widow's Bay + Run Amok + live shows this week!
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Apr 26, 2026 |
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Ep 79: Zach Cherry
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Ep 78: Showtime, The Lone Cornmeal Machine & Way Past Your Bedtime
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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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 |