Netflix's Secrecy

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Tasha Liyone, Pripon Bullard: Actors on Netflix's Orange is the New Black weren't getting paid. They say they were being paid at a lower rate than other actors in their roles. Tasha says it was hard for them to speak out because of secrecy about how much they get paid. She says acting is "a very vulnerable profession" where you have to be chosen.

The actors are officially on strike. Vox senior correspondent and critic Alissa Wilkinson breaks down what SAG-AFTRA is afta, and the New Yorker’s Michael Schulman explains how one of Netflix’s first original shows was an early warning sign.

This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.

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