Striking So We Can Stop Striking Pt 1: WGA with Danny Tolli
Directionally Challenged
Kayla Ewell
4.9 • 4.3K Ratings
🗓️ 18 September 2023
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Kayla is joined by talented writers and dear friends, Danny Tolli and Melisa D. Monts, to explain the why and how of the WGA (Writers Guild of America) strike.Who are the writers striking against exactly? What has it been like firsthand on the picket lines? Is AI taking over and what are the implications for the future of Hollywood? They go on to discuss how this strike has impacted not just their financial well-being but their emotional and mental health also. The very creatives behind your favorite shows and films are having their livelihoods threatened by greed and are looking for your support.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, it's Kayla. I'm so happy you're able to join us today because we are all still |
| 0:13.5 | so directionally challenged. We thought we'd have it all figured out by the time we were |
| 0:18.5 | in our 30s, but surprise, we don't, and that's okay. And today is a very personal episode. |
| 0:25.1 | We are going to talk about the strike happening with the WGA and SAG Aftra. I want you to |
| 0:29.8 | think of the movies and the TV shows that have shaped who you are that made you laugh through |
| 0:36.3 | your first breakup that sparked a new idea in you, made you cry, hold your loved ones |
| 0:41.1 | close and made you feel less alone. The writers who brought you those stories and characters |
| 0:48.6 | are currently on strike. And the individuals who brought you and the individuals that |
| 0:53.5 | brought those characters to life are currently on strike. You know, this strike isn't about |
| 0:58.2 | fairness because most people in America don't feel like they're treated fairly, but it |
| 1:02.2 | is about survival. It is about extinction for writers and for actors. This is a two-part |
| 1:08.7 | series about the WGA strike and the SAG Aftra strike against the AMPTP, which is the Alliance |
| 1:15.3 | of Motion Pictures and Television producers. What are we fighting for? It's a really good |
| 1:20.8 | question and it's a big question that requires big answers. And that is why today we are |
| 1:26.1 | talking to Danny Toly and Melissa Mons, both writers and friends of mine who are here to |
| 1:32.0 | share their stories. Danny Toly is a first-generation Argentinian-American TV writer, producer, who |
| 1:39.2 | hails from Queens, New York. He and I worked together on several projects. He is a wildly |
| 1:45.1 | talented individual. I wish I could list all of his accolades, but because we are currently |
| 1:49.3 | on strike, I'm not allowed to do so. And the same goes with Melissa Mons, who you guys |
| 1:53.4 | know and love our producer of this podcast and a wildly talented writer who has created |
| 1:58.5 | and worked on many things that you know and love. Without further ado, I'm just going |
| 2:02.7 | to get straight into it. Here is my conversation with the lovely Danny Toly and the lovely Melissa |
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