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UNLOCKED: Hollywood Writers Strike!
Manage episode 390037451 series 3490561
Originally published on May 8, 2023.
Hollywood television and movie writers are on strike! In this bonus episode of The Upsurge, Teddy and Ruby will take you to the picket lines in Manhattan. Hear from a number of writers – including Ruby's dad! – why they laid down their pens.
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Hosted by Teddy Ostrow
Edited by Teddy Ostrow & Ruby Walsh
Produced by NYGP & Ruby Walsh, in partnership with In These Times & The Real News
Music by Casey Gallagher
Cover art by Devlin Claro Resetar
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Support the show at Patreon.com/upsurgepod.
Follow us on Twitter @upsurgepod, Facebook, The Upsurge, and YouTube @upsurgepod.
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Show Notes
- Jon Queally, "'No Other Choice': TV & Film Writers Strike to Fight Hollywood Greed," The Real News Network, May 2, 2023.
- Jon Queally, "'The Companies Have Broken This Business': Hollywood Writers Begin Strike," In These Times, May 2, 2023.
- Alex Press, "TV Writers Say They're Striking to Stop the Destruction of Their Profession," Jacobin, May 3, 2023.
26 episodes
Manage episode 390037451 series 3490561
Originally published on May 8, 2023.
Hollywood television and movie writers are on strike! In this bonus episode of The Upsurge, Teddy and Ruby will take you to the picket lines in Manhattan. Hear from a number of writers – including Ruby's dad! – why they laid down their pens.
*
Hosted by Teddy Ostrow
Edited by Teddy Ostrow & Ruby Walsh
Produced by NYGP & Ruby Walsh, in partnership with In These Times & The Real News
Music by Casey Gallagher
Cover art by Devlin Claro Resetar
**
Support the show at Patreon.com/upsurgepod.
Follow us on Twitter @upsurgepod, Facebook, The Upsurge, and YouTube @upsurgepod.
***
Show Notes
- Jon Queally, "'No Other Choice': TV & Film Writers Strike to Fight Hollywood Greed," The Real News Network, May 2, 2023.
- Jon Queally, "'The Companies Have Broken This Business': Hollywood Writers Begin Strike," In These Times, May 2, 2023.
- Alex Press, "TV Writers Say They're Striking to Stop the Destruction of Their Profession," Jacobin, May 3, 2023.
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