Okay, just a note up top. This is a weird one. I didn't mean to make this like this, but now it's a big old episode.

This was supposed to be a mini episode and then it turned out that there's a lot more to learn and it got really interesting.

Okay. Oh hey, it's that invisible hair that's resting lightly on your arm that you keep thinking as a spider alleyward.

We're back with a cute little field trip. A little field trip. I'm going to put you in my grimy canvas tote bag and I'm going to take you somewhere I want to be.

So usually, okay, allergies is this one long, calm interview with an expert about some allergy.

Sometimes your butt is stuck to a vinyl office chair and you need to get out of the house.

So in this case, let's go to Hollywood. Let's hang out outside of Universal Studios and talk to some big time famous Hollywood writers and even one baby about why the WGA, the writer's Golden America, is saying hell no to work and

hell yes to livable wages for the people who make your content.

And maybe also some foresight about AI in an industry that's worth billions. Shall we? Let's do that.

I promise if you ever like watching anything that has been on TV or your phone, you're going to want to know what the fuck's going on and we got it for you.

Okay. But first, you're amazing. Thank you to every single person who supports allergies at patreon.com

such allergies for as little as a bachamon. Thank you to everyone who shares these shows and rates and reviews. I read each review and I serve one up while it's still steaming such as this week from Cobra clogs who wrote this is my favorite podcast of all time.

I've harassed so many of my friends and family to get them to listen to this. They all hate me, but they loved this podcast. Cobra clogs I love you and I hope that they love this.

Okay, listen. Okay, first off this audio, it's pretty good considering that it was on a street corner with people literally screaming behind me, but I used a really good mic and just a heads up.

If you're on the road, there is some ambient, but supportive horn honking from the picket lines. So just consider when you're driving, please be safe. Consider that like a horn warning is a warning.

Also, honk if you're horny for worker solidarity and fair treatment, but also drive safely.

So maybe let's grab your water bottle and meet me on the street corner in North Hollywood, which for anyone who has ever lived in LA, it isn't the northiest part of Hollywood.

It's the city over the hill in the valley where they shoot tons of movies and there's someone right there living in an apartment probably right now who's going to win an Oscar in 2027.

And they're probably in an apartment that always smells like their neighbors dinner, but that's okay. You're doing great and we're proud of you.

This is for all the existing writers, all the future ones and really anyone who has ever benefited from watching written content come with us.

This is a wild one. There's also a lot of drama, Hollywood drama, insider info in the biz. I give you some secrets from orking in the industry and and also what is the future hold.

So come with me with going to backstage or in field trip, crashing the WGA picket lines.

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