570 - How Much Progress?

<p>John and Craig welcome back Liz Alper (Day of the Dead, The Rookie) and Brittani Nichols (Abbott Elementary, A Black Lady Sketch Show) to discuss how much progress has been made on issues from #MeToo, #PayUpHollywood, and depictions of police on screen. We look at common threads between the movements, and the difficulty of maintaining momentum once the initial impetus has passed.</p> <p>We also answer listener questions on how to deal with ethically complicated projects and why there’s still so much copaganda on television.</p> <p>In our bonus segment for premium members, John tells Craig a real life fairy tale about ‘The Writer Who Left his Reps.’ It’s magical and full of hope.</p> <p>Links:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3225554/">Liz Alper</a> on <a href= "https://twitter.com/lizalps">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4575382/">Brittani Nichols</a> on <a href= "https://twitter.com/BisHilarious">Twitter</a></li> <li>Buy Tickets for our first Live Show post-pandemic – <a href= "https://www.eventbrite.com/e/scriptnotes-live-tickets-412411342427?aff=ebdsoporgprofile">Dynasty Typewriter Livestream</a> October 19 at 7:30pm PT</li> <li>Are you going to Austin Film Festival? Submit to the AFF <a href="https://johnaugust.com/threepage">Three Page Challenge</a>!</li> <li><a href= "https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wo4lV2vUacQb7QhcmBEkZD1jSz8k2HOjcAlLmnfyt1A/edit"> List of Female Run Restaurants in Austin, TX</a> from Melissa</li> <li><a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/us/harvey-weinstein-harassment-allegations.html"> Harvey Weinstein Paid Off Sexual Harassment Accusers for Decades</a> by Jodi Kantor and Meghan Twohey and <a href= "https://twitter.com/Alyssa_Milano/status/919659438700670976?s=20&t=k-vvSWG6CmgL6NbP3GeJ2A">Alyssa Milano’s Tweet</a> and <a href= "https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/from-aggressive-overtures-to-sexual-assault-harvey-weinsteins-accusers-tell-their-stories">From Aggressive Overtures to Sexual Assault: Harvey Weinstein’s Accusers Te