{"podcast":{"title":"An Actor Despairs","slug":"an-actor-despairs-92642","podcast_index_feed_id":92642,"rss_url":"https://feed.pippa.io/public/shows/5d6463a0ade326bd3b4b4e3f","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/an-actor-despairs","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/5d6463a0ade326bd3b4b4e3f/1779989331555-46be564c-a308-4377-9c6a-ffe633741deb.jpeg","author":"Ryan M. Perez","episode_count":264,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T22:17:47.609707+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/an-actor-despairs-92642"},"episode":{"title":"Brian Geraghty","slug":"brian-geraghty","published_at":"2026-07-09T12:01:16+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/an-actor-despairs-92642/brian-geraghty","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/an-actor-despairs-92642","url":"https://shows.acast.com/an-actor-despairs/episodes/brian-geraghty","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5d6463a0ade326bd3b4b4e3f/e/6a4f8d8c2b60482dd24901e6/media.mp3","summary":"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 Playhouse School of the Theatre and building a career in Hollywood. The conversation explores his early years in New York, the perseverance it took to establish himself as a working actor, collaborating with acclaimed filmmakers including Kathryn Bigelow and Robert Zemeckis, his experiences on The Hurt Locker , Jarhead , Flight , and 1923 , and what he's learned about longevity, resilience, and navigating an ever-changing entertainment industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"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 f…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":8571,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/an-actor-despairs-92642/episodes/brian-geraghty/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/an-actor-despairs-92642/brian-geraghty.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}