S3, Ep 1: Day 70… Something?

In Episode 1, our hosts – gate captains at the Paramount lot – take stock of the ongoing WGA strike as SAG-AFTRA joins the picket lines. Special guest Martha Marion, SAG-AFTRA member.

SOURCES

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Ralph Chaplin, “Solidarity Forever.” Additional lyrics written by Mason Flink.

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