Explore every episode of the podcast Working Class Acts
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Evans | 23 Jun 2025 | 01:00:57 | |
On today's episode I sit down with the wonderful, the talented, the British: James Evans. We discuss everything from his Off-Broadway understudy days to the joy of believing in ghosts. If you're looking for handmade wooden home decor then my Etsy shop is perfect for you! For a look at my catalog go to: JohnMadWoodworking.Etsy.com You can find more info about my work as an actor and voiceover artist on my website at: www.johnmaddaloni.com Rate and Subscribe to my show on Apple Podcast, Spotify or wherever you're listening to this podcast! | |||
| Sideeq Heard & Donathan Walters | 16 Jun 2025 | 00:58:02 | |
On today's episode I sit down with TWO spectacular guests, Sideeq Heard and Donathan Walters. We discuss everything from their brand new series "Men Like Us" to their mutual connection of starting their acting careers in the church (Sideeq pushed Jesus and Donathan ate an apple). If you're looking for handmade wooden home decor then my Etsy shop is perfect for you! For a look at my catalog go to: JohnMadWoodworking.Etsy.com You can find more info about my work as an actor and voiceover artist on my website at: www.johnmaddaloni.com Rate and Subscribe to my show on Apple Podcast, Spotify or wherever you're listening to this podcast! | |||
| Meredith Garretson | 09 Jun 2025 | 01:13:35 | |
On today's episode I sit down with the supremely talented Meredith Garretson. We discuss everything from her recent film Friendship (w/Tim Robinson, Paul Rudd and Kate Mara) to her disturbing yet poetic fear of the dark. Special thanks to my brother, Anthony Maddaloni, for editing this episode. If you're looking for handmade wooden home decor then my Etsy shop is perfect for you! For a look at my catalog go to: JohnMadWoodworking.Etsy.com You can find more info about my work as an actor and voiceover artist on my website at: www.johnmaddaloni.com Rate and Subscribe to my show on Apple Podcast, Spotify or wherever you're listening to this podcast! | |||
| Doron JePaul | 02 Jun 2025 | 01:01:32 | |
On today's episode I sit down with the soulful and talented Doron JePaul. We discuss everything from his first three Broadway shows to the longest game of Tree or Stalin ever played. If you're looking for handmade wooden home decor then my Etsy shop is perfect for you! For a look at my catalog go to: JohnMadWoodworking.Etsy.com You can find more info about my work as an actor and voiceover artist on my website at: www.johnmaddaloni.com Rate and Subscribe to my show on Apple Podcast, Spotify or wherever you're listening to this podcast! | |||
| Xavier Pacheco | 26 May 2025 | 01:05:21 | |
On today's episode I sit down with the joyful and supremely talented Xavier Pacheco. We discuss everything from his time at MCC and the Public to his DEEP love for Muhlenberg College..... Special thanks to my brother, Anthony Maddaloni, for editing this episode. If you're looking for handmade wooden home decor then my Etsy shop is perfect for you! For a look at my catalog go to: JohnMadWoodworking.Etsy.com You can find more info about my work as an actor and voiceover artist on my website at: www.johnmaddaloni.com Rate and Subscribe to my show on Apple Podcast, Spotify or wherever you're listening to this podcast! | |||
| Brandon Burk | 19 May 2025 | 00:55:10 | |
On today's episode I sit down with the super talented Brandon Burk. We discuss everything from his first year in the industry to working in a hellish factory in his teens. If you're looking for handmade wooden home decor then my Etsy shop is perfect for you! For a look at my catalog go to: JohnMadWoodworking.Etsy.com You can find more info about my work as an actor and voiceover artist on my website at: www.johnmaddaloni.com Rate and Subscribe to my show on Apple Podcast, Spotify or wherever you're listening to this podcast! | |||
| Jenna Bainbridge | 12 May 2025 | 00:51:17 | |
On today's episode I sit down with the WICKEDly talented Jenna Bainbridge. We discuss everything from her Broadway journey to Suffs then Wicked to her staunch belief that brownies are the greatest food on the planet. If you're looking for handmade wooden home decor then my Etsy shop is perfect for you! For a look at my catalog go to: JohnMadWoodworking.Etsy.com You can find more info about my work as an actor and voiceover artist on my website at: www.johnmaddaloni.com Rate and Subscribe to my show on Apple Podcast, Spotify or wherever you're listening to this podcast! | |||
| JJ O'Neil | 05 May 2025 | 00:52:17 | |
On today's episode I sit down with the ever-working JJ O'Neil. We discuss everything from working in theatre, film and TV to Richard Easton's acting direction of "more tears." If you're looking for handmade wooden home decor then my Etsy shop is perfect for you! For a look at my catalog go to: JohnMadWoodworking.Etsy.com You can find more info about my work as an actor and voiceover artist on my website at: www.johnmaddaloni.com Rate and Subscribe to my show on Apple Podcast, Spotify or wherever you're listening to this podcast! | |||
| Zoë Laiz | 28 Apr 2025 | 00:54:48 | |
On today's episode I sit down with the joyful and hilarious Zoë Laiz. We discuss everything from her Shakespearean career to losing a theatre award to Jessica Hecht. If you're looking for handmade wooden home decor then my Etsy shop is perfect for you! For a look at my catalog go to: JohnMadWoodworking.Etsy.com Rate and Subscribe to my show on Apple Podcast, Spotify or wherever you're listening to this podcast! | |||
| Luke Hofmaier | 21 Apr 2025 | 01:04:23 | |
On today's episode I sit down with the multi-talented Luke Hofmaier! We discuss everything from his time working with Austin Pendleton to his being a "minor, minor league nepo baby." If you're looking for handmade wooden home decor then my Etsy shop is perfect for you! For a look at my catalog go to: JohnMadWoodworking.Etsy.com You can find more info about my work as an actor and voiceover artist on my website at: www.johnmaddaloni.com Rate and Subscribe to my show on Apple Podcast, Spotify or wherever you're listening to this podcast! | |||
| Jennifer Mogbock | 14 Apr 2025 | 00:59:56 | |
Kicking off the Season 2 premiere with the ASTOUNDINGLY talented Jennifer Mogbock! We discuss everything from her historic Public Theatre debut in Merry Wives to being an ACOTAR girl. If you're looking for handmade wooden home decor then my Etsy shop is perfect for you! For a look at my catalog go to: JohnMadWoodworking.Etsy.com You can find more info about my work as an actor and voiceover artist on my website at: www.johnmaddaloni.com Rate and Subscribe to my show on Apple Podcast, Spotify or wherever you're listening to this podcast! | |||
| BONUS EPISODE 6 - Extras | 07 Apr 2025 | 00:19:34 | |
BONUS EPISODE 6! Today’s episode is cutting-room-floor conversations from Season 1, featuring multiple past guests. On today’s episode we’ll be covering: And if you listen through to the end of the episode you’ll find out when Season 2 drops! | |||
| BONUS EPISODE 5 - Artistic Outlets and Writing | 31 Mar 2025 | 00:26:07 | |
BONUS EPISODE 5! Today’s episode is cutting-room-floor conversations from Season 1, featuring multiple past guests. On today’s episode we’ll be covering: And if you listen through to the end of the episode you’ll find out when Season 2 drops! | |||
| BONUS EPISODE 4 - Survival Jobs | 24 Mar 2025 | 00:11:37 | |
BONUS EPISODE 4! Today’s episode is cutting-room-floor conversations from Season 1, featuring multiple past guests. On today’s episode we’ll be covering: And if you listen through to the end of the episode you’ll find out when Season 2 drops! | |||
| BONUS EPISODE 3 - Family and Support Systems | 17 Mar 2025 | 00:20:55 | |
BONUS EPISODE 3! Today’s episode is cutting-room-floor conversations from Season 1, featuring multiple past guests. On today’s episode we’ll be covering: And if you listen through to the end of the episode you’ll find out when Season 2 drops! | |||
| BONUS EPISODE 2 - Celebrity Stories and Inspirations | 10 Mar 2025 | 00:12:24 | |
BONUS EPISODE 2! Today’s episode is cutting-room-floor conversations from Season 1, featuring multiple past guests. On today’s episode we’ll be covering: And if you listen through to the end of the episode you’ll find out when Season 2 drops! | |||
| BONUS EPISODE 1 - Acting Process and Business | 03 Mar 2025 | 00:22:07 | |
BONUS EPISODE 1! Today’s episode is cutting-room-floor conversations from Season 1, featuring multiple past guests. On today’s episode we’ll be covering: And if you listen through to the end of the episode you’ll find out when Season 2 drops! | |||
| Tony Macht | 02 Dec 2024 | 00:56:55 | |
Today's guest is a BROADWAY STAR! His name: Tony Macht! We discuss everything from his time on Oh, Mary on Broadway to methods of conning your way into Cannes Film Festival. | |||
| Jay Myers | 25 Nov 2024 | 00:58:57 | |
Today's guest is the wildly talented Jay Myers! We discuss everything from his astounding voiceover career to his character Boxer Boy (who is in no way a copyright infringement of Captain Underpants). | |||
| Annabel Capper | 18 Nov 2024 | 01:15:02 | |
Today's guest is the extraordinary Annabel Capper! We discuss everything from the artist's civic responsibility to how nuns began Annabel's career into the arts. | |||
| Calum Bedborough | 11 Nov 2024 | 01:07:50 | |
Today's guest is the wonderful, thoughtful and talented Calum Bedborough! We discuss everything from career ebbs and flows to our deeply romantic and ethereal Shakespearean wedding. | |||
| Ana Wallace Johnson | 28 Oct 2024 | 01:17:29 | |
Today's guest is the astutely entrepreneurial and profoundly hilarious Ana Wallace Johnson! We discuss everything from the power of sincere performance to the unexpected joys of a house fire. | |||
| Armand Lane | 21 Oct 2024 | 01:00:52 | |
Today's guest is the lovable, talented and hilarious Armand Lane! We discuss everything from our shared undergraduate training to how he became a Resident Cool Guy. | |||
| Jeremy Webb | 14 Oct 2024 | 01:03:02 | |
Today's guest is the incredible Jeremy Webb! We discuss everything from our shared Upstate New York upbringings to the absolutely life-changing acting awards we have received. | |||
| Danielle Skraastad | 07 Oct 2024 | 01:07:16 | |
Today's guest is the wonderfully talented and incredibly funny Danielle Skraastad! We discuss everything from being the NYU Games teacher to Shakespearean seduction methods. | |||
| Maya Jeyam | 26 Aug 2024 | 00:59:38 | |
Today's guest is the wonderful Maya Jeyam! We discuss everything from work-life balance to the pointlessness of billionaires. | |||
| Jamie Ann Romero | 19 Aug 2024 | 00:57:06 | |
Today's guest is the supremely talented and lovely Jamie Ann Romero! We discuss everything from Broadway understudy experiences to the difficulties of counting. | |||
| Pearl Rhein | 12 Aug 2024 | 01:07:31 | |
Today's guest is the insanely talented actor and musician, Pearl Rhein. We discuss everything from the industry's gender and sexuality perceptions to dinosaur skeleton tattoos. | |||
| Fletcher Michael | 05 Aug 2024 | 00:59:29 | |
Today's guest is the multi-talented "psychopath" (and my boss) Fletcher Michael! We discuss everything from producing your own work to the worst jobs we've ever had. | |||
| Alex Elam | 29 Jul 2024 | 01:14:40 | |
Today's guest is the incredibly talented Alex Elam (who also happens to be my roommate!) We discuss everything from balancing day jobs with an acting career to awkwardly performing in the middle of a working office to get representation. | |||
| Kate McLeod | 22 Jul 2024 | 01:17:11 | |
Today's guest is my dear, dear friend, actor, writer, producer and innovator Kate McLeod. We discuss everything from innovating new film categories to conning her way into an arts degree. | |||
| Keeley Miller | 15 Jul 2024 | 01:08:43 | |
Today's guest is the mega-talented and super silly Keeley Miller. We discuss everything from the mechanics of voice and breath to her love for dollar trees. | |||
| Russell Ewing | 08 Jul 2024 | 01:10:21 | |
Today's guest is the wonderful Russell Ewing. We discuss everything from the Theatre of the Oppressed to Mahershala Ali's potential psychic powers. | |||
| Kaileela Hobby | 01 Jul 2024 | 01:04:57 | |
Today's guest is the dynamic and dynamite Kaileela Hobby. We discuss everything from the therapeutic nature of art to murder dreams. | |||
| Liz Leimkuhler | 24 Jun 2024 | 01:02:48 | |
Today's guest is the hilarious and multi-talented Liz Leimkuhler. We discuss everything from beauty standards to Shakespearean fairies. | |||
| Kim Alu | 17 Jun 2024 | 00:59:58 | |
Episode 3 of the Working Class Acts podcast and my guest is the "loudest woman in New York City": Kim Alu! She is also a creator, improviser and teacher at the People's Improv Theatre. We talk about everything from the art of comedy to potentially fake civil war stories. | |||
| Andy Ingalls | 10 Jun 2024 | 01:10:35 | |
Episode 2 of the Working Class Acts podcast and my guest is fellow NYU '22 cohort member (and friend) Andy Ingalls! We talk about everything from developing trust amongst artists to vulva wallpaper. | |||
| Britian Seibert | 03 Jun 2024 | 01:13:29 | |
Kicking off our premiere episode of the Working Class Acts podcast with the incredibly talented Britian Seibert. We discuss everything from television acting to bathroom diploma-decor. | |||
| Season 1 Trailer | 27 May 2024 | 00:03:30 | |
Welcome to the Working Class Acts podcast, hosted by John Maddaloni, where working class actors have candid conversations about what it really means to make a living in the entertainment industry. | |||