Stage Combat The Podcast
Stage Combat the Podcast is a powerful and eye-opening exploration of the dark side of the entertainment industry which also asks the question: how can we make our workplaces better for everyone? Hosted by attorney/advocate/actor Sean Hayden.
In Seasons 1 and 2, Sean Hayden took the listeners into his own harrowing workplace nightmare in the style of a "true crime podcast." Now, Stage Combat the Podcast is a riveting platform for entertainment workers from everywhere to come together, to share their own stories and to advocate for themselves and for change.
Claim Your Story today. Season 4 premieres April 27, 2026!
Stage Combat The Podcast
"Revealing Your Darkest Secret: ABC News' Matt Gutman"
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SEASON 3 Episode Eleven. "Revealing Your Darkest Secret: ABC News' Matt Gutman"
Synopsis: Thinking about the power of disclosing our secrets causes Sean to revisit his 2023 interview with ABC News' Chief National Correspondent Matt Gutman.
Special thank you to Matt Gutman, LaQuet Sharnell Pringle and Amelia Morse.
Coming up in 2 weeks: It's the Stage Combat Holiday Special!
Hear more of Sean's conversation with LaQuet and Amelia at STAGE COMBAT AT PATREON.
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It's the companion to Season 3.
And experience at Patreon our all-new chat podcast series: JUST ACTING and THE MENTAL HEALTH POD.
Hosted by Sean Hayden
Editing by Alex Griffitt. Mixing and Sound Design by Justin Gerrish.
Written and Directed by Sean Hayden for Haywood Productions, LLC.
Produced by Haywood Productions, LLC.
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Sean Hayden is New York City based attorney, actor and advocate for workplaces that are safe, respectful and dignified. As the CEO of Haywood Productions, LLC, he produces Stage Combat the Podcast which exposes harmful practices in the entertainment industry and fosters conversations of how to make the workplace better for everyone.
