OnWriting: A Podcast of the WGA East

OnWriting is podcast from the Writers Guild of America East. In each episode, you’ll hear from the union members who create the film, TV series, podcasts and news stories that define our culture. We’ll discuss everything from inspirations and creative process to what it takes to build a successful career in media and entertainment.

Episode 125: Daytime Drama Roundtable with the 2025 Writers Guild Award Nominees
Apr 16, 2025 – 50:52
Episode 124: Soo Hugh ("Pachinko") in conversation with Lynn Nottage
Apr 2, 2025 – 01:01:01
Episode 123: Digital News Roundtable with the 2025 Writers Guild Award Nominees
Mar 19, 2025 – 50:54
Episode 122: Challengers, Nickel Boys and Wicked at the 2025 And the Nominees Are... Panel
Mar 6, 2025 – 01:18:46
Episode 121: Peter Straughan ("Conclave") & Zach Baylin ("The Order")
Dec 18, 2024 – 49:29
Episode 120: Julio Torres & Jeff Schaffer in conversation
Dec 4, 2024 – 46:03
Episode 119: Laura Eason on "Three Women"
Nov 20, 2024 – 01:03:56
Episode 118: Gabe Sherman on writing "The Apprentice"
Oct 16, 2024 – 51:21
Episode 117: Making the News with MSNBC Union's Amy Hooker & Andrew Joyce
Oct 2, 2024 – 01:07:20
Episode 116: Writing Children's TV with Geri Cole and Bob Mittenthal
Aug 7, 2024 – 58:08
Episode 115: Writing Slate's Acclaimed Podcasts
Jul 24, 2024 – 59:12
Episode 114: Late Night Writers Roundtable
Jul 10, 2024 – 53:27
Episode 113: Amy Schumer (Life & Beth) and John Hoffman (Only Murders in the Building)
Jun 20, 2024 – 50:30
Episode 112: Meredith Scardino (Girls5Eva) & Paula Pell (Saturday Night Live)
Jun 12, 2024 – 01:07:30
Episode 111: Nonfiction TV Roundtable with Chinisha Scott, Gautam Singhani and Sarah Katz
May 29, 2024 – 44:54
Episode 110: Ron Nyswaner, "Fellow Travelers"
Apr 24, 2024 – 59:13
Episode 109: Kathy McGee and Beth Godvik (CBS News)
Apr 11, 2024 – 59:29
Episode 108: John Wilson, "How To with John Wilson"
Mar 27, 2024 – 48:38
Episode 107: Jesse Armstrong, "Succession"
Mar 14, 2024 – 01:15:02
Episode 106: Sarah Polley, "Women Talking"
Feb 17, 2023 – 42:55
Episode 105: Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner, "The Fabelmans" (in conversation with Judd Apatow)
Feb 10, 2023 – 58:23
Episode 104: Tony Gilroy, "Andor"
Feb 3, 2023 – 50:20
Episode 103: David Magee, "A Man Called Otto," "Lady Chatterley's Lover," "The School for Good and Evil"
Jan 23, 2023 – 42:40
Episode 102: Sharon Horgan, "Bad Sisters"
Jan 20, 2023 – 38:55
Episode 101: Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole, "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever"
Jan 13, 2023 – 47:34
Episode 100: Rian Johnson, "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery"
Jan 6, 2023 – 42:53
Episode 98: Noah Baumbach, "White Noise"
Dec 23, 2022 – 38:06
Episode 97: RJ Fried, "Tooning Out the News"
Dec 16, 2022 – 40:50
Episode 96: Lena Dunham, "Catherine Called Birdy"
Dec 2, 2022 – 43:54
Episode 95: Seth Reiss and Will Tracy, "The Menu"
Nov 25, 2022 – 46:33
Episode 94: Rebecca Lenkiewicz, "She Said"
Nov 18, 2022 – 51:59
Episode 93: James Gray, "Armageddon Time"
Nov 11, 2022 – 53:28
Episode 92: David O. Russell, "Amsterdam"
Oct 7, 2022 – 43:05
Episode 91: Jessica Knoll, "Luckiest Girl Alive"
Sep 30, 2022 – 52:37
Episode 90: Greg Mottola, "Confess, Fletch"
Sep 16, 2022 – 54:40
Episode 89: David Jenkins, "Our Flag Means Death"
Sep 2, 2022 – 44:54
Episode 88: Phoebe Robinson, "Everything's Trash"
Aug 26, 2022 – 51:02
Episode 87: Seth Meyers, "Late Night With Seth Meyers"
Aug 5, 2022 – 41:10
Episode 86: Ziwe, "Ziwe"
Jul 8, 2022 – 42:07
Episode 85: Joel Kim Booster, “Fire Island"
Jul 1, 2022 – 53:23
Episode 84: Meredith Scardino, "Girls5eva"
Jun 24, 2022 – 41:45
Episode 83: Natasha Lyonne & Alice Ju, “Russian Doll”
Jun 19, 2022 – 01:00:31
Episode 82: Amy Schumer, "Life & Beth"
Jun 10, 2022 – 35:48
Episode 81: Michael Waldron, "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness"
Jun 2, 2022 – 42:29
Episode 80: Danny McBride, “The Righteous Gemstones” – In conversation with Derek Lawrence
May 26, 2022 – 32:28
Episode 79: David Simon, “We Own This City”
May 6, 2022 – 57:09
Episode 78: Melissa Silverstein in conversation with Liz Meriwether (“The Dropout”)
Apr 29, 2022 – 45:59
Episode 77: Jonathan Tropper, “The Adam Project”
Apr 15, 2022 – 44:47
Episode 76: Soo Hugh, "Pachinko"
Apr 8, 2022 – 41:30
Episode 75: Mariama Diallo, “Master”
Mar 11, 2022 – 46:12