# 364: The actors strike, an existential battle! We are joined by Kevin E. West, member of the SAG-AFTRA negotiating committee & veteran actor (Lost, Criminal Minds, Bones).

An episode of [Pop Culture Confidential](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282), 26 Jul 2023, 32 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/120602435/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-27%2F424969988-44100-2-e4348abe926e2f3a.mp3

On July 14th, more than 160,000 actors joined the screenwriters, on strike since May, for the first dual strike since the 1960s. We are joined by Kevin E. West, member of the SAG-AFTRA negotiating & organizing committees, author, and founder of The Actor’s Network. Mr West is a veteran TV actor with roles on shows including CSI, Criminal Minds, Bones, Lost, The Righteous Gemstones and more Mr West takes us behind the scenes of the negotiations and talks about what is at stake in what the actors & writers are calling "an existential battle" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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