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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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52:24

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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40:51

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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33:55

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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01:00:02

Ep. 302 - Ali Schouten

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/04/27

Host Monique Sorgen speaks with iCARLY showrunner-EP-writer Ali Schouten about Season Two of Paramount+’s revival and taking a modern, inclusive approach to the comedy series.

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01:21:27

Ep. 301 - Krister Johnson

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/04/21

Host David Sheftell talks with Murderville developer-showrunner-EP-writer Krister Johnson (Medical Police, Children’s Hospital) about Netflix’s unique series that’s a hybrid of scripted and improv comedy.

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41:51

Ep. 300 - Dan Erickson

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/04/13

Host Aaron Fullerton speaks with Severance creator-showrunner Dan Erickson about his mind-bending AppleTV+ sci-fi series.

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54:27

WGA 101 - Meg LeFauve and Josh Cooley

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/04/11

Host Josephine Green Zhang speaks with screenwriters Meg LeFauve and Josh Cooley about writing Disney-Pixar’s acclaimed animated film Inside Out, one of WGA’s 101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century (*so far).

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01:07:35

Ep. 299 - Jeb Stuart

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/04/07

Host Brian Gary speaks with screenwriter Jeb Stuart (Die Hard, The Fugitive) about creating Netflix’s epic historical drama series Vikings: Valhalla, his writing career, and more.

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01:10:14

Ep. 298 - Jordan Weiss

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/04/04

Host Monique Sorgen interviews Dollface creator-showrunner Jordan Weiss about her Hulu comedy series about a group of young women navigating work, love, and a deeper relationship with themselves.

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52:31

WGA 101 - Karen McCullah & Kirsten ‘Kiwi” Smith

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/03/31

Host Josephine Green Zhang speaks with screenwriters Karen McCullah & Kirsten ‘Kiwi” Smith (10 Things I Hate About You, The Ugly Truth) about writing hit comedy Legally Blonde, named one of WGA’s 101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century (*so far).

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Ep. 297 - Matt Lopez

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/03/28

Host Luciano Saber speaks with Promised Land creator-showrunner Matt Lopez about his drama series centering on two Latinx families vying for wealth and power in Sonoma Valley’s wine country – and how representation matters onscreen and in the writers’ room.

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52:18

Ep. 296 - Matt Reeves

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/03/25

Host Brian Gary talks with screenwriter-director Matt Reeves (War for the Planet of the Apes, Let Me In) about his decidedly darker take on Gotham City’s iconic superhero in The Batman.

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01:03:33

Ep. 295 - Morgan Cooper

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/03/22

Host Hilliard Guess speaks with Bel Air co-developer-showrunner Morgan Cooper about reimagining ’90s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air with a more dramatic vibe updated for 2022.

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01:03:35

Ep. 294 - Aaron Sorkin

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/03/17

Host Brian Gary talks with screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (Steve Jobs, The West Wing) about writing and directing the recent Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz behind-the-scenes biopic, Being the Ricardos, as well as The Social Network, ranked #3 on WGA’s 101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century (*so far.)

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57:37

WGA101 - Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/03/14

Host David Sheftell speaks with Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg about writing the hit teen comedy Superbad, named one of WGA’s 101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century (*so far).

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Ep. 293 - Ann Slichter and Scott Saltzburg

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/03/10

Host Luciano Saber interviews Weakest Link head writer Ann Slichter and writer Scott Saltzburg about what it takes to put together a primetime network game show.

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58:06

WGA 101 - Diana Ossana

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/03/07

Host Gary Goldstein talks with screenwriter Diana Ossana about the journey from page to screen and the enduring impact of Brokeback Mountain, named one of WGA’s 101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century (*so far), and her late writing partner Larry McMurtry.

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Ep. 292 - Yahlin Chang

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/03/03

Host Brian Gary speaks with The Handmaid’s Tale writer-executive producer Yahlin Chang about Hulu’s acclaimed dystopian drama.

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58:17

Ep. 291- Kourtney Kang

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2022/03/01

Host Monique Sorgen talks with TV comedy writer Kourtney Kang (Fresh Off the Boat, How I Met Your Mother) about developing and showrunning Disney+’s dramedy series Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.

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