3rd & Fairfax: The WGAW Podcast

Writers Guild of America West

The official podcast of the WGAw

  • 46 minutes 40 seconds
    Ep. 425 - Susanna Fogel & David Iserson - Ponies

    In this episode, Jonterri Gadson talks with writing team Susanna Fogel & David Iserson (The Spy Who Dumped Me) about creating their spy thriller series Ponies, balancing tone, their collaborative process, and more.

    17 February 2026, 6:56 pm
  • 38 minutes 46 seconds
    Ep. 424 - Kristen Stewart - The Chronology of Water

    In this episode, Kristina Woo speaks with Kristen Stewart about writing, directing, and producing her debut feature film, The Chronology of Water. They also discuss the creative choices of adaptation from page to screen, art vs. commerce, and much more.

    23 January 2026, 12:41 am
  • 48 minutes 54 seconds
    Ep. 423 - Rian Johnson - Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

    In our latest episode, Josephine Green Zhang speaks with screenwriter-director Rian Johnson (Knives Out, Star Wars: The Last Jedi) about crafting his latest film, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, his own origin story, the art of the twist, and much more.

    8 January 2026, 11:00 pm
  • 59 minutes 22 seconds
    Ep. 422 - Winnie Holzman & Dana Fox - Wicked: For Good

    In this episode, host Susie Singer Carter talks with screenwriters Winnie Holzman & Dana Fox(Wicked) about collaborating on the hit film Wicked: For Good, the creative challenges adapting musicals from stage to screen, and much more.

    26 December 2025, 4:59 pm
  • 34 minutes 24 seconds
    Ep. 421 - Chloé Zhao - Hamnet

    In this episode, host Aaron Fullerton speaks with screenwriter-director Chloé Zhao(Eternals, Nomadland) about crafting her latest film Hamnet, the art of adaptation, where she finds creative inspiration, and much more.

    18 December 2025, 2:00 pm
  • 54 minutes 14 seconds
    Ep. 420 - Ryan Coogler - Sinners

    In this episode, host Jasmyne Peck talks with screenwriter-director Ryan Coogler(Black Panther, Creed) about crafting his acclaimed hit film Sinners, the importance of family and community, his filmmaking process, and much more.

    4 December 2025, 11:16 pm
  • 28 minutes 31 seconds
    Ep. 419 - Brad Ingelsby - Task

    In this episode, host Aaron Fullerton speaks with writer Brad Ingelsby, who's having a major moment right now: as creator and co-showrunner of the crime drama series Task, co-screenwriter of the wildfire survival film The Lost Bus, and screenwriter of the thriller Echo Valley.

    20 November 2025, 10:47 pm
  • 52 minutes 57 seconds
    Ep. 418 - Andy Parker - Boots

    In this episode, host Hilliard Guess sits down with Boots creator and co-showrunner Andy Parker about writing the hit Netflix limited series that explores the coming-of-age story of a young gay Marine in an era before "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," how personal experience informed his approach to the material, LGBTQ+ representation on screen, and more.

    8 November 2025, 1:30 am
  • 48 minutes 19 seconds
    Ep. 417 - David DiGilio - The Terminal List: Dark Wolf

    In this episode, host Brian Gary speaks with creator-showrunner David DiGilio about his action-thriller series The Terminal List and its prequel spinoff series The Terminal List: Dark Wolf, exploring character through the lens of psychology, how scripts are living documents, and much more.

    30 October 2025, 7:00 pm
  • 55 minutes 32 seconds
    Ep. 416 - Bill Condon - Kiss of the Spider Woman

    In this episode, host Jasmyne Peck speaks with screenwriter-director Bill Condon (Dreamgirls, Chicago) about bringing Kiss of the Spider Woman to the screen, the creative challenges of adapting Broadway musicals to feature films, finding your own authentic voice, and more.

    16 October 2025, 11:36 pm
  • 1 hour 12 minutes
    Ep. 415 - Shane Black & Charles Mondry & Anthony Bagarozzi - Play Dirty

    In this episode, host Moon Zappa talks with Play Dirty screenwriter-director Shane Black (The Nice Guys, Iron Man 3) & co-screenwriters Charles Mondry (Road House) & Anthony Bagarozzi (Road House, The Nice Guys) about collaborating on their action crime thriller, adapting the Parker book series from page to screen, and more.

    9 October 2025, 10:31 pm
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