Brittany goes to 'Couples Therapy;' Plus, why Hollywood might strike

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🗓️ 28 April 2023

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A big strike might be coming to Hollywood. That's because the Writer's Guild of America - the union that protects screenwriters - is pushing back against what they see as unfair wages. NPR's Linda Holmes explains why we as viewers should care. Plus, Brittany talks with Dr. Orna Guralnik. Orna is the lead therapist on Showtime's docuseries Couples Therapy, and her and Brittany discuss how to bridge differences in relationships, how to maintain meaningful relationships, and why humans have the capacity to heal.

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0:00.0	Hey, hey, you're listening to its Ben-A-Minute from NPR.
0:06.2	I'm Brittany Loose.
0:07.5	And as you may have heard by now, a big strike might be coming to Hollywood.
0:12.4	The writer's Guild of America, or the WGA, is the union that represents writers all
0:17.6	across the television and film industries.
0:20.4	And they voted last week to authorize a strike with over 97% in favor.
0:26.7	That doesn't mean the strike will happen.
0:28.8	If a new bargain is reached by May 1st, business will go on as usual.
0:33.2	But if it isn't reached, we might see a lot of change in what we watch.
0:38.0	I caught up with NPR pop culture correspondent and TV aficionado Linda Holmes to break it
0:43.6	all down.
0:44.9	We talked about what this strike might bring and why it's effects should matter to us
0:49.8	viewers.
0:51.8	Linda, welcome back to its Ben-A-Minute.
0:53.6	We're so happy to have you.
0:55.4	Thank you so much, Brittany.
0:56.4	I'm delighted to be back.
0:57.7	I'm glad, I'm glad, I'm glad.
0:59.6	Okay, so we're going to talk about the potential writers strike coming up.
1:03.2	But I want to take us back to the last one.
1:05.6	You started doing pop culture criticism and TV analysis full time, right around the time
1:10.5	of the last big WGA strike in 2007, 2008.
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