The West Wing Weekly

Discussions of political themes in television and film AI summary

Joshua Malina & Hrishikesh Hirway Visit website › TV & Film · EN · 209 episodes · latest 2026-11-12 · explicit

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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. 2026-11-12 · 1 hr 9 min

    We hereby appoint the Honorable Debora T. Cahn, West Wing writer, for the position of Chief Guestice of The Supremes episode

  2. 2026-11-05 · 57 min

    Rufus Sewell sits down with us in-studio to discuss his take on his character, his chemistry with Kerri Russell, and the biggest challenge of playing Hal Wyler: “his level of confidence.” For more info and to discuss…

  3. 2026-10-29 · 53 min

    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…

  4. 2026-10-22 · 47 min

    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,…

  5. 2026-10-15 · 53 min

    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…

  6. 2026-10-08 · 46 min

    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…

  7. 2026-10-01 · 1 hr 2 min

    Our discussion of The Diplomat begins at the 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…

  8. 2026-09-11 · 4 min

    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…

  9. 2026-08-07 · 56 min

    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,…

  10. 2026-07-28 · 1 hr 9 min

    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…

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03/2016 · over 10 years
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