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Latest Episodes:

Inauguration Part 1 w/Special Guest Daniel Bessner Dec 21, 2020

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We're joined by Bernie Sanders' foreign policy advisor to explain why Aaron Sorkin's handling of the genocide in Rwanda is less brilliant than you might think. Plus - Jed Bartlet, Contra-lover!

The Long Goodbye/Past Tense Dec 14, 2020

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In the middle of recording, a transporter accident sends Josh and Dave into a mirror universe where they find themselves hosts of The Star Trek Thing, a podcast in which Josh & Dave break down every episode of every Star Trek series and dissect them for their good politics. In this world, we're all still at brunch.

Guns Not Butter w/Special Guest Rob Rousseau Dec 07, 2020

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The gang deals with an important foreign aid bill that will go nowhere, a situation with a soldier on foodstamps that will go nowhere, and the fact that voters are stupid, and only people who can read read the New York Times.

Holy Night w/Nathan J. Robinson Nov 30, 2020

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Jewish gangsters! SATs! Israeli hardware stores AND the world famous, beloved Whiffenpoofs! Life doesn't get better than this.

Here are the two articles Nathan wrote that we referenced in the show.

https://www.currentaffairs.org/2019/03/the-obama-boys

https://www.currentaffairs.org/2020/10/what-happens-in-the-west-wing/

Arctic Radar W/Special Guest Amber A'Lee Frost Nov 22, 2020

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Heavy on the misogyny this week, plus Star Trek content, AND Josh does a reading of some hot and steamy West Wing fanfic. This week has everything!

Swiss Diplomacy Nov 16, 2020

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The West Wing gangs yoks it up over how backwards and stupid everyone who's not white and American is. Also, Josh and Dave discuss how right and proper it is to wish death on anyone who lives in a state your candidate didn't win.

Process Stories w/Special Guest Nando Vila Nov 09, 2020

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It's our first post-election episode, and we welcome the brave new world of bipartisanship and civility with... well, not gonna lie... another episode of The West Wing Thing. Nando Vila joins us to explain the few tiny things Aaron Sorkin doesn't quite understand about the coup in Venezuela, and boy, oh boy, is this one horny!

Election Night w/Special Guest Briahna Joy Gray Nov 02, 2020

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One day before Election Day in America, it's Election Night on The West Wing. So we brought back West Wing hate-watching champ, the amazing Briahna Joy Gray to have our last vigorous political discussion before we all go back to brunch on Wednesday.

All this AND a very special, one time only Election Day theme song from the great Diesel Boots!

And, be sure to check out our Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/TheWestWingThing

Game On w/Special Guest Briahna Joy Gray Oct 26, 2020

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We swear on a stack of bibles, we only asked her to watch ONE episode! The great Briahna Joy Gray joins us to discuss the 114 episodes of West Wing she's watched in the last week, and to talk about Jeb Bartlett's final debate. Also, Star Trek is better than Star Wars.

Also also! If you're so inclined, check out our new Patreon!

https://www.patreon.com/TheWestWingThing

Also also also! Check out our West Wing Thing Reunion Thing!

https://vimeo.com/470708483

West Wing Thing Reunion Thing Special Announcement! Oct 21, 2020

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Well, we had to do something, right?

We went completely overboard with a special video presentation of our West Wing Thing Reunion Thing, with special guests Amber A'Lee Frost and Felix Biederman of Chapo Trap House. It's a massive chunk of entertainment AND the announcement of our Patreon.

Here's the link to the Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/TheWestWingThing

And here's the link to the video:

https://vimeo.com/470708483