Absolute legend on the podcast this week. Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusers) joins to share his story of overcoming adversity early in his life and chasing his passion for acting while scraping by to provide as a father and husband. Ernie opens up earl

Bob Odenkirk

1 Apr 14th, 2020 1h 51m

Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul, Mr. Show) joins us this week to talk about the ‘perfect amount of fame’ he’s been able to develop through everything from Mr. Show and SNL to Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. Bob opens up on his innate cynicism

Amanda Crew

Sep 17th, 2019 1h 2m

Amanda Crew (Silicon Valley, Tone Deaf, Haunting in Connecticut) opens up about her “dark night of the soul” experience plus distinct moments from her childhood that, coupled with her environment growing up, could have led to adverse traits dev

Rainn Wilson

1 1 Jul 9th, 2019 1h 14m

Rainn WIlson (The Office, Super, Hesher) discusses his troubles with career obsession while playing Dwight in The Office and how it ultimately made Rainn the person an a-hole. Rainn opens up about his experiences with loss of life, his belief o

Jaime King

1 Sep 24th, 2019 1h 1m

Jaime King (Black Summer, Sin City) talks about the out-of-body experience she gets from acting by devoting herself to each role she takes, but also the anxiety and overwhelming feeling that arises due to her perfectionist nature that never let

Ep 14: Rob McElhenney

Jul 10th, 2018 1h 28m

Rob McElhenney (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Fargo, Lost) sits down and talks to me about his childhood, growing up in a broken family, how he adjusted as a kid to his mom coming out of the closet, and how he lost his virginity at sixteen

VINCENT D'ONOFRIO: Love & Hate of Law & Order, Embracing Failure & Going All the Way on Set

Oct 3rd, 2023 1h 11m

Vincent D'Onofrio (Law & Order, Full Metal Jacket) joins us this week and opens up on his process of letting go on set, fully embracing the idea of failure in service of a better artistic performance. Vincent is candid about his decade long exp

ANDREW MCCARTHY: Walking with Sam, Negative Impact of Brat Pack & Balancing Success and Family Relationships

1 Jun 27th, 2023 1h 10m

Andrew McCarthy (Pretty in Pink, Weekend at Bernie’s) joins us this week to talk all about his New York Times Best Selling book “Walking with Sam” and how he’s learned from tumultuous experiences with his own family how important it is to have

Walker’s JARED PADALECKI: Humbling Self Deprecation

1 May 24th, 2022 1h 23m

Jared Padalecki (Walker, Supernatural) returns this week to share the challenges of transitioning into Walker and out of Supernatural all the while wanting to retire from being on screen entirely. Jared gets candid about his work ethic and attr

Hush’s KATE SIEGEL: Too Hard on Herself

Apr 26th, 2022 1h 26m

Kate Siegel (Hush, Midnight Mass) joins us this week and is completely open about her lowest lows while attempting to make acting a full time job and the unrelenting ambition that lead to her break. Kate talks about the balance between her need

Mandalorian’s MING-NA WEN: Beating Dual Minority Relegation

1 Oct 5th, 2021 1h 13m

Ming-Na Wen (The Mandalorian, Mulan) joins us this week to discuss what it’s like for her to be a dual minority working on major franchises such as Disney, Star Wars, Marvel, Street Fighter, and more! Ming-Na talks about her early childhood dev

Smallville’s Laura Vandervoort: Gut Check & NXIVM

Jun 22nd, 2021 1h 7m

Laura Vandervoort (Smallville, Handmaid’s Tale) returns to the show this week to explore ideas of following your gut, not comparing yourself to others, and finding happiness through passion. Later in the show we both discuss our thoughts and em

My Smallville Father John Glover

Apr 20th, 2021 1h

John Glover (Smallville, Fear the Walking Dead) joins us this week and opens up on the idea of working as you age in this industry. We also get into some classic BTS moments from Smallville, John’s experience of working on Fear the Walking Dead

Stephen Amell Returns

1 Jan 21st, 2020 1h 34m

Stephen Amell (Arrow, TMNT, Heels) joins us for one of the most powerful and jaw-dropping episodes we’ve ever done. Coming off the ending of his 8 year tenure with Arrow, Stephen opens up a lot about being at his wits’ end and being completely

Laura Vandervoort

Dec 17th, 2019 1h 17m

Laura Vandervoort (Smallville, Bitten) joins us this week and shares what it’s like to be an introvert in this industry, surrounded by events and people that often give her social anxiety. Laura opens up on how a near-death scare in her infancy

Crispin Glover

Oct 15th, 2019 1h 16m

Crispin Glover (Back to the Future, Willard, Lucky Day) joins us this week to talk about his experience in the film industry throughout the many different iconic roles he’s portrayed from George McFly in Back to the Future… to Andy Warhol in Th

Misha Collins

1 Oct 2nd, 2019 54m 1s

Misha Collins joins us as the second guest during Supernatural Week to talk about the hilarious memories from his 10+ years working on the show. He predicts how emotional the last few days with this ‘family’ on set will be and shares his take o

Sean Astin

Aug 6th, 2019 1h 22m

Sean Astin (Stranger Things, Goonies, Lord of the Rings) talks both about growing up “normal” in a household of Hollywood Royalty with parents John Astin and Patty Duke and also the abusive effect his mother’s personality disorder had on his de

Dolph Lundgren

Jul 30th, 2019 59m 36s

Dolph Lundgren (Rocky IV, The Expendables, Creed II) opens up about the adversity he faced growing up in a physically abusive household, plus how he’s been able to overcome it all with disciplined psychotherapy, meditation, and physical fitness

Anson Mount

Jun 4th, 2019 1h 1m

Anson Mount (Hell on Wheels, Star Trek: Discovery, Poolhall Junkies) opens up about how his father’s death impacted him at thirteen years old, how horribly picked on he was in school, and losing his virginity at fourteen. Anson discusses his ro

Jo Koy

Mar 26th, 2019 1h 4m

Jo Koy (Stand-Up Comedian, Chelsea Lately) discusses how Eddie Murphy Raw inspired him to be a comedian, getting rejected by Netflix and spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to produce his own special, and how hes finally started to feel l

Aimee Garcia

Feb 5th, 2019 59m 1s

Aimee Garcia (Dexter, Lucifer, George Lopez) discusses how she almost died when she was four years old, going to school with mostly boys, and her work on Impastor, Rush Hour, and Lucifer. Aimee opens up about her think, laugh, cum philosophy, t

King Bach

Nov 27th, 2018 1h 4m

King Bach (The Mindy Project, The Babysitter, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before) - internet sensation, actor, and comedian discusses his parents dream for him to take over their accounting firm, what he saw Vine was missing that helped make him

Ep 21: Stephen Amell

1 Aug 28th, 2018 1h 29m

Stephen Amell (Arrow, The Flash, Hung) discusses the beginning of his career, the surreal experience of getting cast on Arrow, and his experience with crossover episodes. Stephen opens up about his first marriage, what went wrong, and dealing w

Inside of Katee Sackhoff

May 8th, 2018 1h 26m

Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica, Longmire, Riddick) stops by to talk to Michael about growing up with a critical father, the encouragement she received from her parents, and being a compulsive liar from a very young age. Katee talks about