A Town Holds its Breath

Why a next-year end to the strike looks possible, what the Charter-Disney debacle has to do with it, and Richard Rushfield's TIFF report. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with ...

8 Sep 202336min

After making bold summer box office predictions at Memorial Day, Sean McNulty, Elaine Low and Richard Rushfield return to talk about the titles that took in $4 billion stateside, and crown one winning...

7 Sep 202324min

Labor contagion keeps spreading as union actions across the country catch fire. That's no coincidence, says labor journalist and Work Won’t Love You Back author Sarah Jaffe, who joins Elaine Low to di...

6 Sep 202351min

Former hotshot TV writer Patty Lin, who quit Hollywood in 2009 when industry toxicity overwhelmed her, discusses her dishy new memoir, 'End Credits'. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discus...

1 Sep 202339min

Before the strike, actress Addie Weyrich had an FX pilot. Today, she is waiting tables. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes...

25 Aug 202339min

After months of silence, studio heads seem newly committed to reaching an agreement with the WGA. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonu...

18 Aug 202331min

FTC Chair Lina Khan on the agency’s views on the various crises roiling entertainment. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes,...

16 Aug 202335min

Dickinson creator Alena Smith joins to discuss the destructive effects of streaming and the corporatization of entertainment. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscr...

11 Aug 202339min