3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast

Writers Guild of America West
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News and information about the WGAw, and interviews with screenwriters from the worlds of movies, television, and new media.

  1. 3D AGO

    Ep. 425 - Susanna Fogel & David Iserson - Ponies

    In this episode, Jonterri Gadson talks with writing team Susanna Fogel & David Iserson (The Spy Who Dumped Me) about creating their spy thriller series Ponies, balancing tone, their collaborative process, and more.

    47 min

  2. JAN 23

    Ep. 424 - Kristen Stewart - The Chronology of Water

    In this episode, Kristina Woo speaks with Kristen Stewart about writing, directing, and producing her debut feature film, The Chronology of Water. They also discuss the creative choices of adaptation from page to screen, art vs. commerce, and much more.

    39 min

  3. JAN 8

    Ep. 423 - Rian Johnson - Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

    In our latest episode, Josephine Green Zhang speaks with screenwriter-director Rian Johnson (Knives Out, Star Wars: The Last Jedi) about crafting his latest film, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, his own origin story, the art of the twist, and much more.

    49 min
  4. Ep. 422 - Winnie Holzman & Dana Fox - Wicked: For Good

    12/26/2025

    Ep. 422 - Winnie Holzman & Dana Fox - Wicked: For Good

    In this episode, host Susie Singer Carter talks with screenwriters Winnie Holzman & Dana Fox(Wicked) about collaborating on the hit film Wicked: For Good, the creative challenges adapting musicals from stage to screen, and much more.

    59 min
  5. Ep. 421 - Chloé Zhao - Hamnet

    12/18/2025

    Ep. 421 - Chloé Zhao - Hamnet

    In this episode, host Aaron Fullerton speaks with screenwriter-director Chloé Zhao(Eternals, Nomadland) about crafting her latest film Hamnet, the art of adaptation, where she finds creative inspiration, and much more.

    34 min

  6. 12/04/2025

    Ep. 420 - Ryan Coogler - Sinners

    In this episode, host Jasmyne Peck talks with screenwriter-director Ryan Coogler(Black Panther, Creed) about crafting his acclaimed hit film Sinners, the importance of family and community, his filmmaking process, and much more.

    54 min

  7. 11/20/2025

    Ep. 419 - Brad Ingelsby - Task

    In this episode, host Aaron Fullerton speaks with writer Brad Ingelsby, who's having a major moment right now: as creator and co-showrunner of the crime drama series Task, co-screenwriter of the wildfire survival film The Lost Bus, and screenwriter of the thriller Echo Valley.

    29 min
  8. Ep. 418 - Andy Parker - Boots

    11/08/2025

    Ep. 418 - Andy Parker - Boots

    In this episode, host Hilliard Guess sits down with Boots creator and co-showrunner Andy Parker about writing the hit Netflix limited series that explores the coming-of-age story of a young gay Marine in an era before "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," how personal experience informed his approach to the material, LGBTQ+ representation on screen, and more.

    53 min
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