In the Waiting Room with Rashad Edwards
In the Waiting Room with Rashad Edwards
Podcast Description
In the Waiting Room w/ Rashad Edwards is where actors, artists, and dreamers pull up a chair to talk craft, hustle, and the life that happens between auditions. Hosted by actor and businessman Rashad Edwards (The Good Fight, Rustin), this show gives you raw, unfiltered conversations with guests from NYU, Juilliard, Yale, and beyond—sharing the wins, the struggles, and the lessons learned along the way.Whether you’re chasing the spotlight or building your own lane, each episode brings laughs, hard truths, and inspiration to keep you moving forward.🎙 New episodes every week. Grab your 15 pages of Sides and come take a seat in the Waiting Room.
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The podcast explores themes of artistic growth, the realities of the entertainment industry, and personal anecdotes with episodes featuring discussions on resilience in auditions, the impact of education from prestigious institutions like NYU and Juilliard, and navigating careers in acting.
In the Waiting Room w/ Rashad Edwards is where actors, artists, and dreamers pull up a chair to talk craft, hustle, and the life that happens between auditions. Hosted by actor and businessman Rashad Edwards (The Good Fight, Rustin), this show gives you raw, unfiltered conversations with guests from NYU, Juilliard, Yale, and beyond—sharing the wins, the struggles, and the lessons learned along the way.
Whether you’re chasing the spotlight or building your own lane, each episode brings laughs, hard truths, and inspiration to keep you moving forward.
🎙 New episodes every week. Grab your 15 pages of Sides and come take a seat in the Waiting Room.
🎙️ Episode 7 — “That Joy!”
In this episode, Rashad reconnects with actor and artist Paul Deo, Jr., his NYU Grad Acting classmate whose creative journey has been anything but linear.
From performing in Shakespeare in the Park to building storyboards in the Vegas desert during the pandemic, Paul shares how life’s detours shaped his art — and how losing an agent in the middle of nowhere became an unlikely turning point.
This conversation digs into the reality of the “working actor”: regional theater runs, creative side hustles, content creation, and learning to keep joy alive through it all.
Rashad and Paul talk about what it means to stay curious, to reinvent yourself when the industry slows down, and to find the beauty in waiting seasons that don’t look the way you planned.
🎧 Episode 7: “That Joy!”
Now streaming on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.
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