3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast

In our latest episode, Brian Gary speaks with A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms co-creator/showrunner Ira Parker ( House of the Dragon , Better Things ) about the creative challenges of worldbuilding, connecting to the Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon universe, and more.

In this episode, Jonterri Gadson talks with writing team Susanna Fogel & David Iserson ( The Spy Who Dumped Me)  about creating their spy thriller series Ponies, balancing tone, their collaborative process, and more.

In this episode, Kristina Woo speaks with Kristen Stewart about writing, directing, and producing her debut feature film, The Chronology of Water . They also discuss the creative choices of adaptation from page to screen, art vs. commerce, and much more. 

In our latest episode, Josephine Green Zhang speaks with screenwriter-director Rian Johnson (Knives Out, Star Wars: The Last Jedi) about crafting his latest film, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery , his own origin story, the art of the twist, and much more.

In this episode, host Susie Singer Carter talks with screenwriters Winnie Holzman & Dana Fox ( Wicked ) about collaborating on the hit film Wicked: For Good , the creative challenges adapting musicals from stage to screen, and much more.

In this episode, host Aaron Fullerton speaks with screenwriter-director Chloé Zhao( Eternals , Nomadland ) about crafting her latest film Hamnet , the art of adaptation, where she finds creative inspiration, and much more.

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.

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. 

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.

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 T he Terminal List: Dark Wolf , exploring character through the lens of psychology, how scripts are living documents, and much more.  

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.

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.

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-cover...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.  

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. 

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.

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, en...