News and information about the WGAw, and interviews with screenwriters from the worlds of movies, television, and new media.
In this episode, host Monique Sorgen talks with screenwriter, creator, and showrunner Jason Keller (Ford v Ferrari, Escape Plan) about crafting his AppleTV+ comedy series Stick, segueing from film to…
In this episode, host Jonterri Gadson speaks with creators, showrunners, and married writing partners Francesca Delbanco(Friends from College) & Nicholas Stoller(Goosebumps, Friends from College, Nei…
In this episode, host Josephine Green Zhang talks with The Naked Gun screenwriters Dan Gregor & Doug Mand (Chip 'N' Dales: Rescue Rangers, Dolittle, How I Met Your Mother) & co-screenwriter-director …
In this episode, host Jonterri Gadson talks with screenwriter-director Sophie Brooks about her latest film Oh, Hi!, the challenges of indie filmmaking, her creative process, and much more.
In this episode, host Moon Zappa speaks with We Were Liars co-developer/co-showrunner Carina Adly MacKenzie (Roswell, New Mexico, The Originals) about YA storytelling through an adult lens, the alche…
In this episode, host Jasmyne Peck speaks with M3GAN 2.0 screenwriter-director Gerard Johnstone(M3GAN) about upgrading horror fans’ favorite robotic doll, the creative challenges of making sequels to…
In this episode, host Myles Warden speaks with St. Denis Medical creators Eric Ledgin (American Auto) & Justin Spitzer(Superstore) about keeping the workplace comedy mockumentary format fresh, the cr…
In this episode, host Hilliard Guess talks with Forever creator-showrunner Mara Brock Akil(The Game, Being Mary Jane) about reimagining Judy Blume’s teen novel through the lens of young Black love, e…
In this episode, host Monique Sorgen talks with creator, showrunner, and actor Kit Williamson about writing, directing, and starring in his comedy series Unconventional, why queer narratives and LGBT…
For nearly a year, Production Assistants, commonly called PAs, across the country have been taking steps to form a union with the Burbank-based LiUNA Local 724. Today on the podcast, WGAW member Andr…
In this episode, host Kristina Woo talks with Interior Chinatown creator, showrunner, and author Charles Yu (Westworld, Legion, American Born Chinese) about adapting his National Book Award-winning n…
In this episode, host Kristina Woo talks with screenwriter-director-actor Michael Angarano & screenwriter Christopher Smith about collaborating on their road trip comedy Sacramento, their path from p…
In this episode, host Josephine Green Zhang talks to The Last of Us creators and showrunners Craig Mazin(Chernobyl) & Neil Druckmann about crafting Season 2 of the hit series, adapting the popular vi…
In this episode, host Moon Zappa speaks with showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman (Jane the Virgin, Charmed) about reimagining the hit CBS series Matlock, the challenges of writing broadcast TV shows, how …
In this episode, host Monique Sorgen talks with showrunner and executive producer Michelle Nader(2 Broke Girls, The King of Queens, Dollface), about her two current comedy series, Shifting Gears and …
SAG-AFTRA’s Interactive Media Agreement, which covers video game performers, expired in November of 2022. On July 26, 2024, after 18 months of negotiations with some of the industry’s largest video g…
In our latest episode, host Hilliard Guess talks with Cross developer-showrunner Ben Watkins(Hand of God, Burn Notice) about his hit Amazon Prime series, what he looks for when staffing writers’ room…
In this episode, host Moon Zappa talks with Companion screenwriter-director Drew Hancock (My Dead Ex, Suburgatory) about his feature film debut, transitioning from TV to film, balancing tone, and mor…
Host Susie Singer Carter speaks with The Last Showgirl screenwriter Kate Gersten about drawing from her own experience of Las Vegas nightlife, her transition from writing for television (The Good Pla…
In this episode, WGAW member and host Jonterri Gadson is joined by Víctor Sánchez, Executive Director for the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy – also known as LAANE – an organizing and advocacy…