Writer, Host, and Union leader Adam Conover joins Sean on today's episode of Better Bad Ideas. From Adam's career as a comedian and writer to being an integral part of gathering support during the WGA Strike, Adam has a lot to say about the state of the entertainment industry and current political landscape. New episodes of Better Bad Ideas drop every Wednesday! Subscribe and hit the bell to be notified when they go live! Also available where ever you download podcasts! Chapters 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:26 - Growing Up 00:11:05 - Solidarity Between Comedians 00:13:09 - Majoring in Philosophy at Bard College 00:23:17 - Adam's Start In Comedy 00:30:52 - Adam Ruins Everything 00:34:23 - WGA vs Hollywood Agents 00:47:40 - Joining WGA Leadership 00:50:31 - How The Writers Guild Works 00:58:12 - Teamsters Support of WGA 01:02:11 - What Was The Strike About? 01:09:03 - What Will You Focus On At Next Bargaining? 01:15:37 - Corporate Race To The Bottom 01:32:11 - Adam Asks About Sean About NLRB 01:39:20 - Union Strength Is Solidarity Adam Conover • https://www.youtube.com/@UC-kM5kL9CgjN9s9pim089gg • https://www.instagram.com/adamconover • https://www.tiktok.com/@adamconover • https://x.com/adamconover Better Bad Ideas • https://www.instagram.com/betterbadideas • https://www.tiktok.com/@betterbadideas • https://x.com/betterbadideas Subscribe to Better Bad Ideas on Spotify & Apple! • https://open.spotify.com/show/5Br4YZ6h20M6VZGBtIsaBs?si=eaa75a585c7f4ccd • https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/better-bad-ideas-with-sean-obrien/id1786675550 This is a 7EQUIS Network Show http://www.7equis.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
