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Hosted by Megan Alderson & Jordan Skidmore · arts · EN-GB
Do you want to know the secret to becoming a successful actor? So do we. Acting Up is a podcast made for struggling actors, by struggling actors (heavy emphasis on the struggling). Your hosts Megan Alderson and Jordan Skidmore delve into the harsh realities of breaking into a ruthless creative industry when you're working class, working a suffocating day job and disgustingly desperate. If you are sick of success stories and looking for something real, relatable and - in our opinion - quite funny? Welcome to Acting Up! You can find us as @actingupthepodcast on all socials ;) We are @megan_alderson_ & @jordan.skids Artwork by @those_who.try
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Signup to Generate a PitchDo you want to know the secret to becoming a successful actor? So do we. Acting Up is a podcast made for struggling actors, by struggling actors (heavy emphasis on the struggling).
Acting Up is hosted by Megan Alderson & Jordan Skidmore. The show has published 64 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Women Have BEEN Directing!" (24 July 2025, 47 minutes), "Morgan Beale is Burtonesque" (24 July 2025, 61 minutes), and "Catching Up" (13 June 2025, 49 minutes).
Acting Up publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 64 minutes across 64 episodes.
Booking probability for Acting Up is 23%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Acting Up requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Acting Up's contact route on record: verified email.
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Megan Alderson & Jordan Skidmore hosts Acting Up, an arts podcast with 64 episodes published.
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Episode #63
<p>Welcome back to Acting Up! This week Megan and Jordan are catching up and diving into the historical world of female film directors! </p><p>Jordan kicks it off by discussing the statistics and state of affairs for...
Episode #62
<p>Today Megan and Jordan are Acting Up with the wonderful Morgan Beale! Colleague of Megan (shocking) and shockingly talented Actor, Morgan is here to share his unconventional journey into the industry, and how he...
Episode #61
<p>In the effort of drumming up suspense for the finale of our GIFF 2 series, enjoy a simple catchup with your hosts Megan and Jordan! But not TOO simple, as nothing ever is. Sorry about the immediate chronic...
Episode #62
<p>Welcome to the grand finale of our series from the second Gloucester Independent Film Festival! Become part of the festival audience and tune in to hear panel interviews and audience Q&A’s with the teams behind the...
Episode #60
<p>Welcome back to Gloucester Independant Film Festival with your hosts Megan & Jordan! <br/>For this, the third instalment of the behind the scenes interviews, the Acting Up girls sit down with the some of the...
Episode #59
<p>Welcome back to Gloucester Independant Film Festival with your hosts Megan & Jordan! <br/>In this second instalment of the behind the scenes interviews, the Acting Up girls sit down with the incredible creatives...
Episode #58
<p>Welcome back to Gloucester Independant Film Festival with Acting Up! </p><p>For the first instalment in their series of interviews, Megan and Jordan sit down with the incredibly talented film makers behind this years...
Episode #57
<p>We are so back! Post the slightly depressing ageism episode and being professionals at Gloucester Independent Film Festival 2, Acting Up are back with a BITE… Another episode of the ‘Just Two Besties and Their...
Episode #56
<p>Megan and Jordan both recently celebrated their 25th Birthdays! And by celebrated they mean crashed out about their impending expiration from an industry famously unkind to older women! Yippee! So here it is - the...
Episode #55
<p>This week Megan and Jordan are immersing themselves in the world of immersive theatre, from the history to personal experiences recent and historic - it’s time to go beyond breaking the fourth wall.</p><p>Jordan...
Episode #54
<p>This week Megan and Jordan are asking themselves the age old question - is wrestling real? Why? Because Rhea Ripley that’s why.</p><p>Inspired by their newfound love for one particular wrestler, Megan and Jordan slam...
Episode #53
<p>This week Megan and Jordan are joined by the wonderful performing, milk drinking, dog loving, plant father that is Thomas Walton! Thomas is here to discuss his journey into the musical theatre industry and how he’s...
Episode #52
<p>This week on Acting Up, Megan and Jordan sit down with another face from their drama school days, the incredibly talented, not Spanish speaking, dance virtuoso that is Eli Follant! </p><p>Eli opens up about their...
Episode #52
<p>You thought they were done interviewing Megan’s coworkers? Think again! This week Megan and Jordan are joined by the fiercely funny Actor/comedian Madelaine Crabb!<br/>Maddie joins Acting Up to discuss all things her...
Episode #51
<p>This week Megan and Jordan are reuniting with another of their drama school classmates - they are joined by the wonderful, bilingual and certainly not too serious Sophia Cordell! <br/>Sophia gets off to a cracking...
Episode #50
<p>1 year, 1 podcast, 2 besties, 2 countries, 4 counties, 25 guests, 49 episodes, a million train journeys and a whole film festival later?! We're so back.<br/>Welcome to Acting Up in 2025!<br/>In this episode we take a...
Episode #49
<p>This week Acting Up are joined once again by the original guest and bestie of the pod - Rhys Tinney. Rhys returns for chatty discussion on a special interest, welcome to three besties on a sofa talking about horror...
Episode #48
<p>This week Megan and Jordan are revisiting a question that haunted them during drama school - why do I cry when I sing?!<br/>They each unpack their relationship with singing pre, during and post drama school, having...
Episode #47
<p>This week Megan and Jordan sit down to talk about their new favourite hobby, Pole Dance! From personal experience to a perplex history, this week it’s time to delve into the wonderful world of pole. Guest starring...
Episode #46
<p>This week Megan and Jordan are joined by another dynamic duo, Melodrive megaminds and the founders of Gloucester Independant Film Festival; the wonderful Joshy Lee and Oscar Wenman-Hyde!<br/>Joshy and Oscar delve...
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Early Career Teaching and Outreach Fellow, University of Oxford
Gloucester Independent Film Festival
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