{"podcast":{"title":"The Actor’s Guide to the End of the World","slug":"the-actor-s-guide-to-the-end-of-the-world-7072802","podcast_index_feed_id":7072802,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/actorsguidepodcast/feed.xml","website_url":"https://actorsguidepodcast.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/19681129/guide_to_end_of_world_cover_art_with_name8dvgr.jpg","author":"actorsguidepodcast","episode_count":90,"summary":"Two actors, E-Kan Soong and Rían Sheehy Kelly talk acting and Hollywood in a way people understand. Dive into the most interesting headlines you need to know from the ever changing Hollywood industry as they share hilarious stories and insights from on set and off, and find joy along the ride. Frank, informative, and entertaining conversations for those in and out of the industry. All the world’s a stage, and this stage is on fire... but you know E-Kan and Rian are going to have a laugh either way. Watch and listen to new episodes every Monday wherever you find your podcasts! Follow @actorsguidepodcast on all social media, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Substack for all the best moments from the show. Follow E-Kan @ekansoong and Rían @riansheehykelly on Instagram","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T10:19:34.196224+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-actor-s-guide-to-the-end-of-the-world-7072802"},"episode":{"title":"From the Picket Lines to the United Nations - Actor, SAG-AFTRA LA Board Member Heather-Ashley Boyer","slug":"from-the-picket-lines-to-the-united-nations-actor-sag-aftra-la-board-member-heather-ashley-boyer","published_at":"2026-06-04T04:11:22+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-actor-s-guide-to-the-end-of-the-world-7072802/from-the-picket-lines-to-the-united-nations-actor-sag-aftra-la-board-member-heather-ashley-boyer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-actor-s-guide-to-the-end-of-the-world-7072802","url":"https://actorsguidepodcast.podbean.com/e/from-the-picket-lines-to-the-united-nations-actor-sag-aftra-la-board-member-heather-ashley-boyer/","audio_url":"https://op3.dev/e/mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/mqtqzdi35cc6f2hv/actors_pod_ep_83_heather_ashley_audio8a346.mp3","summary":"Welcome to Episode 83 of The Actor's Guide to the End of the World! Actor, producer, and SAG-AFTRA LA Local Board Member and AI regulations and Technology guru Heather-Ashley Boyer joins E-Kan and Rían this week on the show. Heather shares the pivotal moment during the Actor strike in 2023 and how that had led her to run for the Local Board of SAG-AFTRA and fight for AI Safety on the state and federal level in Sacramento and Washington DC at the United Nations. They also dig into the fine print of the current SAG-AFTRA AI regulations in the new deal, including a loophole He ather caught that union leadership couldn't dismiss. Actors - the SAG-AFTRA deal is up for vote- you’re going to want to listen to this. We talk about what no one’s saying about AI right now, honest take on celebrities speaking out like Sandra Bullock, Reese Witherspoon and Matthew McConaughey, and the time that Heather was Deepfaked by Will Smith without her consent... Seriously. Also, why Claude might be the safest AI model - or is it? This is an inspiring and eye opening conversation for any actor or anyone that wants to make a difference. Support the Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/cw/ActorsGuidePod New episodes every week! Follow @actorsguidepodcast wherever you find your podcasts. Please like, follow, review, and rate if you can. @heatherashleyboyer @ekansoong @ríansheehykelly Hidden Gems: The AI Doc: How I Became an Apocaloptomist - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39150120/ Distress Signals Project @distresssignalsproject Theater raising funds for distressed communities - June 12-14, 19-21. (Rían will be on June 12th and 14th) LA County Fair Crazy Foods - https://youtube.com/shorts/K6WWs2qft9M?si=6wNT9mbPGvu2ijxm LINKS: Heather at the United Nations! - https://www.instagram.com/p/DYs4-msjtMI/?u…","meta_description":"Welcome to Episode 83 of The Actor's Guide to the End of the World! Actor, producer, and SAG-AFTRA LA Local Board Member and AI regulations and Technology…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3894,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-actor-s-guide-to-the-end-of-the-world-7072802/episodes/from-the-picket-lines-to-the-united-nations-actor-sag-aftra-la-board-member-heather-ashley-boyer/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-actor-s-guide-to-the-end-of-the-world-7072802/from-the-picket-lines-to-the-united-nations-actor-sag-aftra-la-board-member-heather-ashley-boyer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}