Met by Coincidence

Alex Matthews

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Join Alex Matthews in the “Met By Coincidence” podcast, where he connects with people he met anywhere from 10 minutes ago to 10 years ago – diving deep into the coincidental twists of life that bring us together and shape who we are.

2d ago

Andrew Harriss

Andrew Harriss is an actor, improvisor, and big boss man of managing commercial real-estate. We met by coincidence around seven months ago at Groundlings, where our scenes usually involved a father yelling at his son about something. Andrew plays a cool son. In this episode, we uncover Andrew’s fear of orange cheese, surviving the rats of New York City for 22 years, skydiving at 95 years old, and how to pick up women at bars with your hotmail email. I had an absolute blast hanging out with Andrew. He’s hilarious and put up with a lot of my shenanigans. God bless that man. Follow Andrew on Instagram: @andrewpharriss Follow the pod on Instagram: @metbycoincidence
Oct 5

Keegan Manning

Keegan Manning is an actor, soccer player, and former ninja with adult asthma. We met by coincidence seven years ago at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, but got to reconnect online and goof around for a goooood long while! In this episode, we talk about the personalities of pickles, how to balance an artsy fartsy career with everyday life, playing Gaelic soccer in Ireland, and designing our perfectly curated afterlives. It was so freggin’ awesome to get to hang out with the Keegz. He’s so fun to watch perform, make Oompa movies with, or talk online about carrots who are super sunburnt. Hope you enjoy it! Follow Keegan on Instagram: @keeganmanning Follow the pod on Instagram: @metbycoincidence
Sep 28

Harper Dhadde

Harper Dhadde is a pop singer, actress, and fellow goofy improv human. We thought we met by coincidence around six months ago at Groundlings…but we figured out we may have secretly met way before that!! Listen in to find out when! In this episode, we talk about the insane world of Monster High, play a quote game called “Hannah Montana or Some Dude Climbing Mount Everest,” talk through developing thick skin to endure bullying, and the importance of having a positive impact on the world. It was awesome catching up with Harper and learning more about her wild life. Listen to her music wherever you stream/listen to songs!! Follow Harper on Instagram: @harperdhadde Follow the pod on Instagram: @metbycoincidence
Sep 21

Claire Dewar

Claire Dewar is an actress, dancer, and future lead of the sensational hit show, Bethany Brisbane. We met around five years ago while at acting school, where she bodied me in a stunt training class. I still have memory loss from the…the…what was I saying? In this episode, we talk about horrific candle smells, getting typecast as teenage freaks, the differences in American vs. Australian lingo, and Claire’s journey from Australian dancer to Los Angeles actress! Claire is one of the sweetest and kindest humans in Los Angeles, so it’s a privilege to know her and hang out with her on da pod!! Enjoy!! Follow Claire on Instagram: @clairedewar Follow the pod on Instagram: @metbycoincidence
Sep 14

Matthew Perez

Matthew Perez is a writer, sound production mixer, and the newest member of the Met by Coincidence team as a producer! We met around two years ago on the Morpheus film set, and since then, we’ve started working with one another professionally. In this episode, we talk about the untold struggles that come with being “the sound guy,” the networking debacle of Los Angeles, a tough day on set working with a 20+ million-subscriber YouTube channel, and how Matthew became a sound mixer despite being born half-deaf. It was awesome getting to know Matthew better and hear his story. I hope it inspires you to pursue your dreams, even if they seem impossible! Follow Matthew on Instagram: @mattchugram.fdx Follow the pod on Instagram: @metbycoincidence
Sep 7

Kale Shepherd

Kale Shepherd is an actor of many skillzz and talentzz who drove two freakin’ hours to do this interview! How awesome is that?! We met by coincidence about five-ish years ago in college, and have since made lots of fun dumb goofy sketches together. In this episode, we play the quote game, “Batman or Shakespeare,” we do impressions of possums eating bananas, discuss the differences between acting for stage vs film, and why we should genuinely ask people about their day in an age of inauthenticity. Kale is one of those people I could hang around all day. To put it simply, he’s quite literally the best. I hope you enjoy the pod ep!! Follow Kale on Instagram! @kaliamz Follow the pod on Instagram! @metbycoincidence
Aug 31

Kevin Corral

Kevin Corral is an actor, filmmaker, and spida-maaannn expert who’s killin’ it with some awesome Marvel fan films on YouTube. We met by coincidence about ten minutes before the interview started! But once we started talkin’ comics, it was smooth sailing. In this episode, we give our opinions over the Last of Us games, we go behind the scenes on the creation of his Spectacular Spider-Man fan series on YouTube, decide what superpowers are underrated, and share the impact of following your dreams. It was awesome meeting Kevin!! I was super inspired by his dedication to filmmaking and creating spaces for people to perform. Subscribe to his YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@sgstudios Follow Kevin on Instagram! @kev_kev_corral Follow the pod on Instagram! @metbycoincidence
Aug 24

Claire Wunschel

Claire Wunschel is an actress and director who’s been an artist since the age of three! We met by coincidence around three years ago on the set of the short film,“Things to do Before You Turn 18,” a heist comedy film that ended with the two of us eating dog food. Yuck! (I think it was actually chocolate cake. So it was pretty awesome.) In this episode, we talk about Claire taking acting classes with a favorite actor of hers, making short films/sketches in middle school, how marriage proposals work, and the importance of giving back to others. It was fantastic to get to reconnect after so long, because Claire is truly one of the nicest people you could hang out with in LA. Go watch her films and listen to her sick drum skillzzz with Jack Nooney’s band!! Follow Claire on Instagram! @claire.wunschel Follow the pod on Instagram! @metbycoincidence

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Join Alex Matthews in the “Met By Coincidence” podcast, where he connects with people he met anywhere from 10 minutes ago to 10 years ago – diving deep into the coincidental twists of life that bring us together and shape who we are.

Creator

Alex Matthews
Years Active

2026
Episodes

39
Rating

Explicit
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© Alex Matthews
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Met by Coincidence