Hello, parks and recollection fans.

How are you guys?

This is Jim O'Hare, Gary Ley, Jerry Perry, Barry from the show.

And I'm here with Greg, of course, our wonderful co-host.

As many of you are likely aware, our unions, the screen actors guild and the writers of

America are currently on strike.

So every day, members of our two unions walk picket lines, making our voices heard, demonstrating

what labor power looks like.

And with good reason, because certain topics, they make the headlines, most especially

AI and streaming.

But truly, this is about the health and the future of our professions.

Yeah, Jim, an actor friend of mine said something once that put the whole Hollywood pursuit

in great context for me.

He said that when he first started out, of course, he imagined the awards, the Oscars,

the premieres, so on all the things.

Yes.

But now he just wants health insurance.

Yes.

And I think about that a lot, especially since the strike began, because sure, I mean,

what actor, what writer doesn't picture the big successes, the acclaimed, the glitz,

and so on.

But really at stake are our jobs being enough, enough to get health insurance, to provide

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