How do you deal with rejection? Luckily, tons of jobs have turned Mike and Sarah down for their looks, told them no because of their Instagram posts, or flat-out ghosted them. So they've got the stories for you to laugh at, and the tips for you to get past any rejection in your own life.

How do you explain a career to family and friends when none of them understand what you do? Or date someone who wants you to quit your dream job? Mike and Sarah have gone through it so you don't have to!

Mike's back from Spain meeting his girlfriend's parents for the first time, and Sarah's trying to change her entire social media image. Plus, all the newest gigs and wildest auditions they've both got to start 2021.

Mike and Sarah say peace out to the worst year ever. They share the biggest professional lesson they each learned in 2020, and their career resolutions for 2021. And: does Sarah have the chest girth to play a Russian astronaut, and just how is Mike getting to meet so many teenagers?

Nobody messed up this week and we have an episode -- a Christmas miracle! Time to catch you up on everything we've been up to, including Sarah being on set for 10 hours in the cold with no food to play a toe, and Mike getting a job two years after a company first rejected him for an Australian guy. Plus, guess how much Amazon is paying new hosts for a 10-week on-camera gig -- *internet clickbait voice* THE ANSWER WILL SHOCK YOU!

They're the award-winning executive producers and co-founders of NikoFrank Productions: Maggie and Spiro join the show to answer The Damn Dozen, offer tips for success in front of and behind the camera, and talk a lot about AJ McLean. Plus, Sarah shares some huge news and how you can (seriously) make $2,000 and your acting debut.

In an episode unlike any other (what happens when one of the two hosts of a podcast forgets to turn his mic on?), Mike and Sarah welcome actor and director Chris Naoki Lee to answer the Damn Dozen.

Mike and Sarah celebrate 1 year of Living the Damn Dream by looking back at how their careers have changed in the last 12 months (pandemic, anyone?) and what lessons they've learned that can help you in your professional and personal life.

Mike and Sarah give thanks to all of the tech, apps, and other stuff (aka Mike *loves* his makeup powder) that power their careers, and share all the recommendations on which items they use that can make your life easier.

After remembering the late Alex Trebek, Sarah and Mike tell you everything you need to know about acting and performing unions. How do you get into SAG-AFTRA? What are the perks and drawbacks? And, why did Sarah leave the union to become a scab?!