Ep 133 | Writers Strike, Randi Weingarten, Loneliness Epidemic
Ravi and Rikki start today’s episode by talking about the writers strike. Picketing for better wages, AI regulation, fully-staffed writers’ rooms, and more. How long will the walkout last? We talk through all the possible outcomes. Then we turn to another story about unions causing a ruckus. Randi Weingarten, the President of the American Federation of Teachers, pushed back against conservative criticism on Capitol Hill last week after facing accusations that the teachers union kept schools closed longer than necessary during the COVID-19 pandemic. Is Weingarten trying to rewrite history?…
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