The whole gang's back together and what a week in labor it has been! After a few quick headlines we dive right into the biggest story of the week breaking down the nationwide writer's strike.   Writers across the country have hit the picket lines to defend the very existence of their profession as a career. A story in Labor Notes details the ways fishery workers in Massachusetts have had immigration law and labor law loopholes weaponized against them. AI and content moderation workers in Africa launched the first continent wide union of its type this week. More horrors out of Amazon as they've released a new service purporting to provide affordable connection to healthcare...with the price of giving away your HIPAA rights. More awful news on the child labor front as the government announced fines for McDonald's employing children as young as 10. Finally, we close with some happier news, as the team behind Youtube Music announced their unanimous decision to join the CWA.

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Ep 156 - The People's War Against AI

Join Kendall, Fulya, and Michael on the podcast that refuses to behave! The crew chat about what they've watched this week before jumping in to the latest in Nerdy News brought to you by the hostess with the mostest Kendall Richardson.

Trailer Park: Dune Part Two, Five Nights at Freddy’s, and Hidden Strike.

Quickie Review: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.

***Spoilers Ahead***
Popcorn Culture: The team discuss their thoughts on episode two of Marvel's Secret Invasion.

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268: A Podcast Called FRED - Secret Invasion episode 2 review

In this episode, lowering standards in life, love, business and politics. Reparations proposal means no black man has to be responsible for their children.

Ep. 23-279 - Democrats Double Down

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
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TOP 10 WISHES FOR THE REST OF THE 2023 FILM YEAR:
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Top 2 Wishes: Fair Deals for SAG/WGA; Strike Updates - 1:29
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Wish #8:Hoping for SOME September Oscar Surprise - 16:10
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Wish #7: We Need This Year’s Indie Film Hit - 20:18
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Wish #6 - Mike1 Wants Pain for Himself - 27:14
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#5 - AlsoMike Wants The Year of Animation to Continue - 31:14
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#4 - That David Gordon Green Delivers for Exorcist - 35:34
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#3 - A True Film Festival Champion - 44:05
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#2 - AFTER THE STRIKES GET RESOLVED PROPERLY: A Blockbuster vs Blockbuster (vs Blockbuster?) Oscars
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#1 - The Next MMO Fawning Film - 58:50
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Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:02:10
Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:03:23

Top 10 Wishes for the Rest of the 2023 Film Year + Strike Latest - Ep 445

Strike Support Toolkit: https://uaw.org/standwithus/dealershipcanvass/ 

Another huge week in labor as the militancy of workers has become contagious across the country. We start out discussing the move to shutter Moog Music in North Carolina following a union drive. Then, we cover the new anti-trust complaint filed against Amazon by the FTC. Also this week, Gavin Newsom vetoed a very popular bill to keep people safe from driverless trucks.  75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers may launch the largest healthcare workers strike in history this week after years of understaffing. Culinary Union workers in Las Vegas may join them as well, as they are also fighting for a new contract. Of course the biggest story this week was the stunning victory of the WGA over the Hollywood studios this week. We break down the tentative agreement reached this week and discuss the wins the studios said were impossible just a few weeks ago. Finally, we cover developments in the UAW Stand Up strike against the Big 3. We discuss new plants on strike, tactics in the plants still operating, and how the union is responding to violence against picketers.

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Ep 176 - A Perfectly Scripted Victory

Negotiators for the Writers Guild of America and the big Hollywood studios reached a tentative contract agreement that ended the screenwriters’ strike after 148 days. We hear from J.T. Allen, who was a WGA strike captain at the Warner Bros. picket line near Los Angeles. 

Then we spend most of the segment with labor historian Toni Gilpin about the historic autoworkers strike now in its third week with workers out on strike in more than 20 states. Gilpin comes from a proud UAW family and is the author of The Long Deep Grudge: A Story of Big Capital, Radical Labor, and Class War in the American Heartland.

Hot Labor Fall: Auto Workers Out on Strike, Writers Guild Victorious

What Is This Episode - Top of Show
We Have No Clue Who Veruca Salt is - 1:50
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AMPTP WALKS AWAY FROM SAG NEGOTIATIONS - 4:10
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TAYLOR SWIFT’S MOVIE OPENS ODDLY - 13:02
PROP BET #1: THE TAYLOR MOVIE WWBO OPENING - 17:04
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MIRAMAX, NOT A24, GETS HALLOWEEN RIGHTS - 20:16
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CONTENDER TRAILERS:
The Iron Claw Trailer #1 - 26:34
PROP BET #2 - TOTAL OSCAR NOMS FOR THE IRON CLAW - 33:04
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Wonka Trailer #2 - 35:50
How to Have Sex Teaser - 39:11
Fallen Leaves Teaser - 41:19
Monster Trailer #1 - 43:57
The Old Oak Trailer #1 - 46:18
Leo Trailer #1 - 49:12
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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING:
AlsoMike on When Evil Lurks - 52:15
AM on Saw X - 56:20
M1 on Run Rabbit Run and Pet Semetary Bloodlines - 1:02:32
M1 on Beckham and Search Party s1+2 - 1:05:01
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TEASING THE UPCOMING 2023 SCARIES AWARDS  - 1:08:03
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Your Homework/LEAVE US 5 STARS! - 1:09:32
Words of Wisdom/What’s Coming Next - 1:10:21

The Reliable Duo of Taylor Swift and Saw May Have to Save October - ORC 10/14/23

We are forced by recent events to start this week's episode with a call for all the forces of labor to stand in solidarity with the oppressed people of Palestine. The fight against apartheid and colonialism is a crucial part of the class struggle and workers in the Imperial Core, especially the US, have a particular responsibility to resist the complicity of our government. Getting into the labor news, we discuss the tentative agreement reached at Kaiser Permanente after last week's strike of 75,000 healthcare workers. We also cover a recent strike by sanitation workers in Durham, NC which won big gains for all city employees. Recent weeks have seen walkouts by pharmacy workers at both CVS and Walgreens, we talk about why. We check in on the status of the SAG-AFTRA strike as the AMPTP walks away from the table. Finally we close discussing the UAW, both their strike at Mack Truck and the expansion of the Stand Up strike to the most profitable plant in the country.

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Ep 178 - From The River To The Sea

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