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An inside look at life in the television and film industry. Join your host Ryan M. Perez as he speaks with actors, directors, and artists more about how the industry works and how to not only survive but to thrive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Signup to Generate a PitchAn inside look at life in the television and film industry. Join your host Ryan M. Perez as he speaks with actors, directors, and artists more about how the industry works and how to not only survive but to thrive.
An Actor Despairs is hosted by Ryan M. Perez. The show has published 271 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Daniel Goldstein" (28 October 2026, 80 minutes), "WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE MIDDLE DISAPPEARS? | Daniel Bessner on Hollywood & AI" (21 September 2026, 48 minutes), and "CAN HOLLYWOOD SURVIVE THE DEATH OF MASS CULTURE? | Daniel Bessner & Neal Bledsoe" (16 September 2026, 58 minutes).
An Actor Despairs publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 92 minutes across 271 episodes.
Booking probability for An Actor Despairs is 37%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. An Actor Despairs requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. An Actor Despairs's contact route on record: verified email.
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Ryan M. Perez hosts An Actor Despairs, an arts podcast with 271 episodes published.
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An Actor Despairs
Join your host Ryan M. Perez and special guest Daniel Goldstein as they discuss his journey from child actor to acclaimed theater director, playwright, and Broadway veteran. From directing the Broadway revival of...
Join your host Ryan M. Perez and Daniel Bessner for Part Two of their conversation around Daniel's new book, IMPERIALIST REALISM. This time, the conversation turns from the decline of mass culture to the people trying...
Join your host Ryan M. Perez and guests Daniel Bessner and Neal Bledsoe for Part One of a wide-ranging conversation centered around Daniel's new book, IMPERIALIST REALISM. Together, they examine what Daniel describes as...
An Actor Despairs
Join your host Ryan M. Perez as he sits down with actor and producer Jefferson White, known for Yellowstone , The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping , Civil War , and The Americans , to discuss his unlikely journey...
An Actor Despairs
Join your host Ryan M. Perez as he sits down with actor, producer, and entrepreneur Theo Rossi, known for Sons of Anarchy , Luke Cage , Emily the Criminal , The Penguin , and Army of the Dead , for an honest...
An Actor Despairs
Part 1 of 2: Join your host Ryan M. Perez as he sits down with actor, producer Theo Rossi, known for Sons of Anarchy , Luke Cage , Emily the Criminal , and Army of the Dead , to discuss his journey from growing up in...
An Actor Despairs
Join your host Ryan M. Perez as he sits down with actor Langley Kirkwood, known for Warrior , Banshee , Black Sails , and Generation Kill , to discuss his journey from growing up in apartheid-era Johannesburg to...
An Actor Despairs
Join your host Ryan Perez and guest Gretchen Mol as they discuss growing up in Connecticut, discovering acting, moving to New York, landing early roles in THE FUNERAL , DONNIE BRASCO , ROUNDERS , and SPIN CITY , and the...
An Actor Despairs
Join your host Ryan M. Perez as he sits down with actor Brian Geraghty, known for 1923 , The Hurt Locker , Flight , and Jarhead , to discuss his journey from growing up in New Jersey to studying at the Neighborhood...
An Actor Despairs
Join your host Ryan M. Perez as he sits down with actor, writer, and director Macon Blair, known for Oppenheimer , Blue Ruin , and Green Room , to discuss his journey from growing up in Alexandria, Virginia to building...
An Actor Despairs
Join your host Ryan M. Perez as he sits down with actor David Denman, known for The Office and 13 Hours , to discuss his journey from growing up in Orange County and attending eight different schools before discovering...
An Actor Despairs
Join your host Ryan M. Perez as he sits down with actor Kevin Kane, known for Life & Beth and Law & Order: SVU , to discuss his journey from growing up in Philadelphia and Myrtle Beach to building an acting career in...
An Actor Despairs
Join your host Ryan M. Perez as he sits down with actor Matt Jones, known for Breaking Bad , Mom , Bob Hearts Abishola , and Gilmore Girls , to discuss his journey from growing up in the suburbs of Los Angeles to...
An Actor Despairs
Join your host Ryan M. Perez as he sits down with actor and composer Brittany Allen, known for Dexter: Original Sin , The Boys , All My Children , and The Pitt , to discuss her journey from child actor in Toronto to...
An Actor Despairs
Join your host Ryan M. Perez as he sits down with Daniel Bessner, college professor and host of American Prestige , to discuss the history of Hollywood’s financialization and the decline of the middle class in the...
An Actor Despairs
Join your host Ryan M. Perez as he sits down with Neil Forsyth, creator of Guilt and the new Legends on Netflix, to discuss his journey from growing up in Dundee, Scotland and writing...
An Actor Despairs
Part 1 of 2: Join your host Ryan M. Perez as he sits down with Daniel Bessner, college professor and host of American Prestige , to discuss his upbringing in New York, academic journey into U.S. foreign policy and...
An Actor Despairs
Join your host Ryan M. Perez as he sits down with actor Ivana Miličević, known for Banshee , Seinfeld , and Casino Royale , to discuss her journey from immigrating from Bosnia to building a decades-long career in...
An Actor Despairs
Join your host Ryan M. Perez as he sits down with actor Eric Lange, known for The West Wing and Escape at Dannemora , to discuss his journey from Ohio to Hollywood, his eight-year struggle before landing his...
An Actor Despairs
Join your host Ryan M. Perez as he sits down with actor Eva De Dominici, known for The Cleaning Lady and Balls Up , to discuss her journey from Buenos Aires to Hollywood, starting her career at age five in Argentina and...
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