7.21: Institutional Memory (with Janet Ashikaga)

January 21, 2020 by The West Wing Weekly

CJ & Danny and Will & Kate all ponder what's next, and Josh & Hrishi do, too, as we discuss "Institutional Memory." We're joined by someone who also posseses institutional memory: the fantastic Janet Ashikaga, editor on The West Wing (including this episode), as well as Sports Night and Seinfeld.

Plus: listen to the trailer for Hrishi’s new podcast, Partners, and subscribe to it here.

footnotes —
Tom Merrill, whom Toby calls, testified about the Takings Clause to the Senate Judiciary committee in 2005
Xander Berkeley (Franklin Hollis) - Death Reel

7.20: The Last Hurrah (with Mary-Louise Parker and Teri Polo)

January 14, 2020 by The West Wing Weekly

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We discuss "The Last Hurrah" in this, our antepenultimate hurrah. And what a hurrah it is, with not one, but two great guests: Mary-Louise Parker and Teri Polo. Hurrah!

footnotes —
The White House Historical Association - Who is the Chief Usher?
Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies
New York Times review of “Upstairs at the White house”

7.19: Transition (Live with Bradley Whitford)

January 07, 2020 by The West Wing Weekly

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We traveled all the way to London to make a lot of references to "Fiddler on the Roof." Bradley Whitford joined us to record this episode in front of a sold-out crowd at the Hammersmith Apollo.

Special thanks to cellist Adrian Bradbury for opening the show with the Prelude from Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1. If you’d like to hear more of Adrian’s music, you can find him on Spotify. Better yet, buy his CD!

0.19: John Wells

December 17, 2019 by The West Wing Weekly

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For our last episode of the year, we've got a special one with television legend John Wells. We've been talking about him for seven seasons, and now we finally got him to talk to us directly. Our conversation spans the entire history of The West Wing, since John Wells served as Executive Producer for every single episode.

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7.18: Requiem (with memories of John Spencer from the cast and crew)

December 10, 2019 by The West Wing Weekly

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In this episode, some thoughts on John Spencer, shared by Richard Schiff, Bradley Whitford, Janel Moloney, Rob Lowe, Jimmy Smits, Kristin Chenoweth, Matthew Del Negro, Emily Procter, Eli Attie, Michael Hissrich, and Josh Malina.