This podcast is all you can hope for. An episode by episode dissection of The West Wing. Witty and with a lot of love for detail, it instantly makes you want to watch the episodes again. Hosted by Hrishikesh Hirway – who also makes the wonderful Song Exploder podcast – and Joshua Malina, who played Will Bailey in The West Wing.

From Weekly Filet #-1, in May 2016.

The West Wing Weekly

The West Wing Weekly

The West Wing Weekly

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