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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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Ep. 250 - Gemma Baker & Nick Bakay

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2021/06/29

David Sheftell interviews showrunners Gemma Baker & Nick Bakay (Two and a Half Men) about the final season of the CBS sitcom Mom.

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Ep. 249 - Katori Hall

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2021/06/24

The Pole Truth: Host Josephine Green Zhang speaks with P-Valley creator-showrunner and 2021 Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Katori Hall (The Hot Wing King) on her Starz series which explores sexuality, gender, and race, destigmatizing stripping and combating stereotypes in the process.

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Ep. 248 - Ethan Hawke

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2021/06/17

Host Christopher Kubasik talks with The Good Bird Lord co-creator and 2021 Writers Guild Award nominee Ethan Hawke (Before Sunset, The Hottest State) about co-writing and starring as abolitionist John Brown in Showtime’s acclaimed limited series set in Antebellum-era America.

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Ep. 247 - Darlene Hunt

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2021/06/10

Host Monique Sorgen speaks with Call Me Kat developer-showrunner Darlene Hunt (The Conners, The Big C) about writing comedy for primetime network TV.

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Ep. 246 - Chris Van Dusen

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2021/06/03

Host David Sheftell speaks with Bridgerton creator-showrunner Chris Van Dusen (Scandal, Grey’s Anatomy) about his modern take on period drama in Netflix’s hit series that explores love, marriage, and class in Regency London.

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Ep. 245 - Suzan-Lori Parks

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2021/05/26

Host Hilliard Guess has a conversation with screenwriter-playwright Suzan-Lori Parks (The U.S. vs. Billie Holiday, Native Son) about creating NatGeoTV’s Genius: Aretha limited series and honoring the life and legacy of the Queen of Soul.

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Ep. 244 - Rutherford Falls

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2021/05/21

Rutherford Falls co-creator/showrunner Sierra Teller Ornelas and co-star/writer Jana Schmieding speak with writer Tazbah Chavez about the ground-breaking Peacock comedy series that explores Native identity and history with indigenous representation in front of the camera and in the writers’ room.

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Ep. 243 - Tracey Wigfield

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2021/05/15

Host Monique Sorgen talks with Saved by the Bell developer-showrunner and Emmy/Writers Guild Award-winning writer Tracey Wigfield (30 Rock, The Mindy Project) about bringing Bayside High up to date for the teen comedy series’ Peacock reboot.

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Ep. 242 - Little Marvin

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2021/05/06

Host Hilliard Guess talks with Them: Covenant creator-showrunner-EP-writer Little Marvin about how Amazon’s anthology series explores racism through the lens of horror.

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Ep. 241 - Nikole Beckwith

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2021/04/30

Host Monique Sorgen interviews Nikole Beckwith (Impulse, Tell Me Your Secrets), about her new film, Together Together, a dramedy that explores love, parenthood, and boundaries she wrote and directed.

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Ep. 240 - Eric Heisserer

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2021/04/22

Host Christopher Kubasik talks with screenwriter Eric Heisserer (Arrival, Bird Box) about the new fantasy-adventure Netflix series, Shadow and Bone (based on the Grishaverse novels by Leigh Bardugo), that he serves as developer, showrunner, writer, and executive producer.

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Ep. 239 - Ben Falcone

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2021/04/15

Host Josephine Green Zhang talks with screenwriter-director Ben Falcone (Life of the Party, The Boss, Tammy) about his latest film, the superhero comedy Thunder Force, his creative collaboration with his wife/co-star Melissa McCarthy, and more.

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Ep. 238 - Wendy Molyneux & Lizzie Molyneux

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2021/04/08

Host David Sheftell speaks with The Great North co-creators-showrunners Lizzie Molyneux & Wendy Molyneux (Bob’s Burgers) about animation writing, their collaborative process, and more.

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Ep. 237 - Jessica Goldberg

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2021/04/01

Host Christopher Kubasik speaks with Cherry co-screenwriter Jessica Goldberg (Away, The Path) about adapting Nico Walker’s novel for the AppleTV+ film which chronicles an Army medic’s battle with PTSD and descent into addiction.

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Ep. 236 - Cheryl Guerriero

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2021/03/25

Host Christopher Kubasik speaks with Palmer screenwriter Cheryl Guerriero about the family drama that explores nonconformity, bullying, and tolerance.

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Ep. 235 - Todd Robinson

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2021/03/18

Host Luciano Saber talks with screenwriter-director Todd Robinson (Phantom, Lonely Hearts) about making his film The Last Full Measure, a military drama chronicling U.S. Air Force Pararescueman William H, Pitsenbarger, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery on the battlefield.

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Ep. 234 - Will Berson & Shaka King

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2021/03/11

Host Hilliard Guess speaks with Judas and the Black Messiah screenwriters, 2021 Writers Guild Award-nominees, and Paul Selvin Award honorees Will Berson & Shaka King (director) about bringing the life and legacy of slain Black Panther leader Fred Hampton to the screen.

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Ep. 233 - Tiller Russell

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2021/03/09

Brian interviews writer, director, and producer Tiller Russell regarding his new feature film about the rise and fall of the darknet marketplace, Silk Road.

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Ep. 232 - Mark Lafferty

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2021/03/04

Steve Trautmann talks with Mark Lafferty (Castle Rock, Halt and Catch Fire) about his career and new series about the Mercury project, The Right Stuff.

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Ep. 231 - Moisés Zamora

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2021/02/25

Host Josephine Green Zhang talks with Selena: The Series creator/co-showrunner Moisés Zamora (American Crime, Star) about honoring the life and legacy of the late pop icon on Netflix’s hit show, the importance of an inclusive writers’ room with Latinx and LGBTQ+ voices, and more.

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