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Feb 2023
33m 7s

The Perfect Storm for a Writers Strike

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Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss what a potential writers strike would look like for Hollywood, how the economics of streaming have hurt writers, what they want, whether or not the studios would want a strike, and how this would affect your favorite television shows and movies. Matt and Craig finish the show with a prediction about the future of ‘Yellowstone.’


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Host: Matt Belloni

Guests: Lucas Shaw


Producer: Craig Horlbeck

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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