For months, even after the WGA was forced to strike, Hollywood was looking to SAG, and that union's negotiations with the AMPTP.'Would the actors strike? Could they?'Turns out they can. And they have.On Episode 12 of StrikeTalk, they tell us why.Theme Song: “Not Your Fool” written and performed by Alexa Villa; courtesy of Sign From The Universe Entertainment, LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three Wall Street experts join Strike Talk to examine the AMPTP itself. Is it still serving the goals of its widely-disparate corporate members? Has it outlived its usefulness? (Hint: No and yes.)Theme Song: “Not Your Fool” written and performed by Alexa Villa; courtesy of Sign From The Universe Entertainment, LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writers' rooms are the pipelines of talent that turn rookies into SHOWRUNNERS.On episode 10 of Strike Talk, Billy hears the stories of Courtney Kemp, Nkechi Okoro Carroll, Sera Gamble, and Greg Berlanti to learn how growing up in a writers' room turned them into the profit-generating superstars they are today.Theme Song: “Not Your Fool” written and performed by Alexa Villa; courtesy of Sign From The Universe Entertainment, LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week STRIKETALK introduces you to Lindsay Dougherty, leader of the Hollywood Teamsters, as Billy explores Ancient Egypt, Ancient Rome, and an ancient connection between writers, truckdrivers, and laborers everywhere. Theme Song: “Not Your Fool” written and performed by Alexa Villa; courtesy of Sign From The Universe Entertainment, LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Theme Song: “Not Your Fool” written and performed by Alexa Villa; courtesy of Sign From The Universe Entertainment, LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, Billy talks with AI, specifically CHATGPT4, designed - by its own admission - to "replace screenwriters."Be afraid. Be very afraid.Theme Song: “Not Your Fool” written and performed by Alexa Villa; courtesy of Sign From The Universe Entertainment, LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, our guests are Congress Members Becca Balint of Vermont and Ro Khanna of California - joining for a conversation about where the WGA strike fits in a larger conversation about the struggles of labor in America.Theme Song: “Not Your Fool” written and performed by Alexa Villa; courtesy of Sign From The Universe Entertainment, LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, STRIKETALK looks at the role of independent producers, and how producers - often pitted against writers by the companies- are actually the writers’ natural allies.Theme Song: “Not Your Fool” written and performed by Alexa Villa; courtesy of Sign From The Universe Entertainment, LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest this week, Bill Mechanic, tells us what CEOs actually think of writers and the WGA - and answers the question "Does a corporation OWE anything to the public at large?" MUST LISTEN.Theme Song: “Not Your Fool” written and performed by Alexa Villa; courtesy of Sign From The Universe Entertainment, LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of 'Strike Talk,' Billy Ray and Todd Garner continue their coverage of the WGA strike, and delve deeper into one facet of the negotiations: AI's intrusion into creative fields, and the potential consequences. To shed further light on the economic implications of the technology, the hosts welcome Simon Johnson, an esteemed professor, and expert in entrepreneurship from MIT.Theme Song: “Not Your Fool” written and performed by Alexa Villa; courtesy of Sign From The Universe Entertainment, LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices