✨Episode 8: British actress Grace Saif joins us for a searching conversation about acting, identity and the structures shaping British film and theatre. We dig into colorblind casting, representation, class, and how economics and fear are stalling bold stories. Grace speaks about her Kenyan roots, voice work, the indie game world, and what real cultural storytelling could look like when artists own their platforms.

Chapters

00:00 Intro — Grace Saif on process and craft

14:00 The limits of colorblind casting and class perception

32:00 Acting, culture and the British industry’s blind spots

48:00 Black British stories and African narratives

1:00:00 The stagnation of UK theatre and creative risk

1:13:00 Games, indie storytelling and direct-to-audience creation 1:16:00 Advice for young artists finding their own lane

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✨ Episode 7: You can’t make a great show without a great cast but how do you actually find them when you don’t have a studio, a casting director, or endless budget? In this episode, Michael and Imeldha break down how they cast an entire ensemble from scratch: thousands of self-tapes, no gatekeepers, and a whole lot of belief.

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Join us for Episode 6 of Empty Talk as host Imeldha and Michael sit down with producer Ana Garanito — whose credits include Hijack (Apple TV+), Concrete Cowboy (Netflix), In the Long Run (Sky) — to uncover what it really takes to get your show seen in 2025.

➤ We dig into: the changing TV landscape, budgets & streamers vs broadcasters, how to build audience before greenlight, why marketing becomes your biggest ally, and how to make a TV show without a full studio behind you.

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