Exploration of Hollywood's struggles post-COVID and strikes, affecting movie makers and viewers. Discussion on CEO salaries, AI impact, and impending consequences of ongoing strikes. Unconventional movies shaping industry via unique distribution methods. Strikes' impact on below-the-line workers and looming IOTC strike. Challenges for middle-class roles, non-union work, streaming service influence, and writer compensation instability.

The podcast discusses the 96th Academy Awards and their political moments, reviews FX's Shōgun as the new Game of Thrones, and dives into Kate Wagner's intriguing piece on Formula 1 that was mysteriously yanked from the internet. Plus, they explore upcoming movie trends for 2024 and share recommendations like HINT.FM's Wind Map and Tejal Rao's Kale Sauce Pasta recipe.

Mark Harris, co-founder of Axiom and Now Knowable CEO, discusses the founding and growth of Axiom, as well as the challenges they faced. He also talks about their partnership with Kira to translate contract data, their joint venture with LexisNexis, and the vision for Knowable in digitizing contracts.