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October 21, 2023 30 mins

Hollywood's unionized A-list predators continue to be protected by "cinematic immunity". But have the WGA and SAG strikes pushed studios closer to using federal law to purge the guilds and unions of powerful producers and managers?

WEBSITE: Thousands of Tiny Tyrants: The Mostly Movies Podcast

Transcript | Episode 2

ADDITIONAL READING:

The White Album | Joan Didion | Simon & Schuster (1979)

Netflix, Amazon, Disney, and others spent a record $23 billion on original new content last year–so why is everyone watching movies and TV from the past? | Aden Ikram | Fortune | June 29, 2023

FORM NLRB-502 (UC) | The Unit Clarification Petition

ADDITIONAL PODCAST LISTENING:

Commentary Podcast | Giving Notes on the Writers Strike | September 29, 2023

Deadline Strike Talk Podcast, Week 18 | Jennifer Fox On Strike Summer & Why Producers Need Union Fox Protection | September 1, 2023

Deadline Strike Talk Podcast, Week 22 | Billy Ray Dissects WGA Deal With Negotiators David Goodman And Chris Keyser | September 29, 2023

MUSIC CREDITS:

“Lets Go”, created by Mark July via Pixabay

"Comedy Detective", created by Yevhen Onoychenko via Pixabay

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