Agent Chris Saavedra stops by Studio 309 and discusses what actors do that bug him, how meticulous he is with tracking data, and more!

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- Box rants memorials on the side of the road.
- Sobriety and rituals.
- Agents being choosy and keeping / asking for submission reports.
- Packaging, casting director outreach and marketing an agency.
- Actor pet peeves and growing up in Agoura Hills.
- Doing a little acting as a kid and studying journalism at San Diego St.
- Intern-ing at Clear Channel, getting a gig at Ford Models and starting Saint agency.

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Actor Lilan Bowden (Andi Mack, Future Man) stops by Studio 309 and discusses bringing the authentic you to auditions, being a shy / weird kid, and more!

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- Box rants baby names.
- Drinking and rituals.
- Growing up in the Bay and doing some local commercials as a kid.
- Signing with a Hispanic agency and being a shy, weird.
- Doing ComedySportz, attending UC Irvine, an important on-camera class and taking a trip to Taiwan.
- Applying to numerous odd jobs, doing extra work and getting a rep from a serving job.
- Starting to get gigs via UCB and landing Andi Mack.

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Casting director Ross Lacy (Independence Day, Murphy Brown) stops by Studio 309 and discusses working at 200 South, always trying to find new talent, and more!

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- Box rants funky tomatoes.
- Drinking and rituals and breakdowns and organizing auditions.
- Union v Non Union and audition crashers.
- Growing up in NYC in the 80s and studying poli-sci at Michigan.
- Working for Ted Koppel in DC and moving to Portland for a reporter gig, but breaking an arm.
- Moving to Los Angeles, doing a little acting and pivoting to casting for work.
- Starting his own company and finding Progressive's Flo.

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Casting director Meg Morman (The Ballad of Lefty Brown, Hello, My Name Is Doris) stops by Studio 309 and discusses her process for casting, what actors do that bug her, and more!

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- Box rants people closing the overhead bins.
- Drinking and rituals and breakdowns and actors.
- Growing up in Ohio and playing sports, swimming.
- Attending Otterbien University for a BFA and doing a casting internship in LA.
- Being done with acting and getting a gig at 20th Century Fox.
- Deciding to go on her own and sending out announcements.

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Actor Sam Valentine (AP Bio, Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television) stops by Studio 309 and discusses her 1 Broke Actress, being a shy kid, and more!

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- Box rants third emails.
- Drinking and rituals.
- Growing up around the Midwest and being shy.
- Getting into acting and wanting to go to Illinois.
- Attending Missouri St, considering teaching and moving to LA at 22.
- Getting a (bad) commercial agent right away and booking some.
- Day jobs and starting a blog and later podcast 1 Broke Actress.

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