Slate It Till You Make It

The only commercial acting podcast dedicated to sharing industry insight, captivating stories and audition tips.

Slate It Till You Make It is a arts podcast hosted by Catherine Donnelly, with 68 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Catherine Donnelly hosts Slate It Till You Make It, a arts show with 68 episodes published.

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  Episode #61

  25 Reasons Why You Didn't Get a Callback...Even Though Your Tape was FIRE

  Nov 25, 202518 minS4

  <p>As someone who’s booked over 50 national commercials and has spent the last decade deep in the trenches of commercial casting, it’s taken me a long time to learn one thing:<br>you are almost never the reason you don’t get a callback.</p><p>Most of the time it has nothing to do with you, your talent, or your tape.<br>It’s the chaos behind the curtain — the brand, the agency, the director, the client’s cousin, the storyboard artist, the budget, the weather, Mercury retrograde… all of it.</p><p>So today, I’m breaking down th...

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  Episode #8

  Stop Playing It Safe: Booking Powerhouse Beth Fraser Spills Her Secrets

  Oct 28, 202545 minS4

  <p>In this episode, host Catherine Donnelly sits down with Beth Fraser (Elizabeth Nicole Fraser), an actor and former broadcast journalist whose career spans commercials, television, and film. Originally from Douglas, Georgia, Beth grew up in Sarasota, Florida, and earned her degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Florida before beginning her on-camera career as a model for the Home Shopping Network in Tampa.</p><p>After moving to Los Angeles, Beth met her husband, filmmaker Johnny Fraser, in 2008, and together they have a daughter, Ondine. Her sister, Brinson, is a storyboard artist on the hit animated series Family...

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  Episode #7

  Casting Networks, Casting.com, and What Actors Need to Know Right Now

  Oct 21, 202511 minS4

  <p>In this episode, Catherine Donnelly unpacks the major shift at Casting Networks — namely, the new paid subscription model for all U.S.-based agents and managers, beginning January 1, 2026. We walk through exactly what the new tiered fees are, why Casting Networks says it’s doing this, and how actors who depend on CN for commercial auditions should plug the gaps. (Source: Casting Networks Support, “Talent Representatives: What Should I Know About the New Subscription Model”)</p><p>Then we zoom out and take a look at the big picture: how private equity ownership is impacting casting tech. In July 2022, RedBird...

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  Episode #6

  The Man, The Myth, The Legend: John Fulton UNCENSORED

  Oct 7, 20251h 2mS4

  <p>In this episode of Slate It Till You Make It, host Catherine Donnelly sits down with recurring guest John Fulton, a multi-talented comedian, musician, and actor, to discuss his top ten commercial booking tips. </p><p>From his early days as a basketball team captain in Topsfield, MA, to DJing a jazz show at the University of Rhode Island, and eventually hosting Must Love Cats on Animal Planet, John’s career has seen plenty of twists and turns. Now, he's thriving in the world of commercials and TV, and is a member of the comedy band Camp Friends, who ju...

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  Episode #5

  The Missing Piece In Your Auditions with Award-Winning Actress, Director & Author Murisa Harba

  Sep 30, 20251h 15mS4

  <p>What does it really take to stand out, book more work, and build a sustainable acting career in today’s rapidly shifting industry? In this episode of Slate It Pod, host, Catherine Donnelly, sits down with Murisa Harba — award-winning actress, director, and founder of About The Work, a Hollywood-based acting studio she launched in 2013.</p><p>Murisa has coached thousands of actors across five continents using her signature body-based methods, helping them break out of their heads, connect more deeply to their emotions, and bring undeniable authenticity into the audition room. Her students don’t just feel more confident — they als...

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