Game of Life with Dan and Harman

About Game of Life with Dan and Harman

Welcome to Game of Life with Dan and Harman! This podcast is all about understanding the ups and downs of life and career from a creative lens. Your hosts Dan and Harman come from a writing, comedy, and photography background so our guests have ranged from comedians to photographers. We love delving into the success, failures, and struggles that other creatives endure when making their way through life in the industry. What is their why? What makes them unique? Why do they have a passion for what they do? We delve into the philosophical and try to ask as many questions as we can from a creative's point of view in hopes we can apply some words of wisdom to our own creative trajectory. Above all else, we keep our conversations light, fun, and relaxed! Our guests have included comedians, photographers, actors, writers, documentarians, podcasters, opera singers, DJ's, journalists, clowns, dancers, musical theatre performers, directors, producers, and a whole lot more! Please enjoy, rate, and subscribe! Visit our patreon! patreon.com/GameofLifewithDanandHarman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Daniel Swain and Harman Chauhan

Category

arts · comedy · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Feb 2023

Latest episode

28 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

318 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Sept 2026

   Episode #316 with Gabriel Tiller

   Dan is joined by musical theatre superstar, Gabriel Tiller, recorded after the opening weekend of the James Terry Collective production of High School Musical!! We chat about opening High School Musical, the beauty of working in independent theatre, learning a show quickly without much preparation, needing to put a bit more love into dance, playing the principal role, being goal oriented, finding free time outside the show, auditioning for Peter Pan, having a healthy delusion to make a career as a performer, finding your people, the crazy nine day process of Singin' in the Rain, putting aside ego, doing Jersey Boys on a cruise ship, getting to work with close mates, Movie World, giving a casting panel a sense of what he's like to work with, embracing disappointment, Maverick Newman, working on Footloose, learning to chill, covering roles, maintaining consistency, being aware of the audience, impacting people, having a sense of humility, finding a sense of ease and inward energy, and a whole lot more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   21 Sept 2026

   Episode #315 with James Elmer

   Dan is joined by actor, singer, dancer, and creative director James Elmer for a fun and off the wall chat! We talk about the importance of good interview techniques, James' first time being on a podcast, the fear of not wanting to sound too condescending, interviewing Kermit the Frog, peppering in a little bit of himself in for every gig, a Henry Cavill experience, hyperconsciousness, ADHD, street hip hop dancing, personality, luck, auditioning for a kids show, playing the fool, embracing the dirty, the seriousness of comedy, Viva, the role of the dice, staying confident in yourself to keep going, stand up comedy, becoming a creative director, his phone cover, fostering relationships, the Game of Thrones musical parody, knowing & Juliet was a big deal, making people laugh, going viral, playing video games backstage with Rob Mills, and a whole lot more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   14 Sept 2026

   Episode #314 with Matt Douglass, Fabian Andrés, and Lucy Fraser

   Dan is joined by music theatre superstars, Matt Douglass, Fabian Andrés, and Lucy Fraser recorded on a day they were about to head into their last week of Pretty Woman! We chat about the end of Pretty Woman, their best memories from working on the show, creating new friendships, having fun on stage, working with Michelle Brasier, mishaps on stage, the cancellation of other shows, not taking the job for granted, thinking about what's next, missing out on certain things during a contract, feeling the most relaxed at rehearsals, knowing there's always something else, living in the moment, getting to know the show to determine a routine, having a social life, fighting fatigue, post show days, the skill of separating life from work, the difficulty of providing the same level of enthusiasm and energy outside of a show, what they enjoy most about each other, show stops, origin stories, having confidence, loving the work, auditioning, developing other skills in performing, pinch yourself moments, stage door, bad habits, freezing on stage, the swing black hole, learning the material, and a whole lot more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Who has been a guest on Game of Life with Dan and Harman

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Jarryd Goundrey
• David Hull
• Jay Laga'aia
• Chris Scalzo
• Adam Murphy

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

232

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

21 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100

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Quality

89

Social presence

0

YouTube

64

Engagement

82

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