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Eli Attie (@EliAttie) and Kevin Falls (@KevinFalls) are our guests to talk about the “break glass in case of emergency” writing that went into “Swiss Diplomacy”, a rare episode without a Sorkin writing credit. These guys have stories! And they’ll tell you why, when in doubt, you should always run for president.
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CNN declares Florida "too close to call"
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Stock up on Cheetos, because Joanna Gleason (@TheRealJGleason) is our guest and she’s got a drinking game - sorry, an eating game - for anyone who loves to pick apart Bradley Whitford’s acting technique. Needless to say, Josh is on board. It’s a probable impossibility that by the end of this episode we’ll all understand what an improbable possibility is, and why Sam is so down on it.
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Now You Know: What Happens If the President Gets Drunk?
U.S. Senator James Shields
"Moments in the Woods" - Into The Woods (1991) - Joanna Gleason
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As the characters anxiously await election results and Donna tries to swap votes with Christian Slater, Josh and Hrishi interview Clark Gregg (@ClarkGregg) about how everybody wants to call him Agent Something. And, Josh looks back fondly on the mighty superpowers that allowed him to summon rain from a clear sky.
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Honoré de Balzac - Père Goriot
The Most Infuriating Thing on Television: Unrealistic Acting With Empty Coffee Cups
The Music Man - Pick-A-Little, Talk-A-Little
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Hrishi and Josh welcome special guest Joshua Malina to talk about Joshua Malina’s first episode as Will Bailey. [fanfare] With special appearances by Bradley Whitford, Rob Lowe, and Joshua Malina.
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Mel Carnahan - United States Senate Election in Missouri, 2000
When your 10yo announces she wants to be CJ Cregg for Halloween... cc: @AllisonBJanney, @westwingweekly, @HrishiHirway, @joshmalina pic.twitter.com/kI7T9KYDx2
— sarakatehoward (@sarakatehoward) October 31, 2017
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To discuss the Bartlet Administration's debate camp, we're joined once again by Ronald Klain (@ronaldklain), who has been in charge of debate prep for every Democratic presidential candidate since 2004.
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Phillips Exeter Academy
The Yale Spizzwinks
Mory’s - A Yale Tradition
Tom Lehrer - Bright College Days
Tom Lehrer - Fight Fiercely Harvard
Obama / Romney Debate 2012
1992 Presidential Debate Camp Prep in St. Louis
Hrishi graduating from Phillips Exeter Academy and Yale
Magic Index Card
Ronald Klain preps President Obama for his 2012 debates. Secretary John Kerry played Governor Romney.
