Award-winning Actress Sara Wiseman on "Ape Camp," Doing Things That Terrify You, and The Vine of The Dead.

About this episode

Sara Wiseman discusses her acting career, adventures, and the significance of facing fears.

Our beloved actress, Sara Wiseman has spent three decades gracing our screens - from stunt work during the Xena: Warrior Princess era to starring in A Place To Call Home and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. You better believe we'll find out what it takes to become an ape at "ape camp". Sara also discusses the moments that nearly made her quit acting and why she finds taking acting classes just as important now as ever. And my word, does Sara love adventures! From trekking the Camino de Santiago, hiking Yosemite and a fascinating story about the "Vine of the Dead" - the a powerful psychoactive Amazonian tea Ayahuasca. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Brodie Kane

Guest: Sara Wiseman

Topics covered

• acting
• adventure
• personal growth
• psychological experiences
• film industry

Keywords

• Sara Wiseman
• acting
• ape camp
• adventure
• Ayahuasca
• film
• personal growth

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Ayahuasca

Books & works: Xena: Warrior Princess, A Place To Call Home, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Vine of the Dead

Places: Camino de Santiago, Yosemite

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