1.09: The Short List (with Ronald Klain)

The path to a Supreme Court nomination takes us through a discussion of the right to privacy. Plus, Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) tells us about the real-life short list he put together for President Clinton, leading to the appointment of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

footnotes —
Vice Presidential debate of 1988 with Lloyd Bentsen and Dan Quayle (video)
President Clinton's announcement of Justice Ginsburg, in the Rose Garden (video)
President Clinton looks over the Short List with Ronald Klain
Ronald's memo re: "Performance Pitfalls"

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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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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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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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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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