AI, self-tapes and weekends: The stakes of the Hollywood strikes

<p><i><strong>As today’s screenwriters and actors grapple with financial challenges in a rapidly changing showbiz landscape, combined strikes by the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA have brought Hollywood to a standstill. Productions are stalled, press tours canceled, and the 2023 Emmys</strong></i> <i><strong>postponed. The economic impact is expected to far surpass that of the last writers’ strike, which cost the L.A. economy more than 2 billion dollars. On this episode of “The Envelope,” hosts Yvonne Villarreal and Mark Olsen discuss the issues underlying this historic strike, pay disparities in streaming</strong></i>,<i><strong> and concerns over the rise of AI with L.A. Times film reporter Josh Rottenberg and actor Sarah Ramos — a member of the SAG-AFTRA negotiating committee. </strong></i><a href="https://link.chtbl.com/TheEnvelopePodcast?sid=website" target="_blank"><i><strong>Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.</strong></i></a></p>