Tartie Takes: Life Before Glee
And That's What You REALLY Missed
iHeartPodcasts
4.7 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 16 February 2026
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
What was life like before Glee?
From auditions to pilot season to upfronts, Jenna and Kevin pull back the curtain on what it was like growing up in the industry! They open up about being child actors, their first auditions and jobs, the agony of dealing with other stage parents, and Jenna's 100 commercials by age 10! Plus, Jenna reveals her grueling theater schedule as a kid, while Kevin talks about his life in a boy band, including sneaking into clubs, and his surreal experiences hanging out with huge artists! This is an insider look at Hollywood you don't want to miss!
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed human. |
| 0:05.5 | And that's what you really missed with Jenna. |
| 0:08.7 | And Kevin, an IHeart Radio podcast. |
| 0:13.0 | Welcome to, and that's what you really miss podcast. |
| 0:16.3 | It's a tardy take day. |
| 0:19.1 | Tarty takes, tardy takes. |
| 0:22.8 | We should have a jingle. |
| 0:24.3 | Let's workshop it. |
| 0:25.4 | Well, let's workshop it. |
| 0:27.3 | I'm getting over being sick, so I sound like not a sexy radio voice, like Phoebe |
| 0:35.0 | Faye. |
| 0:35.8 | Oh, I think it's sexy. |
| 0:36.9 | Narnly. |
| 0:54.9 | No, it's just disgusting. So annoying. If it's not you, it's me, you know? No, I know. We don't even see each other. We keep it passing it back and forth. That's how committed we are to our friendship. Other people aren't doing it like us. If you aren't giving sickness to one another through Zoom. |
| 0:56.0 | What are you even doing? |
| 0:57.5 | Are you even really besties? Are you even besties? |
| 0:59.5 | Try harder, everyone. |
| 1:02.8 | Try harder. |
| 1:03.9 | Okay. |
| 1:05.5 | Today's an interesting, I wanted to talk about something that we've been, we've always talked about. And it's obviously a part of who we are, Kevin, today. |
| 1:16.7 | I was thinking about growing up in the industry. |
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