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Two TV writers on strike share the winding roads that made them WGA members.
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In this episode
- How a failed acting career led to a life in television writing
- What the path from music journalism to TV writing actually looks like
- What the WGA strike means to writers who lived through it
- Why the road into the writers room is rarely a straight line
About this episode
With the Writers Guild of America on strike, Phil and David -- who've both been on the picket lines -- discuss how they each eventually became TV writers and longtime members of the WGA. Phil traces his journey from starting out as a "failed actor" in New York, while David talks about starting out as a journalist and editor at "Rolling Stone" magazine. To learn more about the WGA, go to https://www.wga.org/.To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com.
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About Naked Lunch
Don't you love a great lunch and conversation with an interesting friend? You know, the kind that you talk about for years to come. Phil Rosenthal, creator, and host of Netflix's "Somebody Feed Phil," already knows how to find fascinating people, foods, and cultures.
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