Covering a wide range of topics related to acting, making money, and staying balanced, The Acting Income Podcast with Ben Hauck includes insights, interviews, and advocacy for the professional actor, inspired by Ben's own acting journey in expensive New York City. AIP produces compelling episodes on what so many people want to know: how to earn an income as an actor.
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AIP038 | The Return to Work: The Coronavirus, SAG-AFTRA, and Some Uncommon Sense about Actors’ Rights and Safety
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In this long-form episode and sonic journey, host Ben Hauck questions the logic that actors cannot always wear personal protective equipment (PPE) while they do their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic. Ben explains how the "common sense" SAG-AFTRA's president Gabrielle Carteris and others hold that actors can't always wear PPE runs counter to da…
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AIP037 | The Split-Earnings Problem: SAG-AFTRA's Elephant in the Room
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Show Notes: http://actingincome.com/episode37 In this long-form episode, host Ben Hauck dives into the ongoing problem of "split earnings" that continues to plague many SAG-AFTRA actors interested in qualifying for a union pension. Ben explains how the merger of SAG's and AFTRA's health plans did not solve the split-earnings problem, putting member…
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AIP036 | SAG-AFTRA, Stand-Ins, and the Photo-Double Rate, or The Scandal of the Missing “Upfront Increase of Nearly 17%”
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Show Notes: http://actingincome.com/episode36 In this extended episode, host Ben Hauck narrates his saga of trying to learn from SAG-AFTRA the rate for stand-ins when they photo double in New York. In the process of researching that rate, Ben reveals how he uncovered not just SAG-AFTRA's misrepresentation of the increases photo doubles would make u…
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AIP035 | 5 Reasons Casting Directors Should Be Happy to See Workshops Go - with Anne DeAcetis
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Show Notes: http://actingincome.com/episode35 Actress and writer Anne DeAcetis is a guest contributor for this episode,reading from her essay on Medium.com which listsfive reasons why casting directors should happilyplay a part in the disappearance of casting director workshops. Host BenHauck shares introductory content that motivated Anne'spiece -…
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AIP034 | Why You Should Vote No for the SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract
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Show notes: http://actingincome.com/episode34 Host (and actor) Ben Hauck explains in detail why SAG-AFTRA actors should vote no on the proposed 2016 Commercials Contract. In the episode, Ben outlines some of the important losses SAG-AFTRA actors will experience should they ratify this contract negotiated recently between the union and commercial pr…
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AIP033 | How Podcasting Is Affecting My Acting Career
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Host Ben Hauck explains the responsibility that comes with producing a weekly podcast, and how that responsibility overlaps with his acting career. The episode includes details on the goals he took on in starting the podcast, the kind of work involved in producing it, plus an important announcement on the next stage of The Acting Income Podcast.…
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AIP032 | How to Act in New York City with No Income - with Mandy May Cheetham
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Actor Mandy May Cheetham speaks with host Ben Hauck on how to act in New York City -- with little to no income. In this interview, Mandy shares what motivated her temporary move to New York City from Toronto, Canada, and how she quadrupled the length of her initial stay. Mandy divulges the sources of her funding that financed her stay in NYC and ho…
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AIP031 | What I've Learned about Fame - with Victoria Libertore
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Actress Victoria Libertore talks with host Ben Hauck about fame, and what she has learned about fame after years of pursuing it as an actor in New York City. In the interview, Victoria talks about her recent solo show My Last Attempt at Fame, as well as what fame was to her when she moved to NYC and why she believes she wanted it as an actor. She a…
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AIP030 | My Recap of Episodes 21 through 29
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Host Ben Hauck recaps Episodes 21 through 29 of The Acting Income Podcast. In this episode, in addition to summarizing the past nine episodes, Ben adds anecdotes about the episodes and explains what he's learned in the process of producing them. Ben concludes with comments on what these episodes reflect about his own acting career to date. Quick li…
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AIP029 | How to Navigate Diversity Issues in Improv Communities to Increase Your Acting Opportunities - with Keisha Zollar
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Actor-comedienne Keisha Zollar talks with host Ben Hauck about diversity issues at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and in the improv world in general, and what actors can do to increase the population of diverse voices in performance. In this interview inspired by a Washington Post article on diversity issues at UCBT, Keisha explains her curre…
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AIP028 | Why I Went from Non-Union, to Union, to Fi-Core All in One Summer - with Eric S. Robertson
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Actor Eric S. Robertson returns to talk with host Ben Hauck about his personal journey from proudly being a non-union actor, to joining the union SAG-AFTRA, to declaring financial core status soon after joining SAG-AFTRA. In the interview (which serves as an addendum to his interview in Episode 9 titled "Why I Choose to Stay a Non-Union Actor"), Er…
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AIP027 | How to Work as a Stand-In and Not Lose Sight of Your Acting Goals - with Alanna Blair
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Actor Alanna Blair talks with host Ben Hauck about pursuing her acting career while also taking work as the lead stand-in on two television series. In this interview, Alanna describes what a stand-in does, and she goes into the benefits of standing in for the income and the tremendous filmmaking education it provides the actor. She also goes into t…
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AIP026 | How Self-Sabotage Affects the Actor and What to Do about It - with Jenn Lederer
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Life and career coach Jenn Lederer talks with host Ben Hauck about self-sabotage and how it affects actors and their career pursuits. In the interview, Jenn explains what self-sabotage is and its psychological origins, offering up overt and subtle examples of self-sabotage especially as they relate to the actor. When it comes to finding what goals …
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AIP024 | How to Be a Person First and an Actor Second - with Aleisha Force
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Actor Aleisha Force talks with host Ben Hauck about how being a person first and an actor second helps to organize her life and finances as an actor. In the interview, Aleisha shares how she categorizes and organizes her various "person" and "actor" expenses, as well as how she prioritizes what categories she spends her money on. She also explains …
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AIP023 | How the Word "Professional" Applies to You as an Actor
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Host Ben Hauck was called "professional" on a set -- but what did it mean? In this episode, Ben covers several meanings of the term "professional" when it comes to your acting career, contrasting dictionary and union definitions of the term with his own personal definition which has nothing to do with compensation or union membership.…
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AIP022 | How to Strategize Workshops with Casting Directors, Agents, and Managers to Achieve Your Acting Goals - with Gianmarco Soresi
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Actor Gianmarco Soresi talks with host Ben Hauck about his incredible year of paying for workshops with casting directors, agents, and managers. In the interview, Gianmarco shares what strategies he used as he spent a large amount of money on workshops and how those strategies evolved as he figured out their function in his acting career. His goals…
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AIP021 | How Network Marketing for Arbonne Funds My Acting Career - with Sarah Ittner
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Actor Sarah Ittner talks with host Ben Hauck about how her work as a network marketer for Arbonne funds her acting career. In the interview, Sarah explains Arbonne and the range of health and wellness products it offers, and what makes network marketing a great business for actors. She details how her sales -- seeming more like product recommendati…
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AIP020 | My Recap of Episodes 11 through 19
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Host Ben Hauck recaps Episodes 11 through 19 of The Acting Income Podcast. In the episode, in addition to summarizing each episode, Ben adds anecdotes about the episodes and explains what he's learned in the process of producing them. Ben concludes with insights about acting and his transformation as an actor that came over these past episodes.…
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Host Ben Hauck opens up about his personal decision as an actor to declare financial core status within his union, SAG-AFTRA. In the episode, Ben describes his journey to becoming fi-core, his process in determining whether fi-core was right for him as an actor, and why he made the difficult choice. He also shares what SAG-AFTRA might do to better …
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AIP018 | How to Work as a Hotel Concierge to Supplement Your Acting Career - with Tom Coll
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Actor Tom Coll talks with Ben Hauck about supplementing his acting career with work as a hotel concierge. In the interview, Tom lists the range of tasks he manages as a hotel concierge in New York City. He also narrates his history in the hotel industry and his route to landing work as a concierge at the same time he started his acting career. As T…
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AIP017 | How to Define Your Relationship with Money to Better Finance Your Acting Career - with Jenn Lederer
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Life and career coach Jenn Lederer talks with Ben Hauck about money. In the interview, Jenn reveals what she learned about her relationship with money when working as the weekend nanny for a famous real-estate mogul (and U.S. Presidential candidate!), and also when working as a talent manager. Jenn has seen both extremes when it comes to people's r…
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AIP016 | Nannying, Sketching, and Singing Backup to Fund My Acting and Music Careers (plus Live Music!) - with Angie Atkinson
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Actor and singer Angie Atkinson talks with Ben Hauck about how she supports her dual careers in acting and singing with income from nannying, sketching, and singing backup. In the interview, Angie describes her jobs, their responsibilities, and the kinds of money they provide. For nannying, she details how she balances nannying with her life and ot…
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AIP015 | The Film "An Open Secret," and What to Do about Child Sexual Abuse in the Entertainment Industry (Part 2) - with Evan Henzi
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In this two-part series on the explosive documentary film An Open Secret, former child actor Evan Henzi talks with Ben Hauck about his involvement in this important film about victims of sexual abuse and pedophiles in the entertainment industry. In this brave interview, Evan shares in detail when he met Martin Weiss, his former manager who was conv…
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AIP014 | The Film "An Open Secret," and What to Do about Child Sexual Abuse in the Entertainment Industry (Part 1) - with Matthew Valentinas
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In this two-part series on the explosive documentary film An Open Secret, co-executive producer and entertainment lawyer Matthew Valentinas talks with Ben Hauck about his involvement in this important film about victims of sexual abuse and pedophiles in the entertainment industry. In the interview, Matthew details how he brought on a production tea…
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AIP013 | How to Develop a Hosting Career - with Lucy Norris
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Host and spokesperson Lucy Norris talks with Ben Hauck about her growth from actor to independent host to sought-after spokesperson for brands and shopping channels. In the interview, Lucy shares about her on-the-job training in England as a producer and host, how her acting and promotional experience aided her commercial hosting work, and how she …
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AIP012 | How to Market Your Acting When You Have a Disability - with Shannon DeVido
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Actor and comedian Shannon DeVido talks with Ben Hauck on the many facets of working as an actor who also has a disability. In the interview, Shannon covers the topic of marketing herself as an actor versus as an actor with a disability, what "PWD" means on a résumé, and what to show (or not to show) in a headshot. She shares what kinds of roles sh…
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AIP011 | What to Do When Sessions Payroll Doesn't Report Your Acting Income to Social Security - with Sara DeRosa
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Actor and stand-in Sara DeRosa shares with Ben Hauck how she discovered her income from Sessions Payroll was not reported to the Social Security Administration, and how the discrepancies she found in her total and reported income could have decreased her retirement benefits and pension and health eligibility. In the interview, Sara explains what st…
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AIP010 | My Recap of Episodes 1 through 9
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Host Ben Hauck recaps the first nine episodes of The Acting Income Podcast, which made iTunes' list of New & Noteworthy Podcasts upon its debut. In this recap episode, in addition to summarizing each episode, Ben adds anecdotes about the episodes and explains what he's learned in the process of producing them. As he goes along, he divulges his own …
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AIP009 | Why I Choose to Stay a Non-Union Actor - with Eric S. Robertson
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Actor Eric S. Robertson talks with Ben Hauck all about his choice to stay a non-union actor (for the time being) within SAG-AFTRA jurisdiction. In the interview, Eric covers his acting career aspirations, the choice between money vs. acting work, and the high quality of non-union work these days. A frequent auditioner with an extensive non-union ré…
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AIP008 | How to Coach Running to Complement Your Acting and Modeling Career - with Elizabeth Ann Corkum
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Actor and model Elizabeth Ann Corkum (AKA "Coach Corky") talks with Ben Hauck about her progression to becoming a top running coach and how her acting and modeling career works with her business. In the interview, Elizabeth shares about the explosion of running and the demand for running coaches these days, as well as the certifications she has and…
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AIP007 | How Going Fi-Core Affected My Acting Career - with Ricardo Lori
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Actor Ricardo Lori talks with Ben Hauck about his experiences working as a financial core actor. In the interview, Ricardo shares what motivated his move to "go fi-core" and how he went about declaring the status to his union, SAG-AFTRA. He explains what he gained and what he lost in becoming a "fee-paying non-member," and what changes when you sub…
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AIP006 | How to Write to Supplement Your Acting Career - with Anne DeAcetis
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Actor and freelance writer Anne DeAcetis talks candidly with Ben Hauck about how writing supplements her income as an actor. In the interview, Anne shares in detail the kinds of writing projects she takes on, how she is able to generate writing work, and how she charges for her services. She explains how she balances acting, auditioning, and writin…
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AIP005 | How to Think Statistically as an Actor
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Ben Hauck offers instruction on how to think statistically as an actor, especially at times when you aren't working. He explains how to measure your past acting work to determine your booking statistics for better gauging of your future acting work. However, he disclaims there are no sure things in terms of future work, and you may need to revise y…
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AIP004 | How the Word "Success" Applies to You as an Actor
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Ben Hauck defines and clarifies the meanings of the abstract word "success" so that success may be easily measured in your pursuits as an actor. In so doing, he challenges you to lay down goals for your acting career in order to better measure your success.
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AIP003 | How I Figured out My Monthly Spending and Saved up to Move to New York City
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Ben Hauck explains in detail how he figured out his monthly spending right after college in order to save up for a move to New York City to pursue an acting career. Using a saving sheet he designed and all of the receipts he collected over a month, he was able to group his various expenses into categories and precisely figure out where his money wa…
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AIP002 | How to Sort out All of the Advice You Hear as an Actor
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Ben Hauck draws from his experience as a long-form improv student and teacher in sorting out all of the various rules you'll be taught to follow as an actor -- whether they come from acting teachers, casting directors, agents, managers, or even fellow actors. He defines what instructions are, distinguishes between rules and principles, and recommen…
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AIP001 | How I Make an Income as an Actor and What Inspired This Podcast
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Ben Hauck shares his evolution as an actor since graduating college to today in New York City, how he makes an income as an actor, and what inspired The Acting Income Podcast. He touches on working as an extra and stand-in, and what he recently found out with respect to the status of that kind of work under the 2005 SAG Basic Agreement under which …
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