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We watch <a href="http://westwing.wikia.com/wiki/No%C3%ABl">season 2, episode 10 of The West Wing ("Noël")</a>.
We talk acronyms, strategic reserves of all types, and are fascinated by the autopen.
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tz_iFOCzSU">Revenge of the Nerds talent show</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_reserve">Strategic Reserves</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6kVBGeQeR4">Seinfeld - The Best of Mr. Kruger</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FHGO2i0bL4">Autopen in action</a></li>
<li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/comedybangbang/478-kristian-bruun-tatiana-maslany-paul-f-tompkins-mary-holland-lauren-lapkus">Comedy Bang Bang The Jackal Reference (~15m)</a></li>
<li><a data-preserve-html-node="true" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_(Gary_Glitter_song)">The Hey Song</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_rule">The Mailbox Rule</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRNlxBuB9jM">UCB Hole in the Sheet</a></li>
</ul>

We watch season 2, episode 10 of The West Wing ("Noël"). We talk acronyms, strategic reserves of all types, and are fascinated by the autopen. Revenge of the Nerds talent show Strategic Reserves Seinfeld - The Best of Mr. Kruger Autopen in action Comedy Bang Bang The Jackal Reference (~15m) The Hey Song The Mailbox Rule UCB Hole in the Sheet

We watch <a href="http://westwing.wikia.com/wiki/No%C3%ABl" rel="noopener noreferrer">season 2, episode 10 of The West Wing ("Noël")</a>.
We talk acronyms, strategic reserves of all types, and are fascinated by the autopen.
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tz_iFOCzSU" rel="noopener noreferrer">Revenge of the Nerds talent show</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_reserve" rel="noopener noreferrer">Strategic Reserves</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6kVBGeQeR4" rel="noopener noreferrer">Seinfeld - The Best of Mr. Kruger</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FHGO2i0bL4" rel="noopener noreferrer">Autopen in action</a></li>
<li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/comedybangbang/478-kristian-bruun-tatiana-maslany-paul-f-tompkins-mary-holland-lauren-lapkus" rel="noopener noreferrer">Comedy Bang Bang The Jackal Reference (~15m)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_(Gary_Glitter_song)" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Hey Song</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_rule" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Mailbox Rule</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRNlxBuB9jM" rel="noopener noreferrer">UCB Hole in the Sheet</a></li>
</ul>

S02E10 – Put the Machine in Charge

We watch an episode of The West Wing and discuss it, at length. We analyze the show as drama, historical time capsule, and use it as a lens to view our current world. Sometimes it's funny too.

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