The 98%
With only 2% of actors earning over £20,000 a year from acting work, that leaves the other 98% with uninspiring day jobs, less than 24 hours to learn 10 pages of script for an audition, trying to figure out how to pay for Spotlight subscriptions and waiting for the phone to ring… but those stories are never heard. Whilst listening to interviews with actors who are well known can be interesting and inspiring, their stories of the hard times are usually looked back on in hindsight. Co-Hosts Katie Elin-Salt & Alexa Morden are in the thick of the hard graft, laughing and lamenting about the realities of being an actor. Being part of The 98% may mean that they aren’t working consistently but there’s still a lot of laughs, lessons and value in our experiences…and they’re here to share them.
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"We aren't chasing the thing anymore. We ARE the thing."
Mar 10 2025 | 00:21:38
S5E40 - Finale Pt 2 - Reflection
Jun 10 2024 | 00:19:51
S5E39 - Finale Part 1 - Finding Joy In Your Journey
Jun 03 2024 | 00:12:42
S5E38 - Representation Special Part 2: Agent Roundtable
May 20 2024 | 00:19:30
S5E37 - Representation Special Part 1: Self Representation
May 11 2024 | 00:15:55
S5E36 - The Deceit and Corruption of Fake Self Tapes
Apr 22 2024 | 00:36:06
PSA: Jamie Fisher / "Archie Purnell" Statement
Apr 20 2024 | 00:13:55
S5E35 - "The Best Journalists Are Trustworthy"
Apr 08 2024 | 00:14:46
S5E34 - “My greatest performance was pretending everything was ok"
Mar 25 2024 | 00:14:32
S5E33 - "'All I can do is act' is absolute bull"
Mar 11 2024 | 00:16:54
S5E32 - Bodhi Scandal, unveiled by The 98%
Feb 26 2024 | 00:13:45
S5E31 - "Hold On Tightly, Let Go Lightly"
Feb 05 2024 | 00:23:40
S530 - “If you know my bra size, you can text me back”
Jan 22 2024 | 00:19:01
S5E29 - “Your world is subjective. And you can’t change it.”
Jan 08 2024 | 00:13:25
Happy Christmas from The 98%!
Dec 25 2023 | 00:02:55
S5E28 - “You are not a cog. You are not just an actor. You are a human being.”
Dec 23 2023 | 00:19:30
Bonus Episode - Alexa and Katie on In The Room podcast
Dec 14 2023 | 00:21:32
S5E27 - "Happy actors do better work"
Dec 11 2023 | 00:24:43
S5E26 - Strike Update, A No Vote?
Nov 27 2023 | 00:25:49
S5E25 - "It's not about the millionaires. It's about the 98%"
Nov 13 2023 | 00:50:35
S5E24 - Halloween Special Part II
Oct 31 2023 | 01:03:15
S5E23 - Halloween Special Part I
Oct 30 2023 | 00:16:54
S5E22 - "You are not in this to make other people happy, it has to be for you”
Oct 16 2023 | 00:15:51
S5E21 - "Our beliefs affect our world"
Oct 02 2023 | 00:12:15
S5E20 - "Let's talk about tax, baby!"
Sep 18 2023 | 01:12:40
S5E19 - "People wanted to believe that West End Producer was somebody really important"
Sep 04 2023 | 01:29:35
S5E18 - "I want to quiet the shame and raise the inner artist’s self"
Aug 19 2023 | 01:13:36
S5E17 - "Some of the most 'successful' actors I know are 'unknown'"
Aug 07 2023 | 00:56:37
S5E16 - SAG-AFTRA On Strike
Jul 24 2023 | 02:01:23
S5E15 - "It starts and ends with craft"
Jul 10 2023 | 01:03:05
S5E14 - "Have you read the call sheet?!"
Jun 26 2023 | 01:31:11
S5E13 - “I love acting. But I hated being an actor.”
Jun 12 2023 | 01:38:42
S5E12 - “The success is in clicking send, not if they get back to you”
May 29 2023 | 01:22:16
S5E11 - “Actors need to be with teachers who can hold a safe space”
May 15 2023 | 01:04:43
S5E10 - “Where the hell ya been, girl??!”
May 01 2023 | 01:37:40
S5E9 - “Act to live, don’t live to act”
Apr 17 2023 | 01:05:03
S5E8 - “It’s not just babysitting, it's a large job”
Apr 03 2023 | 00:56:30
S5E7 - “We’re not here to make money, we’re here to get our members acting”
Mar 20 2023 | 01:07:54
S5E6 - “You don’t really want to stand out, you want to blend in”
Mar 06 2023 | 01:04:05
S5E5 - Abuse In The Arts: Across The Pond In Canada
Feb 20 2023 | 00:58:25
S5E4 - Listener Stories of Abuse During Training, and Beyond
Feb 13 2023 | 00:33:16
S5E3 - From Learning To Earning, A Story Of Mistreatment In The Acting Industry
Feb 06 2023 | 01:24:57
S5E2 - From Learning To Earning, A Story Of Mistreatment In The Acting Industry
Jan 30 2023 | 00:57:50
S5E1 - From Learning To Earning, A Story Of Mistreatment In The Acting Industry
Jan 23 2023 | 01:20:56
The 98% Christmas Episode 2022
Dec 20 2022 | 01:46:10
M2E3 - Actors Helping Actors; a chinwag
May 09 2022 | 00:49:10
M2E2 - Actors Helping Actors; WeAudition
May 09 2022 | 00:51:12
M2E1 - Actors Helping Actors; Flairbox
May 09 2022 | 00:39:27
Mic, Concern, Reaction - Casting at The National
Mar 21 2022 | 00:42:28
The 98% Christmas Panto Episode
Dec 20 2021 | 00:57:33
M1E4 - We're back!
Nov 01 2021 | 00:39:43
M1E3 - We're back!
Nov 01 2021 | 00:47:02
Miniseries 1, E1 - We're back!
Nov 01 2021 | 00:45:21
M1E2 - We're back!
Nov 01 2021 | 00:39:05
Abuse In The Arts
May 06 2021 | 00:37:32
Mic, Concern, Reaction!
Feb 08 2021 | 00:49:45
S3E17 - Finale - "The truth is fine"
Dec 14 2020 | 00:38:20
S3E16 - "Change can be scary. But don’t be afraid to change."
Nov 30 2020 | 00:55:11
S3E15 - "I'd do anything to be a tree right now"
Nov 16 2020 | 00:37:18
S3E14 - "You can make yourself a better CEO"
Nov 02 2020 | 00:34:14
S3E13 - "Unemployment means family time"
Oct 19 2020 | 00:41:33
S3E12 - "The Tiger King of Longleat"
Oct 05 2020 | 00:40:58
S3E11 - “You will never stop learning from people around you”
Sep 21 2020 | 00:48:47
S3E10 - “As bright as the highlighter pen of a 2 percenter”
Sep 07 2020 | 00:51:10
S3E9 - "You're caught in this Catch 22"
Aug 24 2020 | 01:06:56
S3E8 - “The Play’s The Thing”
Aug 10 2020 | 00:38:58
S3E7 - "It’s about adjusting an entire industry’s way of thinking"
Jul 27 2020 | 00:00:00
S3E6 - "Your job is to bake the cake"
Jul 13 2020 | 00:41:30
S3E5 - “It is a decent rug to be fair”
Jun 29 2020 | 00:36:44
S3E4 - "You are allowed a personal body and a professional body"
Jun 15 2020 | 00:45:09
The 98% - In Solidarity and Support. #BlackLivesMatter
Jun 05 2020 | 00:02:22
S3E3 - "We've had full on winkers we really have"
Jun 01 2020 | 00:42:33
S3E2 - "It's all Maple"
May 18 2020 | 00:43:32
S3E1 - "The Silencer 2.0"
May 04 2020 | 00:38:49
Coronapocalypse Special - “It’s like Christmas gooch but worse.”
Mar 26 2020 | 00:38:47
S2E16 - Curtain Call - "WWMSD?"
Sep 30 2019 | 00:43:48
S2E15 - “It shouldn’t be a bow down system”
Sep 15 2019 | 00:34:39
S2E14 - Agenting Part 2
Sep 01 2019 | 00:38:36
S2E13 - Agenting Part 1
Aug 19 2019 | 00:41:52
S2E12 - Fingers in both pies
Aug 05 2019 | 00:33:39
S2E11 - #RegulateAndState
Jul 22 2019 | 00:38:37
S2E10 - "You are your own HR department"
Jul 08 2019 | 00:50:32
S2E9 - "A pavement for a stage"
Jun 24 2019 | 00:36:32
S2E8 - "We’re not just fries on the side of a burger"
Jun 10 2019 | 00:38:08
#YesOrNo Callback Episode
Jun 03 2019 | 00:22:18
S2E7 - #YesOrNo matters!
May 27 2019 | 00:38:28
Bonus! Alexa live at the Industry Minds panel event.
May 23 2019 | 00:10:09
S2E6 - "Acting takes all types because all types take acting"
May 13 2019 | 00:33:34
S2E4 - "I was told I'd never do my GCSE's"
Apr 15 2019 | 00:35:56
S2E3 - “How often *do* you get in the room though?”
Apr 01 2019 | 01:02:43
S2E2 - "I’m more than a 'slim build'. I’m a person."
Mar 18 2019 | 00:39:17
S2E1 - "Oh my god, we're back again ♫"
Mar 04 2019 | 00:40:14
'Twas the night before Christmas...
Dec 24 2018 | 00:01:44
Christmas Special! With The Show People Podcast.
Dec 12 2018 | 01:08:47
Call Sheet
Dec 01 2018 | 00:05:43
S1E17 - Season Finale - "Sir Tom is off his t*ts"
Sep 04 2018 | 00:30:01
S1E16 - "Life's too short to spend it feeling.......awful!"
Aug 22 2018 | 00:39:46
S1E15 - "Don't you mean acTRESS?"
Aug 08 2018 | 00:39:12
S1E14 - "You just go on the smell"
Jul 25 2018 | 00:47:41
S1E13 - "We need to remember that we are shiny carrots."
Jul 11 2018 | 00:38:51
Tipsy Truths Round 2
Jul 03 2018 | 00:15:40
S1E12 - "What IS a 'pencil'? I WILL GIVE YOU A PEN!"
Jun 27 2018 | 00:39:54
S1E11 - "Twenty of us walking around the room leading with our genitals"
Jun 13 2018 | 00:43:29
S1E10 - "#GotTheFlaps"
May 30 2018 | 00:37:03
Tipsy Truths Round 1
May 22 2018 | 00:12:46
S1E9 - “Oh you do musical theatre? Do you ever want to try REAL acting?”
May 16 2018 | 00:39:17
S1E8 - “Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred headshots”
May 02 2018 | 00:38:51
S1E7 - Auditioning Part 2
Apr 18 2018 | 00:39:53
S1E6 - Auditioning Part 1
Apr 11 2018 | 00:36:59
S1E5 - “We are made of friggin titanium”
Apr 04 2018 | 00:42:56
1 in 3 Callback Episode
Mar 31 2018 | 00:18:29
S1E4 - 1 in 3
Mar 28 2018 | 00:43:51
S1E3 - "Joey, it's Giselle"
Mar 21 2018 | 00:38:27
S1E2 - The Girls With The Pearl Necklace
Mar 14 2018 | 00:36:20
S1E1 - "The acting bug is real. Disinfect your child immediately."
Mar 07 2018 | 00:39:54