How does a self-described horrid dancer when season five of So You Think You Can Dance,

catapult herself into the world of acting, end up number one on an episodic call sheet,

and become so deeply engrossed in the truth of her, end up number one on an episodic call sheet, and become so deeply

engrossed in the truth of her creative work that her activism flourishes alongside her artistry.

After my time with Janine Mason, I have a few ideas. An investment in technique that brings

passion and skill into alignment, a rootedness in who she is and what she values, and a curiosity as boundless as her

many talents. That, I think, is Janine's not-so-secret formula. We talk about going through IVF before the

start of filming for season two of Primes Cross, learning to inhabit a pedestrian body after years as a dancer,

the importance of being informed by the people who are actually doing the work

on the ground, and the lessons in leadership she's learned that transcend acting.

Hi, friend.

Hi, friend.

Lisa, this is my genuinely my favorite podcast.

Thank you.

I love you so much.

Thank you.

I love you so much.

And I regret to inform you that I rewatched all of so you think you can dance in preparation for this interview. I love you. You were so young. I was. I had to lie to all my classmates of senior year high school. I was like auditioning. And it's like a month long process. And then four days after graduation, I remember, like, walking the graduation stage. And, like, the NDA was so thick. And everybody's like, we're doing a party this weekend. In my mind, I'm like, I'm flying in L.A. I'm about to do this show. It's so crazy. It was wild. Did it change you? It excited me. No, it made me so. I loved that experience. I was a genuine fan of the show and it felt like being in the TV screen. Like, I had one of those people who always knew, like, I always knew since I was a kid that I wanted to be an actor and I wanted to work in media and, like, entertainment, and reaffirmed everything. I was so jazzed. How did that show up as a kid? I was so extra. I was unbelievably extra. And now that I have a son who's five months old and already just constantly singing, he's constantly just like blah, blah, blah.

I'm like, everybody's like, oh, is he 10 months?

I'm like, no, he's just turned five months.

I fear I've brought another one into the world.

Yeah, I was always that like super obnoxious kid that was like down and perform at any moment always kind of wanted to make you

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