As the WGA standoff with agencies continues, two views on the Guild election

In April, thousands of Writers Guild members were ordered to fire their agents, in large part because agencies refused to do away with packaging fees. Those are fees that agencies collect directly from studios when they represent one or more of the key elements on a show.

We thought now would be a good time to check in with both sides, however we had trouble getting anyone from the dissident group to talk to us. We finally found one brave soul to do it. He’s a bit of an outlier in more ways than one, as you’ll hear later in the second half of the show.