Episode 27: PRH’s New RS+ Model: Opportunity or Dangerous Precedent?

Send us Fan Mail Penguin Random House and SAG-AFTRA have created a new limited RS+ model for roughly 200 backlist titles. But the agreement has sparked a much bigger conversation about rates, full-production labor, revenue sharing, transparency, and what happens when human narrators are asked to compete with the cost of AI. This week, I’m digging into why the agreement exists, why some narrators see opportunity in it, and why I’m worried about the precedent it could set. Because if we believe...