3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast

Apr 03 2025 100 ep. 54 mins 490

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News and information about the WGAw, and interviews with screenwriters from the worlds of movies, television, and new media.

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Ep. 398 - Jennie Snyder Urman - Matlock

Apr 03 2025 45 mins

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 she shapes her writers’ room, and more.

Ep. 397 - Michelle Nader - Shifting Gears / Deli Boys

Mar 20 2025 62 mins

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 Deli Boys, how personal experience shapes her work, and more.

Ep. 396 - SAG-AFTRA Video Game Strike with Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and Sarah Elmaleh

Mar 06 2025 35 mins

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 game companies, SAG-AFTRA members called a strike. Today on the podcast, WGAW member and host Myles Warden is joined by SAG-AFTRA Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and Interac

Ep. 395 - Ben Watkins - Cross

Feb 13 2025 51 mins

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’ rooms, and more.

Ep. 394 - Drew Hancock - Companion

Feb 06 2025 44 mins

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 more.

Ep. 393 - Kate Gersten - The Last Showgirl

Jan 23 2025 36 mins

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 Place, Mozart in the Jungle) to film, and more.

Ep. 392 - Victor Sanchez – Executive Director of LAANE

Jan 16 2025 35 mins

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 institution committed to economic, environmental, and racial justice. LAANE brings together community power and labor power to win policies that improve the lives of working fami

Ep. 391 - Brian Donovan & Ed Herro - The Sticky

Jan 09 2025 50 mins

Host Jonterri Gadson talks with The Sticky creators-showrunners Brian Donovan & Ed Herro (American Housewife, The Neighbors) about their journey to bring the dark comedy caper to the screen, the challenges of shooting on location, the art of pitching, and more.

Ep. 390 - Justin Kuritzkes - Queer/Challengers

Dec 18 2024 46 mins

In this episode, host Josephine Green Zhang talks with Queer and Challengers screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes about collaborating with director Luca Guadagnino, the challenges of adaptation, and more.

Ep. 389 - David Scarpa - Gladiator II

Dec 05 2024 50 mins

In this episode, host Moon Zappa speaks with screenwriter David Scarpa (Napoleon, All the Money in the World) about Gladiator II, crafting historical epics, the creative challenges of sequels, and more.