0.18: Small Block of Cheese Day (The West Wing Weekly Forever)
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In the main foyer of our podcast, we have this small block of cheese, there for any and all who might want a snack. We want this block of cheese to stick around forever, and never get moldy, or get thrown out! To do so, we’re hoping you’ll support our wonderful podcast network, Radiotopia, the refrigerator that keeps our show fresh in this increasingly painful metaphor. We’re sharing some stories from you, our lovely listeners, in hopes that you’ll want to chip in and help keep this podcast around forever. Make your mark, go to http://radiotopia.fm to donate today.
7.17: Election Day, Part 2 (with Jimmy Smits)
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As we finish the long arc of the Presidential campaign with this momentous West Wing episode, Jimmy Smits joins us to tell us about his experience playing Matt Santos.
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 13: US Senator Barack Obama, (D-IL), speaks with actor Jimmy Smits at the National Hispanic Foundation For The Arts Annual 'Noche de Gala' at the Mayflower Hotel, September 13, 2005 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chris Greenberg/Getty Images)
7.16: Election Day, Part 1 (with Lauren Schmidt Hissrich and Michael Hissrich)
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This week’s episode is one of love and loss, but with our guests this week, we’re celebrating the joyful side. Lauren Schmidt Hissrich wrote this episode, and she and her husband, West Wing line producer Michael Hissrich, join us to tell us how their path together mirrored and influenced Josh and Donna’s.
0.17: Casting the Pilot (with John Levey)
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Before we get to the end, we're going back to the beginning. For this bonus episode, we talk to John Levey, Emmy-winning casting director for the first two seasons of The West Wing, about putting together our renowned ensemble.
7.15: Welcome to Wherever You Are
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ACROSS
1. Grammy-winning singer and creator of questionable slogans, Bon ____
5. Nights before, like Erevs Yom Kippur
6. What Josh wants when he yells, "I want the numbers!"
7. _____ chunks, like when you eat way too much candy
DOWN
1. POTUS’s rap name, maybe
2. The room where it happens
3. To do this, actually, you stamp it, then sign it
4. The second thing Caesar said he did, in a saying
Toby says, "You should do the crossword," so Hrishi made a mini puzzle to go with this week’s episode: download a PDF here!
footnotes —
Hrishi reads “One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop
“For Once In My Life” by Stevie Wonder
“Blow hard” appeared as a clue for STORM in the New York Times crossword on November 9, 2005
Transcript of Jon Bon Jovi’s address at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service in August 4, 2005
Justice Robert H. Jackson’s “The Federal Prosecutor” by (as quoted by Toby)
“Did you see that ludicrous display last night?” from The IT Crowd
Thanks to our crossword experts, Robyn Weintraub (@robynw414) and Ben Tausig (@datageneral)!
American Values Crossword
The Inkubator (crossword puzzles by women)