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'''''The West Wing Weekly''''' is an American podcast hosted by [[Hrishikesh Hirway]] and [[Joshua Malina]]. In each episode, the hosts discuss one episode of the popular television program ''[[The West Wing]],'' which originally aired on [[NBC]] from 1999 to 2006. The podcast has featured various cast and crew members including series creator [[Aaron Sorkin]], director [[Thomas Schlamme|Tommy Schlamme]], [[Rob Lowe]], [[Bradley Whitford]], [[Richard Schiff]], [[Janel Moloney]], [[Marlee Matlin]], and [[Dulé Hill]], as well as former government officials, academics, and pundits among others.
'''''The West Wing Weekly''''' is an American podcast hosted by [[Hrishikesh Hirway]] and [[Joshua Malina]]. In each episode, the hosts discuss one episode of the popular television program ''[[The West Wing]],'' which originally aired on [[NBC]] from 1999 to 2006. The podcast has featured various cast and crew members including series creator [[Aaron Sorkin]], director [[Thomas Schlamme|Tommy Schlamme]], series actors [[Martin Sheen]], [[Rob Lowe]], [[Bradley Whitford]], [[Richard Schiff]], [[Janel Moloney]], [[Marlee Matlin]], and [[Dulé Hill]], longtime series writer-producers [[Eli Attie]] and [[Lawrence O'Donnell]], and many former government officials, academics, and pundits, among others.


[[The New York Times|The ''New York Times'']] described the podcast as "taking a fine-tooth comb to each episode of [the] political drama.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/24/style/podcasts-advertisements-katie-couric-alex-baldwin.html|title=Welcome to the Podcast. First, a Word From Our Celebrity.|last=Smith|first=Erin Geiger|date=2017-03-24|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-07-02|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
[[The New York Times|The ''New York Times'']] described the podcast as "taking a fine-tooth comb to each episode of [the] political drama.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/24/style/podcasts-advertisements-katie-couric-alex-baldwin.html|title=Welcome to the Podcast. First, a Word From Our Celebrity.|last=Smith|first=Erin Geiger|date=2017-03-24|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-07-02|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
[[Joshua Malina]], who played [[Will Bailey]] in the ''[[The West Wing]]'', said, "I've been a frequent guest on other people's podcasts, and I have always wanted to find something that I could call my own," collaborating with his friend and the host of the podcast ''[[Song Exploder]]'', [[Hrishikesh Hirway]], to start the podcast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/2016/03/20/471034192/the-west-wing-weekly-podcast-promises-to-break-down-every-episode|title='The West Wing Weekly' Podcast Promises To Break Down Every Episode|date=20 March 2016}}</ref> The first episode was released on 22 March 2016 and new episodes are released weekly on Wednesdays.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vulture.com/2016/03/joshua-malinas-west-wing-podcast-is-here.html|title=Joshua Malina’s West Wing Podcast Is Here|date=16 March 2016}}</ref> In September 2016, the podcast was added to the [[Radiotopia]] network.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.prx.org/2016/09/west-wing-weekly-joins-radiotopia/|title=Radiotopia Welcomes The West Wing Weekly|date=21 September 2016|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>
[[Joshua Malina]], who played [[Will Bailey]] in ''[[The West Wing]]'', said, "I've been a frequent guest on other people's podcasts, and I have always wanted to find something that I could call my own," collaborating with his friend and the host of the podcast ''[[Song Exploder]]'', [[Hrishikesh Hirway]], to start the podcast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/2016/03/20/471034192/the-west-wing-weekly-podcast-promises-to-break-down-every-episode|title='The West Wing Weekly' Podcast Promises To Break Down Every Episode|date=20 March 2016}}</ref> The first episode was released on 22 March 2016 and new episodes are released weekly on Wednesdays, the night on which The West Wing originally aired.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vulture.com/2016/03/joshua-malinas-west-wing-podcast-is-here.html|title=Joshua Malina’s West Wing Podcast Is Here|date=16 March 2016}}</ref> In September 2016, the podcast was added to the [[Radiotopia]] network.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.prx.org/2016/09/west-wing-weekly-joins-radiotopia/|title=Radiotopia Welcomes The West Wing Weekly|date=21 September 2016|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>


==Episodes==
==Episodes==


===Season 1===
===Season 1===
The podcast debuted on March 22, 2016 with an episode discussing [[Pilot (The West Wing)|the pilot episode]] of ''[[The West Wing]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thewestwingweekly.com/episodes/101|title=1.01: Pilot — The West Wing Weekly|date=22 March 2016}}</ref> The first guest of the podcast was [[Dulé Hill]], who played the role of Charlie Young on the series. Other guests during the season included cast members [[Janel Moloney]], Lyn Paolo, [[Richard Schiff]], [[Melissa Fitzgerald]], [[William Duffy (actor)|William Duffy]], Peter James Smith, [[Liza Weil]], [[Kathleen York]], [[Bill O'Brien (actor)|Bill O'Brien]], [[Tim Matheson]] and other guests such as writer [[Eli Attie]], [[Ronald Klain]], Senator [[Bob Casey Jr.]], former White House spokesperson [[Jay Carney]], [[Patrick Murphy (Pennsylvania politician)|Patrick Murphy]], and Mayor [[Karen Freeman-Wilson]].<ref name="index">{{cite web|url=http://thewestwingweekly.com/index/|title=Index — The West Wing Weekly|accessdate=21 December 2016}}</ref> The season also included a 10 year reunion episode with ''The West Wing'' cast at the [[ATX Television Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2016/06/the-west-wing-reunion-aaron-sorkin-2016-ten-years-atx-1201687887/|title=‘The West Wing’ Reunion: Aaron Sorkin and Cast Remember How the Internet Saved the Series|date=11 June 2016|work=[[IndieWire]]}}</ref> and a discussion panel with the [[FiveThirtyEight]] team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/fivethirtyeights-elections-podcast-is-coming-to-california/|title=FiveThirtyEight’s Elections Podcast Is Coming To California!|author=Jody Avirgan|date=31 May 2016}}</ref>
The podcast debuted on March 22, 2016 with an episode discussing [[Pilot (The West Wing)|the pilot episode]] of ''[[The West Wing]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thewestwingweekly.com/episodes/101|title=1.01: Pilot — The West Wing Weekly|date=22 March 2016}}</ref> The first guest of the podcast was [[Dulé Hill]], who played the role of [[Charlie Young]] on the series. Other guests during the season included cast members [[Janel Moloney]], [[Richard Schiff]], [[Melissa Fitzgerald]], [[William Duffy (actor)|William Duffy]], Peter James Smith, [[Liza Weil]], [[Kathleen York]], [[Bill O'Brien (actor)|Bill O'Brien]], and [[Tim Matheson]], series writer-producer [[Eli Attie]], series costumer Lyn Paolo, and other guests such as [[Ronald Klain]], Senator [[Bob Casey Jr.]], former White House spokesperson [[Jay Carney]], [[Patrick Murphy (Pennsylvania politician)|Patrick Murphy]], and Mayor [[Karen Freeman-Wilson]].<ref name="index">{{cite web|url=http://thewestwingweekly.com/index/|title=Index — The West Wing Weekly|accessdate=21 December 2016}}</ref> The season also included a 10 year reunion episode with ''The West Wing'' cast at the [[ATX Television Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2016/06/the-west-wing-reunion-aaron-sorkin-2016-ten-years-atx-1201687887/|title=‘The West Wing’ Reunion: Aaron Sorkin and Cast Remember How the Internet Saved the Series|date=11 June 2016|work=[[IndieWire]]}}</ref> and a discussion panel with the [[FiveThirtyEight]] team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/fivethirtyeights-elections-podcast-is-coming-to-california/|title=FiveThirtyEight’s Elections Podcast Is Coming To California!|author=Jody Avirgan|date=31 May 2016}}</ref>


===Season 2===
===Season 2===
The second season episodes began on September 20, 2016 with a discussion with series creator [[Aaron Sorkin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ew.com/article/2016/09/19/aaron-sorkin-west-wing-podcast-writing-tv/|title=Aaron Sorkin talks writing for TV on West Wing podcast|date=19 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thewestwingweekly.com/episodes/200|title=2.00: Special Interim Session|date=23 September 2016}}</ref> The second season included cast members [[Tommy Schlamme]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://decider.com/2016/06/14/west-wing-weekly-malina-hirway-atx-festival/|title="The West Wing Weekly" Podcast Controversy! Director Tommy Schlamme Has A "Bone To Pick" With Joshua Malina & Hrishi Hirway|date=14 June 2016}}</ref> [[Bradley Whitford]], [[Emily Procter]], [[Michael O'Neill (actor)|Michael O'Neill]], [[Dave Chameides]], Ellen Totleben, [[Kim Webster]], [[Nina Siemaszko]], [[Rob Lowe]], [[Marlee Matlin]], [[Oliver Platt]] as well as other guests including [[Eric Fanning]], Congressman [[Brendan Boyle]], Congressman [[Steve Gunderson]], former [[White House Communications Director]], [[Donald A. Baer]].<ref name="index"/> The season also featured a Q&A episode with the hosts, called "Big Block of Cheese", named after the eponymous day from the episode "[[The Crackpots and These Women]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thewestwingweekly.com/episodes/003|title=0.03: Big Block of Cheese — The West Wing Weekly|date=21 December 2016}}</ref> and a live episode at [[SF Sketchfest]] with [[Bradley Whitford]].
The second season episodes began on September 20, 2016 with a discussion with series creator [[Aaron Sorkin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ew.com/article/2016/09/19/aaron-sorkin-west-wing-podcast-writing-tv/|title=Aaron Sorkin talks writing for TV on West Wing podcast|date=19 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thewestwingweekly.com/episodes/200|title=2.00: Special Interim Session|date=23 September 2016}}</ref> The second season included [[Tommy Schlamme]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://decider.com/2016/06/14/west-wing-weekly-malina-hirway-atx-festival/|title="The West Wing Weekly" Podcast Controversy! Director Tommy Schlamme Has A "Bone To Pick" With Joshua Malina & Hrishi Hirway|date=14 June 2016}}</ref> set decorator Ellen Totleben, cast members [[Bradley Whitford]], [[Emily Procter]], [[Michael O'Neill (actor)|Michael O'Neill]], [[Dave Chameides]], [[Kim Webster]], [[Nina Siemaszko]], [[Rob Lowe]], [[Marlee Matlin]], [[Oliver Platt]] as well as other guests including [[Eric Fanning]], Congressman [[Brendan Boyle]], Congressman [[Steve Gunderson]], former [[White House Communications Director]], [[Donald A. Baer]].<ref name="index"/> The season also featured a Q&A episode with the hosts, called "Big Block of Cheese", named after the eponymous day from the episode "[[The Crackpots and These Women]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thewestwingweekly.com/episodes/003|title=0.03: Big Block of Cheese — The West Wing Weekly|date=21 December 2016}}</ref> and a live episode at [[SF Sketchfest]] with [[Bradley Whitford]].


===Season 3===
===Season 3===
The third season began on April 5, 2017 with the discussion of [[9/11]] special episode ''Isaac and Ishmael'', with [[Ajay Naidu]] and former [[White House Press Secretary]], [[Mike McCurry (press secretary)|Mike McCurry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thewestwingweekly.com/episodes/300|title=3.00: Isaac and Ishamel — The West Wing Weekly|date=4 April 2017}}</ref> It included interviews with guest star [[Mark Harmon]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thewestwingweekly.com/episodes/320|title=3.20: The Black Vera Wang — The West Wing Weekly|date=6 September 2017}}</ref> composer [[W. G. Snuffy Walden]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thewestwingweekly.com/episodes/307|title=3.07: The Indians in the Lobby — The West Wing Weekly|date=24 May 2017}}</ref> writer [[Eli Attie]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thewestwingweekly.com/episodes/303|title=3.20: Ways and Means — The West Wing Weekly|date=25 April 2017}}</ref>, Canadian Prime Minister [[Justin Trudeau]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thewestwingweekly.com/episodes/315|title=3.15: Dead Irish Writers — The West Wing Weekly|date=25 July 2017}}</ref> a previously unaired interview with [[John Spencer (actor)|John Spencer]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thewestwingweekly.com/episodes/309|title=3.09: Bartlet for America — The West Wing Weekly|date=6 June 2017}}</ref> and a live taping for the season finale episode with [[Aaron Sorkin]] and [[Allison Janney]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thewestwingweekly.com/episodes/322|title=3.22: Posse Comitatus — The West Wing Weekly|date=19 September 2017}}</ref>
The third season began on April 5, 2017 with the discussion of [[9/11]] special episode ''Isaac and Ishmael'', with [[Ajay Naidu]] and former [[White House Press Secretary]], [[Mike McCurry (press secretary)|Mike McCurry]].


===Season 4===
===Season 4===
The fourth season began on October 4, 2017 with a special episode featuring [[Martin Sheen]]<ref>http://thewestwingweekly.com/episodes/400</ref>. It has featured interviews with cast members [[John Gallagher Jr.]]<ref>http://thewestwingweekly.com/episodes/401</ref>, [[Aimee Mann]]<ref>http://thewestwingweekly.com/episodes/403</ref>, Director [[Christopher Misiano]]<ref>http://thewestwingweekly.com/episodes/402</ref>, and former Education Secretary [[John King Jr.]]<ref>http://thewestwingweekly.com/episodes/403</ref>.
The fourth season began on October 4, 2017 with a special episode featuring [[Martin Sheen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thewestwingweekly.com/episodes/400|title=4.00: President Bartlet Special — The West Wing Weekly|date=3 October 2017}}</ref> It has featured interviews with guest stars [[John Gallagher Jr.]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thewestwingweekly.com/episodes/401|title=4.01: 20 Hours in America, Part One — The West Wing Weekly|date=10 October 2017}}</ref> [[Clark Gregg]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thewestwingweekly.com/episodes/407|title=4.07: Election Night — The West Wing Weekly|date=21 November 2017}}</ref> and [[Aimee Mann]],<ref name=e403>{{cite web|url=http://thewestwingweekly.com/episodes/403|title=1.01: College Kids — The West Wing Weekly|date=25 October 2017}}</ref> director [[Christopher Misiano]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thewestwingweekly.com/episodes/402|title=4.02: 20 Hours in America, Part Two — The West Wing Weekly|date=17 October 2017}}</ref> and former Education Secretary [[John King Jr.]].<ref name=e403/>


==Reception==
==Reception==
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The West Wing Weekly
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Original releaseMarch 23, 2016 – present
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Websitehttp://thewestwingweekly.com/

The West Wing Weekly is an American podcast hosted by Hrishikesh Hirway and Joshua Malina. In each episode, the hosts discuss one episode of the popular television program The West Wing, which originally aired on NBC from 1999 to 2006. The podcast has featured various cast and crew members including series creator Aaron Sorkin, director Tommy Schlamme, series actors Martin Sheen, Rob Lowe, Bradley Whitford, Richard Schiff, Janel Moloney, Marlee Matlin, and Dulé Hill, longtime series writer-producers Eli Attie and Lawrence O'Donnell, and many former government officials, academics, and pundits, among others.

The New York Times described the podcast as "taking a fine-tooth comb to each episode of [the] political drama.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

Joshua Malina, who played Will Bailey in The West Wing, said, "I've been a frequent guest on other people's podcasts, and I have always wanted to find something that I could call my own," collaborating with his friend and the host of the podcast Song Exploder, Hrishikesh Hirway, to start the podcast.[2] The first episode was released on 22 March 2016 and new episodes are released weekly on Wednesdays, the night on which The West Wing originally aired.[3] In September 2016, the podcast was added to the Radiotopia network.[4]

Episodes[edit | edit source]

Season 1[edit | edit source]

The podcast debuted on March 22, 2016 with an episode discussing the pilot episode of The West Wing.[5] The first guest of the podcast was Dulé Hill, who played the role of Charlie Young on the series. Other guests during the season included cast members Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, Melissa Fitzgerald, William Duffy, Peter James Smith, Liza Weil, Kathleen York, Bill O'Brien, and Tim Matheson, series writer-producer Eli Attie, series costumer Lyn Paolo, and other guests such as Ronald Klain, Senator Bob Casey Jr., former White House spokesperson Jay Carney, Patrick Murphy, and Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson.[6] The season also included a 10 year reunion episode with The West Wing cast at the ATX Television Festival[7] and a discussion panel with the FiveThirtyEight team.[8]

Season 2[edit | edit source]

The second season episodes began on September 20, 2016 with a discussion with series creator Aaron Sorkin.[9][10] The second season included Tommy Schlamme,[11] set decorator Ellen Totleben, cast members Bradley Whitford, Emily Procter, Michael O'Neill, Dave Chameides, Kim Webster, Nina Siemaszko, Rob Lowe, Marlee Matlin, Oliver Platt as well as other guests including Eric Fanning, Congressman Brendan Boyle, Congressman Steve Gunderson, former White House Communications Director, Donald A. Baer.[6] The season also featured a Q&A episode with the hosts, called "Big Block of Cheese", named after the eponymous day from the episode "The Crackpots and These Women",[12] and a live episode at SF Sketchfest with Bradley Whitford.

Season 3[edit | edit source]

The third season began on April 5, 2017 with the discussion of 9/11 special episode Isaac and Ishmael, with Ajay Naidu and former White House Press Secretary, Mike McCurry.[13] It included interviews with guest star Mark Harmon,[14] composer W. G. Snuffy Walden,[15] writer Eli Attie[16], Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau,[17] a previously unaired interview with John Spencer[18] and a live taping for the season finale episode with Aaron Sorkin and Allison Janney.[19]

Season 4[edit | edit source]

The fourth season began on October 4, 2017 with a special episode featuring Martin Sheen.[20] It has featured interviews with guest stars John Gallagher Jr.,[21] Clark Gregg,[22] and Aimee Mann,[23] director Christopher Misiano,[24] and former Education Secretary John King Jr..[23]

Reception[edit | edit source]

The New York Times called it "A podcast with a ringer".[25] The Guardian also reviewed it positively calling it, "The new West Wing podcast is a tonic to Trumpmania".[26]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Smith, Erin Geiger (2017-03-24). "Welcome to the Podcast. First, a Word From Our Celebrity". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-07-02. 
  2. ↑ "'The West Wing Weekly' Podcast Promises To Break Down Every Episode". 20 March 2016. 
  3. ↑ "Joshua Malina's West Wing Podcast Is Here". 16 March 2016. 
  4. ↑ "Radiotopia Welcomes The West Wing Weekly". Variety. 21 September 2016. 
  5. ↑ "1.01: Pilot — The West Wing Weekly". 22 March 2016. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Index — The West Wing Weekly". Retrieved 21 December 2016. 
  7. ↑ "'The West Wing' Reunion: Aaron Sorkin and Cast Remember How the Internet Saved the Series". IndieWire. 11 June 2016. 
  8. ↑ Jody Avirgan (31 May 2016). "FiveThirtyEight's Elections Podcast Is Coming To California!". 
  9. ↑ "Aaron Sorkin talks writing for TV on West Wing podcast". 19 September 2016. 
  10. ↑ "2.00: Special Interim Session". 23 September 2016. 
  11. ↑ ""The West Wing Weekly" Podcast Controversy! Director Tommy Schlamme Has A "Bone To Pick" With Joshua Malina & Hrishi Hirway". 14 June 2016. 
  12. ↑ "0.03: Big Block of Cheese — The West Wing Weekly". 21 December 2016. 
  13. ↑ "3.00: Isaac and Ishamel — The West Wing Weekly". 4 April 2017. 
  14. ↑ "3.20: The Black Vera Wang — The West Wing Weekly". 6 September 2017. 
  15. ↑ "3.07: The Indians in the Lobby — The West Wing Weekly". 24 May 2017. 
  16. ↑ "3.20: Ways and Means — The West Wing Weekly". 25 April 2017. 
  17. ↑ "3.15: Dead Irish Writers — The West Wing Weekly". 25 July 2017. 
  18. ↑ "3.09: Bartlet for America — The West Wing Weekly". 6 June 2017. 
  19. ↑ "3.22: Posse Comitatus — The West Wing Weekly". 19 September 2017. 
  20. ↑ "4.00: President Bartlet Special — The West Wing Weekly". 3 October 2017. 
  21. ↑ "4.01: 20 Hours in America, Part One — The West Wing Weekly". 10 October 2017. 
  22. ↑ "4.07: Election Night — The West Wing Weekly". 21 November 2017. 
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 "1.01: College Kids — The West Wing Weekly". 25 October 2017. 
  24. ↑ "4.02: 20 Hours in America, Part Two — The West Wing Weekly". 17 October 2017. 
  25. ↑ Robert Ito (24 June 2016). "'The West Wing Weekly,' a Podcast With a Ringer". 
  26. ↑ Graeme Virtue (23 March 2016). "Bartlet for president! The new West Wing podcast is a tonic to Trumpmania". 

External links[edit | edit source]

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