5.19: Talking Points (with Richard Schiff)

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We're joined by Richard Schiff to discuss this episode, his television directing debut! Hear what it was like for him to step behind the camera for this story about power and labor and international trade.

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Farmers protesting on the streets of Ireland
Sinclair’s synchronized script for local media
Russell Brand on Hugo Boss

A staged shot for an article about Richard Schiff directing “Talking Points”

A staged shot for an article about Richard Schiff directing “Talking Points”

The Josh Lyman slide (gif by @creggmoss)

The Josh Lyman slide (gif by @creggmoss)

5.16: Eppur Si Muove (with Dr Muller Fabbri and Jason Zengerle)

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They tried to get us to renounce The West Wing, but Eppur Si Puodcaste! Josh and Hrishi investigate some of the real world mechanics behind NIH grants and the federal judiciary with help from cancer researcher Dr Muller Fabbri and political journalist Jason Zengerle.

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UH Cancer Center
The Pablove Foundation

5.15: Full Disclosure (with Lawrence O'Donnell)

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Full disclosure: you’re going to hear the words 'full disclosure' a lot in this episode, as we discuss "Full Disclosure." Lawrence O’Donnell joins us to discuss how he wrote this episode, how Richard Schiff changed its meaning without changing a word, and how Josh Lyman’s plot line landed him in Hillary Clinton’s crosshairs.

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D.C.’s decade-old problem of lead in water gets new attention during Flint crisis
A Public-School Paradox (Why do so many presidents send their kids to private school?)
Williams Sheds Light On Vouchers Stance
Even a TV president has embraced school vouchers
D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program
Lawmakers Write to 'West Wing' Character 
Hawkeye #11 2nd AJA PTG VAR 2013 *Marvel Comics* (dog’s perspective)