The West Wing Thing

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The West Wing Thing episodes

July 25, 2022 Election Day Parts 1&2 w/Special Guest Katie Halper
Katie Halper returns to say adios to Josh and Dave and endure not just one but TWO godawful seventh season episodes.

Josh & Donna finally do the deed, Leo croaks, and Santos wins the presidential election, and it's STILL awful.

1 hr 35 min
July 18, 2022 Welcome To Wherever You Are w/Special Guest Luke Savage & a cameo from Blaire Erskine
We continue to wind down with one more visit from our old friend Luke Savage to discuss the dumbest scene ever on The West Wing and to say goodbye to us forever. Also, our NEW friend Blaire Erskine stops by to tell us about her experience discovering the most wonderful people on social media, the K-Hive!
2 hr 21 min
June 29, 2022 Two Weeks Out w/Special Guest Jared Yates Sexton
Not sure if you heard, but the Supreme Court shot down Roe last week, so we asked our friend Jared to drop by and talk about whether or not that will have any meaningful impact. And since we're awful, we made him watch another episode of The West Wing. Who's got the briefcase?
2 hr 17 min
June 27, 2022 The Cold w/Special Guest Tom Sexton
Our old pal Tom Sexton stops by to say a find farewell, and we force him to watch another episode of the fucking West Wing. This is the one where Donna finallty acts on all those years of abuse and misogyny and.... for fuck's sake, are you kidding?

Hey, did you hear about Roe? That happened after we recorded this. Sorry.

1 hr 47 min
June 20, 2022 Duck and Cover w/Special Guest Gareth Reynolds
Will the California nuclear power plant blow up, taking most of Southern California with it? Or will the problem just go away? Who could possibly guess?

Also, Josh challenges Dan Pfeiffer to a steel cage wrestling match.
1 hr 29 min
May 30, 2022 Internal Displacement w/Special Guest Ashley Stevens
Someone or other is having an affair or something, and there's a nuclear war brewing between China and Russia or somesuch shit... Also, even after all those farewell tears AND a new Diesel Boots song... we have a brand new Psaki Bomb. How is this even possible!

2 hr 11 min
May 23, 2022 Running Mates w/Special Guest Lisa Curry
Lisa Curry joins Josh and Dave to bag on Bill Maher, say goodbye to Jen Psaki, and watch an episode of The West Wing with Josh.

BECAUSE DAVE FUCKING FORGOT TO DO HIS HOMEWORK!

2 hr 14 min
May 16, 2022 The Wedding w/Special Guest Will Menaker
The West Wing finally steps up and challenges Seinfeld - this week's episode is a show about nothing. But don't worry - Will Menaker is here to help us fill the void.
1 hr 33 min
May 09, 2022 Undecideds w/Special Guests Trevor & Vida from Champagne Sharks
After six and a half seasons, the entirely white writers of the West Wing FINALLY do an episode that touches on racial issues, and it ROCKS even harder than you'd expect it to.

2 hr 48 min
May 02, 2022 The Debate w/Special Guest Matt Christman
It's the most incredible hour of television you've ever seen! This week.... the legendary LIVE DEBATE.

We hate to break it to you... it's not good.

1 hr 26 min