Deadline Strike Talk

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Deadline Strike Talk episodes

July 21, 2023 Week Twelve with guests Sarah Ramos, Shaan Sharma, Charles Bodin, and Andrew Leeds
For months, even after the WGA was forced to strike, Hollywood was looking to SAG, and that union's negotiations with the AMPTP.
'Would the actors strike? Could they?'
Turns out they can. And they have.
On Episode 12 of StrikeTalk, they tell us why.

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50 min
July 14, 2023 Week Eleven with guests Scott Galloway, Michael Pachter, and Joe Flint
Three Wall Street experts join Strike Talk to examine the AMPTP itself. Is it still serving the goals of its widely-disparate corporate members? Has it outlived its usefulness? (Hint: No and yes.)

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42 min
July 07, 2023 Week Ten with guests Courtney Kemp, Nkechi Okoro Carroll, Sera Gamble, and Greg Berlanti
Writers' rooms are the pipelines of talent that turn rookies into SHOWRUNNERS.
On episode 10 of Strike Talk, Billy hears the stories of Courtney Kemp, Nkechi Okoro Carroll, Sera Gamble, and Greg Berlanti to learn how growing up in a writers' room turned them into the profit-generating superstars they are today.

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51 min
June 30, 2023 Week Nine with guest Lindsay Dougherty
This week STRIKETALK introduces you to Lindsay Dougherty, leader of the Hollywood Teamsters, as Billy explores Ancient Egypt, Ancient Rome, and an ancient connection between writers, truckdrivers, and laborers everywhere.

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37 min
June 23, 2023 Week Eight with guests Franklin Leonard, Yahlin Chang, Danielle Sanchez-Witzel and John August
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45 min
June 20, 2023 Week Seven with guest "Poe" aka AI
Today, Billy talks with AI, specifically CHATGPT4, designed - by its own admission - to "replace screenwriters."
Be afraid. Be very afraid.

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25 min
June 09, 2023 Week Six with guests Congress Members Becca Balint and Ro Khanna
Today, our guests are Congress Members Becca Balint of Vermont and Ro Khanna of California - joining for a conversation about where the WGA strike fits in a larger conversation about the struggles of labor in America.

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39 min
June 02, 2023 Week Five with guests Julie Lynn & Bonnie Curtis
This week, STRIKETALK looks at the role of independent producers, and how producers - often pitted against writers by the companies- are actually the writers’ natural allies.

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1 hr 6 min
May 26, 2023 Week Four with guest Bill Mechanic
Our guest this week, Bill Mechanic, tells us what CEOs actually think of writers and the WGA - and answers the question "Does a corporation OWE anything to the public at large?" MUST LISTEN.

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52 min
May 19, 2023 Week Three with guest Simon Johnson
In this episode of 'Strike Talk,' Billy Ray and Todd Garner continue their coverage of the WGA strike, and delve deeper into one facet of the negotiations: AI's intrusion into creative fields, and the potential consequences. To shed further light on the economic implications of the technology, the hosts welcome Simon Johnson, an esteemed professor, and expert in entrepreneurship from MIT.
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59 min

About Deadline Strike Talk

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This podcast takes you behind the scenes of the current Hollywood strike. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike in 2007-2008 brought the entertainment industry to a halt. Now, in 2023, history is repeating itself and Hollywood is once again in the midst of a major labor dispute. Join Billy Ray, Academy Award nominated writer/ director/ showrunner, and Todd Garner, a former studio executive turned producer, as they explore the causes and consequences of the strike.