Nikki Barrett is a casting director based in Sydney, Australia. Nikki's casting credits include projects such as 'Australia', 'The Babadook', 'The Water Diviner', 'Mad Max: Fury Road', 'Peter Rabbit' and 'The Invisible Man'. Most recently, Nikki won a BAFTA for her work on Baz Luhrmann's 'Elvis'. 

Don't Be So Dramatic Podcast:

Podcast instagram:@dbsdpodcast

Rachel's instagram:@rachel.lauren.baker

Email: info@asmanagement.com.au

Produced by: Rachel Baker, Alyssa Stevenson

Network: Diamantina Media (DM Podcasts)

Audio Editor: Echidna Audio https://echidnaaudio.com/

Video Content: Nicole Tabuena

Nikki Barrett is a casting director based in Sydney, Australia. Nikki's casting credits include projects such as 'Australia', 'The Babadook', 'The Water Diviner', 'Mad Max: Fury Road', 'Peter Rabbit' and 'The Invisible Man'. Most recently, Nikki won a BAFTA for her work on Baz Luhrmann's 'Elvis'. 
Don't Be So Dramatic Podcast:
Podcast instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dbsdpodcast/">@dbsdpodcast</a>
Rachel's instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/rachel.lauren.baker/">@rachel.lauren.baker</a>
Email: <a href="mailto:info@asmanagement.com.au">info@asmanagement.com.au</a>
Produced by: Rachel Baker, Alyssa Stevenson
Network: Diamantina Media (DM Podcasts)
Audio Editor: Echidna Audio <a href="https://echidnaaudio.com/">https://echidnaaudio.com/</a>
Video Content: Nicole Tabuena

Don't Be So Dramatic, the podcast that talks to different people in the entertainment industry to discover what their job involves and how they got there.
Hosted by Rachel Baker, each episode delves into the career and thoughts of her guest in film, TV, theatre, dance, marketing, managing and many other areas.

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Nikki Barrett on Casting Directing And Having Autonomy In Your Career

Happy New Year! It's 2024 so I wanted to wrap up 2023 with a short rambles episode. In this episode I talk about what has been going on for me in my break from recording the podcast, what it's like to take a break when you're at the peak of success in your creative endeavour, and my thoughts on creative identity. 

Don't Be So Dramatic Podcast:

Podcast instagram:@dbsdpodcast

Rachel's instagram:@rachel.lauren.baker

Email: info@asmanagement.com.au

Produced by: Rachel Baker, Alyssa Stevenson

Network: Diamantina Media (DM Podcasts)

Happy New Year! It's 2024 so I wanted to wrap up 2023 with a short rambles episode. In this episode I talk about what has been going on for me in my break from recording the podcast, what it's like to take a break when you're at the peak of success in your creative endeavour, and my thoughts on creative identity. 
Don't Be So Dramatic Podcast:
Podcast instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dbsdpodcast/">@dbsdpodcast</a>
Rachel's instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/rachel.lauren.baker/">@rachel.lauren.baker</a>
Email: <a href="mailto:info@asmanagement.com.au">info@asmanagement.com.au</a>
Produced by: Rachel Baker, Alyssa Stevenson
Network: Diamantina Media (DM Podcasts)

Creative Identity And Taking A Break At The Height Of Success

This week's episode is a short rambles where Rachel talks about hustle culture and why she doesn't find it helpful for her career or life anymore. 

Don't Be So Dramatic Podcast:

Podcast instagram:@dbsdpodcast

Rachel's instagram:@rachel.lauren.baker

Email: info@asmanagement.com.au

Produced by: Rachel Baker, Alyssa Stevenson

Network: Diamantina Media (DM Podcasts)

Audio Editor: Echidna Audio https://echidnaaudio.com/

Video Content: Nicole Tabuena

This week's episode is a short rambles where Rachel talks about hustle culture and why she doesn't find it helpful for her career or life anymore. 
Don't Be So Dramatic Podcast:
Podcast instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dbsdpodcast/">@dbsdpodcast</a>
Rachel's instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/rachel.lauren.baker/">@rachel.lauren.baker</a>
Email: <a href="mailto:info@asmanagement.com.au">info@asmanagement.com.au</a>
Produced by: Rachel Baker, Alyssa Stevenson
Network: Diamantina Media (DM Podcasts)
Audio Editor: Echidna Audio <a href="https://echidnaaudio.com/">https://echidnaaudio.com/</a>
Video Content: Nicole Tabuena

Why I No Longer Subscribe To 'Hustle' Culture- Short Rambles

   Esmé Louise James is a writer and researcher based in Melbourne, Australia. She is a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne in the School of Culture and Communication. 

   In 2020, Esmé was listed in the Top 30 Emerging Writers by SBS Australia. Esmé’s creative works have twice been nominated for a Fitzpatrick Award and she was a finalist for the Melbourne Arts Student’s Society’s ‘Creative Writing’ award for four consecutive years. The Awakening was shortlisted for Amazon’s Breakthrough Novel of the Year in 2013. 

   Esmé is best known for her irreverent lecture series on TikTok, Kinky History, which explores the evolution of human sexual history -- "the history they didn't teach you in high school." It currently stands at a following of over 2,200,000 people. In 2021, she was the recipient of Screen Australia's Every Voice initiative (in partnership with TikTok Australia and the Australian Government) to fund the creation of a new series on her channel. Created alongside her mother, SexTistics will teach how statistics can be used to create a snapshot - past and present - of gender, identity, and sexuality within Australia.

Esmé's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/esme.louisee/

Esmé's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@esme.louisee

Don't Be So Dramatic Podcast:

Podcast instagram:@dbsdpodcast

Rachel's instagram:@rachel.lauren.baker

Email: info@asmanagement.com.au

Produced by: Rachel Baker, Alyssa Stevenson

Network: Diamantina Media (DM Podcasts)

Audio Editor: Echidna Audio https://echidnaaudio.com/

Video Content: Nicole Tabuena

Esmé Louise James is a writer and researcher based in Melbourne, Australia. She is a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne in the School of Culture and Communication. 
   In 2020, Esmé was listed in the Top 30 Emerging Writers by SBS Australia. Esmé’s creative works have twice been nominated for a Fitzpatrick Award and she was a finalist for the Melbourne Arts Student’s Society’s ‘Creative Writing’ award for four consecutive years. The Awakening was shortlisted for Amazon’s Breakthrough Novel of the Year in 2013. 
   Esmé is best known for her irreverent lecture series on TikTok, Kinky History, which explores the evolution of human sexual history -- "the history they didn't teach you in high school." It currently stands at a following of over 2,200,000 people. In 2021, she was the recipient of Screen Australia's Every Voice initiative (in partnership with TikTok Australia and the Australian Government) to fund the creation of a new series on her channel. Created alongside her mother, SexTistics will teach how statistics can be used to create a snapshot - past and present - of gender, identity, and sexuality within Australia.
Esmé's instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/esme.louisee/">https://www.instagram.com/esme.louisee/</a> 
Esmé's TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@esme.louisee">https://www.tiktok.com/@esme.louisee</a>
Don't Be So Dramatic Podcast:
Podcast instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/dbsdpodcast/">@dbsdpodcast</a>
Rachel's instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/rachel.lauren.baker/">@rachel.lauren.baker</a>
Email: <a href="mailto:info@asmanagement.com.au">info@asmanagement.com.au</a>
Produced by: Rachel Baker, Alyssa Stevenson
Network: Diamantina Media (DM Podcasts)
Audio Editor: Echidna Audio <a href="https://echidnaaudio.com/">https://echidnaaudio.com/</a>
Video Content: Nicole Tabuena

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