{"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":"Mickey O'Sullivan on Craft, Strategy, and Not Asking for Hollywood's Permission","slug":"mickey-o-sullivan-on-craft-strategy-and-not-asking-for-hollywood-s-permission","published_at":"2025-12-17T01:06:14+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-actor-s-guide-to-the-end-of-the-world-7072802/mickey-o-sullivan-on-craft-strategy-and-not-asking-for-hollywood-s-permission","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-actor-s-guide-to-the-end-of-the-world-7072802","url":"https://actorsguidepodcast.podbean.com/e/mickey-osullivan-on-craft-strategy-and-not-asking-for-hollywoods-permission/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/9sp8hap3feqgycvu/audio_actorrs_pod_ep_mickey_76qe3.mp3","summary":"Welcome to the Actor's Guide to the End of the World Podcast, Episode 59! Actor, teacher, producer, and friend of the podcast Mickey O'Sullivan (Mayor of Kingstown, Chicago PD) joins us today with a wide ranging conversation. From booking diaper commercials at age 2 to working for Green Peace to recurring on shows like Chicago PD and Mayor of Kingstown, Mickey's path has been anything but conventional. Mickey and the guys have a raw and thought provoking conversation about his childhood growing up playing hockey, how treating Hollywood like a team sport has helped him, and what he's learned from shooting a sketch every week for the past year. You'll get an insight into how Mickey treats the business like a sport - studying data and mastering the fundamentals, and what he thinks the Hollywood industry is missing and can learn from pro sports. They also talk about craft and you'll hear his self-tape secrets that got him from hating them to loving them. And the time he forgot the lines and still booked a hit show. Mickey also shares his experience working for a think tank, why the job isn't coming up with good ideas, but having the freedom to come up with the bad ones and how he used those skills to create his own writers room. This is an inspiring episode and the perfect jump start to 2026. Information on Mickey O'Sullivan's classes are HERE - https://mickeyosullivan.com/ Mickey's IG: @themickeyosullivan Mickey's IMDB: http://imdb.me/mickeyosullivan Mickey's Sketch Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO9GPVqLtOh8Q_uAXliMhWg Follow @actorsguidepodcast, new episodes every Monday! If you want to support the channel, send to a friend and leave a rating! Hidden Gems: Pappy's and Harriet's in Joshua Tree @pappysandharriets VO Demo Reels- https://www.voicedemodude.com/ S…","meta_description":"Welcome to the Actor's Guide to the End of the World Podcast, Episode 59! Actor, teacher, producer, and friend of the podcast Mickey O'Sullivan (Mayor of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3992,"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/mickey-o-sullivan-on-craft-strategy-and-not-asking-for-hollywood-s-permission/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/mickey-o-sullivan-on-craft-strategy-and-not-asking-for-hollywood-s-permission.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}