Don't Be So Dramatic
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Don't Be So Dramatic
Don't Be So Dramatic, the podcast that talks to different people in the entertainment industry to discover what their job involves and how they got there. Hosted by Rachel Baker, each episode delves into the career and thoughts of her guest in Film, TV, Theatre, Comedy, Casting, Managment and more.
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Lin Yin on Going From Psychology to International Actor, One Small Step at a Time
Lin Yin is an actress born and raised in Melbourne whose work in film, television, and theatre has taken her across the globe—from the US and Australi...

Josh Lacy on Acting, Advocacy, and Authenticity in 'Before We Sleep'
Josh Lacy is an AACTA nominated Australian actor, writer and director who found success starring as Nathan in the hit television series 'Troppo'. He h...

Shamita Siva Talks 'Good Cop/Bad Cop' and Dancing with Myth in 'Twin Flame'
Shamita Siva is an actor, dancer and filmmaker based in Melbourne, Australia. Shamita recently starred as the straight laced, ex-marine Sarika Ray in...

Anne Alexander-Sieder on Acting Bold And Navigating A Career Hiatus
Anne Alexander-Sieder is an American actress, coach and podcaster based in Germany. Anne is the founder of Act Bold, a community for actors to find re...

Sara Khan on Writing For Heartbreak High, Erotic Stories And Consenting To The Mental Toll Of Work
Sara Khan is a screen writer and proud Wailwan, Gomeroi, Pakistani woman with a strong background in story telling within a range of industries. Sara...

Tim Ross on Acting Career Longevity And Supporting A Family As A Creative
Tim Ross is an Australian actor whose career spans almost 20 years. Tim was born and raised in Adelaide, South Australia. Shortly after graduating fro...

Danielle Walker on Becoming a Stand Up Comedian And 'Gold Diggers'
Danielle Walker is a Comedian, Writer and Actor who grew up in Bluewater outside of Townsville in Queensland. Danielle was the winner of RAW Comedy in...

Emily Joy on 'Human Error’ And The Power Of Flipping Your Internal Dialogue
She's back!! This week's episode is a return guest and one of my favourite people, Emily Joy. Emily is an actor and acting coach/owner of Joy Studio -...

So You're Worried There's Not Many Opportunities In The Industry...
In this episode Rachel unpacks the all too familiar belief that there's not a lot of opportunities in the entertainment industry. Although there may h...

Creative Identity And Taking A Break At The Height Of Success
Happy New Year! It's 2024 so I wanted to wrap up 2023 with a short rambles episode. In this episode I talk about what has been going on for me in my b...

Nikki Barrett on Casting Directing And Having Autonomy In Your Career
Nikki Barrett is a casting director based in Sydney, Australia. Nikki's casting credits include projects such as 'Australia', 'The Babadook', 'The Wat...

Why I No Longer Subscribe To 'Hustle' Culture- Short Rambles
This week's episode is a short rambles where Rachel talks about hustle culture and why she doesn't find it helpful for her career or life anymore.

Esmé Louise James on 'Kinky History' And Digital Content Creation
Esmé Louise James is a writer and researcher based in Melbourne, Australia. She is a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne in the School of...

Lauren Simpson on Producing, WIFT And How To Pitch To A Streaming Service
Lauren’s film story started with a specialist study in film at California State University Long Beach. She backed that up with a Bachelor of Film and...

Jordan Rodrigues on His First Acting Job And Learning To Put Life Before Work
Jordan Rodrigues is a Malaysian/Australian actor best known for the Golden Globe winning film, 'Lady Bird' and Aussie TV series, 'Dance Academy'. ...

Limiting Beliefs: What Are They And How They Effect Your Career- Short Rambles
On this week's episode of the podcast, Rachel delves into limiting beliefs. She talks about what they are, her experiences with working on her own and...

Tristan Barr on One Shot Feature Films And Why He Become A Producer
Tristan Barr was the first writer/director down under to shoot a full-length feature film in one single take, across the span of 9 different locatio...

Anita Anabel on Journalism, Having The Courage To Change Careers And Psychic Mediumism
Anita Anabel is an entertainment editor and journalist, podcaster, voice over artist, MC and presenter. And on top of all of that she's also a psychic...

Ben O'Toole on Acting And The Mentality Of 'You Win Some, You Lose Some'
Ben O'Toole is an Australian actor. He is known for his role as Rex Coen in film 'Bloody Hell', his roles in several Australian TV-Series such as 'Lov...

The Secret To Acting (And Creativity) That The Industry Can't Teach You- Short Rambles
This week's episode is the final for 2022! A short rambles where Rachel talks about the secret to doing your best work as a creative that the industry...

Anthony Meindl on His New Book 'Unstuck' And How It Can Help Reframe The Blocks Making You Feel Stuck
Anthony Meindl is an award-winning director, writer, actor, acting coach, entrepreneur, author and inspirational speaker. As an acting teacher, he’s k...

Emily De Margheriti on 'Sissy' And Why She Releases All Expectations
Emily De Margheriti is an Australian actress and a co-founder of her production company Dems Entertainment. Emily most recently starred in the horror...

Grant Dodwell on The Launch Of Australian Theatre Live On Demand
Grant Dodwell has more than 40 years' experience in the entertainment industry in theatre, television and film appearing in many of Australia's best k...

Andrea Osvárt on How She Achieved International Success And Helping Actors To Build A High Profile Acting Career
Andrea Osvárt is a Hungarian international multi-award-winning actress with over 50 acting credits starring opposite movie stars like Robert Redford,...

Anthony Brandon Wong on Booking The Matrix After Stumbling Through His Audition And How Optimism Built His Successful Career
Anthony Brandon Wong is an actor, acting coach, writer and musician. His screen credits include Steven Soderbergh’s 'Haywire, Guns Girls and Gambling'...

Jye Currie on 'Beat' And Leaving A Legacy For Future Generations
Jye Currie is a Newcastle born Director, Producer and Writer. Jye's latest film 'Beat' has seen great success as Jye's debut feature, having secured d...

So You Feel Like You Want To Quit? Me Too - Short Rambles
This week's episode is a short rambles where Rachel talks about a recent breakdown that had her considering whether to quit the industry. It is such a...

Marny Kennedy on Pros/Cons of Early Success And Growing Up On Screen
Marny Kennedy is an Australian actress best known for her role, at 11 years old, as Taylor Fry in the series 'Mortified' as well as her early roles in...

How To Create A Podcast And How It Can Benefit Your Creative Career w/ Justin from The Theatre Thoughts Podcast
This week is our 100th episode! So we thought we'd record a special episode about a question we get asked so often: How do you create a podcast? This...

Danny Ball on Career Diversity For Expanded Storytelling Abilities And Directing ‘Tom At The Farm'
Danny Ball is an actor, director and playwright who graduated in 2016 from the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA). Danny has been involved in...

Q&A Episode - Short Rambles
On this week's episode of the podcast, Rachel answers some of our listener's questions about acting, podcasting and the Entertainment Industry.
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BEST OF: Melanie Zanetti on Booking 'Bluey' And Working In Diverse Genres
This week is a 'Best Of' episode. I'm feeling pretty exhausted this week and I'm trying to take my own advice that I constantly give to others, listen...

Luke Cook on Booking ‘The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ and Finding Your Seed Of Hope
Luke cook is an Australian Actor who has worked on productions such as Netflix's 'The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina' and 'Dynasty', The CW's 'Katy Ke...

Aaron Glenane on Netflix’s 'Interceptor' And Breaking The Rules To Create A New Approach To Each Character
Aaron Glenane is an Australian actor most recently starred in the Netflix action movie, ‘Interceptor’. Aaron has been involved in projects such as ‘Th...

Byron Dempsey and Pace Randolph on Online Content Creation And Its Benefits To A Creative Career
Byron Dempsey and Pace Randolph are online content creators and podcasters who have found success in growing their audiences on the Tiktok app.
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Matt and Anna on The Realities Of Filming Reality TV And Sharing Passion Through Podcasting
Matt Zukowski and Anna Mcevoy are reality TV stars from Love Island Australia Season 2 and are the hosts of the podcast ‘Where’s Your Head At?’ Matt a...

Jim Robison on Becoming A Renowned Producer And How To Finance A Production
Jim Robison is a renowned producer and the co-founder of the production company Lunar Pictures. Jim has now been working in the film and TV industry f...

CJ Johnson on Subconscious Meaning Within Filmmaking And Teaching The Art Of Storytelling
CJ Johnson is the President of the Film Critics Circle of Australia, the film and television critic for The Nightlife on ABC Radio, and the Head of Sc...

James Prier and Stephen Harmon on Founding X Division And Managing Australia's Top Actors
James Prier and Stephen Harmon are the founders of the Australian management agency, X Division. Both James and Stephen have extensive experience as m...

Susie Porter on Filming 'Gold' With Zac Efron And World Animal Protection
Susie Porter is an Australian Actress who has an amazing body of work. Susie has worked on such productions as 'Puberty Blues', 'Underbelly', 'Two Han...