The West Wing Weekly
An episode-by-episode discussion of The West Wing, one of television’s most beloved shows, co-hosted by one of its stars, Joshua Malina, along with Hrishikesh Hirway of Song Exploder.
Latest episodes
May 11, 2016 • 49min
1.08: Enemies
Retribution, romance, and The Antiquities Act. Plus, Josh and Hrishi attempt their own Big Block of Cheese Day.
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May 4, 2016 • 50min
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.
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Apr 27, 2016 • 1h 1min
1.06: Mr. Willis of Ohio (with Janel Moloney)
Janel Moloney (@nellymoloney) joins Josh and Hrishi to talk about playing Donna, and Ben Casselman (@bencasselman) gives an update on the state of the census.
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Apr 20, 2016 • 49min
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.
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Apr 13, 2016 • 31min
1.04: Five Votes Down
The limits of practical idealism. Plus, Hrishi sets Leo's dialogue to music, and Josh unwittingly reveals a secret.
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Apr 6, 2016 • 52min
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.
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Mar 30, 2016 • 33min
1.02: "Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc"
Latin, the Vice President, Morris Tolliver, and more.
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Mar 23, 2016 • 49min
1.01: Pilot
Josh and Hrishi discuss the West Wing’s pilot episode, in the pilot episode of this podcast.
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Mar 15, 2016 • 4min
0.00: Cold Open
Introducing The West Wing Weekly.
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