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Podcast: The Update with Brandon Julien
Episode: The Update- May 3rd
Description: Hollywood is officially on strike on Wednesday's edition of #TheUpdate. The first Hollywood strike in 15 years began as the economic pressures of the streaming era prompted unionized TV and film writers to picket for better pay outside major studios, a work stoppage that is leading most late-night shows to air reruns. Veterinarians are growing alarmed by an apparent rise in marijuana poisonings among dogs that ingest discarded joints and edibles on city sidewalks. And test scores in history and civics have declined slightly for eighth grade students in the U.S., according to results that show an increasing number of...