642 - Its Brutal Out Here
Why are things so rough in Hollywood right now? John and Craig look at the industry\u2019s current contraction, its historical analogues, and offer suggestions for what might fix it.
We also follow up on streaming ad breaks and New York accents, before answering listener questions on being paralyzed, whether it\u2019s by your second draft or writing professional emails.
In our bonus segment for premium members, John and Craig wonder what to do with their digital lives once they\u2019ve shuffled off this mortal coil, and how do you keep it from getting creepy?
Links:
- The Life and Death of Hollywood\xa0by Daniel Bessner for Harpers
- One weird trick for fixing Hollywood\xa0by Max Read
- Moloch Trap
- Lola Dupre
- Codenames Duet
- 2 Kings 2:23-24
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