PODCAST

Working Actor Life

Gabrielle Byndloss + Sam Valentine

The actor group chat you didn’t know you needed.

tv & film

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00:39:28

13. Twilight, Depression TV, and Actor Color Therapy

Working Actor Life ·

2025/11/19

if you’ve ever wondered why certain shows hit your actor soul and others feel like emotional sandpaper, this one is for you. what started as a polite conversation about twilight vs harry potter turned into a full deep dive on color grading, moodiness, emotional tolerance, childhood pets, and how all of that somehow ties back to being actors.we cover:● why some actors love moody, gray, rainy tv and others only want sunshine and color● whether you actually need to watch everything to stay “in the

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00:48:38

12. Our five "actor types" and how it shapes your...

Working Actor Life ·

2025/11/12

⁠Take the free Actor Type Quiz⁠ (like super 100% free)We made our Actor Types: Dreamer, Drifter, Doubter, Developer, and Disruptor and today we're talking about how knowing where you are right now can actually move your career forward and save you time...unlike Sam who thought she was god's gift to LA or Gab who through sheer focus and will would get her a seris regular.And Sam created a Canva Presentation to save Gab 45 min in a commercial self tape, why Gab is bummed at JenLaw, and why she

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00:52:19

11. Human Design for Actors: why you’re not lazy,...

Working Actor Life ·

2025/11/05

11. Human Design for Actors: why you’re not lazy, you’re just wired differentlyEver wonder why some actors thrive on chaos while others burn out after two self-tapes? Sam (a Manifestor) and Gab (a Generator) break down how Human Design types show up in your acting career, your self-tape workflow, and your everyday energy.From audition strategy to social life burnout, we unpack how understanding your design can change the way you work, rest, and recover.We cover:● The 5 Human Design types and how

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00:43:00

10. Actors: no one’s coming to save you. So here’s...

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2025/10/29

What happens when you stop waiting for someone to “pick” you and start making your own opportunities.Sam went from not booking anything since 2021 to writing, producing, and starring in her own short film...and it completely shifted her mindset as an actor. And we get real about the difference between playing at being an actor and actually being one, the myth of “I just want to act,” and why the cavalry isn’t coming.We cover:What Sam spent on her short film and what she's do differentlyHow to

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00:44:36

9. Audition Coaching & Acting Process (feat. The...

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2025/10/22

Welcome to our very first guest, actor and coach Vas Saranga from The Online Actor! We talk about how coaching fits into an actor’s process, what it means to find your own approach to the work, and why acting class can feel so different once you know how to use it.We cover:• How to know when (and when not) to coach your auditions• Why variables can change everything in your self-tapes• What “process” actually means for intuitive actors• How to take ownership of your auditions without burnout• The

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00:46:22

8. Actor Money Mindsets (from $0 to...

Working Actor Life ·

2025/10/15

We get wonderfully off track on purpose so skip the first 18 min if you just want to hear about actor-stuff.There’s a humiliating music game for Sam, how Gab is going to spend some commercial income, and where Sam (and her *frugal*) husband land on money mindset. Follow Gab here and Sam here.Learn about their actor-community here.

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00:36:59

7. Being "Yourself" on Camera + AI Actors and "job...

Working Actor Life ·

2025/10/08

Sam brought a real audition dilemma to the pod: do I tape as my true self, or try to guess what the casting director actually wants? We also dive into the actor-AI panic sparked by the rise of Tilly the synthetic “actress,” and why Gab thinks it’s actually a good thing. We talk fear, job security, industry change, and why connection is the one thing AI can’t replicate.Then we close it out with something ridiculous: a new game called “Guess That White Guy.” (lolz)we get into:when an audition role

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00:41:29

6. Audition Breakdowns and Mental Breakdowns: how we...

Working Actor Life ·

2025/10/02

If you’ve ever stared at a character description and thought, “This is so not me,” or if you’ve spiraled mid-tape wondering if you’re good enough to book the room, this episode is for you.What happens when your own brain hijacks your audition? Gab shares the mental spiral she went down prepping for a prestige TV role with a character described with words that pushed up against everything she’s worked to undo. And Sam helps her unpack what happened, how it showed up in the tape, and what actors can

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00:41:16

5. "Slow Seasons" + the best $5 you have ever spent.

Working Actor Life ·

2025/09/25

Get on the 3-Day Momentum Challenge asap! Actors love to call something a “slow season.”...we think that term might be the problem. We talk about how the industry has changed in both LA and Atlanta, how our auditions have evolved, and why we’re not sitting around waiting to be handed opportunities anymore.We cover:What’s actually filming right now and why it feels so quietWhy your audition log might be more helpful than you thinkThe identity crisis of being an actor without auditionsWhen “series

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00:41:56

4. Can working actors afford a mortgage?

Working Actor Life ·

2025/09/17

should we buy land in new mexico?Sam and Gabrielle are tired. Like, commercial bootcamp, actor quiz building, free Zoom session hosting tired. But the chaos doesn’t stop there. In this episode, they spiral productively about acting markets, money mindset, dog adoption, and whether two working actors (plus their husbands) should co-buy property in New Mexico.You’ll hear:Why Sam almost moved to Atlanta in 2020—and why she doesn’t need to nowGabrielle’s pitch to buy land and tiny-home it with podcast

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00:29:07

3. the pressure to be perfect actors

Working Actor Life ·

2025/09/10

Shape-shifting with our own demons… that’s the part of the acting process nobody teaches you.Sam and Gabrielle crack open a deeply honest convo about the invisible pressure actors feel to always be “put together”...on tape, online, in class, and even in friendships. What starts with a rant about method acting backlash turns into a vulnerable deep-dive on self-worth, preparation, and the stories we tell ourselves behind the scenes.in this episode we talk about:why social media clips are never the

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00:41:05

2. acting techniques, turning off the actor-brain,...

Working Actor Life ·

2025/09/03

we are BACK, this time recording from opposite coasts — sam in oregon, gab in florida — and proving that actor brain never takes a vacation.in this episode we talk about christmas movie auditions on the beach and the awkward reality of watching the person who booked “your” role. plus: road trip meltdowns, sorority house confessions, why method acting feels outdated, and what we’re watching right now (weapons, hostage, untamed, f1 to name a FEW)what you’ll hear in this episode:christmas movie self

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00:23:38

1. audition rules (RULES?!) self tape tricks to try +...

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2025/08/26

sam and gabrielle kick off the very first episode of working actor life by pulling back the curtain on what it’s really like to be working actors. about viral audition tapes (yes, the bathroom floor one), when to break the so-called rules, and the mental gymnastics of watching someone else book “your” role.plus: why sam felt ready to part ways with the name one broke actress, why gab is obsessed with camera pans, and the shocking reason we’re both kind of in love with an ai voice.what you’ll hear in

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