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Scarlett Estevez
Hi, it's Scarlett Estevez or Cielo from American Afterlife. Thank you so much for listening to this audio drama. It's been wonderful seeing all your positive comments about the series and we really appreciate every single. We actually hit number one in the fiction and drama podcast charts on Apple, which has been incredible to see. If you haven't already, I would really appreciate it if you give us a review on Apple or Spotify. And guess what? Now we're giving away three pairs of American Afterlife socks designed by me and made by our partners, Pair of thieves. As a thank you. Check out the link in the description for more details on how to get your socks. Here are some clips from my recent media tour where I talked all about the making of American Afterlife so you can get a behind the scenes feel of how we built the world of our show.
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Morton (Interviewer)
And Scarlet is on the phone with us. Scarlet, good morning and welcome to. Hey Morton, how are you?
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Scarlett Estevez
Hello. Great. How are you?
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Morton (Interviewer)
Really good. So the American Afterlife podcast is about a massive earthquake and then the aftermath from a perspective of a woman trying to figure out what to do next. Did I get that part right?
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Scarlett Estevez
Yes, totally. That's definitely. Yeah.
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Morton (Interviewer)
And I'll tell you about 10 minutes in, there's a twist where you thought she was just narrating what's happening and then you realize there's another layer that may end up being rather sinister. And I don't want to give that away because I think everyone should. Absolutely. If you make it to 10 minutes in this podcast, you are absolutely hooked. So Scarlet, first of all, you've done, I mean, everything in acting, right? Have you done voiceover?
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Scarlett Estevez
Yeah, I've done a lot of voiceover before too, but never like podcasting. So this was super cool. And very different.
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Interviewer 2
How is it different when. Cause that was my biggest thing in thinking, okay. It's different when you're in front of a TV show or, you know, movie, and you're like, okay, I know my lines. I know what I'm gonna do physically. But in this. In American afterlife, you don't have that visual. So how is it different?
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Scarlett Estevez
The podcast is really cool because it's kind of set up like an interrogation. So that was really different from anything that I've ever done because I was, like, sitting in a room and, like, the stuff that I was saying was, like, supposed to be on, like, a microphone and stuff like that. So that was really cool. And just like. Yeah, I think it made it feel very different. The whole, like, tone of it is very different.
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Morton (Interviewer)
I think it's interesting that a lot of people have probably imagined for a second what would take place if a major seismic event happened. And then I had to fend for myself. And I think you guys bring that to life pretty well because there are parts of it that you're not thinking about. And if you are listening to this podcast, right away, you start getting introduced to some of the events that would take place that you would not anticipate would be the immediate aftermath of a major event like that.
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Scarlett Estevez
Yeah, for sure. It was like, I remember when I first read the script, I was like, oh, my God, it was so scary. I was like, I'm so stressed for
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Morton (Interviewer)
her going through this right now. Yeah, I think it's a good time for these kind of podcasts. Cause here's what I think we're tired of. We're tired of podcasts where it starts out going, okay, we're here. We're on. We're here. All right. John, you there? I'm here. All right, we're doing it. We're doing it. All right. Hello. You're like, okay, stop.
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Scarlett Estevez
Also, I think the people are looking for, you know, the art of storytelling
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to come back, you know? Yeah, yeah, for sure. I mean, I listen to podcasts, too, like, in my car, whenever. Like, you know, I have long drives and stuff. But, yeah, sometimes I'm like, I need something that I can listen to that's more than music. But the podcast, I also am not that interested in anymore. So I think that this is, like, a really fun thing, because it's not. It's not an audiobook, but it's like, yeah, it's storytelling, and it's really painting a picture for you, and I think that that's really cool and really special. That we get to do that.
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Morton (Interviewer)
Yeah. The storytelling is so good in this. We're talking to Scarlet. She is the star of the American Afterlife podcast. We are recommending you listen to this, which is a lot for radio people to do, because typically they don't say that, but the fact is we're all looking for good storytelling, and I think you guys did a great job with this. I've only been able to listen to the special preview, So I got 20 minutes in. It was enough to hook me, and I'm like, dang, I want more. What is something that you think will be surprising for people if they listen to the entire podcast that they didn't expect without giving any twists away?
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Scarlett Estevez
I don't know. Cielo, she comes off very, like, brave and tough, and so that's kind of like where she sits for a lot of the podcasts. But then as she continues with her interviews and going through her story of all this crazy stuff that she went. Went through and dealt with during the earthquake, we get to see her kind of break down and become more emotional and, like, soften up, which I think is really cool to see that journey.
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Morton (Interviewer)
I know we're calling it a podcast, but I call it Pod Theater because the sound effects are there. Different characters.
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TJ Show Host
Yeah.
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Morton (Interviewer)
Immersive is the perfect word.
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Scarlett Estevez
Yeah.
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Morton (Interviewer)
Yeah.
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Interviewer 2
I was going to ask you, Scarlett, you know, when you did the reading for it, did you were you able to hear some of those sound effects, or was that done afterwards? And have you listened back to get the full, like, scope of it? And what did you think?
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Scarlett Estevez
When we first recorded the first time, there was nothing. There wasn't any, like, sound effects or anything. And then we did some pickups that had some of the sound design, like, integrated into it. And that was just, like, so crazy to hear the change from beginning. When we first started to the. I was like, oh, my God, I'm actually in it. It's crazy.
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Morton (Interviewer)
Do you think there might be a sound effects person there with, like, their coconut shells?
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Scarlett Estevez
And, you know, I was thinking. Here's what I was thinking.
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TJ Show Host
Playing crickets in the background.
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Morton (Interviewer)
Time you got in there with a whole bunch of stuff like, she's walking through the grass.
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Kid Craddock (Interviewer)
I think I was thinking.
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Interviewer 2
My head. I was like, that must have been so much more difficult because there's no sound, and you're like, I don't know. How much emotion am I gonn. And where's the sound effect gonna, like,
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TJ Show Host
come in, you know?
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Morton (Interviewer)
And now we go for a break for PepsiDent number one, toothpaste all right, fellas, Sing it.
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Interviewer 2
Yeah.
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Scarlett Estevez
That's gotta be hard.
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Morton (Interviewer)
And now back to with Scarlet Estevest. No. So you did get to hear some of it, though, while you're doing pickups, which means you come back, you're like, all right, here we go. This is you in the. Whatever. Cause I think the sound design in it, it does, like, there's parts of it where you realize something ominous is about to happen. I don't want to give this away, but you start hearing a. Like a drone sound come in the background, you're like, oh, something bad's about to happen. And I'll just tell you. She grabs a large piece of metal to help move some furniture. It is graphic, and it is. It's really good. The story just. I think the story takes a huge step forward there. So listen to that. And it's in the first, like, 15 minutes.
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Scarlett Estevez
Yeah, that part, like, when I listened back to that, I was like, oh, yeah.
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Kid Craddock (Interviewer)
She's like, no spoilers.
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Interviewer 3
No spoilers.
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TJ Show Host
Yes.
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Morton (Interviewer)
Yeah. And there was a guy there, and he had, like, a bunch of jello at Dina, and he was, like, grabbing the jello. You know, you've worked with Mark Wahlberg. You've worked with some very successful, established people. What do you learn from someone like that when you're watching them that people wouldn't know? Like, we see Mark Wahlberg, and we see the guy that's all buff, and we see the guy that's kind of entourage. But the fact is, when he's obviously very, very professional.
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Scarlett Estevez
He was obviously. Yeah, very professional, Everything like that. But he was also very kind and very sweet, and that just made such a big difference for me on the set, because, I mean, obviously, it's my first big thing, so I was kind of nervous, and it just showed me what big of a difference it makes to, like, be kind to people and how you can, you know, focus on your work. But also, yeah, just be nice. And that was a really, really great lesson to learn.
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Morton (Interviewer)
That's great. And all your years, I know. Working on Lucifer, other shows, Daddy's Home and all that stuff. Is there been a time? Has there been a time? Especially because, you know, you work in children's television as well. Coming up, without naming any names, Was there a time when you were like, wow, that is not the way to behave? Did you see Outrageous Behavior ever?
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Scarlett Estevez
Yeah, I think it's. It's been. I think I've experienced some of it where I'm like, okay, that was the choice.
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Progressive Insurance Announcer
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Morton (Interviewer)
All right, we'll Leave it at that. Maybe one day we'll talk about that more. In the meantime, we want everyone to listen to this. It's a really. It's pod theater. It's not podcasting. It is really immersive. It's really great. And we want you to check it out. American Afterlife. You can find it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and we're really lucky to have you. Join us for a few minutes today. And great job. You did great work here.
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Scarlett Estevez
Yeah, thank you so much.
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Morton (Interviewer)
You met Scarlett Estevez. You have a great day.
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Scarlett Estevez
Thank you. You as well.
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Bye.
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Kid Craddock (Interviewer)
I am here with Scarlett Estevez. This is the Kid Craddock morning show, and there's this new podcast hour called American Afterlife, and the star of it is Scarlett Esteve, and we have her this morning. And just first off, welcome. How are you?
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Scarlett Estevez
Thank you so much. I'm doing well. What about yourself?
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Kid Craddock (Interviewer)
Very, very good. Is this your first, like, radio media tour?
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Scarlett Estevez
Yeah, this is my first, like, one. It's been really interesting, but I'm having
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Kid Craddock (Interviewer)
a lot of fun. That's awesome. You get to meet everybody from across the country, and it kind of does a lot quick. Well, it's fabulous to have you here. And first off, I just want to jump right into the podcast. So what is the story of American Afterlife?
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Scarlett Estevez
So I play Cielo, who's this young girl. The story is basically based on the big earthqu that everyone's been talking about that's supposed to, you know, destroy so much. And so it basically takes place that the earthquake finally happened, and my character Cielo, you know, when all the helicopters come to come and try and rescue the people instead of leaving, Cielo stays, and she tries to find her mom. So it's all about her, you know, navigating the world on her own as a young girl in these ruins. It's really cool.
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Kid Craddock (Interviewer)
So mentally, what was it like diving into that world? Because that's. I mean, that's a. Just a different world in a landscape.
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Scarlett Estevez
Yeah, totally. It was really crazy because, like, obviously, you know, you see everyone talking about this earthquake, and you're like, when's it gonna happen? It's kind of like the whole thing of, like, the sun's gonna explode, and you start, like, trying to prepare for it, but there's no way to really do it. So it was really cool to, like, kind of jump into that and, like, see what it would be like and navigate that through Cielo, too, because she's, you know, in so many ways, she's similar to me, but she's also very different. So it's really cool to see, like, how she went through that.
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Kid Craddock (Interviewer)
I was gonna ask, like, was it, you know, given your age and the direct closeness to the character, was it difficult to jump into that character or to dive into it, or was it pretty natural?
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Scarlett Estevez
Yeah, like, Cielo, she's definitely a lot more confrontational than me. And she's very, like, strong and, you know, very strong minded. And I'm kind of. Not that I'm kind of more like a people pleaser, so. But there's so many similarities that we still have regardless of all that, because, you know, she's also a teen girl who has these insecurities and, like, this mask that she's trying to put on being, I can do this. I am enough. So that was really cool. Yeah.
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Kid Craddock (Interviewer)
Did you take anything away personally from that that you're going to carry?
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Scarlett Estevez
Yeah, I think I definitely took a piece of her. I tried to keep a piece of her with me to be like, it's
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Kid Craddock (Interviewer)
okay, you know, that's fabulous. Now, was this your first time ever participating in a scripted podcast?
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Scarlett Estevez
Yeah, it was my first time.
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Kid Craddock (Interviewer)
What's that experience like compared to some of the other experiences you've had in your career?
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Scarlett Estevez
It's so interesting. I really felt like I was, like, filming a movie or something because it's just written so well and it' you know, dramatic and intense and all that stuff. So it truly felt like I was filming something where then I knew the mic was there. It was really interesting having to do, like, action too, because it's very like, you know, she's walking and doing all these things. So that was, like, really interesting to, like, try and play off of, you know, just the imagination.
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Kid Craddock (Interviewer)
Are you nudging anybody to get this brought to video life?
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Scarlett Estevez
Oh, you know, I'm trying to, like, I just really hope it reaches, you know, the right people. I think it's such an amazing story, but I've told, like, all my family and friends to listen to it because I just think it's so cool.
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Kid Craddock (Interviewer)
One of the biggest differences, because you've been on TV and film and other projects, what is the biggest difference from acting in, let's say on TV or in a film? Compared to. Nobody's watching you. No, you know, it's audio.
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Scarlett Estevez
Yeah. I don't know. I think, like, the main thing that was really nice was I could come in in my pajamas. That was really fun. Cause, you know, you're not really using any of the video. It was definitely just, like, a lot more mental because there's nothing to play off of. Like, even sometimes the other main character, he wasn't really in there in. So I was just having Bill the director, like, read with me, and sometimes the other main guy, he was in the room with us, so that was cool. But, yeah, it's a lot more mental and, like, using my imagination, which was fun.
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Kid Craddock (Interviewer)
So when you say mental, like, less pressure actually when everything's on, or is it, like, kind of easier to do that part? And then was it more difficult to have your co host in, like, from being kind of.
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Scarlett Estevez
It's usually easier when there's, like, a whole set and you know the characters with you as well, because then you're just like, truly. You're, like, actually visually immersed in whatever scenario. So it was kind of crazy to like, make that up in my head of just being like, all right, now all this. I'm not gonna spoil anything, but, like, just so many crazy things are happening.
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Kid Craddock (Interviewer)
And yeah, some of the other projects we've talked about, we'll just say daddy's home. Daddy's two. So how. How surreal was it working with, like, Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg?
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Scarlett Estevez
It was really crazy. I think I was, like, 6 years old when I did the first one, so I only really knew who Will Ferrell was. Okay. At the time because I so much with, like, my parents and my siblings, so that was, like, crazy. I was like, no way I'm gonna meet Elf. But, yeah, Mark Wahlberg was super nice. He was great to work with, but I didn't really watch any of the stuff that he was in at the time, so I didn't really know who he was.
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Kid Craddock (Interviewer)
Now, just out of curiosity, when you're six years old and you go on a project like that, is it kind of less fear inducing or is it more now that you're older and you get the levity of everything and all of that?
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Scarlett Estevez
Yeah, totally. I think back then I was still, like, not fully conscious, so there's not really that much fear a part of it attached to it and not really realizing the intensity of what I was doing. But I had so much fun. I just knew that I loved it, and that was about it. And then as I've grown up, I'm like, okay, this is my job. But I also love it.
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Kid Craddock (Interviewer)
So when you got to the second one, was it easier to get into character around the same people instead of it being that a little older and now you understand what's going on around you?
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Scarlett Estevez
Yeah, totally. I think. Yeah, definitely during the second one I was like, okay, I figure out I know what's going on a little more.
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Kid Craddock (Interviewer)
Yeah, that's awesome. And now just everybody's gonna want to know after the second one who was actually funnier to be around. Was it Mark or Will?
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Scarlett Estevez
Oh, gosh, I don't know. I remember, I mean, Mel Gibson was in the second one as well and
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Kid Craddock (Interviewer)
he was funny too.
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Scarlett Estevez
Yeah, that was crazy. Yeah, I remember he taught me because I had to be drunk in the second one and I was 8 years old. How the heck am I supposed to know what that's like? So yeah, I remember like the first day I met him, he was like teaching me. He's like, you know, when you're drunk, everything's just really slow. I was like, okay. But it helped. So that was great.
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Kid Craddock (Interviewer)
Very true. Now to get back into the podcast, working with like executive producers, Bill Stewart on the Rock and some of the other big films, working with somebody like that, does it make it easier to go into something like an audio only driven foot forward and to get immersed into that visual creativity?
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Scarlett Estevez
Yeah, totally. I think Bill like was so great to work with. He made it, yeah, very smooth because he had such a vision and he was definitely so I could tell he was very passionate about the project as well. So that was great to work with him and you know, really just be open to taking his direction because he has so many great instincts. Yeah, he was really great to work with and made it super easy because he like, yeah, he had a vision so he knew how to direct me. But he also was like, just do your thing and we'll see how it goes.
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Kid Craddock (Interviewer)
That's awesome. And you said something there that is really important. It's instincts. Was that something that he really kind of gave you confidence, built you up to, like, hey, when I'm not around, you still gotta trust your instincts when you're out of the project. Cause I would assume going from those big rooms to an audio only and you're literally by yourself or you're with one other person to tap into that creativity, it's gotta be difficult at times.
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Scarlett Estevez
Yeah, totally.
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Kid Craddock (Interviewer)
In future wise, is there any more podcasting in your future or is there any other projects you're working on?
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Scarlett Estevez
I would love to continue podcasting. I think it was, it was so fun. I'd love to continue to do it. I worked on a movie this past summer, so that comes out in August on Netflix. So I don't know how much I can talk about it, but I'm very excited.
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Kid Craddock (Interviewer)
Yeah, it's difficult when you're in promotional. What am I allowed to talk about? So as you've done all these projects, where would you rank podcasting? Where would you rank doing that? Is it up there or is it like something you'll just kind of teeter in?
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Scarlett Estevez
Yeah, I think it's so interesting and I think it's such a huge thing nowadays, like just podcasts in general. So many people are listening. I love listening to podcasts myself, so I'd love to do more.
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Kid Craddock (Interviewer)
Yeah, it's a wild direct line to your audience and or the fan base, which I think is really neat. Is there anything else about American Afterlife that you want to say to get us to go listen? Is there a big twist that we
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Interviewer 3
need to go listen?
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Scarlett Estevez
Yeah, there's definitely a big twist that's going to be very unexpected. So even reading it myself, I was like, what? Like when I got to a certain part. So, yeah, definitely give it a listen. You'll be very intrigued.
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Kid Craddock (Interviewer)
And where can we find the podcast?
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Scarlett Estevez
You can find the podcast anywhere you listen to your podcasts.
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Kid Craddock (Interviewer)
Fabulous. Well, we appreciate your time. You have a wonderful day and thanks for coming on the show.
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TJ Show Host
This is the TJ show, and apparently people are getting more interested in these, like, audio drama podcasts. They are actually now hiring actors and actresses to almost like a movie. Well, it's actually what the radio was like in the 1930s and 40s. Radio plays right? It's kind of a modern day version of that. And so there's one that came on our radar. Some friends of ours put it together. It's called American Afterlife. It's one of the stars in it is Scarlett Estevez, who used to be on the Disney Channel. Scarlet, are you there? Hello? Hey, Scarlet. You know, I saw a video. It was going around on social media, and it's like you screaming and they were like, all right, I think we got the take. And then they just move on. And it's like, what horrible thing just happened to Scarlet that they're making you scream that way? It seems like you're having a good time doing this.
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Scarlett Estevez
Oh, yeah. I always wanted to do, like, horror. And this isn't really horror, but it's kind of the same realm.
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TJ Show Host
Yeah, it's very tense and, you know, and I've heard some of the previews and it's kind of fun. And I thought since you're an actress, maybe, I don't know, maybe we could play out a little scene here. Would you be open to that?
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Scarlett Estevez
Yeah, totally.
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I love that.
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TJ Show Host
Okay, great.
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Scarlett Estevez
That's gonna be Fun.
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TJ Show Host
Alright, now here's the scenario. Alright? So why don't you pretend to be my vet's office?
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Interviewer 2
Okay.
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TJ Show Host
Yeah. I have an old senior dog named Luna. So I just took her in for a blood test and you have to deliver the news to me that she's actually part bear.
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Scarlett Estevez
Okay?
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TJ Show Host
Can you do that?
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Scarlett Estevez
Yes.
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TJ Show Host
Okay. The phone rings. Ring, ring, ring. Actress Scarlett Estevez picks up the phone at the vet's office.
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Scarlett Estevez
Hi, this is Scarlet from your local vet.
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TJ Show Host
Hey, Scarlett. I'm just calling for Luna's blood test results. It's tj, her owner.
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Scarlett Estevez
Oh, yeah. Right, right. Hi, tj. Yeah, let me look that up really, really quick in our system. She was here earlier today, right?
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TJ Show Host
Yeah. She's the really old dog.
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Scarlett Estevez
Yeah. Yeah. Okay, so I'm not sure if this is correct, but I just looked in her system and it looks like. I don't know. This must be a mistake.
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TJ Show Host
What?
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Scarlett Estevez
It looks like she should be fine. She should be fine. She looks like a very happy dog.
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TJ Show Host
Wait, but what's wrong?
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Scarlett Estevez
Well, it turns out part of her DNA, it's not showing up as a canine. It's showing up that she might be like part of bear.
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TJ Show Host
As in the other animal?
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Scarlett Estevez
Yeah, like bear. Like grizzly bear. Like honey.
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TJ Show Host
Oh.
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Scarlett Estevez
I mean, yeah. Now that I think about it, it kind of explains why she's so cute.
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TJ Show Host
So this is not a horrible thing?
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Scarlett Estevez
No, not at all. Just part dog, park bear.
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TJ Show Host
Luna's part bear. Guys, I just got the news.
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Jaaybo
Congratulations.
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TJ Show Host
That's why she's so cute. You always wanted a bear pet.
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Scarlett Estevez
Wait, what?
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TJ Show Host
Scarlet. All right. Scene. End. That was great.
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Jaaybo
That was awesome.
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Morton (Interviewer)
Good job.
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TJ Show Host
What is it?
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Kid Craddock (Interviewer)
And scene.
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Jaaybo
Yeah, that's why you don't work in that line of.
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Scarlett Estevez
Line of work.
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Jaaybo
And scene.
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TJ Show Host
Is Kenny right?
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Scarlett Estevez
Oh, yes. Yeah. And scene. Or cut.
- [21:32]
TJ Show Host
Hate when Kenny's right. We're not in character anymore, Scarlet.
- [21:35]
Scarlett Estevez
Scarlet was still acting.
- [21:36]
TJ Show Host
Listen, this is too much fun. Jaaybo, I want you to do one of these. Can you do one of these?
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Jaaybo
Yeah, set it up.
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TJ Show Host
Okay, great. So, Scarlet, hold on right there. We're gonna do this one more time with Jaaybo, okay? With different scenarios.
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Scarlett Estevez
Okay.
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TJ Show Host
One of the stars, Cee Lo in American Afterlife. A new podcast coming up on the TJ Show. This is the TJ Show. I didn't know today was gonna be so much fun. I just found out that my dog is part bear. If you missed it, go listen to this on our podcast after the show. Search for the TJ show wherever you're listening to them. Scarlett Estevez. She is starring in one of those, like, acted out script podcast. It's called American Afterlife. It's a young adult audio drama. Very tense. If you need more tension in your life, you know, we all need a little more tension in our life, Scarlett. It's perfectly timed. The world needs tension or an escape
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Jaaybo
from real life tension.
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TJ Show Host
Yeah, okay, fake tension. Yeah, Whatever it is. But anyway, we had this idea, like, we have an actress on the phone. Could she act something out with us? And you heard what happened a few moments ago. It was too much fun to say goodbye. So, Jaaybo, spotlight on you. Here we go. You ready for the scenario?
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Jaaybo
What's the scenario? Yeah.
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TJ Show Host
All right, take note, Scarlet. So, Jaebo, this is a real thing. So her vacuum. Her Roomba accidentally vacuumed over her dog having an accident on the carpet. And it was like, you know, the big accident, the higher number accident.
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Scarlett Estevez
Oh, my gosh.
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TJ Show Host
And that's a true story. So she threw away the vacuum.
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Scarlett Estevez
Right.
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TJ Show Host
It's gone. But what would have happened? The beauty of acting. What would have happened if she brought the vacuum to the vacuum repair shop? She's now calling you, the vacuum repair person, to get an update on her Roomba. Ring, ring, ring. The phone's ringing.
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Scarlett Estevez
Okay.
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TJ Show Host
Intense music now.
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Scarlett Estevez
This is Scarlet speaking.
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Jaaybo
Oh, hi, Scarlett. I think I spoke to you earlier today. I had dropped off my Roomba. My dog had an accident. Roomba went all over it. Disgusting. All over the floor, the carpets. Ugh. If it could go on the walls, it would be on the walls. Thankfully, it's not, but I dropped it off. I wanted to know what was the update on that? Has it gotten fixed yet or.
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Scarlett Estevez
Yeah, so we try to take it apart, and it kind of looks like it's everywhere.
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Jaaybo
Yeah. But I literally bought it, like, two weeks ago. Isn't there, like, a manufacturer warranty that can still apply?
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Scarlett Estevez
Yeah. So I try to look through the manual and. Do you have it on you?
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Jaaybo
No, I don't have the manual on me. It's probably in my junk drawer.
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Scarlett Estevez
Okay. On page 33, it actually says that you should have walked your dog.
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Jaaybo
No, I feel like you're being a smart alec. I don't think the manual would have that in there. Since the manual is about the Roomba.
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Scarlett Estevez
If you would like, we can return the Roomba to you and you can take it apart yourself and then clean
- [24:17]
Jaaybo
it that way, because it's your manager.
- [24:21]
Scarlett Estevez
So we'd actually try to bleach the Roomba. We dipped it in a bucket of bleach and the smell is still there.
- [24:27]
Jaaybo
Yeah, I know. My carpet's the same thing.
- [24:29]
Scarlett Estevez
So the thing is, can you fix the Roomba?
- [24:32]
TJ Show Host
That was great. Wow. Scene end. No, end scene.
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Interviewer 3
Cut, cut, cut.
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TJ Show Host
Scarlet, you are awesome.
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Scarlett Estevez
That was great.
- [24:42]
TJ Show Host
This is so fun. Thank you for doing that. Look at us. We're let the Disney Channel know about jbo.
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Morton (Interviewer)
Okay.
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TJ Show Host
She's really good. Karen.
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Scarlett Estevez
Jbo. Thank you.
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Interviewer 3
Appreciate that.
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TJ Show Host
Yeah, that was very good. So there she is. That's CeeLo from American Afterlife, a young adult audio drama. You want to hear a little more of that acting that A plus acting that. Scarlett Estevez. How cool that we got to do that with you. We really appreciate it and all the best with the podcast. Okay.
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Scarlett Estevez
Thank you so much. It was so great talking with you guys.
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Morton (Interviewer)
There she is.
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Interviewer 2
Likewise.
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TJ Show Host
Scarlett Estevez on the TJ Show.
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Interviewer 3
Well, it's great to meet you, Scarlett. I. I know that you've done, like, a ton of on screen roles. You're only, like, 18 years old, and you've done so much in your career already. You've been in Daddy's Home, you were in Lucifer, the TV series, a lot of on screen work. But you actually have voice acting experience too. I recognized your voice, but I couldn't figure out where it was from. But you were in the Loud House, and you are in the Loud House as Kara.
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Scarlett Estevez
Yes. Yeah.
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Interviewer 3
So how did you get into that initial voice acting role into a series like that after doing so much stuff with, you know, Will Ferrell and big stars on screen, and then you moved into this kind of, like, audio only role?
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Scarlett Estevez
Yeah. It's so interesting. I've always, especially when I was younger, I had like a kind of like a raspier voice. So I like, while I was, like, working in film, I always kind of have done voiceover stuff also on the side. I've done like, a few, like, little things here and there. But, yeah, the Loud House was like my first, like, bigger thing, so I was really excited to. To be able to be a part of that. Yeah, it's so funny. I don't really usually hear people, like, recognizing me for that, so that's really cool.
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Interviewer 3
Yeah, well, we watch the Loud House a lot because I. My boyfriend and I have two dogs and our one dog, Pebbles. Yeah, Pebbles is obsessed with the Loud House. So if we are. Yeah. If we have to leave the house, she wants it on and she'll be.
- [26:36]
Scarlett Estevez
Yeah, that's so cool.
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Interviewer 3
I know the Loud House very well. And then I was like, oh, my goodness. That's the voice that's the Voice. And it was crazy because I know you've done so much on screen stuff that to go into this audio only kind of things, it's like you can do anything.
- [26:50]
Scarlett Estevez
Oh, thank you. Yeah, it's really fun. I love doing voiceover. It's so cool. It's definitely like. It's a completely different, but also the same in some ways. Yeah, it's really interesting.
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Interviewer 3
Now you're the lead in this audio drama podcast called American Afterlife. How did you get involved in that? Was it kind of right after Loud House, or did they come to you and find you for it?
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Scarlett Estevez
Yeah, I remember I'd gotten an email, I think, from Bill, who was the director on it, and he, like, sent me, I think, all the scripts and was like, oh, you know, we'd love to see if you're interested in this, that I think the writer of the book, Pedro, his daughters have seen me in something or something like that. So they thought that I'd be cool for it. So I read it, and I, like, fell in love with the whole story because it's, like, super intense and, like, completely different from anything I've ever done. So, yeah, I was really excited.
- [27:41]
Interviewer 3
Now, this podcast, it's only got a few episodes out right now. It launched in April, but it debuted as Apple's number one fiction podcast, which is extremely impressive, and it says a lot about the podcast popularity. Other people have heard it, and they fell in love with it. So if anyone is just hearing about this for the first time, the American Afterlife, what is it about? You mentioned the book. Can you talk about kind of what it's about when you listen to it?
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Scarlett Estevez
Yeah, totally. So it's basically I play Cielo in American Afterlife, and it's basically the story of the big earthquake that everyone's been talking about that's gonna happen and, you know, destroy everything. So it's kind of about if that earthquake actually happened. And then my character Cielo, instead of, you know, going to be rescued when all the people came and, like, the helicopters and stuff, to, you know, evacuate everyone. It's based in Eugene, Oregon. So to evacuate everyone from there. Instead of being saved, Cielo decides to stay because she's searching for mom through all this crazy stuff. And then I know people always say, like, the scariest thing about being alone is, like, finding out that you're not really alone. So it kind of touches on that too. So, yeah, it's really cool.
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Interviewer 3
Hooked. I like.
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Scarlett Estevez
He's.
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Interviewer 3
Yeah, it just says a lot, too. Like, a lot of people that have Been listening to it. Obviously, it's ranked number one Apple fiction podcast right now, but people describe your character Cielo as a badass, lack of a better term. So do you see parts of yourself in Cielo and has it brought out parts of you that you didn't even know about yourself?
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Scarlett Estevez
Yeah, totally. I think she's a lot more of a badass than I am. I think I'm definitely more of like a people pleaser and she's just completely not that, which is. It was really cool to play her and kind of like, maybe take notes sometimes of like, wow, how'd she do that? This situation, she's so, like, confrontational and like, unapologetic. So she was really cool to play because it's completely different from who I mean, I think I am.
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Interviewer 3
Well, like, parts of you obviously trickle into anything you do. I kind of like, picture you, like, with friends being like, okay, I'm going to confront. I'm going to channel myself. Yeah, Mode locked. Yeah. Speaking of Bill, though, you mentioned him. He's one of the producers that works on the podcast. He's done a lot of big projects, including that 96 movie with Nicholas Cage and Sean Connery.
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Scarlett Estevez
Yeah.
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Interviewer 3
It like to work with someone who's got so much experience and is this kind of a bucket list moment for you?
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Scarlett Estevez
Yeah, it was really cool. I think, like, in moments like that, when I'm working with someone who has so much experience, I kind of just like, I'm like, okay, I'm just gonna sit back and let you just teach me, like, I don't know anything close to what you know. So, yeah, it was really cool to kind of just like let him guide the whole thing and he has such great visions and direction and all that stuff. So it was really, really cool to work with him and I was very impressed.
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Kid Craddock (Interviewer)
Yeah.
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Interviewer 3
Speaking of, you know, letting him kind of take the lead and stuff and learning as you go. I've heard, and I'm. I'm not an actress, but I' that on screen acting, making yourself cry is, like, said to be one of the most difficult things to do. When you're voice acting and you're in this audio only element. What's been so far the hardest thing to kind of bring out?
- [30:51]
Scarlett Estevez
I think probably the craziest thing is, like, it gets kind of actiony at the, like, towards the end of it, there's a lot of crazy stuff that goes down. So that was just really interesting to like, go about physically because I'm like sitting in a chair in this recording Studio and like having to pretend like I'm like running and all that stuff. So that was really interesting to like, I have to like really go in there mentally and try and put myself in that place.
- [31:15]
Interviewer 3
It's like an interesting challenge.
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Scarlett Estevez
Yeah, for sure.
- [31:18]
Interviewer 3
But you've been doing a lot of work since. And I know it's crazy because you're 18 and I'm not. It's just really impressive. You've been doing on screen film type of acting since 2013. And so you've been in this for over 10 years and you're. You're still like, are you graduating high school this year?
- [31:36]
Scarlett Estevez
I'd technically be a senior in high school, but I graduated like sophomore year.
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Interviewer 3
Yeah. So I mean, for people. A lot of people your age are graduating high school and you've done all these things so far. So your future is only going to be brighter with all that you've already accomplished. Is there anything on your list that you hope to one day do? It's kind of just a secret aspiration of yours that if the opportunity came, you would do it so quick.
- [32:01]
Scarlett Estevez
I mean, this was kind of like in that same alley, which is like why I was so interested in it. But yeah, something like really dystopian. Like, I love the Maze Runner movies. Those are like my favorite. I watch them all the time with my sister. So something like that would be like, so cool, so fun to film.
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Interviewer 3
We're manifesting it.
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Scarlett Estevez
Yes. Fingers crossed.
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Interviewer 3
I have to ask you too, before we go. I want to know, you know, getting started so early, was there someone in your life that kind of know, did the same thing or did you just always have this draw?
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Scarlett Estevez
Yeah, my mom's family, like, has kind of been in the entertainment business. So like, my mom's sister, she's an actress. So my mom, like, let us try it when we were younger, but my older sister did it first. And like, if you have an older sister, you kind of just want to do everything that they do. So my sister is auditioning for like, commercial and stuff like that. And I was like, I mean, if she's doing it, it must be awesome. So I did it and I fell in love with it. So that's kind of how I got started it.
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Interviewer 3
That's cool. Now, does she always have to say, hey, I showed you that?
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Scarlett Estevez
Yeah.
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Interviewer 3
She's like, well, typical sister behavior.
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Scarlett Estevez
You're welcome.
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Interviewer 3
Well, Scarlett, it has been so nice to talk to you. You are a Cielo in American Afterlife, the podcast. It's number one fiction podcast on Apple and you can hear new episodes on Tuesdays.
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Scarlett Estevez
Thank you so much.
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Kid Craddock (Interviewer)
Tune in next Tuesday for the season finale of American afterlife life.
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