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3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast

Writers Guild of America West

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

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All Episodes

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Ep. 322 - Krystin Ver Linden

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/07/15

Host Hilliard Guess talks with screenwriter-director Krystin Ver Linden about her recent film Alice, an empowerment fable set in the post-Civil Rights-era American South.

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48:54

Ep. 321 - David DiGilio

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/07/12

Host Luciano Saber talks with The Terminal List creator-showrunner David DiGilio about adapting Jack Carr’s novel for Amazon’s political thriller series.

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01:25:01

Ep. 320 - Justin Noble

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/06/30

Host Monique Sorgen speaks with The Sex Lives of College Girls co-creator-showrunner Justin Noble about HBO Max’s comedy series focused on four college roommates navigating their lives on campus.

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53:02

Ep. 319 - Chris Mundy

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/06/27

Host David Sheftell speaks with Ozark showrunner-writer Chris Mundy about mapping the path toward the Netflix drama series’ finale.

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01:00:34

Ep. 318 - Danny Strong

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/06/24

Host Brian Gary talks with Dopesick creator-showrunner Danny Strong about Hulu’s drama series that chronicles the personal cost and devastating impact of opioid addiction.

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01:14:10

Ep. 317 - Ashley Lyle & Bart Nickerson

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/06/22

Host Josephine Green Zhang talks with Yellowjackets creators-showrunners and married writing team Ashley Lyle & Bart Nickerson about their Showtime series that stings with a mix of horror, mystery, and pitch-black comedy.

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46:11

Ep. 316 - Molly Smith Metzler

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/06/17

Host Brian Gary speaks with Maid creator-showrunner Molly Smith Metzler about bringing Stephanie Land’s memoir to the screen for Netflix’s drama series that empathizes with the everyday struggles of the working poor.

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01:20:09

Ep. 315 - Saladin K. Patterson

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/06/14

Host Hilliard Guess talks with The Wonder Years creator-showrunner Saladin K. Patterson about reimagining ABC’s series as a Black coming-of-age story set in the ’60s-era South.

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01:00:04

Ep. 314 - Kathleen Robertson

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/06/09

Host Brian Gary speaks with Swimming with Sharks creator-showrunner Kathleen Robertson about reimaging the ’90s movie for Roku’s drama series.

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01:13:43

Ep. 313 - Alec Berg & Bill Hader

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/06/07

Host Moon Zappa talks with Barry co-creators/co-showrunners Alec Berg & Bill Hader about exploring even darker places, while still finding the funny, on the latest season of HBO’s pitch-black comedy series.

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57:34

Ep. 312 - Robbie Pickering

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/06/03

Host Aaron Fullerton speaks with Gaslit creator-showrunner Robbie Pickering about Starz’s limited series that explores untold stories involving Watergate’s political scandal.

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01:09:46

Ep. 311 - Aaron Cooley

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/05/26

Host Hilliard Guess talks with The First Lady creator-showrunner Aaron Cooley about reframing American leadership through the lens of the First Ladies in Showtime’s historical drama series that dives deep into these women’s personal and political lives.

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55:31

Ep. 310 - Brendan Hunt and Brett Goldstein

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/05/23

GOAL! Host David Sheftell speaks with Ted Lasso co-developer/co-star Brendan Hunt and writer/co-star Brett Goldstein about the game plan for AppleTV+’s sports comedy series.

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42:47

Ep.309 - Robin Veith

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/05/19

Host Aaron Fullerton talks with Candy co-creator/co-showrunner Robin Veith (The Expanse, The Act) about transforming an ’80s suburban murder case into Hulu’s true-crime limited series.

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55:43

Ep. 308 - Jenny Lumet & Alex Kurtzman

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/05/16

Host Hilliard Guess speaks with The Man Who Fell to Earth creators-showrunners Jenny Lumet & Alex Kurtzman (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds) about reimagining the ’60s novel and ’70s film for Showtime’s sci-fi series involving a new alien who must confront his past to determine our future.

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01:32:08

Ep. 307 - Michael Patrick King

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/05/12

Host Monique Sorgen speaks with …And Just Like That developer-showrunner Michael Patrick King (2 Broke Girls, The Comeback) about updating HBO’s culture-defining comedy series Sex and the City and more.

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Ep. 306 - Jonathan Tropper

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/05/09

Host Brian Gary talks with creator-writer Jonathan Tropper (Warrior, Banshee) about co-screenwriting Netflix’s time-travel, sci-fi action-comedy The Adam Project.

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59:24

Ep. 305 - Courtney Lilly

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/05/05

Monique Sorgen talks with writer/producer Courtney Lilly (black-ish, The Cleveland Show) about his rise from staff writer to showrunner.

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Ep. 304 - Liz Hannah & Patrick Macmanus

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/05/02

Host Moon Zappa speaks with The Girl From Plainview creators-showunners Liz Hannah (The Post, Mindhunter) & Patrick Macmanus (Dr. Death, Homecoming) about the social responsibility of their Hulu drama limited series based on a real-life tragedy that addresses mental health, toxic relationships, and teen suicide.

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Ep. 303 - Tom Gormican & Kevin Etten

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/04/29

Host Brian Gary talks with screenwriters Tom Gormican (director) & Kevin Etten about how art imitates life in the meta Nicolas Cage action-comedy The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.

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