With Andrea out on tour this week, Sallie and guest podcaster Abby go behind the scenes of this behind-the-scenes episode! Loved by some and hated by many, we breakdown the good and bad of this documentary-style, CJ-loving episode.

"I love her. I love her mind. I love her shoes." This is the Season Five episode we've all been waiting for, right? Right. When a Supreme Court Justice dies suddenly, it's all hands on deck to find a suitable replacement. Intrigue, humor, and guest stars abound in this classic West Wing episode. Join us as we discuss all things, "The Supremes" (finally). 

“Somebody’s out for blood, and they’re targeting Ellie Bartlet.” That pretty much sums it up! Oh, except for one more thing: The Muppets!!

Hoynes is about to release a tell-all book, which has our favorite White House staffers on high alert. Meanwhile, Intern Ryan pulls a ballsy stunt in a meeting with the Base Closing Commission, Toby has a meeting about Chinese bras, and CJ is MVP... of everything, always. We'll chat about it all in our recap of, "Full Disclosure." 

In August 2016, Andrea had the opportunity to sit down with Richard Schiff in Los Angeles to hear his thoughts on Aaron Sorkin's Masterclass, Toby + CJ's relationship (including for whom the flashback pool scene was originally written), his feelings on "the leak" storyline, and much more. Thank you @Richard_Schiff for such a revelatory & thoughtful interview. **Be advised, this does contain major spoilers!**

Josh gets embarrassed by his intern, CJ - not to be mocked - goes on the Taylor Reid show with both wings flapping, President Bartlet & Leo have a bit of a role reversal, and John Spencer gets an EMMY nomination. Let's flashback to, "An Khe" and talk all about it.

It's a slow news day, so naturally Toby thinks he can find a way to save social security. Let's see what happens!

Sarah Johnson (@sarahsj) & Andrea discuss one of the best episodes from Season 5. The discussion may be slightly more PG-13 than usual, but you'll hear 'Hamilton' & 'Bring It On' references. (You could skip it but we don't recommend it.) Plus, we really want to market-test our Political Malls idea with you. We'll talk about the Charlie & Ms. Anders "would've been" ‘ship, a pregnant Joey Lucas, and lots of Donna admiration in our recap of, "The Benign Prerogative."

It's our 100th episode! And Toby gets drunks on a plane! We'll chat about what works & what didn't in our recap of, "The Stormy Present."