The West Wing Weekly

By Joshua Malina & Hrishikesh HirwayTV & Film

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November 27, 2019 7.17: Election Day, Part 2 (with Jimmy Smits)
As we finish the long arc of the Presidential campaign with this momentous West Wing episode, Jimmy Smits joins us to tell us about his experience playing Matt Santos. For more, visit thewestwingweekly.com/717.
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1 hr 19 min
November 19, 2019 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.
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1 hr 14 min
November 13, 2019 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.
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42 min
November 06, 2019 7.15: Welcome to Wherever You Are
In this week's episode, Toby says, "You should do the crossword," so Hrishi made a mini puzzle to go along with our discussion. Get a PDF of the puzzle at thewestwingweekly.com/715.
ACROSS
1. Grammy-winning singer and creator of questionable slogans, Bon _
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
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52 min
October 30, 2019 7.14: Two Weeks Out
We take this episode in our bone-crushing grip and shake it with everything we've got.
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46 min
October 23, 2019 7.13: The Cold (with Janel Moloney and Bradley Whitford)
Josh and Donna
There on my TV
K-I-S-S-I-N-G
Let's discuss.
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1 hr 10 min
October 16, 2019 7.12: Duck and Cover (with Eli Attie)
Eli Attie joins us to discuss this tension-filled episode about a potential nuclear disaster.
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56 min
October 09, 2019 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.
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58 min
October 02, 2019 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!
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41 min
September 25, 2019 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.
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1 hr 10 min

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