{"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":258,"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":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/an-actor-despairs-92642"},"episode":{"title":"Brittany Allen","slug":"brittany-allen","published_at":"2026-05-26T11:36:54+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/an-actor-despairs-92642/brittany-allen","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/an-actor-despairs-92642","url":"https://shows.acast.com/an-actor-despairs/episodes/brittany-allen","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5d6463a0ade326bd3b4b4e3f/e/6a1585d6b9ac1c860cad691c/media.mp3","summary":"Join your host Ryan M. Perez as he sits down with actor and composer Brittany Allen, known for Dexter: Original Sin , The Boys , All My Children , and The Pitt , to discuss her journey from child actor in Toronto to building a career across Canadian and American film and television. The conversation explores her breakthrough on All My Children , navigating the realities of the entertainment industry, balancing acting with motherhood, transitioning into composing music for films, and her recent work on The Pitt . Brittany also reflects on the challenges of agents, the impact of the pandemic on working actors, and how becoming a mother transformed her relationship to work, creativity, and ambition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Join your host Ryan M. Perez as he sits down with actor and composer Brittany Allen, known for Dexter: Original Sin , The Boys , All My Children , and The…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5436,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/an-actor-despairs-92642/episodes/brittany-allen/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/brittany-allen.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}