1.16: 20 Hours in L.A.
We live in Los Angeles, but no one has offered *us* a development deal. We're going to the wrong parties.
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1.15: Celestial Navigation (with Jay Carney)
Former White House Press Secretary Jay Carney (@JayCarney) joins Josh and Hrishi to discuss Josh Lyman's secret plan to fight inflation, and other ways press briefings can go horribly, horribly wrong.
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A graph of West Wing episodes, plotted by IMDb ratings.
Josh with CCH Pounder, Jeff Probst, and Alex Trebek, at Celebrity Jeopardy, 2003.
Lymanspreading.
President Obama answer press questions about his smoking.
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0.02: Live with FiveThirtyEight
Josh and Hrishi team up with the FiveThirtyEight Elections Podcast to discuss how polling is used in The West Wing, by looking at a few scenes from the show. This episode was recorded live at the Crest Theatre in Los Angeles. We talk about scenes from seasons 1–4, so there are spoilers throughout.
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1.14: Take This Sabbath Day
Like Toby in this episode, Josh and Hrishi go to shul to try and learn more about the death penalty and faith. They have a conversation with Rabbi Jonathan Spira-Savett. Plus, we email Aaron Sorkin to ask how Marlee Matlin came to be cast as Joey Lucas.
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Rabbi Jon asks Hillary Clinton a question at the NH Democratic Town Hall
"Bite me" in ASL (it turns out there's a t-shirt!)
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1.13: Take Out the Trash Day (with Senator Bob Casey and Liza Weil)
This episode of the West Wing deals with hate crimes, and our discussion comes close on the heels of the massacre in Orlando. So, we asked Senator Bob Casey (@SenBobCasey) about the current state of hate crime legislation. We also talk to Liza Weil (@liza_weil) about her role as Karen Larson, as well as the Executive Director of the Matthew Shepard Foundation (matthewshepard.org).
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Broadcast News
Matthew Shepard Foundation - Hate Crimes Reporting
Josh gives Lin-Manuel Miranda his West Wing bike
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