Month: May 2023

We get into the Writers Guild of America strike, why this is an important labor action to watch, the terrible conditions they are striking again, the mindset of the professional class of capital managers that control “content” production, and how the potential use of AI in tv/movies follows from already existing practices like “mini-rooms,” which brought gig economy dynamics to the work of writing. Stuff we reference: ••• ​​As the Writers’ Strike Enters Its Third Week, the Studios Aren’t Budging https://jacobin.com/2023/05/writers-guild-of-america-strike-tv-shows-film-artificial-intelligence-studios ••• TV Writers Say They’re Striking to Stop the Destruction of Their Profession https://jacobin.com/2023/05/writers-strike-wga-amptp-streaming-pay ••• Is This the End of the TV Writers’ Room as We Know It? https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/08/the-end-of-the-tv-writers-room-as-we-know-it-mini-rooms ••• Your Boss Wants AI to Replace You. The Writer’s Strike Shows How to Fight Back https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2023-05-11/column-the-writers-strike-is-only-the-beginning-a-rebellion-against-ai-is-underway ••• Will a Chatbot Write the Next ‘Succession’? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/29/business/media/writers-guild-hollywood-ai-chatgpt.html ••• ‘Disrespectful to the Craft:’ Actors Say They’re Being Asked to Sign Away Their Voice to AI https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d37za/voice-actors-sign-away-rights-to-artificial-intelligence ••• Writers vs. robots: Hollywood moved toward automation long before AI https://www.fastcompany.com/90893629/hollywood-started-leaning-toward-automation-long-before-ai Subscribe to hear more analysis and commentary in our premium episodes every week! https://www.patreon.com/thismachinekills Hosted by Jathan Sadowski (www.twitter.com/jathansadowski) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (www.twitter.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (www.twitter.com/braunestahl)

In this episode, the Goods from the Woods boys are kickin' it at Disgraceland Studios with Strong Island's favorite son, comedian John Fahy! We start this one off by crackin' a Vanilla Ice-cold Joyburst energy drink endorsed by the legend himself. We also chat about John's hometown of St. James, NY and a new conspiracy theory where people think that the sun has changed colors and the government is hiding the truth! Poison's "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" is our JAM OF THE WEEK and WOWZERS the comments are insane. This ain't nothing but a good time. Join us, won't you?  Follow John Fahy on all forms of social media @JohnFahyYouKnow.  Follow the show on Twitter @TheGoodsPod.  Rivers is @RiversLangley  Sam is @SlamHarter  Carter is @Carter_Glascock  Subscribe on Patreon for HOURS of bonus content! http://patreon.com/TheGoodsPod Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod