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Jul 2023
28m 20s

Why Hollywood shut down

THE TIMES
About this episode

Last week, Hollywood’s actors joined its writers in the first industry-wide shutdown in 63 years. The West Wing’s Richard Schiff tells us his fears for new actors and how it feels to know that AI could “clone” him for future projects.

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Guests:

  • Richard Schiff, actor and director, and
  • Constance Kampfner, News Reporter, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana. 

Clips: Universal Studios, Guardian News, Sky News, Associated Press, NBC, Theme Park Times, WGA West.


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