{"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":"Hollywood's Obsession Pay Problem? This Indie Film Already Solved It","slug":"hollywood-s-obsession-pay-problem-this-indie-film-already-solved-it","published_at":"2026-06-23T20:24:37+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-actor-s-guide-to-the-end-of-the-world-7072802/hollywood-s-obsession-pay-problem-this-indie-film-already-solved-it","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-actor-s-guide-to-the-end-of-the-world-7072802","url":"https://actorsguidepodcast.podbean.com/e/hollywoods-obsession-pay-problem-this-indie-film-already-solved-it/","audio_url":"https://op3.dev/e/mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/85gra2us3txmtcjp/actors_guide_pod_ep_86_indie_audiobdcgx.mp3","summary":"Welcome to the Actor's Guide to the End of the World Podcast, Episode 86! This is not a typical episode, but incredibly timely. Last week, E-Kan and Rían dove into the viral story of the art director of \"Obsession\", a massive success that has taken over Hollywood. Sally Choi blows the whistle on low film crew rates and opens a very important conversation on the financial stability of the indie film industry. She made $300 a day, \"Obsession\" makes over $250 million. Is this fair? (Links to all the episodes below.) So we wanted to bring back some previous segments that are more relevant to this conversation than ever. First, the Oscar-nominated Colman Domingo led \"Sing Sing\" that paid everyone, cast and crew the same and gave them shares of equity. And \"Obsession\" is also about how YouTube filmmakers can gain acceptance and credibility outside the studio system. We discuss YouTube giant Markiplier who self-distributed his own feature \"Iron Lung\" in theaters to massive success. On the studio scale, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck struck a Netflix deal for their feature \"The Rip\" and offered performance bonuses to the crew if they had success on the streamer. Will this be a sign of the times? E-Kan was skeptical, but you're going to have to hear it for yourself. Did you know we're in Season 2 of the show? And we have new ways to support the podcast! 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. @ekansoong @ríansheehykelly LINKS: Obsession’s Hollywood Pay Problem (Episode 85) - Sing Sing’s new pay model (Episode 21) - Markiplier’s Self Distributes - (Episode 70)-youtube.com/watch?v=ssD0nQCEb_c&feature=youtu.be Affleck Damon N…","meta_description":"Welcome to the Actor's Guide to the End of the World Podcast, Episode 86! This is not a typical episode, but incredibly timely. Last week, E-Kan and Rían…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1327,"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/hollywood-s-obsession-pay-problem-this-indie-film-already-solved-it/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/hollywood-s-obsession-pay-problem-this-indie-film-already-solved-it.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}