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by Joshua Malina & Hrishikesh Hirway
From The West Wing to The Diplomat to All the President's Men, we discuss works of political television and film. Co-hosted by Joshua Malina (The West Wing, Scandal) and Hrishikesh Hirway (Song Exploder).
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- 1 weeks ago52 min
The Diplomat 1.05: The Dogcatcher (with Ambassador A. Elizabeth Jones)
Pivots, lit bits, and a hookup in a pond. Plus plenty of plenipotentiary, as Hrishi and Josh welcome Ambassador A. Elizabeth Jones and her husband Don Ruschman to tell us what it’s really like inside the world of high stakes diplomacy. For more info and to discuss the episode, visit thewestwingweekly.com/thediplomat-105. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
- 2 weeks ago47 min
The Diplomat 1.04: He Bought a Hat
You’ve said you’d listen to us talk about anything, and today we test this thesis. We touch on pigs, contractions, James Bond, and offscreen butts. And we still find time to discuss Russian mercenaries, a sudden death, and onscreen butt.For more info and to discuss the episode, visit thewestwingweekly.com/thediplomat-104. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
- 3 weeks ago52 min
The Diplomat 1.03: Lambs in the Dark (with Andrew Bernstein)
We’re joined by director Andrew Bernstein to discuss his work on this episode (as well as his work on The West Wing)—and that fight scene between Kate and Hal!For more info and to discuss the episode, visit thewestwingweekly.com/thediplomat-103. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
- 3 weeks ago46 min
The Diplomat 1.02: Don't Call It a Kidnapping
We’re digging into the dynamics of Kate & Hal, Eidra & Stuart, the breathless pace of the show, and its “no good guys” worldview. Josh has an important PSA about drugs. For more info and to discuss the episode, visit thewestwingweekly.com/thediplomat-102. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
- Oct 1, 20261h 2m
The Diplomat 1.01: The Cinderella Thing (with Debora Cahn)
Our discussion of The Diplomat starts at the very beginning, with the creator of the series, Debora Cahn, who tells us about the show's origin story. For more info and to discuss the episode, visit thewestwingweekly.com/thediplomat-101. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
- Sep 11, 20264 min
Introducing: The Diplomat
We’re very excited to announce a new series here on The West Wing Weekly, discussing the Netflix hit political thriller The Diplomat, episode by episode. Coming soon!Join us LIVE in London for the season 1 finale, on Saturday November 14. Tickets here: thewestwingweekly.com/live Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
- Aug 7, 202656 min
All The President's Men
We're discussing the 1976 Oscar-winning classic directed by Alan Pakula and written by William Goldman (one of Aaron Sorkin's screenwriting heroes). WOODSTEIN! If you'd like to watch the video version of this episode, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/thewestwingweekly.Here are some extra tidbits: "Telling the Truth about Lies" - a featurette on the making of the film An article Gordon Willis wrote for American Cinematographer in 1976 about his work on the film, including his use of split diopters. Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later - which features Josh Malina in the role of Deep Throat Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
- Jul 28, 20261h 8m
A Few Good Men
Did you order the Code Red? You're goddamn right I did!—if by "Code Red" you mean an hour of Josh & Hrishi discussing this Aaron Sorkin / Rob Reiner classic. (We're not in the Marines, but we still like giving things code names.) We wanted to pay tribute to the late Rob Reiner and this film that, in some ways, would eventually lead to The West Wing. Plus, A Few Good Men was Josh's film debut, based on the play that was his Broadway debut, so he has lots of stories. We hope—we strenuously hope—you'll join us for this conversation about one of the all-time great courtrooms drama. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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