The Waves: Hollywood is On Strike. Lets Burn it Down.
b'On this week\\u2019s episode of The Waves, we\\u2019re talking the Hollywood strikes. Slate senior supervising producer Daisy Rosario is joined by longtime journalist and author of Burn It Down, Maureen Ryan to unpack the systematic oppression that has taken place behind the scenes of your favorite movies and television shows for decades. They dig into the structures in place to keep women and marginalized voices from getting to the top of the ladder, and how none of these stories are examples of one bad apple. They also explore how the ongoing writers and actors strikes are an inevitable result of years of injustice - and what they need to bargain for to make true change in Hollywood.\\n\\nIn Slate Plus: A recap of episode 8 of Max\\u2019s And Just Like That\\u2026\\n\\nIf you liked this episode, check out: How to Survive in Hollywood\\xa0\\n\\nPodcast production by Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Daisy Rosario and Alicia Montgomery. Additional help from Paige Osburn.\\n\\nSend your comments and recommendations on what to cover to thewaves@slate.com.\\n\\nIf you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows\\u2014you\\u2019ll also be supporting the work we do here on How To!. Sign up now at slate.com/thewavesplus to help support our work.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'