Surviving the Dream
Welcome to Surviving the Dream with writer/producer/comedians Kacey Arnold and David Conolly. The podcast where we interview guests who seem to have their "dream job" and find out what it's really like. What did it take to get there? Is it what they imagined? Are the sacrfices worth it? How do they do it??! Join us as we uncover the secrets of surviving the dream and make jokes along the way!
Episodes
34 episodes
Surviving Imposter Syndrome
This week’s guest, RHEA SEEHORN will next be seen starring in the UNT VINCE GILLIGAN SERIES which she is currently shooting for Apple TV+. She was recently seen in BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE, opposite Will Smith & Martin Lawrence. Previously, Rh...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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55:51
Surviving 3AM Sitting on a Camera Case
Born and raised in Los Angeles Eric has been immersed in film and TV his entire life. As a Camera Operator and assistant Camera Operator, Eric has an accumulated over 45,000 hours of onset experience. Past credits include HUNTERS, A WRINKLE IN ...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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51:15
Surviving Likes
This week's guest is really living the dream by just getting to be himself and share what excites him! You may recognize Jacob Givens as the 'first time hearing (insert 90s band) guy' from his social media videos that are shared by millions of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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51:38
Surviving Justice
Sharon Ransom served for 17 years as a dispatcher for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and has served as a Deputy District Attorney with Los Angeles County for the past 19 years. She us currently seeking a seat as a Los Angeles Count...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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42:02
Surviving Squatters
For over 32 years, Graham J. Larson has been focused on ways to help clients turn their hard work into the dream they envisioned. His professional journey began in public relations at Ogilvy, Adams & Rinehart in Washington, DC, followed by ...
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55:03
Surviving Monsters
Animator-Creator, Dave Pressler's artistic journey is a testament to his unwavering dedication to storytelling through visual expression. Moving seamlessly between sculpting, illustration, animation, and production work, Dave's diverse skill se...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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56:13
Surviving World Travel
Asan Askin is a travel advisor who, after pursuing a career in law, is living his dream of seeing the world and helping others do the same. Asan is currently the West Coast Director at First in Service, where he oversees entertainm...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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51:59
Surviving Below-the-Line
Laura has worked as a makeup artist on films and TV shows like "Frankie and Johnnie are Married," "Call me: The Rise and fall of Heidi Fleiss", "Las Vegas," "The Bling Ring," "Franklin & Bash," "Men at Work," "Community," "Get Shorty," "Cra...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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46:14
Surviving NASA
Rudy Boehmer is an aerospace engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, in Pasadena, CA, where he has worked in spacecraft operations for the past 25 years. Rudy currently works on two Mars projects: the Mars Odyssey Orbiter as a Mission Planni...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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54:34
Surviving Uncertainty
Highly accredited, flight nurse, Sasha White, received her first Bachelor's Degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and her second Bachelor’s Degree (a competitive, accelerated nursing program) from the Metropolitan State University of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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40:08
Surviving Multitasking
David Mellville co-founded Independent Shakespeare Co. with his wife Melissa Chalsma. In 2004 the company started producing outdoor shows which eventually became The Griffith Park Shakespeare Festival which plays to up 50,000 people annually an...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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53:05
Surviving Bodily Limitations (like Puppet Shoulder)
Victor has been a puppeteer & voice artist for the Jim Henson Company, Sid & Marty Krofft, and The Walt Disney Company for almost thirty years. His work includes CRANK YANKERS, DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE, THE HANGOVER, FORGETTING S...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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56:09
Surviving Animal Behavior
Dr. Mike McClenahan is a veterinarian at Studio City Animal Hospital and has extensive experience in private practice, consulting, and relief work. He’s also trained in communications and is known for his RACE-approved lecture, “The Use of Virt...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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51:56
Surviving Integrity
Jeff Conway is an Emmy-nominated TV Host and the top-viewed Hollywood interviewer at Forbes. His latest exclusive interviews that he books himself have included Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner, Julie Andrews, Kevin Hart, Kesha and Dwayne "The...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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50:32
Surviving Mojo
Deborah Kagan is a Speaker, Author, Mentor, and Mojo Recovery Specialist supporting you in living a turned ON life. Her methods combine over 25 years of experience in personal development, metaphysical studies, and embodiment practices. She is ...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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50:18
Surviving Upbeat
SUNANA is a dynamic UK DJ and production duo making waves across the international music scene. Composed of Sun and Ana, the London-based collective stands at the forefront of Tech House & Afro Latin influenced electronic music. SUNAN...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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49:28
Surviving Hypochondria
Jeff Siegel has been a practicing Internist for 25 years. Raised in NYC, he went to medical school at NYU and did post-graduate training at UCLA. He practiced in NY for years while being the Chief Privacy Officer in a Health IT startup. He came...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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48:32
Surviving Your Hosts
You asked and we listened! Meet your hosts, Kacey Arnold and David Conolly. Instead of interviewing someone else with a dream job, they interview each other in this special episode where they share more about their dreams and answer...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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47:48
Surviving Style
Named "LA's go-to Stylist” by the Los Angeles Times, “LA’s top Personal Stylist” by CBS LA, “LA's top Personal Shopper and Stylist” by Angeleno Magazine, “LAs Power Shopper” by Variety, Laurie Brucker Amerikaner of LaurieBStyle LLC, is all abou...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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51:48
Surviving the Kitchen
Andy Soboil has more than 45 year’s experience as a private yacht chef/ estate chef. His boat travels have taken him from Brazil to Alaska, Florida to Maine, The Bahamas, The Caribbean, The Gulf of Mexico and the Mediterranean, St. Thomas USVI ...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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48:54
Surviving Nice
Dr. Lois Frankel is the author of the bestselling business bible for women, “Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office” and other books in the "nice girls" series including, “Nice Girls Don’t Get Rich,” “Nice Girls Just Don’t Get It,” and the audi...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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50:11
Surviving Instability
After being very active in the Italian Pop, TV and instrumental music scene, drummer Gianluca Palmieri moved to Los Angeles, California, where he has been a member of the Drum Faculty at the MUSICIANS INSTITUTE Hollywood, CA since 2013. In 2007...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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48:58
Surviving Funny
Tom Caltabiano is an Emmy Award-winning writer and stand-up comedian. Caltabiano met fellow stand-up comedian, Ray Romano, in New York and frequently toured with him as Romano's opening act. Caltabiano eventually relocated to Los Angeles, and w...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:00:03
Surviving ABV
Steve Clifton, is a winemaker who produced his first Palmina wines in the basement of his home in 1995. His career in the wine industry had begun in 1991 when he left his previous incarnations as a musician and nightclub entrepreneur behind and...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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48:00
Surviving Collaboration
For over twenty-five years, directors/producers Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine have jointly created critically-acclaimed multi-character documentary narratives that braid their characters’ individual personal stories to form a larger portrait of...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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55:08