{"podcast":{"title":"Dream Chasers and Eccentrics","slug":"dream-chasers-and-eccentrics-6589317","podcast_index_feed_id":6589317,"rss_url":"https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/482418/destinations/4106877.xml","website_url":"http://dreamchasersandeccentrics.libsyn.com/site","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/4/0/8/2/4082ac840c739659d959afa2a1bf1c87/NewDCElogo-20260618-k2a3v9c107.jpeg","author":"Paul Trammell","episode_count":151,"summary":"Dreams can't be caught unless they are chased, and eccentricity is but a symptom of brilliance. I interview extraordinary people who forge their own path, make their own rules, and live outside the norms of society. Together, we can learn from each other. Remember, foolish people keep making the same mistakes, smart people learn from their mistakes and successes, and extraordinary people learn from the mistakes and successes of both themselves and of others. That is what Dream Chasers and Eccentrics is all about!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T14:17:29.178864+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dream-chasers-and-eccentrics-6589317"},"episode":{"title":"Sam Trammell, Making it as an Actor, remastered","slug":"sam-trammell-making-it-as-an-actor-remastered","published_at":"2026-07-02T04:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dream-chasers-and-eccentrics-6589317/sam-trammell-making-it-as-an-actor-remastered","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dream-chasers-and-eccentrics-6589317","url":"https://87739191-2c50-43ed-b5c1-cd8e9de230ed.libsyn.com/sam-trammell-making-it-as-an-actor-remastered","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/87739191-2c50-43ed-b5c1-cd8e9de230ed/Sam_enhanced_repost_-_7126_3.06PM.m4a?dest-id=4106877","summary":"This is a remastered version of episode 4, from 2023, when the podcast was new. It's such a great interview that I remastered it and republished it. Sam Trammell is not only a great actor, but a fascinating person who had a dream, chased it to fruition, and made it happen. He is probably best known for his role as the shapeshifter Sam Merlotte in HBO's \"True Blood,\" and has also been in \"The Fault in our Stars,\" \"Homeland,\" \"The Gray House,\" \"Big George Foreman,\" and many other movies, TV shows, and plays. He is currently in \"Euphoria\" as the character Ellis. We talk about childhood visions of being a physicist, getting into acting, Brown Summer Theater, Broadway and Off-Broadway jobs, acting classes, working hard, staying focused, luck, persistance, rejection, staying in and getting out of character, doing accents, moving to Los Angeles, avoiding temptations, drugs, food, professional decisions, job choices, auditions, offers, a typical day on a set, dangers, calling up emotions, alligators, advice for young aspiring actors, and more. Links are on the podcast website Support the show theough Patreon","meta_description":"This is a remastered version of episode 4, from 2023, when the podcast was new. It's such a great interview that I remastered it and republished it. Sam T…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4361,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dream-chasers-and-eccentrics-6589317/episodes/sam-trammell-making-it-as-an-actor-remastered/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dream-chasers-and-eccentrics-6589317/sam-trammell-making-it-as-an-actor-remastered.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}