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The West Wing Weekly

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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).

#205

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 ... more

15 Oct 2026

52 MINS

52:46

15 Oct 2026

#204

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 ... more

08 Oct 2026

46 MINS

46:14

08 Oct 2026

#203

The Diplomat 1.01: The Cinderella Thing (with Debora Cahn)

Our discussion of The Diplomat begins at the beginning with the creator of the series, Deb... more

01 Oct 2026

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:20

01 Oct 2026

#202

Introducing: The Diplomat

We’re very excited to announce a new series here on The West Wing Weekly, discussing the N... more

11 Sep 2026

04 MINS

04:12

11 Sep 2026

#201

All The President's Men

We're discussing the 1976 Oscar-winning classic directed by Alan Pakula and written by Wil... more

07 Aug 2026

56 MINS

56:25

07 Aug 2026

#200

A Few Good Men

Did you order the Code Red? You're goddamn right I did!—if by "Code Red" you mean an hour ... more

28 Jul 2026

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:43

28 Jul 2026

#199

Bob Roberts (with Adam Scott)

We've got a bonus installment of the Film Fest—with special guest Adam Scott! In addition ... more

16 Jan 2025

57 MINS

57:04

16 Jan 2025

#198

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

We're trying to savor the Capra-esque quality of this experience by wrapping up with Mr. S... more

03 Dec 2024

50 MINS

50:33

03 Dec 2024

#197

Dave

Starring Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, and Kevin Kline. This one was a Patreon subscriber... more

26 Nov 2024

49 MINS

49:33

26 Nov 2024

#196

The Candidate

Is The Candidate, in fact, the anti-West Wing? A political story that ends not with a bang... more

19 Nov 2024

53 MINS

53:23

19 Nov 2024

#195

A Face In The Crowd

Did this movie predict Trump back in 1957? We discuss the film debut of Andy Griffith in a... more

12 Nov 2024

51 MINS

51:45

12 Nov 2024

#194

Network

This week, we dive deeper into the role of the fourth estate, as we discuss Network, the O... more

05 Nov 2024

59 MINS

59:33

05 Nov 2024

#193

Bulworth

This week, we're discussing the 1998 film Bulworth, which features a rapping Warren Beatty... more

29 Oct 2024

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:36

29 Oct 2024

#192

Judas and the Black Messiah

What's more terrifying in Martin Sheen's depiction of J. Edgar Hoover—the racism, or the m... more

22 Oct 2024

50 MINS

50:40

22 Oct 2024

#191

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

This week, we're discussing the hilarious — and terrifying—Dr Strangelove. A few goodies: ... more

15 Oct 2024

48 MINS

48:43

15 Oct 2024

#190

In the Loop

This week, we're discussing the razor-sharp dialogue and side-splitting comedy of In the L... more

08 Oct 2024

47 MINS

47:12

08 Oct 2024

#189

The American President

It's the first installment of the Political Film Fest, and we've got: Martin Sheen in the ... more

01 Oct 2024

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:36

01 Oct 2024

#188

Introducing: The West Wing Weekly Political Film Fest!

After four years away, we're bringing back The West Wing Weekly in a new form. As this ele... more

28 Aug 2024

04 MINS

04:25

28 Aug 2024

#187

0.21: Celebrating the new West Wing book "What's Next?" (live with Mary McCormack, Melissa Fitzgeral...

On Saturday, August 10, we celebrated the publication of the new book "What's Next: A Back... more

21 Aug 2024

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:59

21 Aug 2024

#186

0.20: A West Wing Weekly Special to Discuss A West Wing Special To Benefit When We All Vote (with Aa...

We’re back! The West Wing cast reunited for this special episode, so we got back together ... more

28 Oct 2020

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:54

28 Oct 2020

#185

Introducing: Home Cooking

We want to introduce you to a brand new emergency quarantine podcast mini-series called [H... more

30 Mar 2020

17 MINS

17:31

30 Mar 2020

#184

7.22: Tomorrow (Live with cast and crew of The West Wing)

As the Bartlet administration ends, so does our podcast. We recorded our finale live in Lo... more

29 Jan 2020

2 HR 12 MINS

2:12:24

29 Jan 2020

#183

7.21: Institutional Memory (with Janet Ashikaga)

CJ & Danny and Will & Kate all ponder what's next, and Josh & Hrishi do, too, as we discus... more

22 Jan 2020

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:43

22 Jan 2020

#182

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

We discuss "The Last Hurrah" in this, our antepenultimate hurrah. And what a hurrah it is,... more

15 Jan 2020

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:19