The 98%
Episodes
Christmas Special! With The Show People Podcast.
12 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For the special Christmas episode Alexa and Katie team up with theatre Director, artistic director of Arion Productions and podcaster extraordinaire A...
Call Sheet
01 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Exciting tease!! Hopefully you've missed Alexa and Katie's voices since they've been on a post season 1 break because here's 10 minutes of Alexa talki...
S1E17 - Season Finale - "Sir Tom is off his t*ts"
04 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The curtain falls on Series 1 of The 98%! Katie and Alexa finish off the series by telling a story that happened to them recently that absolutely sums...
S1E16 - "Life's too short to spend it feeling.......awful!"
22 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"Never give up on your dreams!!!" But at what cost? For the penultimate episode of Series 1 Alexa and Katie talk to this weeks guests about a part of ...
S1E15 - "Don't you mean acTRESS?"
08 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Underrepresentation, stereotypical characters, less roles but more people, sexism everywhere from the casting call to the rehearsal room and spending ...
S1E14 - "You just go on the smell"
25 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a bit over the hour mark but there's so much good stuff in it, particularly towards the end! This week Katie and Alexa speak to award ...
S1E13 - "We need to remember that we are shiny carrots."
11 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A big issue for those in The 98% of actors is working for low or no pay. In this insightful and important episode Alexa and Katie speak to Emmanuel de...
Tipsy Truths Round 2
03 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A bonus episode where Katie and Alexa have drunk 2 bottles of prosecco, which is apparently enough for them to forget (even more so than usual) about ...
S1E12 - "What IS a 'pencil'? I WILL GIVE YOU A PEN!"
27 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we speak to Michael Cox, one half of Hammond Cox Casting who work on all sorts of projects but are commercial casting extraordinaire's. Kati...
S1E11 - "Twenty of us walking around the room leading with our genitals"
13 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to what happens when Alexa and Katie drink a bottle of prosecco whilst talking about drama school. Need any more enticement than that?! What...
S1E10 - "#GotTheFlaps"
30 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's the 10th episode of The 98%! Katie and Alexa have a 'check in' chat and read out some listener emails that start them off on the sorts of musings...
Tipsy Truths Round 1
22 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A bonus episode where Katie and Alexa are a bottle of prosecco deep and telling the real happenings behind a day in the life of a jobbing actor - in t...
S1E9 - "Oh you do musical theatre? Do you ever want to try REAL acting?"
16 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Chances are most actors first experience of watching and falling in love with theatre was bopping along to a musical. Katie and Alexa talk to this wee...
S1E8 - "Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred headshots"
02 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Katie and Alexa talk about some stuff they wish they had known when they first entered the professional world of acting after they gra...
S1E7 - Auditioning Part 2
18 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In part 2 of the AUDITIONS episode, Alexa and Katie share audition tips that they've learnt along the way and their thoughts on the audition process, ...
S1E6 - Auditioning Part 1
11 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
AUDITIONS - Love them or hate them we all have to do them. In the first half of this episode Alexa and Katie share some funny and ridiculous stories f...
S1E5 - "We are made of friggin titanium"
04 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"It's a tough nut to crack isn't it?" Muggles (non actors) say about the industry. "Yes. Yes it is." You reply through gritted teeth. This week Kati...
1 in 3 Callback Episode
31 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As promised in Episode 4, Katie and Alexa read out some inspiring stories from fellow performers. These personal accounts are worthy of their own epis...
S1E4 - 1 in 3
28 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mental health difficulties affects 1 in 3 of us in the performing arts industry. Performing artists are twice as likely to attempt suicide, and depres...
S1E3 - "Joey, it's Giselle"
21 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Advice for those looking for one, insight for those who already have one, a Q&A with some that provide helpful answers and personal stories from Alexa...
S1E2 - The Girls With The Pearl Necklace
14 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk "resting jobs" (in heavily inverted commas!) We all have them, hate some and love others/find them mildly tolerable. Alexa clears ...
S1E1 - "The acting bug is real. Disinfect your child immediately."
07 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Before we get into structured episodes on particular topics in Episode 1 we share some general musings, stories and thoughts about being an actor. Fin...
The 98% Teaser
01 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A small snippet from Episode 1 of The 98% where you can get to know Alexa and Katie as they chat about a wide range of thoughts, struggles and experie...