514 - Looking Back and Forward

<p>John and Craig take a look at the WGA East elections, specifically the debate over who the WGA should represent and how to prepare for new trends in digital media.</p> <p>We revisit predictions we made about superhero movies and break down logical fallacies in a follow up to our conspiracy discussion. We also answer listener questions about ethical writing assignments, reading lists, and bored executives.</p> <p>In our bonus segment for premium members, we talk about how life has gotten better in the past few decades. Craig highlights the technological improvements in diapers and car stereos.</p> <p>Links:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://johnaugust.com/2014/the-tentpoles-of-2019" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Episode 167, The Tentpoles of 2019</a> and <a href= "https://johnaugust.com/2014/scriptnotes-ep-167-the-tentpoles-of-2019-transcript" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">transcript</a></li> <li><a href= "https://web.archive.org/web/20140809000438/http://www.newsarama.com/21815-the-new-full-comic-book-superhero-movie-schedule.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Original Superhero Slate from 2013 from Newsarama</a></li> <li><a href="https://johnaugust.com/2021/there-is-no-conspiracy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Episode 512: There is No Conspiracy</a></li> <li><a href= "https://deadline.com/2021/06/former-wga-east-president-michael-winship-running-unopposed-will-succeed-beau-willimon-as-guilds-next-president-1234779475/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">WGA East Election</a></li> <li><a href= "https://deadline.com/2021/08/writers-guild-east-digital-news-members-spinoff-union-idea-existential-crisis-1234818316/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">WGA East Considers Spinning Off Digital News Members Into New Union Amid “Existential Threat”</a> by David Robb</li> <li><a href= "https://twitter.com/adamconover/status/1430682946898317314?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Adam Conover WGA East Twitter Thread</a></li> <li><a href= "https://n