A Very Special News Brief - Hallmark's Anti-Labor Churn: A Follow-Up Conversation
Added 2022-01-19 17:47:52 +0000 UTCIn this bonus interview, a follow-up to our recent episode on schlocky Hallmark Christmas movies, we speak with a film industry insider about the anti-labor production practices of feel-good TV movie fare.
Our guest, who joins us under anonymity, spent the better part of a decade working in the labor movement before becoming a screenwriter. They're now a union screenwriter currently coming off their first major network show and their first wide-release feature will be in theaters in early 2022.
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Transcript can be found here.
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for when hallmark is too progressive: https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/entertainment/2022/april/we-want-to-be-the-leader-in-family-television-conservative-outlet-takes-big-steps-to-rival-hallmark-channel
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2022-04-24 18:15:55 +0000 UTCThank you!!
2022-01-20 17:45:56 +0000 UTCThe episode is public! It only shows as patron only because we have to make it locked on patron or everyone gets emailed twice. It’s on SoundCloud and Libsyn
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2022-01-20 17:35:42 +0000 UTCWow this is incredible!! Really want to share with some friends who work in production. I know this one’s for patrons only but please consider allowing sharing. I would even say y’all should put this one out in public as it really lays bare a lot of timely and important issues going on right now in the entertainment industry and is a great follow up to the full HCU ep.
2022-01-20 17:32:16 +0000 UTClmao he sounds like longmont potion castle
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2022-01-19 19:18:11 +0000 UTC
