Historic Double Strike Shuts Down Hollywood

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🗓️ 20 July 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Hollywood productions have gone dark after TV and film actors, represented by SAG-AFTRA, joined members of the Writers Guild of America on the picket line last week. Like the writers, actors are striking over compensation, residual payments and the use of AI to replace them. This is the first time in more than 60 years that both writers and actors have gone on strike simultaneously. We’ll talk about the impact of both strikes and the connections between them. Guests: Alissa Wilkinson, senior correspondent, Vox Eric Haywood, writer, producer and director. His TV shows include "Empire" and "Law & Order: Organized Crime" Jonathan Handel, entertainment and technology attorney, TroyGould. He's also a journalist covering labor and entertainment for Puck. Kathryn Howell, president, SAG-AFTRA San Francisco-Northern California local; actress known for a wide range of character roles in film and TV, including "Criminal Minds," "The Zodiac" and "James and the Giant Peach." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:58.0	One week after SAG-After, the union representing film and television artists went on strike.
1:04.0	They joined members of the Writers Guild of America who've been on strike since May,
1:08.0	marking the first time in more than 60 years that writers
1:11.5	and actors are on strike simultaneously and over many of the same issues, compensation, residual
1:17.8	payments, and the use of AI to generate content.
1:21.5	This hour, we'll talk about the impact of both strikes, on the entertainment industry, the
1:25.8	economy, and on the series or movies you watch.
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