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.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 7 days 22 hours 4 minutes
7.16: Election Day, Part 1 (with Lauren Schmidt Hissrich and Michael Hissrich)
This week’s episode is one of love and loss, but with our guests this week, we’re celebrating the joyful side. Lauren Schmidt Hissrich wrote this episode, and she and her husband, West Wing line producer Michael Hissrich, join us to tell us how their path together mirrored and influenced Josh and Donna’s.
0.17: Casting the Pilot (with John Levey)
Before we get to the end, we're going back to the beginning. For this bonus episode, we talk to John Levey, Emmy-winning casting director for the first two seasons of The West Wing, about putting together our renowned ensemble.
7.15: Welcome to Wherever You Are
ACROSS 1. Grammy-winning singer and creator of questionable slogans 5. Nights before, like Erevs Yom Kippur 6. What Josh wants when he yells, "I want the numbers!" 7. _____ chunks, like when you eat way too much candy DOWN 1. POTUS’s rap name, maybe 2. The room where it happens 3. To do this, actually, you stamp it, then sign it 4. The second thing Caesar said he did, in a saying
7.14: Two Weeks Out
We take this episode in our bone-crushing grip and shake it with everything we've got.
7.13: The Cold (with Janel Moloney and Bradley Whitford)
Josh and DonnaThere on my TV K-I-S-S-I-N-G Let's discuss.
7.12: Duck and Cover (with Eli Attie)
Eli Attie joins us to discuss this tension-filled episode about a potential nuclear disaster.
7.11: Internal Displacement (with Bradley Whitford and Annabeth Gish)
Bradley Whitford returns to gleefully tell us about writing this episode and giving Josh the lines, "I can't act. I'm a terrible actor." And Annabeth Gish joins us, too! (How lucky are we?) We talk to her about the complicated character of Liz Bartlet Westin, whom she portrayed so thoughtfully.
0.16: Annabeth Schott (with Kristin Chenoweth)
This week, the great Kristin Chenoweth joins us to discuss her role as Annabeth. She's an Emmy and Tony Award winning actress and singer, and we’re so glad she’s finally joining us!
7.10: Running Mates (with Matthew Del Negro)
This week, we discuss the beautiful performance by John Spencer in "Running Mates," the first episode of his to air posthumously. We’re also joined by Matthew Del Negro to discuss Bram, telebrams, and more.
7.09: The Wedding (with Nina Siemaszko)
Today, we’re talking about "The Wedding" (or The Marriage, or The Espousal, or The Nuptials, or The Union). We’re joined by Nina Siemaszko, who tells us about the twist in this subplot that she didn’t see coming.