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Episodes · 12 months
194
Nov 2025–Oct 2026peak share, Dec 2025
Share of analysed episodes per month, Nov 2025 to Oct 2026: 11 of 3,584, 20 of 3,862, 21 of 4,115, 14 of 4,226, 19 of 4,731, 15 of 4,438, 14 of 4,230, 21 of 4,319, 13 of 4,515, 16 of 4,419, 14 of 4,624, 16 of 4,594.
All time
698
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On record
461
took a position
Where they standLast discussed
2d ago
Nov 12, 2026
Who's talking
Top voices on this topicThe eight guests on the most episodes about this topic in the last 13 weeks, not counting their own shows or clips they were only heard in, most episodes first. VoiceRank (their score across the whole corpus) is shown for context and only breaks a tie. Each strip is that guest's episodes week by week, and the newest week is still in progress.
#Guest · last 13 weeksEpisodes, sorted, most firstVoiceRank
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Episodes on this topic, by weekEvery analysed episode tagged with this topic in each of the last 13 weeks, across all shows and whoever was on them. The newest week is still in progress, and recent weeks fill in as transcripts are analysed. Point at a name, or tab to it, to highlight the weeks that guest was on an episode.
All shows
Episodes on this topic per week, weeks starting Aug 17 to Nov 9 (the last still in progress): 3, 1, 5, 2, 4, 1, 3, 3, 6, 2, 4, 4, 7.
Where they stand
Camps of opinion · 3Positions people took on this topic in transcripts, grouped by school of thought. The bar shows each camp's share of the people sorted into a camp. It is not a poll and not a share of any audience, and people whose position fit no camp are left out of it. Within a camp, people with demonstrated expertise on the topic come first, then those who reached the most listeners on it. Positions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
Share of people placed in a camp309 people
58%
41%
1%
- Prioritize spontaneity and instinct181 people · 58%
- Prepare thoroughly for roles126 people · 41%
- View acting as a job2 people · 1%
Prioritize spontaneity and instinct
Acting is most effective when performers rely on creative intuition, improvisation, and reacting naturally rather than sticking to rigid…
181 people · 163 episodes
An actor should trust their initial emotional instinct when first reading a script rather than trying to remain neutral and build a character slowly.
“the first time I read it whatever I'm feeling that's the thing that is the thing that is myor star from that point forward and I read it and I still read it a million times but every time I read it it's like prove me wrong”
You Made It Weird · Dec 2023 · 6 episodes · 4.7M views on this topic
Actors should be allowed to rely on their own creative instincts and improv rather than being forced to adhere strictly to constant notes from executives.
“but when you're doing comedy dude but couldn't let me ask you this then because about a year and a half ago I was and I know this your channel is popular now yeah I don't think they'll look at me”
TigerBelly · May 2018 · 2 episodes · 274K views on this topic
Acting in stories is a bonus to the creative process because it allows for improvisation and working with funny people.
“and now acting in stories is like a bonus right because it's just fun as [ __ ] to like hopefully improvise on set with some people who are very funny and uh make up some dumb [ __ ] or like do a crazy stunt”
Bertcast · Mar 2022 · 1 episode · 190K views on this topicPrepare thoroughly for roles
Actors should master scripts, dialogue, and character background before arriving on set to ensure high-quality and professional…
126 people · 119 episodes
Acting is a craft that requires technique and study, rather than just raw talent.
“mitzi is wrong though about one thing which is that acting is technique there there is a great deal of technique there are there are things that a good director and a good teacher who teaches the craft of acting it's a craft”
Joey Diaz · Sep 2022 · 2 episodes · 208K views on this topic
Actors should be expected to master their dialogue thoroughly before arriving on set rather than focusing on personal interpretation of the lines.
“So the bottom line was the old directors were fanatics about study your dialogue and hit the mark. Yeah. Wow. Shut the fuck up. I don't want to hear interpretation. I don't want to hear your crap or anything like that. No, just do the job. That's what I hire you for.”
Variety · Jun 2025 · 1 episode · 852K views on this topic
Marlon Wayans believes that rigorous preparation allows an actor to have more creative freedom once they arrive on set.
“So then when I could get to set and I work with him, I could just let it all go cuz I knew my director was like, "Yeah, what's on the script? Yeah, let's not do that this." And so I just allowed myself preparation to have the freedom.”
ShxtsnGigs Podcast · Oct 2025 · 2 episodes · 1.3M views on this topicView acting as a job
The reality of acting involves significant downtime, long waits, logistical challenges, and business dealings rather than constant…
2 people · 2 episodes
Chris D'Elia is hesitant to return to acting because it involves long periods of waiting around on set for very little screen time.
“sitting around for nine hours in a room just for them to be like okay we're ready for you and then come deliver one two three lines and then have to go back to waiting for two weeks all I'm doing is majorityly waiting I would you know what you know the TV show The Nanny because I was just sitting in”
George Janko · Jul 2023 · 2 episodes · 1.5M views on this topicJM
James Allen McCune believes that acting is characterized more by waiting and business dealings than by actual creative performance.
“you tend to do a lot more waiting around and like business type [ __ ] more than you ever do any acting it's very weird so it's like I would hesitant be hesitant even call myself an actor but like the lifestyle I love acting the lifestyle of an actor is absolute [ __ ]”
penguinz0 · Oct 2017 · 1 episode · 224K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
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Share of episodesThis topic's episodes as a share of every episode we analysed, in each complete month. We analyse more episodes every month, so a raw count would mostly show that growth. Recent months fill in as transcripts are analysed.
Complete months · first on record Jun 2012