0.01: West Wing Reunion (Live from ATX)

0.01: West Wing Reunion (Live from ATX)
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Live from the ATX Television Festival, a panel discussion looking back at The West Wing. With Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, Bradley Whitford, Dulé Hill, Melissa Fitzgerald, and Joshua Malina, moderated by Lawrence O’Donnell. 

(Warning for any of our listeners who are first time West Wing viewers: there are HUGE spoilers in the discussion.)

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Justice for Vets PSA video 
New York Times article on the ATX Festival, including the West Wing reunion.

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

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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1.09: The Short List (with Ronald Klain)

1.09: The Short List (with Ronald Klain)
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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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