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The Messy Parts

What does it really take to build a career across Saturday Night Live, Broadway’s Wicked, network TV, and music? In this re-release of one of our favorite episodes of The Messy Parts, Ana Gasteyer joins Maryam Banikarim to reveal the messy, unglamorous parts of showbusiness — like rejection, insecurity, and feeling like an outsider. Ana turned those realities into fuel for her creativity, and tells Maryam about the power of radical preparedness in auditions, why naming her goals out loud shif...

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28 episodes

Mar 24, 2025•—

The Messy Parts

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Katie Sturino: Building Megababe, Owning the Mess, and Dreaming Big

Cindi Leive: Reinvention, Resilience, and Rewriting the Rules of Women’s Media

Kass & Mike Lazerow: The Billion Dollar Burnout

Debra Martin Chase: Safe Choice, Wrong Choice

Vicki Freeman: Finding Your Calling Through Trial and Error

Ana Gasteyer: SNL, Wine, Fame, and Staying Funny | The Messy Parts Podcast #6

Fede Garcia: Fired at the top and giving up on the power, the prestige, and all of it

Vanessa Barboni Hallik: Where is the rest of me?

Irina Novolselsky: Will I Ever Get a Job Again?

Judith Curr: Prince, Tarot Cards, Chat GPT and changing the plan

Sarah Personette: Choosing Kindness

Negin Farsad: Did I Do Justice to My Dreams?

No to Wall St. and Yes to Broadway (and Tony Awards and heartbreak) with Tom Kitt

Overcoming Anxiety and Thriving Through a Twisty Career: Emma Rosenblum

Edge of Bankruptcy, Surviving A Toxic Partnership, Starting Over: Gwen Whiting's Messy Truth

Debunking Myths About Careers, Generation Gaps, and The Power of Side Hustles: Sam DeMase

The Points Guy Couldn't Get His Own Credit Card: Then He Made $28 Million (at 28 Years Old)

The Real Reason You're Paralyzed in Your Career (It's Not What You Think): Farnoosh Torabi

From Her Parents' Basement to Editor-in-Chief (Twice): Danielle Belton's Comeback Story

Build a $22M Company While Surviving Layoffs, Lawsuits, Losing Friends: Create and Cultivate's Jaclyn Johnson

Finding Light in the Darkness: Writer Jonathan Merritt on Faith, Courage, and Starting Over.

Turning “No” Into Opportunity: Broadway’s Michael McElroy on Rejection and Resilience

The Real Cost of Staying Silent at Work with Brooke Baldwin

How to Reinvent Yourself When You "Should Have Figured It Out By Now": Kelly Kopp

Celebrity Wedding Planner Marcy Blum Turned Fun Into a Million-Dollar Business

Rafat Ali Plays the Long Game: This Internet Pioneer Says You Should Stop Rushing Your Career

Ana Gasteyer Gets Real About Wicked, SNL, and the Hustle of Showbiz (Re-Release)

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