Hollywood writers say their pay and benefits haven't kept pace with the times. If a deal is not met on or before May 1st, they'll stop work. The last time a real strike happened in 2007 it fundamentally changed what we watched that's coming up on Today Explained.
TV and film writers just voted to authorize a strike, which could leave studios without fresh scripts as soon as May 1. Bloomberg business reporter Lucas Shaw explains.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.
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