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Hosted by Diego Garcia & Brad Ashten · arts · EN-US
We're here to bring the industry knowledge to you, first hand, from the working professionals, direct from their mouths! From Talent Agents, Managers, Producers, Directors, Actors, Casting Directors, Editors, Writers, and more, we get to the bottom of breaking into the industry and talk bout how to maintain a steady, long lasting, professional career! We're fortunate to have these artists on our show, real, raw, and uncut, and we are humbled by their knowledge.
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Signup to Generate a PitchWe're here to bring the industry knowledge to you, first hand, from the working professionals, direct from their mouths! From Talent Agents, Managers, Producers, Directors, Actors, Casting Directors, Editors, Writers, and more, we get to the bottom of breaking into the industry and talk bout how to maintain a steady, long lasting, professional career!
The Actor Factor is hosted by Diego Garcia & Brad Ashten. The show has published 118 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Episode #121 Celebrity Photographer Aaron Farrier" (7 July 2026, 45 minutes), "Episode #120 Actor Da'Jour Jones" (30 June 2026, 40 minutes), and "Episode #119 Film Makers Matt Doherty & Patrick Rieger" (23 June 2026, 39 minutes).
The Actor Factor publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 40 minutes across 118 episodes.
Booking probability for The Actor Factor is 37%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Actor Factor requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Actor Factor's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for The Actor Factor are Film & Video. The Actor Factor has an arts audience.
Diego Garcia & Brad Ashten hosts The Actor Factor, an arts podcast with 118 episodes published.
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The Actor Factor
Brad & Diego are in the booth with one of their newest fast friends and mega talent, Celebrity Photographer Aaron Farrier! If you like private stories and juicy gossip about famous people, Aaron Farrier has plenty to...
The Actor Factor
Brad & Diego are chatting with a very talented young actor and rising star, Da'Jour Jones! They discuss what it's like working bi-coastal before finally making the leap to a permanent place in Hollywood! Like our...
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Brad & Diego are back with SEASON FOUR & two epic guests who've been in the film and television industry since they were knee high to grasshoppers, Actor Director Matt Doherty & Actor Producers Patrick Rieger! The guys...
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Brad & Diego are in the booth with one of the Hottest up and coming Female Directors in Hollywood, Shawn Pipkin West! Her friends call her Pip! They chat about starting out as a PA then moving up in the ranks to achieve...
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Brad & Diego are comin' in hot with fellow actor Joel Sandel, who's absolute talent warms our hearts to the core! If you want to know about how to break into the game and stay there, then you gotta hear this half hour...
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Brad & Diego are in the booth with a hell of a talented rising star Dani Deette, chatting about her past life in law enforcement & how that helped her leap to the big screen! She's a force to be reckoned with and you...
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Brad & Diego sit down with super talent Ian Poake to talk about his stint on Succession, meaty roles on FBI & Law & Order, and his tastiest treat to date, The Better Sister! It's an epic half hour you gotta hear! Like...
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Brad & Diego have Adam Sandler in the booth?!?!? NO! But they got the next best thing, Actor, Writer & Comedian, Charlotte Jolley! She'll tell the guys how her billboards in LA caught the eye of Adam Sandler's people...
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Brad & Diego share the booth with one of the most talented Latinos in the game today, Anthony Contreras! This episode gets funny as they chat about film, tv, theatre, and of course some gaming! Sit back and get ready...
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Brad & Diego are joined by super stuntman Ari Loeb! They not only talk getting hit by moving cars & being lit on fire THEN hit by moving cars, but also the falls, hits, kicks and so much more in this action packed half...
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Brad & Diego are in the booth with the well known triple threat Dawn Cosgrove! She's one of the best theatre actors in So Cal with vocals, dance moves, and acting chops you want on your table! Sit back and turn up for...
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Brad & Diego are thrilled to be in the booth with Alphonse! Like our Podcast? Wanna Support with a Donation of any size? venmo - @BradAshten We thank you for your patronage & Keeping the arts alive! #actor #actress...
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Brad & Diego are in the booth with a newcomer in the music industry, Johnny Voss. They discuss the steps you need to walk to make it into the music biz & what it takes to stay there! Like our Podcast? Wanna Support with...
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Brad & Diego have one of the industries finest filmmakers in the business still shooting on 35mm in the booth, Catherine Mosier-Mills! She has so many gifts to share you're gonna want another episode! Like our Podcast...
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Brad & Diego have a super talent and exceptional actress Emily Hall in the booth discussing theatre, singing, dancing, musical instruments, and how to perfect the British Accent! Like our Podcast? Wanna Support with a...
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Brad & Diego have rising star Nick Olsen in the booth discussing the way to carve your own path in todays' industry! Like our Podcast? Wanna Support with a Donation of any size? venmo - @BradAshten We thank you for your...
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Brad & Diego are in the booth with the strongest, honest, coolest, hardest working woman on planet earth, Tina Soal. From Filmmaking to Editing to being the best DIT in the business, we discuss it all in a fun and...
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Brad & Diego are super hyped up to finally get to chat with local Los Angeles Filmmakers Carlo Roselli & Hayden Rusk. They discuss the making of the horror, thriller feature film The Jolly Monkey, and what it would take...
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Brad & Diego are joined by the phenomenal Writer, Producer, & Director Ryan Ebert! This episode is all blood, guts, and gore, as we chat about the upcoming slasher, thriller we all recently worked on, The Jolly Monkey...
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Brad & Diego boot scoot and boogey, for a half hour in the booth, with the electric Actor & phenomenal Dancer, Joshua Charles Parker! We are over the moon to be in the booth today with a human who has more sweet moves...
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