Episode 78 - The 98% Podcast Collaboration

Persistent and Nasty

In today’s episode The Nasty Gals meet The 98% Gals. Welcome to the most anticipated collab since bread and cheese. Elaine, Louise and Misha chat with the incredible Alexa Morden and Katie Elin-Salt. The creators and hosts of The 98% Podcast. It’s a fun filled riot and what a joy to chat to these amazing humans. No spoilers. Just sit back, relax, enjoy and as always Stat Nasty. Alexa Morden and Katie Elin-Salt. The 98 % Podcast. We started The 98% because we felt that the daily frustrations of being an actor had to be kept under wraps. In a time where social media is taking over, actors feel like they have to constantly be "on" and any signs of vulnerability or broadcasting the times you're not on set or in a rehearsal room seem nowhere to be seen, for fear of being viewed as not a 'proper, working actor.' But with only 2% of actors earning £20,000 a year from acting work that leaves 98% of us with uninspiring day jobs, less than 24 hours to learn 10 pages of script for an audition, trying to figure out how to pay for our Spotlight subscription and waiting for the phone to ring...only our stories are never heard. Whilst listening to interviews with actors who are well known can be interesting and inspiring, their stories of the hard times are usually looked back on in hindsight. We are in the thick of the hard graft, laughing and lamenting about the realities of being an actor. Being part of The 98% may mean that we aren't working consistently but there's still a lot of laughs, lessons and value in our experiences...and we're here to share them. Alexa and Katie met in the waiting room of a commercial casting. After bonding over feminist ideology, having the same agent and being overjoyed that they didn't have to sit in silence for a minute longer, they exchanged numbers and the rest is history! (And conveniently documented in a podcast) Alexa enjoys true crime podcasts, eating pizza, colour co-ordinating her diary and making up rhymes to make the morning commute more bearable. Katie likes gin, fantasising about building an outdoor 'catio' for her fluffball of a child Sir Tom Cat Jones and parodying her life through the medium of song. Website: The 98% Podcast Twitter: @98%pod @alexamorden @KatieElinSalt Podcast: The 98% Podcast Instagram: @KatieElinSalt @AlexaMorden Vimeo: HERS PAYPAL https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/persistentandnasty for those who can donate. A million thanks and love. Resources https://www.gofundme.com/f/black-women-in-film https://www.gofundme.com/f/bme-business-fund https://www.scottishtrans.org/support/support-groups-in-scotland/ https://www.thetrevorproject.org https://bornthisway.foundation/ https://itgetsbetter.org https://www.alerojasmine.com/ https://bespokebinny.com/ https://pelicansandparrots.com/ https://www.matuggarum.com/ https://sheniandteni.com/ https://lihabeauty.com https://ibereapparel.com/ https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/ https://blacklivesmatter.com/ https://m4bl.org/ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BRlF2_zhNe86SGgHa6-VlBO-QgirITwCTugSfKie5Fs/mobilebasic https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd https://justiceforbreonna.org/ https://www.gofundme.com/f/i-run-with-maud https://www.anothermag.com/fashion-beauty/12570/black-british-owned-businesses-to-buy-from-now-fashion-beauty-design-lifestyle https://theeverymom.com/black-history-month-books-for-kids/ https://themadmommy.com/black-owned-etsy-shops/ Join our Zoom Coffee Morning every Friday at 11am GMT, email [e-mail] WeAudition offer: For 25% off your monthly subscription quote: NASTY25 Backstage Offers: Get a free 12 months Actor Subscription: join.backstage.com/persistentnasty-uk-12m-free/ Or if you've got a project to cast, you can Post Castings for free: Apply promo code PERSISTENTANDNASTY at the checkout