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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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54:14

Ep. 420 - Ryan Coogler - Sinners

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2025/12/04

In this episode, host Jasmyne Peck talks with screenwriter-director Ryan Coogler(Black Panther, Creed) about crafting his acclaimed hit film Sinners, the importance of family and community, his filmmaking process, and much more.

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28:31

Ep. 419 - Brad Ingelsby - Task

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2025/11/20

In this episode, host Aaron Fullerton speaks with writer Brad Ingelsby, who's having a major moment right now: as creator and co-showrunner of the crime drama series Task, co-screenwriter of the wildfire survival film The Lost Bus, and screenwriter of the thriller Echo Valley.

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52:57

Ep. 418 - Andy Parker - Boots

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2025/11/08

In this episode, host Hilliard Guess sits down with Boots creator and co-showrunner Andy Parker about writing the hit Netflix limited series that explores the coming-of-age story of a young gay Marine in an era before "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," how personal experience informed his approach to the material, LGBTQ+ representation on screen, and more.

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48:19

Ep. 417 - David DiGilio - The Terminal List: Dark Wolf

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2025/10/30

In this episode, host Brian Gary speaks with creator-showrunner David DiGilio about his action-thriller series The Terminal List and its prequel spinoff series The Terminal List: Dark Wolf, exploring character through the lens of psychology, how scripts are living documents, and much more.

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55:32

Ep. 416 - Bill Condon - Kiss of the Spider Woman

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2025/10/16

In this episode, host Jasmyne Peck speaks with screenwriter-director Bill Condon (Dreamgirls, Chicago) about bringing Kiss of the Spider Woman to the screen, the creative challenges of adapting Broadway musicals to feature films, finding your own authentic voice, and more.

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01:12:51

Ep. 415 - Shane Black & Charles Mondry & Anthony...

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2025/10/09

In this episode, host Moon Zappa talks with Play Dirty screenwriter-director Shane Black (The Nice Guys, Iron Man 3) & co-screenwriters Charles Mondry (Road House) & Anthony Bagarozzi (Road House, The Nice Guys) about collaborating on their action crime thriller, adapting the Parker book series from page to screen, and more.

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41:11

Ep. 414 - Susie Singer Carter - No Country for Old...

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2025/10/02

In this episode, host Moon Zappa talks with filmmaker and fellow podcast host Susie Singer Carter(My Mom and the Girl) about her eye-opening doc series, No Country for Old People, which exposes the nursing home/elder abuse crisis, advocating for accountability, transparency, and people over profits, her personal connection to the subject, why it was important to get her documentary Guild-covered, and more.

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54:23

Ep. 413 - Noah Hawley - Alien: Earth

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2025/09/18

In this episode, host Brian Gary speaks with creator, showrunner, writer, & director Noah Hawley (Fargo, Legion) about bringing the popular sci-fi/horror Alien franchise to TV for his hit FX series Alien: Earth, world-building, creative process, and much more.

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31:52

Ep. 412 - WGAW PAC and the California Tax Incentives...

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2025/09/10

In this episode, host Brian Gary sits down with WGA West PAC Board Member Danny Tolli and WGA West Political and Legislative Director Shelagh Wagener to learn more about the WGAW’s PAC and our work within the Entertainment Union Coalition.

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Ep. 411 - Jason Keller - Stick

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2025/08/28

In this episode, host Monique Sorgen talks with screenwriter, creator, and showrunner Jason Keller (Ford v Ferrari, Escape Plan) about crafting his AppleTV+ comedy series Stick, segueing from film to television, finding the funny, and much more.

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01:10:19

Ep.410 - Francesca Delbanco & Nicholas Stoller -...

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2025/08/14

In this episode, host Jonterri Gadson speaks with creators, showrunners, and married writing partners Francesca Delbanco(Friends from College) & Nicholas Stoller(Goosebumps, Friends from College, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising) about crafting Season 2 of their AppleTV+ comedy series Platonic, tips for pitching, what they look for when staffing writers’ rooms, and much more.

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46:27

Ep.409 - Dan Gregor & Doug Mand & Akiva Schaffer -...

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2025/08/07

In this episode, host Josephine Green Zhang talks with The Naked Gun screenwriters Dan Gregor & Doug Mand (Chip 'N' Dales: Rescue Rangers, Dolittle, How I Met Your Mother) & co-screenwriter-director Akiva Schaffer( Saturday Night Live, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping) about their comic collaboration, the creative challenges of crafting movie reboots, and much more.

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27:57

Ep. 408 - Sophie Brooks - Oh, Hi!

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2025/07/31

In this episode, host Jonterri Gadson talks with screenwriter-director Sophie Brooks about her latest film Oh, Hi!, the challenges of indie filmmaking, her creative process, and much more.

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48:55

Ep. 407 - Carina Adly MacKenzie - We Were Liars

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2025/07/17

In this episode, host Moon Zappa speaks with We Were Liars co-developer/co-showrunner Carina Adly MacKenzie (Roswell, New Mexico, The Originals) about YA storytelling through an adult lens, the alchemy of diverse writers’ rooms, mentoring young writers, & more.

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Ep. 406 - Gerard Johnstone - M3GAN 2.0

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2025/07/03

In this episode, host Jasmyne Peck speaks with M3GAN 2.0 screenwriter-director Gerard Johnstone(M3GAN) about upgrading horror fans’ favorite robotic doll, the creative challenges of making sequels to hit movies, and more.

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46:35

Ep. 405 - Eric Ledgin & Justin Spitzer - St. Denis...

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2025/06/20

In this episode, host Myles Warden speaks with St. Denis Medical creators Eric Ledgin (American Auto) & Justin Spitzer(Superstore) about keeping the workplace comedy mockumentary format fresh, the creative challenges of writing for network primetime TV, staffing their writers’ room, and more.

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Ep. 404 - Mara Brock Akil - Forever

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2025/06/12

In this episode, host Hilliard Guess talks with Forever creator-showrunner Mara Brock Akil(The Game, Being Mary Jane) about reimagining Judy Blume’s teen novel through the lens of young Black love, empowering new voices at her Writers’ Colony residency, the importance of completing writing projects, and more.

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44:48

Ep. 403 - Kit Williamson - Unconventional

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2025/06/05

In this episode, host Monique Sorgen talks with creator, showrunner, and actor Kit Williamson about writing, directing, and starring in his comedy series Unconventional, why queer narratives and LGBTQ+ representation are vital, and more.

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58:26

Ep. 402 - Production Assistants United! Bringing PAs...

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2025/05/29

For nearly a year, Production Assistants, commonly called PAs, across the country have been taking steps to form a union with the Burbank-based LiUNA Local 724. Today on the podcast, WGAW member Andra Whipple is joined by LiUNA Local 724 business representative Alex Aguilar and Production Assistant and organizing committee member Clio Byrne-Gudding to talk about their campaign to improve wages, enshrine turnaround times and provide access to union health benefits.

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51:42

EP. 401 - Charles Yu - Interior Chinatown

3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast ·

2025/05/15

In this episode, host Kristina Woo talks with Interior Chinatown creator, showrunner, and author Charles Yu (Westworld, Legion, American Born Chinese) about adapting his National Book Award-winning novel to a limited series, his unlikely path in the entertainment industry, why inclusion & representation matters, and more.

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