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🎙️005 | Todd & Jay: Oscars, Self-Tapes & the Tax on Hope
Todd Kramer and Jay Reum talk about all the news that's fit to print — and plenty that isn't.
With Academy Awards season officially underway and the Oscar nominations freshly announced, the boys dig into what awards season actually means for actors: career momentum, industry narratives, and the strange ripple effects that follow prestige recognition.
From there, the conversation moves into murkier waters. Todd and Jay unpack the growing push to regulate self-tapes, the exhaustion many actors feel around endless unpaid auditioning, and the increasingly heated debate surrounding online casting platforms — often referred to as the "tax on hope."
This episode is part industry news roundup, part actor reality check, and part honest vent session. It's about power, access, money, and the systems actors are expected to navigate quietly — even when those systems stop making sense.
Candid, informed, and unapologetically actor-focused, this one speaks directly to anyone trying to survive (and stay sane) in the modern acting business.
⏱️ CHAPTERS00:00 – Opening banter & setting the tone 03:40 – "All the news that's fit to print" (and what isn't) 07:15 – Oscar nominations land: first reactions 12:30 – What awards season actually means for actors 18:10 – Prestige, perception, and career narratives 24:00 – Who benefits from awards recognition — and who doesn't 29:40 – Shifting the conversation: self-tapes and unpaid labour 35:20 – The push to regulate self-taping 41:10 – Audition burnout and actor fatigue 47:00 – Online casting platforms under the microscope 52:45 – The "tax on hope" debate explained 58:30 – Paying to access opportunity: fair or flawed? 01:04:40 – Power dynamics actors rarely get to challenge 01:10:20 – Where unions, platforms, and actors collide 01:16:30 – What needs to change (and what probably won't) 01:22:10 – Final thoughts & industry reality check 01:27:40 – Wrap-up & closing remarks
🔗 CONNECT & FOLLOW🎧 Podcast & more: https://offstageacting.com/podcast 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/offstageacting ❌ X: https://x.com/OffstageActing 📘 Facebook: https://facebook.com/offstageacting 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@offstageacting 🌐 Todd's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/toddkramer 🌐 Jay's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jayreum
#️⃣ HASHTAGS#acting #actingpodcast #actor #actors #actorslife #Oscars #AwardsSeason #SelfTapes #Casting #ActorLife #IndustryTalk #ToddKramer #JayReum #OffstageActing
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By Todd KramerTodd Kramer and Jay Reum talk about all the news that's fit to print — and plenty that isn't.
With Academy Awards season officially underway and the Oscar nominations freshly announced, the boys dig into what awards season actually means for actors: career momentum, industry narratives, and the strange ripple effects that follow prestige recognition.
From there, the conversation moves into murkier waters. Todd and Jay unpack the growing push to regulate self-tapes, the exhaustion many actors feel around endless unpaid auditioning, and the increasingly heated debate surrounding online casting platforms — often referred to as the "tax on hope."
This episode is part industry news roundup, part actor reality check, and part honest vent session. It's about power, access, money, and the systems actors are expected to navigate quietly — even when those systems stop making sense.
Candid, informed, and unapologetically actor-focused, this one speaks directly to anyone trying to survive (and stay sane) in the modern acting business.
⏱️ CHAPTERS00:00 – Opening banter & setting the tone 03:40 – "All the news that's fit to print" (and what isn't) 07:15 – Oscar nominations land: first reactions 12:30 – What awards season actually means for actors 18:10 – Prestige, perception, and career narratives 24:00 – Who benefits from awards recognition — and who doesn't 29:40 – Shifting the conversation: self-tapes and unpaid labour 35:20 – The push to regulate self-taping 41:10 – Audition burnout and actor fatigue 47:00 – Online casting platforms under the microscope 52:45 – The "tax on hope" debate explained 58:30 – Paying to access opportunity: fair or flawed? 01:04:40 – Power dynamics actors rarely get to challenge 01:10:20 – Where unions, platforms, and actors collide 01:16:30 – What needs to change (and what probably won't) 01:22:10 – Final thoughts & industry reality check 01:27:40 – Wrap-up & closing remarks
🔗 CONNECT & FOLLOW🎧 Podcast & more: https://offstageacting.com/podcast 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/offstageacting ❌ X: https://x.com/OffstageActing 📘 Facebook: https://facebook.com/offstageacting 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@offstageacting 🌐 Todd's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/toddkramer 🌐 Jay's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jayreum
#️⃣ HASHTAGS#acting #actingpodcast #actor #actors #actorslife #Oscars #AwardsSeason #SelfTapes #Casting #ActorLife #IndustryTalk #ToddKramer #JayReum #OffstageActing