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the Box Angeles podcast
Join actor Mike ‘Box’ Elder as he sits down with actors, directors, writers, comedians, producers and casting directors to extract insightful commentary on what it takes to achieve success in both Hollywood and the entertainment industry.
Below is a list of all the episodes! Click the podcast number to get more info, pics, vids, et cetera.
The archives of audio can now be found on Patreon.
New episodes drop every (ish) Monday.
#327 – Stevie Nelson – Actor
#326 – Mary Holland – Actor
#325 – George Basil – Actor
#324 – Jessica Amlee – Actor
#323 – Michael Jamin – Writer
#322 – Michael Sanford – Casting Director
#321 – Ryan Gaul – Actor
#320 – Jason Palmer – Writer
#319 – Emily Pendergast – Actor
#318 – Jasob Seidman – Writer
#317 – Michelle Lewitt – Casting Director
#316 – Jessica Sherman – Casting Director
#315 – Jenn Presser – Casting Director
#314 – Leah Knauer – Actor
#313 – Desiree Middlebrook – Manager
#312 – Stephany Folsom – Writer
#311 – Carl Tart – Comedian
#310 – Stephanie Allynne – Writer
#309 – Gianna Butler – Casting Associate
#308 – Will Hines – Actor
#307 – Josh Ropiequet – Casting Associate
#306 – Jennifer E. Gardner – Actor
#305 – Oscar Montoya – Actor
#304 – Artoun Nazareth – Actor
#303 – Christine Bullen – Actor … “Run a theater.”
#302 – Amber Horn – Casting Director … “Cast. Laugh. Create.“
#301 – Sibby Kirchgessner – Casting Director … “Cast television shows.“
#300 – writer Demi Adejuyigbe, actor Lindsey Kraft, director Payman Benz …
The archives of audio below this line can now be found on Patreon.
Bonus – Pre-300 – Brandon Sornberger – Actor
#299 – Vicki Goggin – Casting Director … “Exceed expectations, unapologetically.“
#298 – Lisandra Tena – Actor … “Serve. Entertain. Laugh.“
#297 – Zahir McGhee – Writer … “Eat candy fast.“
#296 – Peter Blake – Writer … “I write dramas.”
#295 – Haley Strode – Actor … “Smile. Laugh. Play.“
#294 – Allison Silverman – Writer … “Over-think. Over-analyze. Feel.“
#293 – Richard Hicks – Casting Director … “Help actors create.“
#292 – Shane Liem – Casting Director … “Intuition. Research. Connection.“
#291 – Duncan Birmingham – Writer … “Write. Write. Write.“
#290 – Glen Powell – Actor … “Just goof off.“
#289 – Amanda Lenker Doyle – Casting Director … “Fall in love.“
#288 – Sherry Thomas – Casting Director … “Learn. Teach. Fun.“
#287 – Adam Mason – Director … “One man band.“
#286 – Michelle Twarowska – Actor … “Anything that’s artistic.“
#285 – Laurie Records – Casting Director … “Perform minor miracles.”
#284 – Hillary Anne Matthews – Actor … “Don’t be pretend.“
#283 – Eric Tuchman – Writer … “Make shit up.“
#282 – Dawan Owens – Actor … “Funny. Genuine. Dad.“
#281 – Lisa Zambetti – Casting Director … “Put people together.“
#280 – Franklin Hardy – Writer … “Make stuff up.“
#279 – Pamela Redmond Satran – Novelist … “Write. Think. Dream.“
#278 – Derek Wilson – Actor … “Observe. Open. Offend.“
#277 – Stephany Burns – Agent … “Get actors paid.“
#276 – Michael Bunin – Actor … “I tell stories.“
#275 – Brian Patacca – Career Coach … “Make people happy.“
#274 – Michael Price – Writer … “I write jokes.“
#273 – Lauren Morelli – Writer … “I tell stories.“
#272 – Lance Barber – Actor … “Father. Working actor.“
#271 – Mary Faber – Actor … “Collaborate for pay.“
#270 – Chris Saavedra – Agent … “Evaluate. Communicate. Cheerlead.“
#269 – Lilan Bowden – Actor … “I bring joy?“
#268 – Ross Lacy – Casting Director … “Find the best.“
#267 – Meg Morman – Casting Director … “Interpret. Imagine. Adjust.“
#266 – Sam Valentine – Actor … “Try. Pretend. Smile.“
#265 – Stefanie Black – Actor … “Multitask. Create. Facilitate.“
#264 – Elizabeth Schmidt – Actor … “Clean up poop.“
#263 – Andy St. Clair – Writer … “Make shit up.“
#262 – Max Borenstein – Writer … “I tell stories.“
#261 – Emily Tyra – Actor … “Make things fun.“
#260 – Connor Tillman – Actor … “I tell stories.“
#259 – Colleen Donovan – Actor … “Keep it real.“
#258 – Jessica Sherman – Casting Director … “Research. Connect. Grow.“
#257 – Ryan Kelley – Actor … “I play pretend.“
#256 – Emily Heller – Comedian … “Comedy. Writing. Performing.“
#255 – Patrick Cavanaugh – Actor … “Find the truth.“
#254 – Audrey Moore – Actor … “Entertain the masses.“
#253 – Lila Byock – Writer … “Look at Twitter.“
#252 – Felicia Fasano – Casting Director … “Put people together.“
#251 – Lindsey Weissmueller – Casting director … “Connect. Email. Survive.“
#250 – YouTube Comments
#249 – Brooke Lyons – Actor … “Tell the truth.“
#248 – Davida Williams – Actor … “Anxiety driven profession.“
#247 – Alyson Horn – Casting Director … “Judge. Judge. Judge.“
#246 – John Rosenfeld – Actor … “Work hard creatively.”
#245 – Maz Jobrani – Comedian … “Comedian. Actor. Dad.“
#244 – Rebecca Rittenhouse – Actor … “I’m a storyteller.“
#243 – Kevin Sussman – Actor … “Tell the truth.“
#242 – George Basil – Actor … “Always just try.“
#241 – Tosin Morohunfola – Actor … “Make people laugh.“
#240 – Barry Rothbart – Comedian … “Make stupid smart.“
#239 – Stephanie Drake – Actor … “Laugh out loud.“
#238 – Krister Johnson – Writer … “Try to survive.“
#237 – Ellie Reed – Actor … “Make people laugh.“
#236 – Miranda Berman – Writer … “Think too much.“
#235 – Amy Rhodes – Writer … “Create. Hustle. Re-write.“
#234 – Francois ‘Frenchy’ Nicolas – Host … “Inspire. Energize. Happiness.“
#233 – Nathin Butler – Actor … “Father and love.“
#232 – William O’Leary – Actor … “Fuck shit up.“
#231 – Devin Field – Comedian … “Try being funny.“
#230 – Zander Lehmann – Writer … “Write. Produce. Direct.“
#229 – Gentry White – Actor … “I talk y’all.“
#228 – Joel Church Cooper – Writer … “Imagine stories constantly.”
#227 – Paul Lieberstein – Writer … “Sit. Think. Write.“
#226 – Jennie Pierson – Actor … “Make people laugh.”
#225 – Craig Gerard – Writer … “Make fart jokes.”
#224 – Amanda Sitko – Writer … “Observe. Process. Communicate.“
#223 – Nick Bush – Actor … “Get family out.“
#222 – Scott Neustadter – Writer … “Try not delete.“
Bonus – Listener Q&A
#221 – Sean Cowhig – Actor … “I make feelings.“
#220 – Patrick Schumacker – Writer … “Make funny television.“
#219 – Annie Parisse – Actor … “Interpret human behavior.“
#218 – Alison Tafel – Writer … “Attempt to entertain.“
#217 – Rebecca Metz – Actor … “Who’s that lady?“
#216 – Melissa Hunter – Writer … “Imagine. Create. Collaborate.“
#215 – Eric Haywood – Writer … “Imagine. Write. Re-write.”
#213 – Karen Graci – Writer … “Create. Laugh. Inspire.“
#212 – Mike Rotman – Writer … “Open my brain.“
#211 – Suzy Nakamura – Actor … “Pretend. Exist. Sleep.“
#210 – Mark Titus – Writer … “Write about basketball.“
#209 – Karisa Bruin – Actor … “Make fun stuff.“
#208 – David J. Peterson – Conlanger … “I create languages.“
#207 – Jon Crowley – Actor … “Entertain by stupidity.“
#206 – Adrienne Airhart – Comedian … “Talk about drugs.“
#205 – Isaac Aptaker – Writer … “Write. Edit. Delegate.“
#204 – Jessie Gaskell – Writer … “Fart joke city.“
#203 – Josh Covitt – Actor … “Create and share.“
#202 – Rob Kutner – Writer … “Make Conan laugh.“
#201 – Laura Harrison – Actor … “Make funny faces.“
#200 – Thanks
#199 – Oscar Montoya – Actor … “Cult of positivity.“
#198 – Monica Barbaro – Actor … “Acting. Waiting. Memorizing.”
#197 – Katie Locke O’Brien – Actor … “Play for money.“
#196 – Sam Jones – Photographer … “I stay curious.“
#195 – Ego Nwodim – Actor … “Make shit up.“
#194 – Avital Ash – Actor … “Be creative sometimes.“
#193 – Alex Rose Wiesel – Actor … “Love my dog.“
#192 – Evan Susser – Writer … “Write movies.“
#191 – Brendan O’Brien – Writer … “Write funny shit.“
#190 – Angel Parker – Actor … “Overachieve. Oof.”
#189 – Eric Heisserer – Writer … “Imagine. Write. Drink.“
#188 – Ginger Gonzaga – Actor … “Comedy. Therapy. Existing.“
#187 – Ryan Case – Director … “Tell electric stories.“
#186 – Alison Haislip – Host … “Imagination sharer.“
#185 – Brian Sacca – Actor … “Eat. Shit. Bathe.“
#184 – Colleen McGuinness – Writer … “Spend time alone.“
#183 – Sara Benincasa – Author … “Writing. Laughing. Helping.“
#182 – Jamie Denbo – Actor … “Create. Laugh. Worry.“
#181 – Demi Adejuyigbe – Writer … “I’m a writer.“
#180 – Tracey Wigfield – Writer … “Manage, pitch jokes.“
#179 – Rachel Grate – Actor … “Drive to interviews.“
#178 – William Jackson Harper – Actor … “Live the moment.“
#177 – Anna Konkle – Actor … “Write. Act. Produce.“
#176 – Laura Chinn – Writer … “Think. Talk. Perform.“
Bonus – Tina Elder – Mother
#175 – Jade Catta-Preta – Actor … “Jokes. Pretend. Hustle.“
#174 – Erin Mallory Long – Writer … “Write. Host. Copy.“
#173 – Ali Vingiano – Actor … “I make stuff.“
#172 – Melissa Stetten – Model … “Semi-retired model.“
#171 – Mo Welch – Comedian … “Don’t be hack.“
#170 – Shane Nickerson – Producer … “Make funny TV.“
#169 – Jason Fox – Actor … “Tell the truth.“
#168 – John Hamburg – Writer … “Mine my neurosis.“
#167 – Amy Miller – Comedian … “Make humans laugh.“
#166 – Dave Theune – Improviser … “I do comedy.“
#165 – Dan Gill – Actor … “Show up, leave.“
#164 – Alex Berg – Improviser … “Make fart jokes.“
#163 – Amy Heidt – Actor … “Write. Act. Obsess.“
#162 – Eva Anderson – Writer … “Bad first drafts.“
#161 – Beth Appel – Improviser … “Running comedy stuff.“
#160 – Haley Mancini – Actor … “Make funny stuff.“
#159 – David Stassen – Writer … “Write. Patience. Re-write.“
#158 – Sean Bolger – Actor … “Honestly focused connection.“
#157 – Mouzam Makkar – Actor … “Storytelling. Empathy. Honesty.“
#156 – Blair Beeken – Actor … “Create comedy, lots.“
#155 – Jimmy Pardo – Comedian … “Make people laugh.“
#154 – Todd Robert Anderson – Actor … “Ginger. Character. Performance.“
#153 – Jessica Jardine – Improviser … “Comedy writing, video.“
#152 – Megan Heyn – Actor … “Funny. Creative. Sensitive.“
#151 – Todd Glass – Comedian … “I have fun.“
#150 – Brandon Sornberger – Actor …
#149 – Mark McConville – Improviser / Podcaster … “Very professional idiot.“
#148 – Holly Laurent – Improviser … “Play. Listen. Learn.“
#147 – Veronica Osorio – Actor … “Make people laugh.“
#146 – Brian James O’Connell – Improviser … “Create painful joy.“
#145 – Cameron Esposito – Comedian … “Change peoples’ minds.“
#144 – Andree Vermeulen – Actor … “Discipline. Integrity. Joy.“
#143 – Marcy Jarreau – Improviser … “Always thinking ghosts.“
#142 – Ingrid Haas – Actor … “Make people laugh.“
#141 – Dylan Gelula – Actor … “I’m an idiot.“
#140 – Payman Benz – Director … “Work. Sleep. Laugh.“
#139 – Matt Iseman – Host … “Enthusiastic party host.“
#138 – Michael Blaiklock – Actor … “Be very silly.“
#137 – Alex Rubens – Writer … “Write some shit.“
#136 – Meryl Hathaway – Actor … “I play hard.“
#135 – Daniel Franzese – Actor … “Entertain. Heal. Ballbust.“
#134 – Mike McLendon – Improviser … “Follow my bliss.“
#133 – Nick Mandernach – Improviser … “So much fun.“
#132 – Molly Ephraim – Actor … “I make funny.“
#131 – Matt Walsh – Actor … “Write, perform comedy.“
#130 – Mary Sasson – Improviser … “Make people laugh.“
#129 – Ryan Meharry – Actor … “Fail. Succeed. Comedy.“
#128 – Rob Gleeson – Comedian … “Pass the time.“
#127 – Ben Wexeler – Writer … “Put out fires.”
#126 – Alison Bennett – Writer … “Get weird professionally.“
#125 – Zack Bornstein – Director … “Monetize my insecurities.“
#124 – Rory Scovel – Comedian … “Make people laugh.“
#123 – Bridger Winegar – Writer … “Worry and panic.“
#122 – Katharine Emmer – Filmmaker … “Fun. Challenge. Excitement.“
#121 – ‘Nice’ Peter Shukoff – Comedian … “I make things.“
#120 – Alex Fernie – Writer… “Make things funnier.“
#119 – Pete Gardner – Actor … “Have lotsa fun.“
#118 – Echo Kellum – Actor … “I act y’all.“
#117 – Chris Kula – Writer … “Coffee. Coffee. Beer.“
#116 – Jack Allison – Writer … “I write comedy.“
#115 – Jaime Moyer – Actor … “Make people laugh.“
#114 – Adam Lustick – Actor … “Waste our time.“
#113 – Brad Morris – Actor … “Make it up.“
#112 – Libe Barer – Actor … “Play make believe.”
#111 – Carrie Clifford – Improviser … “Entertain people daily.“
#110 – Joel Spence – Actor … “Act. Write. Tickle.“
#109 – Zoe Lister-Jones – Actor … “Acting. Writing. Producing.“
#108 – Beth Stelling – Comedian … “Make people laugh.“
#107 – Alex Weber & Rob Mor – Actors … “I make comedy.” & “Help people smile.”
#106 – Neil Campbell – Writer … “Silly writing, producing.“
#105 – Amir Blumenfeld – Comedian … “I try funny.“
#104 – Anthony King – Writer … “Bash my head.“
#103 – Johnny Meeks – Actor … “Teach-o-administrate. Perform-o-write. Dad.“
#102 – Stevie Nelson – Actor … “I don’t know.“
#101 – James Grace – Improviser … “Manage. Love. Laugh.“
#100 – Scott Aukerman – Comedian … “Straight man, good?”
#099 – Hayes Davenport – Writer… “I’m not important.“
#098 – Nelson Franklin – Actor… “I’m an actor.“
#097 – James Mastraieni – Improviser … “Create. Emote. Think.“
#096 – Timm Sharp – Actor … “Create. Inspire. And.“
#095 – Mike Castle – Actor … “Really sad funny.“
#094 – Kumail Nanjiani – Comedian … “Make people laugh.“
#093 – JD Walsh – Actor … “Dad. Writing. Auditioning.“
#092 – Matt Jones – Actor … “Trick people professionally.“
#091 – Paul Welsh – Actor … “Create funny realities.“
#090 – Brian Huskey – Actor … “I exist numerously.“
#089 – Casey Feigh – Improviser … “Create and chill.“
#088 – Lauren Lapkus – Actor … “Have fun acting.“
#087 – Karan Soni – Actor … “Make people laugh.“
#086 – Brian Jack – Improviser … “Bring the thunder.“
#085 – Thomas Middleditch – Actor … “Entertain. Empathy. Change.“
#084 – Brandon Sornberger – Actor … “Present ideas publicly.“
#083 – Kelly Vrooman – Improviser … “Live. Funny. Make-ups.“
#082 – Julie Brister – Actor … “Actor teaching improv.“
#081 – Lauren Pritchard – Actor … “Make stuff up.“
#080 – Suzi Barrett – Improviser … “Create. Play. Love.“
#079 – D’Arcy Carden – Actor … “Actor doing comedy.“
#078 – Jon Gabrus – Actor … “Make people laugh.”
#077 – DC Pierson – Comedian … “Class-clown spots UFO.“
#076 – Dominic Dierkes – Writer … “Write funny jokes.“
#075 – Justin Michael Terry – Improviser … “Make people laugh.“
#074 – Jason Shapiro – Writer … “Try too hard.“
#073 – Mark Raterman – Improviser … “Comedy. Stuff. Around.“
#072 – Greg Hess – Improviser … “I do pretend.“
#071 – Brendan Jennings – Improviser … “Make people laugh.“
#070 – Allison Miller – Actor … “Make myself another.“
#069 – Matt Shakman – Director … “Shoot stories. Fun.“
#068 – Jeff Loveness – Writer … “Observe. Travel. Fail.“
#067 – Adam Sachs – Business … “I run Midroll.”
#066 – Sean Clements – Writer … “Tryna make content.“
#065 – Josh Simpson – Improviser … “Working with people.”
#064 – ‘Open’ Mike Eagle – Rapper … “Rap. Sing. Write.“
#063 – Hal Rudnick – Writer … “Make nice times.“
#062 – Allan McLeod – Actor … “Perform funny ideas.“
#061 – Milana Vayntrub – Actor … “Observe. Pretend. Edit.“
#060 – Johnny Pemberton – Comedian … “Eat lots shit.“
#059 – Chris Alvarado – Improviser … “Hustle. Hope. Create.“
#058 – Ray Gordon – Improviser … “Pretend with friends.“
#057 – Dave Hill – Improviser … “Create with others.”
#056 – Eric Hunicutt – Improviser … “Pretend with others.”
#055 – Samm Levine – Actor … “Gets consistently lucky.”
#054 – Mike Still – Improviser … “Create / communicate fun.”
#053 – Erin Whitehead – Improviser … “Worry. Talk. Sleep.”
#052 – Nate Sherman – Improviser … “I have fun.”
#051 – Gil Ozeri – Writer … “Be in moment.”
#050 – Mike ‘Box’ Elder (w/ Chris Gorbos) – Actor … “Laugh thy neighbor.”
#049 – Francisco Ramos – Comedian … “Fun, good times.”
#048 – Kerri Doherty – Comedian … “Comedy writer performer.”
#047 – Heather Anne Campbell – Writer … “Choose my reality.”
#046 – Davina Leone – Singer … “Inspire people more.”
#045 – Jodi Miller – Comedian … “Make people laugh.”
#044 – Sean Monahan – Improviser … “Teach improv people.”
#043 – Graham Elwood – Comedian … “Make people laugh.”
#042 – Bob Dassie – Improviser … “Perform with consciousness.”
#041 – Greg Santos – Comedian … “Make people laugh.”
#040 – Dorian Frankel – Casting Director … “Listen. Adjust. Select.”
#039 – Charlie Sanders – Writer … “Write. Act. Comedy.”
#038 – Shaun Boylan – Improviser … “Live. Let live.”
#037 – Mary Holland – Actor … “I make fun.”
#036 – Matt Misisco – Photographer … “I move forward.”
#035 – Will Hines – Actor … “Construct funny ideas.”
#034 – Mike Betette – Improviser … “Father. Create. Teach.”
#033 – Stephanie Allynne – Actor … “Talk. Laugh. Listen.”
#032 – Kristine Mirelle – Singer … “I sing a-lot.”
#031 – Zach Graves – Actor … “Make it happen.”
#030 – Joey Greer – Improviser … “Excite. Fuck. Yeah.”
#029 – Matt Besser – Comedian … “Information premise puller.”
#028 – Trevor Devall – Voice Actor … “Make funny voices.”
#027 – Seth Morris – Actor … “Make stuff up.”
#026 – Betsy Baker – Actor … “Cook. Clean. Act.”
#025 – Beatrice King – Actor … “Tell unique stories.”
#024 – Greg Edwards – Comedian … “Make people happy.”
#023 – Chris Thayer – Comedian … “Melt down publicly.”
#022 – Dan Gregor – Writer … “Fart. Smelly. Loudly.”
#021 – Shara Smallwood – Dancer … “Inspire. Entertain. Motivate.”
#020 – Will McLaughlin – Actor … “Teach adults pretend.”
#019 – Cole Stratton – Improviser … “Pop culture. Improv.”
#018 – Eugene Cordero – Actor … “Play. Run. Smirk.”
#017 – Sean Conroy – Improviser … “Share. Relate. Funny.”
#016 – Will Rothhaar – Actor … “Live momentarily now.”
#015 – Derek Jones – Writer … “Don’t fuck up.”
#014 – Jill Donnelly – Improviser … “Try be great.”
#013 – Craig Cackowski – Actor … “Listening. Reacting. Funny.”
#012 – Sean Casey – Improviser … “Keep not exploding.”
#011 – Morgan Christensen – Improviser … “Have fun much.”
#010 – Sean Green – Comedian … “Make people laugh.”
#009 – Tone Bell – Comedian … “Invigorate people.”
#008 – Caleb Bacon – Writer … “Fuck shit up.”
#007 – ‘Bald’ Bryan Bishop – Podcaster … “Semi funny jokes.”
#006 – Molly Erdman – Actor … “Observe the world.”
#005 – Nick Kaufman – Comedian … “Daydream. Comedy. Masturbate.”
#004 – Hallee Hirsh – Actor … “Connect. Feel. Breathe.”
#003 – Patrick McIntyre – Host … “Talk out loud.”
#002 – Aaron Krebs – Improviser …
#001 – Chris Gorbos – Improviser …
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