The Great Big Writer's Strike Episode (feat. Ashlyn Thomas)
Friend of the show and Tinseltown icon Ashlyn Thomas joins us to discuss the lead up to and impact of the most prominent organized labor movement of 2023 so far! Solidarity with all striking writers 🫡 and a perpetual "FUCK TED SARANDOS FOREVER!"
Links:
Striking screenwriters look to shut down Marvel set [Youtube]
Writers Guild of America Calls Strike, Effective Tuesday, May 2 [WGAW]
LIST OF DEMANDS [WGACONTRACT2023.ORG]
WGA NEGOTIATIONS - STATUS AS OF MAY 1, 2023 [WGAW]
WGA Raises Solidarity Assistance Funds [May 10] [WGAW]
Why Are TV Writers So Miserable? [The New Yorker] [April 29, 2023]…
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