3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast
324 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★ - 67 ratingsNews and information about the WGAw, and interviews with screenwriters from the worlds of movies, television, and new media.
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Ep. 370 - Brit Marling | AFM Local 47 President Stephanie O’Keefe
April 13, 2024 00:49 - 1 hour - 83 MBIn this episode’s Union Town segment (01:03), WGAW member “Jazz” Peck talks with American Federation of Musicians Local 47 President Stephanie O’Keefe about representing musicians in the industry, the power of solidarity, and the magic that both musicians and writers create with their work. Then, WGAW member Aaron Fullerton talks with A Murder at the End of the World co-creator-showrunner-writer and co-star Brit Marling (23:26) about telling stories that blend real emotions with big ideas, t...
Ep. 369 - Francesca Sloane | Many Crafts, One Fight Recap
March 21, 2024 20:10 - 42 minutes - 58.2 MBIn this episode’s Union Town segment (1:00), Writers Guild members turn out in force to show solidarity at the recent Many Crafts, One Fight rally to kick off crew unions IATSE, Teamsters, and Hollywood Basic Crafts’ negotiations with the AMPTP. Then, host Josephine Green Zhang talks with Mr. and Mrs. Smith co-creator and showrunner Francesca Sloane (9:45) about her new Amazon series, creative process, career, and more.
Ep. 368 Albert Kim - Matt Pearce on Organizing in the Newsroom
March 07, 2024 05:13 - 1 hour - 106 MBThis year has seen multiple newsroom strikes, massive lay-offs, and sudden closures. In this episode’s Union Town segment (1:01), WGAW Asian American Writers Committee Chair Kristina Woo talks with Media Guild West President and former Los Angeles Times writer Matt Pearce about how reporters are organizing the newsroom to push back against corporate greed and protect good jobs. Kristina then speaks with writer and former journalist Albert Kim, developer and showrunner of Avatar: The Last Air...
Ep. 368 Albert Kim | Matt Pearce on Organizing in the Newsroom
March 07, 2024 05:13 - 1 hour - 106 MBThis year has seen multiple newsroom strikes, massive lay-offs, and sudden closures. In this episode’s Union Town segment (1:01), WGAW Asian American Writers Committee Chair Kristina Woo talks with Media Guild West President and former Los Angeles Times writer Matt Pearce about how reporters are organizing the newsroom to push back against corporate greed and protect good jobs. Kristina then speaks with writer and former journalist Albert Kim, developer and showrunner of Avatar: The Last Air...
Ep. 368 - Albert Kim | Matt Pearce on Organizing in the Newsroom
March 07, 2024 05:13 - 1 hour - 106 MBThis year has seen multiple newsroom strikes, massive lay-offs, and sudden closures. In this episode’s Union Town segment (1:01), WGAW Asian American Writers Committee Chair Kristina Woo talks with Media Guild West President and former Los Angeles Times writer Matt Pearce about how reporters are organizing the newsroom to push back against corporate greed and protect good jobs. Kristina then speaks with writer and former journalist Albert Kim, developer and showrunner of Avatar: The Last Air...
Ep. 367 - Gina Yashere | Second City Educators Discuss Tentative Deal
February 22, 2024 15:00 - 50 minutes - 70.1 MBIn this episode’s “Union Town” segment (1:05), host Andra Whipple speaks with Rebekah Walendzak Slepski & Bina Martin about how educators at the Second City Training Center in Chicago, members of the Association of International Comedy Educators, reached a tentative deal with the iconic comedy company after a marathon, 11-hour bargaining session, thwarting a planned strike and ending a two-year fight for their first contract. Then host Monique Sorgen talks with writer-actor-comedian Gina Yas...
Ep. 366 - Cord Jefferson, and USC Adjunct Professors Fight for Unionization
February 08, 2024 18:00 - 57 minutes - 80.1 MBIn this episode’s new “Union Town” segment (1:18), WGAW member Jasmyne Peck speaks with educators Peter Gamble and Dara Resnik about how USC’s Adjunct Faculty Alliance is organizing with UAW (United Auto Workers) to improve their pay and working conditions. Next up, to coincide with Black History Month, Committee of Black Writers Co-Chair Hilliard Guess talks with Writers Guild Award & Emmy-winning and Academy Award-nominated writer Cord Jefferson (18:24) (Succession, Watchmen) about his a...
Ep. 365 - Sarah Polley
January 26, 2023 22:51 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBHost Moon Zappa speaks with filmmaker Sarah Polley about writing and directing her latest film Women Talking, adapted from Miriam Toews’ novel about women in an isolated religious community who grapple with reconciling their faith with brutal reality.
Ep.364 - Max Borenstein
January 13, 2023 00:36 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBHost David Sheftell talks with Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty co-creator-showrunner-EP-writer Max Borenstein (The Terror: Infamy, Godzilla vs. Kong) about HBOMax’s series chronicling the ’80s-era L.A. Lakers basketball team on and off the court.
Ep. 363 - Ryan Coogler & Joe Robert Cole
January 05, 2023 10:00 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBHost Hilliard Guess talks with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever screenwriters Ryan Coogler (director) & Joe Robert Cole about Marvel’s hit sequel and moving the MCU franchise forward.
Ep. 362 - Alisha Ketry
December 29, 2022 08:00 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBHost David Sheftell chats with writer Alisha Ketry (American Dad, Fuller House) about the comedy film I’m Totally Fine.
Ep. 361 - Terence Winter
December 27, 2022 08:00 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBHost David Radcliff talks with Terence Winter (The Sopranos, The Wolf of Wall Street) about the new Paramount+ series Tulsa King, thriving in the writers' room, and law school.
Ep. 360 - Chris Estrada
December 22, 2022 08:00 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBHost Josephine Green Zhang speaks with Chris Estrada about co-creating, writing, and starring in Hulu’s acclaimed, Latinx-centric comedy series This Fool, why representation matters, and more.
Ep. 359 - Brittani Nichols
December 20, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBHost Monique Sorgen speaks with writer-actor-comedian Brittani Nichols (A Black Lady Sketch Show, Drop the Mic) about writing for ABC’s award-winning, hit comedy series Abbott Elementary and more.
Ep. 358 - Todd Field
December 17, 2022 04:21 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBHost Aaron Fullerton speaks with filmmaker Todd Field (Little Children) about writing and directing his latest film Tár, which explores fame and power.
Ep. 357 - James Gray
December 13, 2022 17:19 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBHost David Radcliff speaks with screenwriter-director James Gray (Ad Astra, The Lost City of Z) about his latest film, Armageddon Time, a personal coming-of-age story about the strength of family and the generational pursuit of the American Dream.
Ep. 356 - J.D. Payne & Patrick McKay
December 08, 2022 10:00 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBHost Brian Gary talks with The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power developers-showrunners J.D. Payne & Patrick McKay about Amazon’s epic fantasy series set in in the Second Age of Middle Earth, thousands of years before J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
Ep. 355 - Abi Damaris Corbin & Kwame Kwei-Armah
December 02, 2022 21:19 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBHost Hilliard Guess chats with screenwriter-director Abi Damaris Corbin & co-screenwriter Kwame Kwei-Armah about their recent film Breaking, whose title resonates in more ways than one.
Ep. 354 - Alfred Gough & Miles Millar
November 29, 2022 08:00 - 44 minutes - 41.3 MBHost Andra Whipple speaks with Wednesday creators-showrunners Alfred Gough & Miles Millar (Smallville, The Shannara Chronicles) about their Netflix’s Addams Family spinoff comedy -mystery series, creative process, and more.
Ep. 353 - Gordon Smith and Alison Tatlock
November 28, 2022 03:27 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBAll Things Must Come to an End: Host David Radcliff talks with Better Call Saul writers-EPs Gordon Smith and Alison Tatlock about the final season of AMC’s acclaimed, award-winning series.
Ep. 352 - Charles Shyer
November 22, 2022 22:39 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBHome for the Holidays: Host Susie Singer Carter chats with filmmaker Charles Shyer (Father of the Bride, Baby Boom) about co-writing and directing Netflix’s holiday romantic drama The Noel Diary, his career, and more.
Ep. 351 - Attica & Tembi Locke
November 19, 2022 01:09 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBHost Aaron Fullerton speaks with From Scratch creators-writers-sisters Attica & Tembi Locke about their Netflix limited series, based on Tembi’s memoir about finding love and home in Sicily.
Ep. 350 - Vanessa Ramos
November 15, 2022 11:00 - 44 minutes - 41.3 MBBe Kind Rewind: Host Andra Whipple chats with Blockbuster creator-showrunner Vanessa Ramos (Superstore, Kenan) about her new Netflix comedy series and more.
Ep. 349 -Veterans Day Episode
November 12, 2022 00:42 - 1 hour - 83.6 MBTo salute Veterans Day, hosts Steve Trautmann and Ken Pisani speak with veteran writers Brian Anthony (Station 19), Megan Ferrell Burke (Outlander), and Jalysa Conway (9-1-1: Lone Star) about how their military experience informs their work and their collaboration on the new comic book anthology Soldier Stories.
Ep. 348 - Andrew Hinderaker
November 08, 2022 23:52 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBHost Moon Zappa talks with Let the Right One In creator-showrunner Andrew Hinderaker (Away, Penny Dreadful) about adapting the Swedish horror film and novel with a fresh, diverse spin for Showtime’s new series.
Ep. 347 - Carlton Cuse
November 04, 2022 23:46 - 55 minutes - 51.4 MBHost Brian Gary talks with writer Carlton Cuse (Jack Ryan, Locke & Key) about co-developing the AppleTV+ drama series Five Days at Memorial, chronicling the impact of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath at a local hospital.
Ep. 346 - Dana Stevens
November 02, 2022 01:05 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBHost Hilliard Guess talks with screenwriter Dana Stevens (Fatherhood, Safe Haven) about the historical epic The Woman King and more.
Ep. 345 - Walter Hill
October 28, 2022 18:40 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBHost Brian Gary speaks with veteran filmmaker Walter Hill (48 Hours, The Warriors) about writing and directing his latest film, the Western Dead for a Dollar, career, and more.
Ep. 344 - Greg Garcia
October 25, 2022 20:14 - 1 hour - 77.4 MBHost Monique Sorgen talks with creator-showrunner Greg Garcia (My Name is Earl, Raising Hope) about his Amazon Freevee comedy series Sprung and more.
Ep. 343 - Gary Goldstein
October 24, 2022 03:33 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBHost Brian Gary speaks with writer Gary Goldstein (Forever Christmas, For Love & Honor) about his new Hallmark holiday movie, Lights, Camera, Christmas!, his latest novel, The Mother I Never Had, and pivoting from screenwriter to author.
Ep. 342 - Raamla Mohamed
October 20, 2022 21:21 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBHost Hilliard Guess talks with Reasonable Doubt creator-showrunner Raamla Mohamed (Scandal, Little Fires Everywhere) about her new Hulu legal drama series and more.
Ep. 341 - Rodrigo Garcia
October 18, 2022 15:51 - 52 minutes - 48 MBHost Susie Singer Carter speaks with screenwriter-director Rodrigo Garcia (Four Good Days, Last Days in the Desert), about his latest film, Raymond & Ray, a dramedy which explores how two half-brothers reunite to honor their father’s final wish.
Ep. 340 - Steven Rogers
October 13, 2022 09:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBHost Moon Zappa talks with screenwriter Steven Rogers (I, Tonya, Love the Coopers) about creating and writing Hulu’s limited series, Mike, chronicling the controversial life and career and heavyweight champion boxer Mike Tyson.
Ep. 339 - David Goodman
October 11, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBHost David Sheftell speaks with past WGAW President David A. Goodman (The Orville, Family Guy) about writing the dark comedy Honor Society and more.
Ep. 338 - Allison Miller
October 04, 2022 11:02 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBHost Andra Whipple talks with The Resort co-showrunner-writer Allison Miller (Angelyne) about Peacock’s time-jumping, comedic mystery series and more.
Ep. 337 - Lucy Alibar
September 29, 2022 19:13 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBHost Aaron Mendelsohn speaks with screenwriter Lucy Alibar (Troop Zero, Beasts of the Southern Wild) about her recent film Where the Crawdads Sing and more.
Ep. 336 - Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
September 27, 2022 16:03 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBHost Andra Whipple speaks with screenwriter-director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (Someone Great) about her latest movies, from Marvel superhero blockbuster Thor: Love and Thunder to Netflix dark comedy Do Revenge, and more.
Ep. 335 - Lustig & Thornton
September 22, 2022 19:54 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBHost Susie Singer Carter talks with writers Ben Lustig & Jake Thornton about smashing gender roles and fairytale tropes in their action-packed Hulu film The Princess.
Ep. 334 - Matthew Federman
September 20, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 70.8 MBHost David Sheftell speaks with Blood & Treasure co-creator-showrunner Matthew Federman (Limitless, Jericho) about Season Two of the action-adventure series streaming on Paramount+.
Ep. 333 - Claudia Forestieri & Brigitte Muñoz-Liebowitz
September 04, 2022 00:52 - 1 hour - 75.3 MBHost Monique Sorgen talks with Gordita Chronicles creators-showrunners Claudia Forestieri & Brigitte Muñoz-Liebowitz about their coming-of-age comedy series and more.
Ep. 332 - Liz Meriwether
August 30, 2022 00:33 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBHost Brian Gary speaks with The Dropout showrunner-writer Liz Meriwether on how she drew fresh blood to chronicle the rise and fall of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes in Hulu’s docudrama limited series.
Ep. 331 - Matt Wolpert & Ben Nedivi
August 26, 2022 08:00 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBHost Luciano Saber has a conversation with For All Mankind’s co-creators-showrunners Matt Wolpert & Ben Nedivi as Season Three of AppleTV+’s alternate-reality sci-fi series launches a Space Race to Mars.
Ep. 330 - Natasha Lyonne & Allison Silverman
August 23, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBHost David Sheftell speaks with Russian Doll co-creator-showrunner-star Natasha Lyonne along with writer Allison Silverman about how Season 2 of Netflix’s trippy dark comedy continues to play with time travel, family history, and more.
Ep. 329 - Amy Schumer
August 18, 2022 20:09 - 1 hour - 56 MBHost Josephine Green Zhang talks with writer/actor/comedian Amy Schumer (Trainwreck, Inside Amy Schumer) about her career and her Hulu series Life & Beth.
Ep. 328 - Liz Flahive & Carly Mensch
August 17, 2022 19:45 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBHost Susie Singer Carter speaks with ROAR creators-showrunners Liz Flahive & Carly Mensch (GLOW, Nurse Jackie) about their women-centric AppleTV+ anthology series and more.
Ep. 327 - James Gunn
August 09, 2022 20:36 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBHost David Sheftell talks with Peacemaker creator-writer-director James Gunn (The Suicide Squad, Guardians of the Galaxy) about HBO Max’s hit superhero action-comedy series, what’s next in the DC Extended Universe, and more.
Ep. 326 - Dennis Lehane
August 04, 2022 16:00 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBHost Brian Gary interviews novelist (Mystic River), screenwriter (The Drop), and showrunner Dennis Lehane (The Wire, Mr. Mercedes) about his true-crime limited series Black Bird streaming on AppleTV+.
Ep. 325 - Reid Carolin
July 26, 2022 08:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MBHost Aaron Fullerton speaks with Dog screenwriter/co-director Reid Carolin (Magic Mike, Magic Mike XXL) about his recent film Dog, an unlikely buddy comedy about two Army Rangers on a road trip that leads them to some unexpected places.
Ep. 324 - Brian Petsos
July 23, 2022 20:46 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBHost Brian Gary speaks with screenwriter-director Brian Petsos (Revenge for Jolly) about his recent film, Big Gold Brick, a genre-bending dark comedy.
Ep. 323 - Arash Amel
July 20, 2022 00:17 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBHost Brian Gary talks with screenwriter Arash Amel (A Private War) about his latest film, Rise, the Disney+ family sports drama about the inspiring coming-of-age story of NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo.