At this extremely historic moment, we present a very unique episode. (Wow, that really is some terrible writing.) In this episode, we bone up on our Mars with help from NASA Systems Engineer Mallory Lefland, who is working on the Mars 2020 mission at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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Freddie Mercury said it right.
A tour of the West Wing set.
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The pressure is on as we discuss one of Hrishi’s all-time favorite episodes. Will his feelings be spared by Josh, or will they be placed on the chopping block and pulled apart like a turkey’s giblets and flentls?!
And…introducing the TWWW University Sweatshirt! You can get one for yourself or for your favorite West Wing Weekly listener at thewestwingweekly.com/sweatshirt.
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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead – Coin Toss
Sarah Palin’s Turkey Massacre (Warning: not for the faint of heart)
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For "The Portland Trip," we try to slip the surly bonds of Earth. We are, in turns, lifted and dragged down by our feelings. In honor of Josh Lyman's conversation with Congressman Matt Skinner, we ask real-life former Wisconsin congressman Steve Gunderson what it was like to be the first openly gay Republican in Congress. And we're joined later by Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan Boyle (@RepBrendanBoyle), as well as the Secretary of the Army, Eric Fanning (@SecArmy) — the first openly gay person to head any service in the U.S. Military.
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How ya doin, Dalai Lama? In this episode, we're joined by steadicam operator Dave Chameides to talk about the complex choreography of the shooting a walk and talk. Plus, we get a visit from Kevin T. Porter (@KevinTPorter) to talk about his Sorkinisms supercut videos.
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Sorkinisms: Part I, II, and III
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Loosen your tie. Loosen whatever you'd like. But don't get it twisted: leaf peeping is totally a thing.
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The "Stolen Valor" episode of the Reply All podcast.
"Leaf It to Kris," the official leaf peeping blog of New Hampshire, written by Kris Neilsen.
Sideshow Bob singing selections from H.M.S. Pinafore, on The Simpsons.
Topsy-Turvy, a film by Mike Leigh that does not star Kevin Kline
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