16.20 - Congrats, Grads! Now What?

About this episode

Henry discusses the impact of entertainment industry layoffs on graduates with journalist Rebecca Sun and student Emily Mata.

Henry is joined by Rebecca Sun , a journalist & cultural critic and former Senior Editor of Equality & Inclusion at The Hollywood Reporter . They talk about the recent layoffs across the entertainment industry, but especially what that means for college graduates & current students. As a lecturer at Cal State Fullerton, how does Rebecca prepare students & grads to enter a climate with no openings in their chosen career studies? Emily Mata, as a soon-to-be-college grad, also adds her thoughts on this topic and then she and Henry talk about Obsession and Backrooms and whether they're the "new direction of filmmaking" as many seem to think.

People in this episode

Host: Henry

Guest: Rebecca Sun

Topics covered

• entertainment industry layoffs
• college graduates
• career preparation
• filmmaking
• cultural criticism

Keywords

• entertainment layoffs
• college graduates
• Rebecca Sun
• filmmaking
• career advice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Hollywood Reporter, Cal State Fullerton

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