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just tak

Hosted by Takaya Honda · tv · EN · 35 episodes

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The most fascinating conversations happen the moment the performance stops. Welcome to just tak. , an unfiltered interview platform hosted by Australian actor Takaya Honda. After spending over a decade navigating the rigorous landscape of Australian television, Takaya is turning the microphone around to unmask the reality of the creative industry. Through long-form, intimate conversations with industry-leading actors, directors, and creatives, we explore the human instincts that drive the work. We discuss the reality of the daily grind, the politics of production, and the art of survival in a notoriously ruthless business. Whether you are an industry professional looking for tactical insight, or a fan wanting to hear the stories that never make it to the press release, just tak. delivers the reality behind the screen. No script. No character. Just the real story. Follow on just tak in your podcast app. Yo

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Episode #32
only tak (live bonusode) | 32.5
Aug 12, 20261h 39mS1
Something a little different from Just Tak this week… No guest. No edit. Just Takaya, live on YouTube and answering your questions. In this special live episode, Tak takes questions from viewers around the world and chats all things Neighbours, Play School, acting and the realities of working in the Australian screen industry - with plenty of stories and tangents along the way. We get into: · Neighbours memories and behind-the-scenes stories · David, Aaron and life on Ramsay Street · Play School and what’s coming up · Acting, auditions and the state of the industry · Future Just Tak guests · Your questions, answered live just tak. is an interview platform dedicated to unmasking the reality of the creative industry. Hosted by Australian actor and presenter Takaya Honda, the show strips away the polished PR narratives to ask the most important question in performance: Why? Support Just Tak on Patreon: Patreon.com/justtak Sponsors: BeautyBoat.com: use code BIN25 for 25% off your entire order. https://beautyboat.com/ RØDE: thanks for the mics making us sound so good. Watch just tak on YouTube (and subscribe so you don't miss special live events). Catch up with all things @justtakpod on Instagram , TikTok , or Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode #32
debra lawrance | 32
Jul 28, 202658 minS1
Debra Lawrance joins Tak for a warm, candid and deeply personal conversation about Home and Away, Neighbours, Please Like Me, nearly 50 years in acting, learning to listen to her body, surviving the industry and the moment she finally became Debra rather than simply Pippa. What we get into: · Stepping away from the Steel Magnolias tour · Why actors push through illness and exhaustion · Learning to rest after nearly 50 years in the industry · Discovering acting and leaving Melbourne for NIDA · Training alongside Judy Davis, Mel Gibson and Steve Bisley · Learning not to envy another actor’s success · Missing a major role and the advice that stayed with her · Taking time away from acting for family · Returning through Blue Heelers · Life after Pippa and becoming Debra Lawrance · The responsibility and social impact of television · Please Like Me and telling stories without labels · Coaching young actors on Neighbours · Jackie Woodburne, Alan Fletcher and on-set mentorship · Playing Liz Conway and crossing from Summer Bay to Ramsay Street · Working through grief while filming Home and Away · Signs, dreams and unexplained moments after loss · Acting coaching, career mindset and creating your own work just tak. is an interview platform dedicated to unmasking the reality of the creative industry. Hosted by Australian actor and presenter Takaya Honda, the show strips away the polished PR narratives to ask the most important question in performance: Why? Support Just Tak on Patreon: https://Patreon.com/justtak Promotion / Links: Debra Lawrance on IMDb https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0492592/ Watch Please Like Me https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2155025/ Sponsors: BeautyBoat.com: use code BIN25 for 25% off your entire order. https://beautyboat.com/ RØDE: thanks for the mics making us sound so good. Support: If you’re having a tough time, please don’t struggle alone. Australia: Lifeline 13 11 14, 24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention. If life is in danger, call 000. United Kingdom: Text Shout to 85258 for free, confidential 24/7 crisis text support. If you are in immediate danger, call 999. Watch just tak on YouTube (and subscribe so you don't miss special live events). Catch up with all things @justtakpod on Instagram , TikTok , or Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode #31
actor george zhao | 31
Jul 21, 202645 minS1
George Zhao joins Takaya Honda for a funny, open and vulnerable chat about Ghosts Australia, The Family Law, acting, ego, imposter syndrome, identity, clown doctoring, almost quitting the industry and learning that casting is not a competition. What we get into: · George’s Logie nomination for Ghosts Australia · Meeting Takaya on The Family Law · Moving from Sydney to Melbourne · Growing up between New Zealand and Australia · His first brush with performance through The Lion King auditions · Dance, school, shame and self-awareness · Almost training to become an Anglican minister · Finding acting at drama school · Early success, ego and The Family Law · Ghosts Australia and playing Joon · Anxiety, self-worth and almost quitting acting · Working as a clown doctor in children’s hospitals · Disability support, counselling and life outside acting · Asian actors, comparison and competition · Why booking the role is not the same as “winning” · Neighbours auditions, David, Leo and old friendships · Voting for George at the TV Week Logies just tak. is an interview platform dedicated to unmasking the reality of the creative industry. Hosted by Australian actor and presenter Takaya Honda, the show strips away the polished PR narratives to ask the most important question in performance: Why? Support Just Tak on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/justtak Promotion / Links: Watch George Zhao in Ghosts Australia https://10.com.au/ghosts-australia Watch George Zhao in The Family Law https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/the-family-law Vote for George Zhao at the TV Week Logies https://tvweeklogies.com.au/ Find out more about Clown Doctors Australia https://clowndoctorsaustralia.org.au/ Sponsors: BeautyBoat.com: use code BIN25 for 25% off your entire order. https://beautyboat.com/ RØDE: thanks for the mics making us sound so good. Support: If you’re having a tough time, please don’t struggle alone. Australia: Lifeline 13 11 14, 24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention. If life is in danger, call 000. United Kingdom: Text Shout to 85258 for free, confidential 24/7 crisis text support. If you are in immediate danger, call 999. Watch just tak on YouTube (and subscribe so you don't miss special live events). Catch up with all things @justtakpod on Instagram , TikTok , or Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode #30
matthew backer | 30
Jul 14, 202651 minS1
Matthew Backer joins Takaya Honda for a funny, thoughtful and honest chat about Neighbours, Play School, acting, identity, bullying, coming out, casting, resilience and what it really means to bring yourself to the work. What we get into: · Playing Logan on Neighbours · Being labelled “the gay stalker” · Aaron, David and fan reaction · Working together on Play School · School musicals, bullying and finding acting · Jersey Boys and the eight-show-week grind · Screen acting, guest roles and finding confidence · Writing and starring in Die Bully Die · Homophobic bullying and turning trauma into story · Coming out and the fear of being a gay actor · The casting director who saw through the mask · Play School, Story Salad and improvising for kids · The F Ward, medical drama and playing a triage nurse · Emma’s Dance Club and Brady the Trady just tak. is an interview platform dedicated to unmasking the reality of the creative industry. Hosted by Australian actor and presenter Takaya Honda, the show strips away the polished PR narratives to ask the most important question in performance: Why? Support Just Tak on Patreon:    / justtak   Promotion / Links: Die Bully Die: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28325544/ Follow Matthew Backer: Instagram:   / matthewbacker   Watch Matthew on Play School: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/play-sc... Sponsors: BeautyBoat.com : use code BIN25 for 25% off your entire order. https://beautyboat.com/ RØDE: thanks for the mics making us sound so good. Support: If you’re having a tough time, please don’t struggle alone. Australia: Lifeline 13 11 14, 24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention. If life is in danger, call 000. United Kingdom: Text Shout to 85258 for free, confidential 24/7 crisis text support. If you are in immediate danger, call 999. Watch just tak on YouTube (and subscribe so you don't miss special live events). Catch up with all things @justtakpod on Instagram , TikTok , or Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode #28
shane isheev (neighbours script producer) | 28
Jun 30, 202654 minS1
Shane Isheev joins Takaya Honda for a proper behind-the-scenes deep dive into the Neighbours writers’ room, life as a script producer, fan backlash, storylines that changed direction, and the wild plots that never made it to air. What we get into: · Going from Neighbours superfan to script producer · How a script department actually works · NCIS Sydney and the difference between soap and crime drama · Plotting hundreds of episodes a year · Actors pushing back on scripts · David’s final story and whether David and Aaron should have returned · Fan reaction, criticism and not being able to explain the “why” · Finn Kelly, amnesia and the joy of ridiculous soap · The emotional weight of the 2022 finale · COVID-era storytelling challenges · Mackenzie’s story and meaningful representation · The lost Amy Williams twist · The planned earthquake that never happened just tak. is an interview platform dedicated to unmasking the reality of the creative industry. Hosted by Australian actor and presenter Takaya Honda, the show strips away the polished PR narratives to ask the most important question in performance: Why? Support Just Tak on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/justtak Promotion / Links: Follow Shane Isheev Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shaneisheev/ Watch NCIS: Sydney Paramount+: https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/ncis-sydney/ Sponsors: BeautyBoat.com: use code BIN25 for 25% off your entire order. https://beautyboat.com/ RØDE: thanks for the mics making us sound so good. Support: If you’re having a tough time, please don’t struggle alone. Australia: Lifeline 13 11 14, 24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention. If life is in danger, call 000. United Kingdom: Text Shout to 85258 for free, confidential 24/7 crisis text support. If you are in immediate danger, call 999. Watch just tak on YouTube (and subscribe so you don't miss special live events). Catch up with all things @justtakpod on Instagram , TikTok , or Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode #31

actor george zhao | 31

Jul 21, 202645 minS1

George Zhao joins Takaya Honda for a funny, open and vulnerable chat about Ghosts Australia, The Family Law, acting, ego, imposter syndrome, identity, clown doctoring, almost quitting the industry and learning that casting is not a competition. What we get into: · George’s Logie nomination for Ghosts Australia · Meeting Takaya on The Family Law · Moving from Sydney to Melbourne · Growing up between New Zealand and Australia · His first brush with performance through The Lion King auditions · Dance, school, shame and self-awareness · Almost training to become an Anglican minister · Finding acting at drama school · Early success, ego and The Family Law · Ghosts Australia and playing Joon · Anxiety, self-worth and almost quitting acting · Working as a clown doctor in children’s hospitals · Disability support, counselling and life outside acting · Asian actors, comparison and competition · Why booking the role is not the same as “winning” · Neighbours auditions, David, Leo and old friendships · Voting for George at the TV Week Logies just tak. is an interview platform dedicated to unmasking the reality of the creative industry. Hosted by Australian actor and presenter Takaya Honda, the show strips away the polished PR narratives to ask the most important question in performance: Why? Support Just Tak on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/justtak Promotion / Links: Watch George Zhao in Ghosts Australia https://10.com.au/ghosts-australia Watch George Zhao in The Family Law https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/the-family-law Vote for George Zhao at the TV Week Logies https://tvweeklogies.com.au/ Find out more about Clown Doctors Australia https://clowndoctorsaustralia.org.au/ Sponsors: BeautyBoat.com: use code BIN25 for 25% off your entire order. https://beautyboat.com/ RØDE: thanks for the mics making us sound so good. Support: If you’re having a tough time, please don’t struggle alone. Australia: Lifeline 13 11 14, 24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention. If life is in danger, call 000. United Kingdom: Text Shout to 85258 for free, confidential 24/7 crisis text support. If you are in immediate danger, call 999. Watch just tak on YouTube (and subscribe so you don't miss special live events). Catch up with all things @justtakpod on Instagram , TikTok , or Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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only tak (live bonusode) | 32.5

debra lawrance | 32

actor george zhao | 31

matthew backer | 30

shane isheev (neighbours script producer) | 28

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George Burgess

Ben Jackson

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Recent episodes

only tak (live bonusode) | 32.5

debra lawrance | 32

actor george zhao | 31

matthew backer | 30

shane isheev (neighbours script producer) | 28

Guest Appearances

Brett Blake

George Burgess

Ben Jackson

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