On the picket lines, outside the major studios these days, you hear a lot of determination,

a lot of solidarity. But you know, you also hear things like this.

I've been living in my parents' garage for the time being, you know?

My spouse and I are currently on food stamps. You know, sometimes it's cheezards for lunch,

but it's something. That was Ryder, Taylor, or C, and actor Breeza Kovarubias.

Strikes by Ryders and Actors against Major Hollywood Studios have been going on for months,

and at the moment there doesn't seem to be any end in sight, which means that day by day,

many of those on strike are just trying to stay afloat. Actors and writers, we know how to live

work. We know how to eat noodles. We know how to like scale down and live on basically nothing for

months. That's Michelle Alair, a striking member of SAG After, who runs a diner in Culper City.

We all know how to wait tables. We all know how to scrap and do other jobs and, you know,

have the people are Uber drivers and we know how to fill in the gaps.

But these strikes are so long and involves so many people, but even those who aren't in the

striking unions have lost work. Becky Portman has been giving Hebrew lessons to kids preparing

for bar and bot mitzvahs. She's also a substitute teaching at a preschool. When the writer's strike

began in May, she was furloughed as a showrunner's assistant for the peacock series killing it.

It is scary to have this gig economy and word of mouth job. Just trying to figure out how to make

kind of an income in a temporary way because we're not really sure how long this is going to last.

Consider this. So how long can actors and writers hold out? Well, one person who can help

answer that question is SAG After President, Fran Drescher. We'll ask her where the negotiations

are going next. From NPR, I'm Elsa Chang. It's Thursday, September 7th.

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