About this episode

Connor Ratliff discusses how to cope with rejection and build a creative life.

Actor, comedian, and podcaster Connor Ratliff joins us to talk about building a creative life out of the parts you can actually control. We get into SAG insurance that resets every year and what it actually means to lose a Spielberg role and feel genuinely okay about it. Hear more and support the show at http://patereon.com/pastdue Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Ana Marie Cox, Open Mike Eagle

Guest: Connor Ratliff

Topics covered

• rejection
• creative life
• SAG insurance
• personal growth
• acting
• comedy

Keywords

• rejection
• creative life
• SAG insurance
• Spielberg role
• personal growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SAG, Spielberg, patereon.com, megaphone.fm

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