The West Wing Weekly 5/11/16 The West Wing Weekly 5/11/16

1.08: Enemies

Retribution, romance, and The Antiquities Act. Plus, Josh and Hrishi attempt their own Big Block of Cheese Day.

footnotes —
Rep. Carolyn Maloney, inspired by The West Wing (New York Daily News)
President Clinton grants National Monument status to Governors Island forts (press release)
Sam Seaborn's weird hair thingy (screenshot)

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The West Wing Weekly 5/4/16 The West Wing Weekly 5/4/16

1.07: The State Dinner (with Lyn Paolo)

Josh and Hrishi largely disagree with each other about this episode. Plus, award-winning costume designer Lyn Paolo (@lynpaolo) discusses her work on The West Wing, and on this episode in particular, which earned her an Emmy nomination.

footnotes —
Octopus escape! (New York Times)

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The West Wing Weekly 4/27/16 The West Wing Weekly 4/27/16

1.06: Mr. Willis of Ohio (with Janel Moloney)

Janel Moloney joins Josh and Hrishi to talk about playing Donna, and Ben Casselman gives us an update on the state of the census.

Bonus photos:
- Hrishi, when he was a Dungeons & Dragons loving teenager.
- Josh, at his Bar Mitzvah.

footnotes —
Michael O'Neill interview in TV Wise

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The West Wing Weekly 4/20/16 The West Wing Weekly 4/20/16

1.05: The Crackpots and These Women (with Eli Attie)

For Big Block of Cheese Day, Josh and Hrishi are joined by Eli Attie, who was Vice President Al Gore's chief speechwriter before leaving politics and joining The West Wing as a writer and producer. Plus, the truth about David Rosen.

footnotes —
President Ronald Reagan's Challenger Disaster address
The poem "High Flight" by John Gillespie Magee, Jr.
'Big Block of Cheese Day' under the Obama Administration, 2014
'Big Block of Cheese Day' under the Obama Administration, 2015

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