Leigh and Fi are all about Manchester Part II. Leigh is thrilled to have further confirmation from none other than Jed Bartlet that all American men want to be astronauts. Fiona is deeply skeptical about Abbey Bartlet's cider making. Joshua Lyman has slid even further into toxic masculinity after screwing up the timing on Big Tobacco. Most importantly we are fully back in the swing of the West Wing and it feels good! With honourable mention to Sam Seaborn's leather jacket and a possible enemies to lovers ship for Toby and Doug.

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This is the moment you've waited for all summer long! Manchester Part I has arrived. Leigh and Fi are thrilled by the arrival of Sex and the City crossover actor, Evan Handler, into the West Wing and Leigh only gets to grips with the time jump element about half way into the episode. With honourable mention to CJ Cregg in peak burnout and Jed Bartlet in blue jeans.

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Dearest listeners, you may have been wondering why on earth we took a break from giving you in depth coverage of the West Wing in order to give you a summer of absolutely mad movie content. Thank you so much for baring with us. The reason is we have been at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with a new piece of theatre we made, ROTUS: Receptionist of the United States. Thank you so very much to those of you who came to see it on the basis of listening to this podcast. We cannot believe we SOLD OUT the entire run. We'll be back to business as usual on Thursday with the West Wing, but for now, here's a little about what we've been up to while we've been away. If anyone is in Edinburgh we have an extra show 22nd August 7pm Downstairs at the Gilded Balloon.

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Surprise! By popular demand from our gorgeous listeners, we watched every Wingnut's favourite movie, American President. To say Annette Bening knows how to wear a men's white shirt is an understatement and Adam Shepherd is a dreamboat president. But most importantly, is Aaron Sorkin just a boy, standing in front of the American people, asking to write a rom-com?

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Leigh and Fi are thrilled to be chatting about the 1996 classic, Independence Day, starring Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum with musician, friend of the pod, and Leigh's girlfriend, Elizabeth Hall. Bill Pullman is iconic as POTUS, aliens are hovering over all the biggest US cities, and Jeff Goldblum is hacking the mainframe and looking incredible doing it. It's very easy to be proud to be an american watching this movie and we are on the America hype train.

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Leigh and Fi are amazed to discover Chasing Liberty is almost exactly the same film as first daughter just with Europe and inter-railing. We are joined this week by brilliant comedian and radio host, Leah Davis! Mandy Moore is the first daughter this time instead of Katie Holmes and rather than have a normal college experience, she just wants to go to the Berlin Love parade and almost dies 17 times trying. With honourable mention to Miriam Margolyes as an Italian nonna and an extremely unexpected cameo from The Roots.

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Leigh and Fi are deep in their queer YA fantasy with friend of the pod, comedian, Ciara O'Connor, watching Red, White and Royal Blue (2023). There is so much to unpack about the movie adaptation of this viral book. Uma Thurman is the President of the United States and also a Texan woman. Stephen Fry is the King of England. And the first son's racy emails are getting leaked to the press.

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Leigh and Fi are watching First Daughter (2004) starring Katie Holmes and Michael Keaton with viral comedian and they are joined this week by comedian and viral Private School Mum, Sophie Garrad. There are many questions to unpack with this film. Namely, why is there so much sexual tension between the President of the United States and the First Daughter? What exactly is a normal girl? Why is Katie Holmes wearing business casual to her uni lectures? And most importantly, can we ever trust again after "Lucky Charm secure." Make sure to catch Sophie's debut comedy hour at Edinburgh Fringe this summer, Poor Little Rich Girl, at Pleasance.

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For this week's movie special, Leigh and Fi are joined by friend of the pod, actor, writer and director, Megan Prescott. You might know her as Katie Fitch in Skins or from her one-woman show, Really Good Exposure, as directed by our very own Fiona. The gals are obsessed this week with Amanda Bynes in the 2003 classic What a Girl Wants. Some might think not a very political film, but Leigh and Fi feel otherwise and are here to explain why. With honourable mention to Colin Firth, ribbon belts, Caroline Bingley and CGI butterflies.

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Leigh and Fi are joined by comedian and viral backup singer, Christopher Hall, to discuss the 1999 Reese Witherspoon classic, Election, co-starring Mr. Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick. Particular highlights include the joy of recording a movie from the TV onto VHS tape, the thrills of 90s mom jeans, and the joy of some proper young lesbian love.

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