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No Set Path: Entertainment Break-In Stories51 - Avenues for Writers with Maggie Admire (WGA Award Nominee, Spotify Writer-Producer)Maggie Admire is an LA-based writer and producer, nominated for a 2025 WGA Award and a CrimeCon Clue Award, with features in The New York Times. Over nine years, she’s created 40+ podcast series, many for Spotify, including Serial Killers and Coinspiracy Theories, reaching millions. She helped build Parcast as its first hire before its Spotify acquisition.Beyond podcasts, she’s been a Pack Theater sketch writer, crafted tweets for Funny or Die, and even ghostwrote Tinder replies—before being replaced by a younger, hotter AI. She’s currently writing a romantasy-comedy novel and fostering a dog.Today...2025-02-281h 30
Mike, Mike, and OscarBAFTA & WGA Noms + Full Hearts for Los Angeles - ORC 1/15/25Via a Cold Open, we explain how BAFTA & WGA nominations will hopefully offer a distraction for listeners as we all have heavy hearts amidst the wildfires in the Los Angeles area.
Heavy hearts, but we’re grateful friends of our show are safe - 2:38
An update on the scope of the natural disaster - 3:38
Awards Season Delays thus far & good people stepping up to help - 5:53
BAFTA NOMINATIONS (+ WGA)
Best Film & Overall Tallies - 13:42
Director - 16:45
Actor - 20:44
Actress - 23:10
Supporting Actor - 32:45
Supporting Actress - 36:00
Casting - 41:27
Adapted Screenplay + WGA - 42:34
Original Screenplay + WGA - 46:29
Cinematography - 49:57
Editing - 52:29
Co...2025-01-141h 25
LEADING LARGEToday we've recruited: Nathan Silby of WGAIn this first episode of LEADING LARGE With Anna Roussos, Anna sits down with Nathan Silby, Joint Managing Director at WGA. Nathan is a recognised leader in the world of engineering, with over 30 years of experience in the industry. Join them as they discuss how everyone can show leadership, the importance of being patient, defining what’s important to you, and how establishing solid foundations can set you up for life. RELATED INFORMATION About WGA AU | Wallbridge Gilbert Aztec - One of the leading boutique engineering solutions firms across Australia and New Zealand...2024-09-2653 min
The Briefing by Weintraub TobinWriters, Actors, AI: The AI Centric Changes to the WGA and SAG AgreementsDelve into the new WGA and SAG contract provisions relating to AI. Scott Hervey and Jamie Lincenberg tackle the terms and changes in this installment of “The Briefing” by Weintraub Tobin.
Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel here.
Show Notes:
Scott
AI ended up being a bigger than expected part in the writers’ and actors’ strikes. What exactly are the new WGA and SAG contract provisions relating to AI? I’m Scott Hervey from Weintraub Tobin, and today, I’m joined by my colleague Jamie Lincenberg. We are going to talk about t...2024-03-0215 min
The Briefing by Weintraub TobinWriters, Actors, AI: The AI Centric Changes to the WGA and SAG AgreementsDelve into the new WGA and SAG contract provisions relating to AI. Scott Hervey and Jamie Lincenberg tackle the terms and changes in this installment of “The Briefing” by Weintraub Tobin.
Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel here.
Show Notes:
Scott
AI ended up being a bigger than expected part in the writers’ and actors’ strikes. What exactly are the new WGA and SAG contract provisions relating to AI? I’m Scott Hervey from Weintraub Tobin, and today, I’m joined by my colleague Jamie Lincenberg. We are going to tal...2024-03-0215 min
Out West (Presented by the Western Governors’ Association)A Conversation with WGA Chair, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, and WGA Executive Director, Jack WaldorfIn this episode of Out West, Jack Waldorf, Executive Director of the Western Governors' Association (WGA), sits down with WGA's Chair, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, for a discussion about their experiences leading the Association.
They speak about the importance of their bipartisan relationships with the other Governors, their aspirations for Governor Gordon's WGA Chair Initiative, Decarbonizing the West, as well as the Association’s upcoming 40th Anniversary celebrations and what they hope the next 40 years will bring for WGA.
2024-01-2429 min
Leftist Teen Drama#19 - Teen Dramas Would Suck Without Union Members: On The 2007-08 WGA Strike and The 2023 WGA/SAG-AFTRA StrikeIn the Leftist Teen Drama season 3 premiere, we dive into the very real labor struggles behind the teen dramas we love to watch and dissect. From both a worker and fan perspective, we dive into the 2007-08 Writers Guild of America (WGA) Strike, the 2023 WGA Strike, and the 2023 Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) Strike, as well as the various effects these strikes had on teen dramas past and present. In our first segment, Maria talks to 2023 WGA Negotiating Committee member Erica Saleh about the 2023 Writers Strike and all the exciting things the TV and...2023-11-122h 15
Minimum CompetenceFri 10/13 - Rite Aid Needs Aid, WGA Wins Restrictions on AI Usage, Judge in MT Calls TikTok Ban Paternalistic, Citi New ESG Initiative, SCOTUS May Provide Cover for Racial GerrymanderingOn this day in legal history, October 13, 1952 the Supreme Court denied certiorari in the appeal of the death penalty by Julius and Ethel Rosenberg–each convicted of espionage.Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were American citizens who gained notoriety in the early 1950s for being accused of espionage during the Cold War. They were alleged to have passed atomic secrets to the Soviet Union, a charge that was particularly sensitive given the heightened tensions between the U.S. and the USSR at the time. The couple was arrested in 1950, and their trial took place in 1951. They we...2023-10-1310 min
WGA | johnaugust.comSidecast: WGA Ratifies its ContractIt’s official – the WGA has ratified its contract with the AMPTP. John and Drew look at how the votes were distributed, what happens next, and what to keep in mind as SAG-AFTRA moves forward in their negotiations.
Links:
2023 MBA Ratified – WGA
SAG-AFTRA on Strike!
WGA Solidarity with SAG-AFTRA
John on Twitter, Instagram and Mastodon
Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt
Email us at ask@johnaugust.com
You can download the episode here.The post Sidecast: WGA Ratifies its Contract first appeared on John August.2023-10-1200 minScriptnotes PodcastSidecast: WGA Ratifies its ContractIt’s official – the WGA has ratified its contract with the AMPTP. John and Drew look at how the votes were distributed, what happens next, and what to keep in mind as SAG-AFTRA moves forward in their negotiations. Links: 2023 MBA Ratified – WGA SAG-AFTRA on Strike! WGA Solidarity with SAG-AFTRA John on Twitter, Instagram […]
The post Sidecast: WGA Ratifies its Contract first appeared on John August.2023-10-1200 minStrike | johnaugust.comSidecast: WGA Ratifies its ContractIt’s official – the WGA has ratified its contract with the AMPTP. John and Drew look at how the votes were distributed, what happens next, and what to keep in mind as SAG-AFTRA moves forward in their negotiations.
Links:
2023 MBA Ratified – WGA
SAG-AFTRA on Strike!
WGA Solidarity with SAG-AFTRA
John on Twitter, Instagram and Mastodon
Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt
Email us at ask@johnaugust.com
You can download the episode here.The post Sidecast: WGA Ratifies its Contract first appeared on John August.2023-10-1200 minSidecast | johnaugust.comSidecast: WGA Ratifies its ContractIt’s official – the WGA has ratified its contract with the AMPTP. John and Drew look at how the votes were distributed, what happens next, and what to keep in mind as SAG-AFTRA moves forward in their negotiations.
Links:
2023 MBA Ratified – WGA
SAG-AFTRA on Strike!
WGA Solidarity with SAG-AFTRA
John on Twitter, Instagram and Mastodon
Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt
Email us at ask@johnaugust.com
You can download the episode here.The post Sidecast: WGA Ratifies its Contract first appeared on John August.2023-10-1200 min
Pop Culture ReferenceEp 145 - The Creator, WGA strike ending, and RIP Michael GambonThis week, Seamus and Garrett talk the rise of the machines (No, not that one) and the human/robot duo that just might be the key to it all (No, not that one either) with The Creator!
Plus, the triumph of the WGA in their strike efforts, and a nod to the life and career of Michael Gambon.
Episode timecodes:
News - 0:40
WGA Strike coming to an end - 0:40
RIP Michael Gambon - 3:34
The Creator - 6:30
The Creator spoilers - 18:43
Pop Culture Reference (WGA Strike Resolution)- 49:41
Save The Rec Center (TMNT: Mutant Mayhem & Detroit: Become Human) - 53:34
Reach the...2023-10-101h 00
Book and Film Globe PodcastBFG Podcast #121: 'The Creator,' Fantastic Fest, and the end of the WGA Strike Much to celebrate this week, even as we say goodbye to our beloved friend and contributor Daniel Cohen. The WGA Strike is over! Rob Kutner, BFG strike captain, stops by the virtual studios to talk to host Neal Pollack about the deal the Guild secured. The studios were "fighting the last war," as Rob put it, and the WGA got just about every concession for which it asked. Neal is most impressed about the strong stand the Guild took against AI in scriptwriting, forestalling the rise of the writing machines at least until the next contract negotiation. Rob warns that...2023-10-0541 min
The No Film School PodcastThe WGA Strike is Over - What's Next?Finally, the WGA strike has come to an end and writers are going to be elated about the new agreement. So what does this new agreement entail and how will it affect the future of Hollywood?In today’s episode, No Film School’s Charles Haine and Jason Hellerman discuss:
The terms of the WGA contract
Scheduled minimum raises for writers
How feature writers will benefit
What literary material is and how it affects scripts written by A.I.
Using A.I. with open disclosures
Why writing may be one of the hardest roles...2023-10-0544 min
Indy AudioJ.T. Allen, WGA Strike Captain at Warner Bros, Reflects on WGA Contract WinThe Indypendent News Hour on WBAI-99.5 FM // 3 Oct. ‘23
Negotiators for the Writers Guild of America and the big Hollywood studios reached a tentative contract agreement that ended the screen writer’ strike after 148 days. The contract agreement was unanimously approved by the WGA’s executive council and is now being voted on by the union’s 11,000 members. We hear from J.T. Allen, who was a WGA strike captain at the Warner Bros. picket line near Los Angeles.2023-10-0403 minIndy AudioJ.T. Allen, WGA Strike Captain at Warner Bros, Reflects on WGA Contract WinThe Indypendent News Hour on WBAI-99.5 FM // 3 Oct. ‘23
Negotiators for the Writers Guild of America and the big Hollywood studios reached a tentative contract agreement that ended the screen writer’ strike after 148 days. The contract agreement was unanimously approved by the WGA’s executive council and is now being voted on by the union’s 11,000 members. We hear from J.T. Allen, who was a WGA strike captain at the Warner Bros. picket line near Los Angeles.2023-10-0403 min
Jacobin RadioJacobin Radio: WGA Strike w/ Alex O'Keefe & Howard RodmanBarry Eidlin guest hosts today, talking to WGA leader-activists Alex O’Keefe, organizer and award-winning writer for The Bear, and Howard Rodman, writer and former president of the WGA. On September 24, after 146 days on strike, the WGA and the AMPTP announced a tentative agreement for the contract covering 11,500 film and TV screenwriters across the country. The WGA Negotiating Committee West and East voted unanimously to recommend the agreement, and on September 27, the strike was suspended. The strike is not over — WGA members still have to discuss the tentative agreement and vote on whether or not to ratify it by Octo...2023-10-041h 48
Across The Spoiler-VerseLOKI Season 2 Reaction, WGA New Deal Explained, Gen V Reaction & James Gunn's DCU
LOKI Season 2 Reaction, WGA New Deal Explained, The Boys Gen V Reaction & James Gunn's DCU. This week we talk about The Creator Box Office and James Gunns comments on the DCU about what is canon and what isn't. We also breakdown the new WGA Writers Deal and talk about AI as well as giving our thoughts on Loki Season 2 Episode 1.
#Loki #LokiSeason2 #WritersStrike #WGA #Hollywood #JamesGunn #DCU #Marvel #MCU #GenV #TheBoys #ReelRejects #TheCreator #BoxOffice #SawX #PawPatrol
0:00 Good Feelings About This Podcast Today
0:54 Why The Creator Bombed At The Box Office
7:17 Are We Excited For The Exorcist Believer?
12:57 WGA Strike...2023-10-031h 18
The PR Breakdown with Molly McPherson261: Flipping the Script: How WGA Outmaneuvered Hollywood Studios in the Strike - A Conversation with Michael JaminIn this episode of the Indestructible PR Podcast with Molly McPherson, long-time TV writer and Writers' Guild of America (WGA) writer, Michael Jamin, takes us behind the scenes of the recent strike and shares insight that helped the WGA negotiate a new contract with Hollywood studios. Grab your headphones and get ready for some serious industry insider knowledge!1. The Inside Story: Michael Jamin, a seasoned TV writer, shares fascinating insights about the challenges faced by newcomers in the business and reveals why sustaining a career is often more difficult than breaking into it...2023-10-0353 min