My Sh**ty Actor Boyfriend

My Sh**ty Actor Boyfriend

Actor, Jake Ferretti, talks to creatives in the performance industry about how their mental health has been affected by the turbulent, up-and-down, twist-and-turny, sometimes abusive relationship they have with the industry. An open, frank and balls-out discussion podcast!

Episodes

July 23, 2023 56 mins

Topics discussed/Key words

  • Closing the doors of the Oldham Coliseum

#chrislawson #jakeferretti #theatre #oldhamcoliseum #podcast #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #closing #regionaltheatre #communitytheatre #acefunding #pandemic #redundancies #nationalnews #midscaletheatre #workingclass #industry #manchester #plays #pantomime #greatermanchester

Mentions

Jake Ferretti - https://twitter.com/Jake_Ferretti

Chris Lawson ...

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Topics discussed/Key words

  • Accessibility for disability
  • Anxiety
  • Starting in the music industry
  • Inaccessible apps/websites
  • Accessibility for gigs

#preciousperez #jakeferretti #podcast #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #musician #braille #singer #songwriter #musicindustry #disability #disabled #latina #disabilityadvocate #bornblind #retinopathyofprematurity #blindness #blind #artist #advocacy #anxiety #depression #discrimination ...

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March 5, 2023 60 mins

Topics discussed/Key word

#rosieholt #jakeferretti #podcast #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #comedian #pileons #news #parody #opinion #tribalism #debate #actor #burnout #brexit #empathy #industry #anxiety #depression #beingoutofcontrol #antidepressants #comedy #justletusknow #selftape #audition 

  • Pressures of Twitter
  • Online abuse

Jake Ferretti - https://twitter.com/Jake_Ferretti

My Sh**ty Actor Boyfriend - https://twitter.com...

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March 5, 2023 63 mins

Topics discussed/Key words

  • Losing a child to suicide
  • Coercive control
  • Depression

Mentions

#avavidal #jakeferretti #podcast #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #comedian #journalist #suicide #coercion #depression #goingtothegym #eating #drinking #unhealthy #daughter #suicide #legal #sexwork #bbc #pointless #selfemployed #socialexpectation #aggression #sweetbobby #blackcommunity #shanewarne #rolandgift #edinburgh #festival

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February 18, 2022 66 mins

Interview with theatre director and writer, Raz Shaw (20/09/21)

Topics discussed/Key Words 

  • Near-death experiences
  • The taboo of death
  • Fear of fear

#jakeferretti #podcast #lockdown #dancingvideo #filmediting #juliehesmondhalgh #neardeathexperience #nonhodgkinslymphoma #cancer #gambling #addiction #vulnerable #pulmonaryedema #nhs #fearofvulnerability #notbelonging #impostersyndrome #dramaschool #control #therapy #childh...

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February 13, 2022 50 mins

Interview with actor, Don Warrington (11/01/22)

Topics discussed/Key Words - Don Warrington

  • Lockdown
  • Learning in drama school
  • Race
  • Finding YOUR voice

#jakeferretti #podcast #donwarrington #lockdown #guadeloupeislands #masks #respect #bodylanguage #communication #isolation #parenthood #racism #risingdamp #philipsmith #rigsby #minority #markebulue #emilynemondo #opportunities #dramaschool #chasingadream 

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February 6, 2022 46 mins

Interview with disabled model, Caprice Kwai (22/12/21)

Topics discussed/Key Words - Caprice Kwai

  • Being disabled in the modelling industry
  • Ableism
  • Accessibility within the fashion industry
  • Knowledge of hair for black women
  • Embracing disability

#jakeferretti #podcast #ableism #disability #modelling #fashion #discrimination #mentalhealth #teenage #instagram #modellingagency #youngwomen #stylist #hairmanagement #afrohair #o...

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January 30, 2022 46 mins

Interview with theatremaker, D'bi Young Anitafrika (30/11/21)

Topics discussed/Key Words - D’Bi Young

  • Colonisation in theatre
  • Jamaican Dub-Poetry 
  • Parenting and making Art

#jakeferretti #podcast #race #queer #theatre #gender #identity #artist #christmas #africa #caribbean #colonisation #decolonisation #workshop #devising #jamaica #community #dubpoetry #windrush #windrushgeneration #love #art #jamaicanpantomime #A...

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September 12, 2021 65 mins

Interview with actor, David Paisley (06/09/21).

Topics discussed/Key Words - David Paisley

  • Severe depression
  • Feeling suicidal
  • Being dehumanised from being on TV

#jakeferretti #podcast #davidpaisley #actor #tv #comingout #holbycity #casualty #gaykiss #tvcomplaints #bbc #beinginthepubliceye #dehumanised #realitytv #loveisland #mentalhealth #carolineflack #theatre #proactive #success #sufferbycomparison #insecurities #su...

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September 5, 2021 59 mins

Interview with opera singer, director and company owner, Bronwen Stephens-Harding (05/09/21).

Topics discussed/Key Words - Bronwen Stephens-Harding

  • Toxic competitiveness
  • Retraining in Opera
  • Ageism/sexism in the industry
  • Imposter Syndrome
  • Being kind to oneself

#jakeferretti #podcast #bronwenstephensharding #operasinger #director #mezzosoprano #companydirector #rogueopera #compactproductions #intimateproductions #lockdown...

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August 29, 2021 62 mins

Interview with cabaret artist and composer, Mark Bunyan (12/08/21).

Topics discussed/Key Words - Mark Bunyan

  • Living as a throuple
  • Losing best friend to AIDS
  • Being financially dependent on a partner
  • Age

#markbunyan #jakeferretti #podcast #writer #gay #composer #lgbt #lgbtcommunity #sexeducation #comingout #hiv #aidsrelatedementia #therapy #cabaret #newyork #aids #money #support #masculinity #homemaker #pridesgottalent #...

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August 22, 2021 68 mins

Interview with author, Paul Burston (11/08/21)

Topics discussed/Key Words - Paul Burston

  • Survivor’s guilt (AIDS crisis)
  • Drugs/alcohol 
  • Trolling/stalking 
  • Anxiety
  • Being a victim 

#podcast #creative #writer #journalist #anxiety #depression #lockdown #hastings #wildswimming #racism #smalltown #exclusion #white #macho #gay #homosexuality #survivorsguilt #aidscrisis #gayscene #gayculture  #actup  #stigma #drugs #alcohol #coc...

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August 15, 2021 63 mins

Interview with director, Chris Sonnex (21/07/21). 

Topics discussed/Key Words - Chris Sonnex

  • Body image
  • Poverty vs. diet
  • Food & nutrition
  • Men & mental health
  • Refugee camp, Calais (Good Chance theatre?)

#podcast #creative #director #nyt #andrewlloydwebber #mentalhealth #cishet #councilestate #churchillgardens #class #fat #overweight #stigma #masculinity #workingclass #goodchancetheatre #bunkertheatre #calais #ref...

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August 8, 2021 60 mins

Interview with actor and writer, Daniel York Loh (03/07/21).

  1. Topics discussed/Key Words - Daniel York Loh
  • #actorslife
  • Pressure of working normal job
  • Social Media
  • Drug/alcohol rehab
  • Power struggles/relationships in the industry

Mentions

James McAvoy article - https://www.wbur.org/npr/175709286/why-actor-james-mcavoy-almost-turned-down-trance

Kimberley Sykes - @KimSykesTheatre

David Nicholls - @DavidNWriter

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August 1, 2021 68 mins

Interview with writer and director, Jon Brittain (26/06/21).

Topics discussed/Key Words 

  • Bullimia
  • Body image 
  • Dyspraxia (link below)
  • Anxiety
  • Being in control
  • Writer/director/actor relationships

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09jk37n - My Dyspraxic Life

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/jun/26/actor-rafe-spall-talks-about-his-weight-struggles - Rate Spall article

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July 25, 2021 60 mins

Interview with musician and writer, CN Lester (05/06/21)

  1. Topics discussed/Key Words - CN Lester
  • Improvised Opera
  • OCD
  • Cyclothymic Manic Depression
  • CAMS Mental Health care
  • Jamie Hale - poetry book called Shield. ‘Cryptic’ Show at the Barbican
  • Transpose show at The Barbican
  • Opera Makers - Fab audition!
  • Blog post - ‘Middle Class Artist’ (fatphobia in Opera)
  • Trans Like Me - 1st book

#improvisedopera #homemanchester #leodalton #ga...

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July 18, 2021 58 mins

Interview with actress and theatre maker, L Morgan Lee (18/05/21).

Topics discussed: 

  • Lived experience of being transgender 
  • Race
  • Self-confidence
  • Fear of Success
  • Cercle Hermaphroditos - Shualee Cook
  • Maxa - The Maddest Woman in the World

#transgenderactress #trans #auditionroom #thedanishgirl #visibility #representation #shualeecook #paulamaxa #cerclehermaphroditos #fearofsuccess

https://twitter.com/lmorgan_lee 

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July 11, 2021 61 mins

Topics discussed:

  • Definitions of trans/cis/non-binary
  • Their show, ’Since U Been Gone’
  • Self-care
  • Being attacked on the street
  • ACE funding 
  • Find your community/support (Theatre Queers)
  • TRIGGER WARNING - CONTENT WARNING FOR THIS CHAT. DETAILS OF TRANSPHOBIC VIOLENCE. 

#depression #theatrequeers #transphobicviolence #nonbinary #nonbinaryperformers #jaggedlittlepill #breakfastonpluto #acefunding #selfcare #cis #trans #netflixdisclosure...

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July 5, 2021 61 mins

Interview with life coach, author and Strictly Come Dancing champion, Camilla Sacre Dallerup (10/05/21).

  1. Topics discussed
  • Dancing with the Stars
  • Judging myself
  • Self-love
  • Body image 
  • Self-healing
  • Empathy
  • Breathing Exercises

#coaching #coachingcareer #mindtools #dancing #movement #career #dancingwiththestarsnewzealand #newzealand #nlp #neurolinguisticprogramming #communication #raisingawareness #mindful #selfcareregime #judg...

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June 27, 2021 50 mins

Interview with sound designer and composer, Alex Faye-Braithwaite (08/05/21)

  • Making/learning from mistakes
  • Dealing with failure
  • Being relevant
  • Proud Trust, Manchester
  • CBT Therapy
  • Feeling OK with what you’re doing


#impostersyndrome #family #support #proudtrust #manchester #lgbtqi #pressure #habits #challengehabits #therapy #help #stress

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https://twitter.com/Jake_Ferretti

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