The West Wing Weekly 6/8/16 The West Wing Weekly 6/8/16

1.11: Lord John Marbury (With William Duffy and Peter James Smith)

According to Encyclopedia Brittanica, Josh and Hrishi are joined by William Duffy (@WilliamDuffy_) and Peter James Smith (@PJSActor), who played Ed and Larry.

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Here's the shot of the CIA Director and the President that we discussed. (We've been informed that this is called a Split Diopter shot.)

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The West Wing Weekly 5/30/16 The West Wing Weekly 5/30/16

1.10, continued: Memorial Day Special (with Melissa Fitzgerald)

On this Memorial Day, we bring you a special episode with Melissa Fitzgerald (@maffyfitz) talking about her work with Justice for Vets.

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Justice for Vets
Voices in Harmony
The TEN: An Alternative Shavuot Experience (come meet Josh!)

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The West Wing Weekly 5/25/16 The West Wing Weekly 5/25/16

1.10: In Excelsis Deo (with Richard Schiff)

Richard Schiff (@Richard_Schiff) joins Josh and Hrishi to talk about "In Excelsis Deo." His performance as Toby in this episode earned him his first Emmy win.

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Richard Schiff's 2000 Emmy Award acceptance speech (video)

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The West Wing Weekly 5/18/16 The West Wing Weekly 5/18/16

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.

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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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