In a very special episode of the podcast, Dan is joined by Sara Tomko AND Alice Wetterlund who played Asta and D'arcy respectively in one of the best sci-fi/comedy series of all time, Resident Alien!

A lot of Resident Alien love in this episode!

We chat about the end of Resident Alien, the importance of their friendship, true love & artistry at first sight, finding ways to work together again, going to more conventions, working with Robert Duncan McNeill, and Alan Tudyk, breaking on set, episodes and moments from the show they could do over, being proud of the work and the characters, the love story between D'arcy and Asta, post show life, saying goodbye many times, bad habits, ego management, being honest at work, not holding the job on a pedestal, stand up, how to compliment someone when they perform, impactful fan letters, life changing moments, and a whole lot more!

This was such a fun episode!

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Dan is joined by returning guest, John Billingsley!

We chat about acting no longer being the driving force in his life, passing the baton in his charity work, getting older, embracing disciplines, engaging in the process of always looking in the mirror, openness to change and fluidity, listening skills, his experiences of carrying an episode of television, using judgmental language, determining the reason why you feel a certain way, the constant conversations we have with ourselves, initially wanting to be a writer, the joys of reading, not needing the money, always being a rebel, the imposition of school, the idea of introducing a hand puppet as a co-host, gently returning your focus to your partner, being self involved, teaching, limitations imposed by his physicality, becoming more grounded, not taking things seriously, Star Trek: United, the JonBenét Ramsey series, and a whole lot more!

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Dan is joined by actor, writer, and now published author, Marc Bendavid!

We chat about his time on the TV series Dark Matter and his departure from the show, the newfound confidence he found as the lead of a show, the secret dream of being a writer, the deeper side of himself he finds as a writer, the isolation in writing, the terror he felt when sharing his writing for the first time, not doing enough as a writer, the story behind working on his book The Sapling, finding a publisher, honest feedback, imposter syndrome, always just going onto the next step, the absurdity when he started to get paid to act, accepting there's very little within your control, the enjoyment of acting, playing Romeo, the possibility of collaborating with another writer, carrying a notebook, when he's at his most happiest, working on Reacher, and a whole lot more!

Check out Marc's book, The Sapling! Links below.

https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/The-Sapling/Marc-Bendavid/9781668093962

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