1.05: The Crackpots and These Women (with Eli Attie)

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1.05: The Crackpots and These Women (with Eli Attie)

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Apr 20, 2016

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For Big Block of Cheese Day, Josh and Hrishi are joined by Eli Attie, who was Vice President Al Gore's chief speechwriter before leaving politics and joining The West Wing as a writer and producer. Plus, the truth about David Rosen.

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Apr 20, 2016

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1.05: The Crackpots and These Women (with Eli Attie): For Big Block of Cheese Day, Josh and Hrishi are joined by Eli Attie, who was Vice President Al Gore's chief speechwriter before leaving politics and joining The West Wing as a writer and producer. Plus, the truth about David Rosen. by The West Wing Weekly
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1.01: Pilot: Josh and Hrishi discuss the West Wing’s pilot episode, in the pilot episode of this podcast. by The West Wing Weekly
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1.08: Enemies: Retribution, romance, and The Antiquities Act. Plus, Josh and Hrishi attempt their own Big Block of Cheese Day. by The West Wing Weekly
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1.07: The State Dinner (with Lyn Paolo): Josh and Hrishi largely disagree with each other about this episode. Plus, award-winning costume designer Lyn Paolo (@lynpaolo) discusses her work on the series and on this episode in particular, which earned her an Emmy nomination. by The West Wing Weekly
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0.01: West Wing Reunion (Live from ATX): Live from the ATX Television Festival, a panel discussion looking back at the West Wing. With Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, Bradley Whitford, Dulé Hill, Melissa Fitzgerald, and Joshua Malina, moderated by Lawrence... by The West Wing Weekly
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1.02: "Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc": Latin, the Vice President, Morris Tolliver, and more. by The West Wing Weekly
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2.12: The Drop In (with Kim Webster): Forget the popcorn, we got Ginger! Kim Webster joins us to talk about the fortuitous path that led her to the role. So affix your signature and seal, baby — — we're about to declare you extraordinary and... by The West Wing Weekly
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1.04: Five Votes Down: The limits of practical idealism. Plus, Hrishi sets Leo's dialogue to music, and Josh unwittingly reveals a secret. by The West Wing Weekly
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1.13: Take Out the Trash Day (with Senator Bob Casey and Liza Weil): This episode of the West Wing deals with hate crimes, and our discussion comes close on the heels of the massacre in Orlando. So, we asked Senator Bob Casey (@SenBobCasey) about the current state of hate crime legislation. We also talk to Liza... by The West Wing Weekly
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1.15: Celestial Navigation (with Jay Carney): Former White House Press Secretary Jay Carney (@JayCarney) joins Josh and Hrishi to discuss Josh Lyman's secret plan to fight inflation, and other ways press briefings can go horribly, horribly wrong. by The West Wing Weekly
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1.10, continued: Memorial Day Special (with Melissa Fitzgerald): On this Memorial Day, we bring you a special episode with Melissa Fitzgerald (@maffyfitz) talking about her work with Justice for Vets. by The West Wing Weekly
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2.01: In The Shadow of Two Gunmen, Part I (with Thomas Schlamme): "In the Shadow of Two Gunmen" was the Season 2 premiere of the West Wing. The two-part episode aired as a special 2-hour broadcast. In honor of that, here's our own two-part episode. In Part I, we're joined by director and executive producer... by The West Wing Weekly
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1.17: The White House Pro-Am: If you don't like this episode, just be wrong. Just stand there in your wrongness and be wrong and get used to it. Plus, Hrishi brings back a field report from the Democratic National Convention, with thoughts on The West Wing from former DNC CEO Amy... by The West Wing Weekly
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1.21: Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics (with Bill O'Brien): Josh and Hrishi are joined by Bill O'Brien to talk about his role as Kenny Thurman. This West Wing episode focuses on polling, so here's a poll question: do you approve or disapprove of the lack of Oxford comma in the title?... by The West Wing Weekly
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1.03: A Proportional Response (with Dulé Hill): Dulé Hill joins Josh and Hrishi to talk about shooting his first episode of The West Wing, visiting the real White House, and losing to Martin Sheen in 1-on-1. by The West Wing Weekly
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2.10: Noël (with Bradley Whitford and Ellen Totleben): (sung to the melody of "Carol of the Bells") Hark! oh my gosh Hrishi and Josh Discuss Noël Puns and intel Ellen Totleben Tells us laymen All that you see Was her duty She was the West Wing Set Decorator And we’ll talk to Bradley Whitford later When... by The West Wing Weekly
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1.09: The Short List (with Ronald Klain): The path to a Supreme Court nomination takes us through a discussion of the right to privacy. Plus, Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) tells us about the real-life short list that he put together for President Clinton that led to the appointment of Justice... by The West Wing Weekly
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What's Next? featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda [clean]: The West Wing Weekly presents an ode to The West Wing. Hrishi made a beat, an extended remix of our podcast’s intro theme, for the biggest West Wing fan we know— Lin-Manuel Miranda — who wrote lyrics and recorded vocals for the track!... by The West Wing Weekly
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1.16: 20 Hours in L.A.: We live in Los Angeles, but no one has offered *us* a development deal. We're going to the wrong parties. by The West Wing Weekly
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1.18: Six Meetings Before Lunch: The Good: a conversation about reparations; the Bad: Mandy and pandas; and the Ugly: Josh and Sam dancing (?) to “The Jackal.” Plus, a few words from West Wing music supervisor Anne Kline (@theannkline). by The West Wing Weekly
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2.09: Galileo: At this extremely historic moment, we present a very unique episode. (Wow, that really is some terrible writing.) In this episode, we bone up on our Mars with help from NASA Systems Engineer Mallory Lefland, who is working on the Mars 2020 mission at... by The West Wing Weekly
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1.12: He Shall, from Time to Time…: Is it right to defend someone, even when they've asked you not to? Josh and Hrishi debate. Plus, a supercut of The West Wing opening theme music with accompanying lyrics, from submissions sent to us by West Wing Weekly listeners. by The West Wing Weekly
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1.10: In Excelsis Deo (with Richard Schiff): Richard Schiff (@Richard_Schiff) joins Josh and Hrishi to talk about "In Excelsis Deo." His performance as Toby in this episode earned him his first Emmy win. by The West Wing Weekly
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2.08: Shibboleth: The pressure is on as we discuss one of Hrishi's all-time favorite episodes. Will his feelings be spared by Josh, or will they be placed on the chopping block and pulled apart like a turkey's giblets and flentls?! Introducing the TWWW University... by The West Wing Weekly
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