A Word: Hollywood Shuffle

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🗓️ 9 June 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Weeks into the Hollywood writers strike, and there’s no sign of a settlement. WGA members say that studio chiefs are using artificial intelligence, streaming, and other methods to undervalue their work. And a wealth of already produced content, along with the misconception that writers are well paid, could minimize sympathy from fans. On today’s episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by Eric Haywood. He’s a board member of the Writers Guild of America, and a creative whose work has been seen on Law & Order, Empire, and Power. Haywood explains what’s at stake for striking writers, Guest: Screenwriter Eric Haywood, Writers Guild of America negotiator Podcast production by Ahyiana Angel You can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/awordplus for $15 for your first three months. This Pride Month, make an impact by helping Macy’s and The Trevor Project on their mission to fund life-saving suicide prevention services for LGBTQ youth. Go to macys.com/purpose to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is a word, a podcast from Slate. I'm your host, Jason Johnson. Storytelling is an
0:12.7	art, but it's also a billion dollar business, one that's now at the center of conflict
0:18.5	as a Hollywood writer strike drags on. How can the entertainment business write its
0:22.6	way out of the stalemate and what does that mean for creative color? It almost feels
0:28.7	like it's difficult to envision a future scenario in which everybody walks away happy.
0:34.8	The latest on the writer's strike coming up on a word with me, Jason Johnson. Stay with
0:39.2	us.
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1:19.0	Welcome to a word, a podcast about race and politics and everything else. I'm your host,
1:22.4	Jason Johnson. For a lot of us, television and movies are more than entertainment. They've
1:27.4	been an absolute lifeline in recent years with the pandemic and political instability and
1:32.4	economic challenges have made the real world a really difficult place to be in. Now, real
1:38.6	life economic worries are affected to people who write some of our favorite movies and television
1:43.1	shows. The writer's Guild of America, the union that represents screenwriters, has been
1:48.0	on strike for several weeks and some of the most important Hollywood locations are regularly
1:53.0	surrounded by picket lines. But what's really at stake in this strike and in particular
2:09.7	for creatives of color? Join us to talk about it is Eric Haywood. He's a screenwriter, producer
2:14.7	and director and you may have seen his work on shows like Power, Empire and Law and Order.
2:19.6	He's a WGA board member and a part of the negotiating committee with the studios.
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