We watch season 3, episode 4 of The West Wing ("Ways and Means") . We talk ballets, Ms. Landingham's up close magic skills, and give Doug a new nickname. Links: Kevin Brady 99% Invisible - Built to Burn California Wildfires Young Trumpies Hit D.C. Palestinian Who Claimed to Be a Jew Jailed For Rape By Deception...
We watch season 2, episode 3 of The West Wing ("Manchester (Part II)") . We talk snakes, the validity of unnamed sources, and ship Sam and Connie. Links: Melania Trump stock photo royalties The Clintons and Dick Morris The Price is Right songs...
We watch season 3, episode 2 of The West Wing (" Manchester (Part I)") We talk political apologies, presidential marriages, and mall culture. Links: Paul Revere Silverwear Auctions Evan Handler Pocket Run Pool Melania and Donald Trump Have Separate Bedrooms in The White House Alice Cooper – Elected...
We watch season 2, episode 22 of The West Wing ("Two Cathedrals") . We talk presidential event staging, question the President's decision making apparatus, and debate the use of that Dire Straits song. This is our season 2 finale. As always, thank you for listening. We'll be taking a short break before starting with season 3. In the meantime, if you don't mind, please leave a review on iTunes or tell a friend. Y'all the best. Links: Rubio water gaffe Trump water gaffe Washington National Cathedr...
We watch season 2, episode 21 of The West Wing (“18th and Potomac”) . We talk presidential scandals, Eric gets a lesson in negotiating, and we deal with this episode’s shocking ending. Links: New Zodiac Sign – Ophiuchus Kenny Thurman Trump Dentures? Melania’s Christmas Wish Rob Lowe Sex Tape Big Old Doinks Good Guy discount Flynn Inaguration Texts Mammy Yokum Confusing Mammy Yokum Cartoon Young Lady Old Lady Illusion...
We watch season 2, episode 20 of The West Wing ("The Fall's Gonna Kill You") . We talk fictional and real tax plans, have major issues with Sam, and Eric confesses to a crippling addiction. Links Bring it On is back Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Private Jet Deduction Tiffany Everyday Object Collection Manual Coffeemaker Nº3 Manual Cocktail Collection Blake Shelton Is 2017's Sexiest Man Alive Contact: Write us Twitter Facebook...
We watch season 2, episode 19 of The West Wing ("Bad Moon Rising"). We talk litigation strategy, plan a vacation in international waters, and eat some expired space food. Links • Cornel West Reader • ERA Ratification • 280 • Oil Tanker Sizes • Astronaut Ice Cream...
We watch season 2, episode 18 of The West Wing ("17 People") . We talk the ERA, presidential clapbacks, and how much of Eric's life is informed by throwaway lines in this episode. Links : Eric's desk whale "He's running" Phyllis Schlafly Equal Rights Amendment "teeth, teeth-" The origin of snark Contact: Write us Twitter Facebook...
We watch season 2, episode 17 of The West Wing ("The Stackhouse Filibuster") . We talk the filibuster, standing desks, and shirt tucks. Links: Standing desks Strom Thurmond Filibuster Tomate du Saltambique...
We watch season 2, episode 16 of The West Wing ("Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail") . We talk about anarchy, map projections, and Don Henley. Links: Virgin Air Safety Video Don Henley – New York Minute Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Ring Lardner Jr. Studio 60 Hollywood blacklist scene Gall-Peters Projection Cylindrical Equal-Area Projection Lambert cylindrical equal-area projection with oblique orientation Brigadoon New York Minute (2004) Official Trailer - Mary-Kate and Ashley Ol...
We watch season 2, episode 15 of The West Wing ("Ellie"). We talk drug policy, that Allman Brothers reference, and examine this epiosde's erotic undertones. Links: Imis Firing The short change scam Mr Potato Head POTUS Clock Obamacare Summit (pt 1) Rear Window timelapse Joycelyn Elders...
We watch season 2, episode 14 of The West Wing ("The War at Home") . We talk the drug war, the viability of third party candidates, and breakfast. Links: Really Bad Chess The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
We watch season 2, episode 13 of The West Wing ("Bartlet's Third State of the Union") . We talk ways to make the SoTU more exciting, school uniforms, and attempt to decipher a particularly inscrutable Sorkin-ism. Links: Sucessful missile defense test Lara Trump's ecoterrorism ties Sean Spice eats a lot of gum "How to Tie Your Shoes" TED Talk "How to Tie Your Shoes" Going Deep with David Rees "How to Use a Paper Towel" TED Talk The Ian knot...
We watch season 2, episode 12 of The West Wing ("The Drop In") . We talk comic strips, pie vs. cake, and Elise gives a few extremely accurate and true history lessons. Links: Plenipotentiary James Michener Iron Dome More Iron Dome Prince Valiant Garfield Minus Garfield Lasagne Cat Garfield's a boy… right? Will Rogers Roger Rees on Cheers The Butter Battle Book...
We watch season 2, episode 11 of The West Wing ("The Leadership Breakfast") . We talk pizza bites, our animal crushes, and wonder if propaganda is always bad. Links: Ice Station Zebra Chapo's The West Wing episode Carmella's sketch of AJ s02e08 The History of The White House Press Briefing Room dumb thicc racoon Stick Stickly Clinton Establishes Health Care 'Bill Of Rights' Why You Should Never Make A Toast With Water In Your Glass Pancake Printer...
We watch season 2, episode 10 of The West Wing ("Noël") . We talk acronyms, strategic reserves of all types, and are fascinated by the autopen. Revenge of the Nerds talent show Strategic Reserves Seinfeld - The Best of Mr. Kruger Autopen in action Comedy Bang Bang The Jackal Reference (~15m) The Hey Song The Mailbox Rule UCB Hole in the Sheet...
We watch season 2, episode 9 of The West Wing ("Galileo") . We talk green beans, accidental cousin dating, and introduce Detective Harry Covert. Links: George H.W. Bush Hates Broccoli Iceland Dating Registry Algonquin Round Table 51 State Flag Designs Kanye West - Runaway Turtles All the Way Down List of Keyhole Sattelites Hardcore History – The Destroyer of Worlds Nukemap...
We watch season 2, episode 8 of The West Wing ("Shibboleth") . We talk about how much Elise spends on knives, piece together this eps extremely subtle Thanksgiving parable, and learn some new words. Links: Angela Landsbury - Positive Moves All About Eve EU flag burning fail Cool American Doritos...
We watch season 2, episode 7 of The West Wing ("The Portland Trip") . We talk the education system, returning things, and come up with a hip new name for Ainsley's office. Links: The press pays for Air Force One Rides W.E.B DeBois DOMA is "gay baiting, pure and simple." A Listing of Presidential Pilots Vic Berger's Michael Cernovich "Blue Pills" video...
We watch season 2, episode 6 of The West Wing ("The Lame Duck Congress") . Elise is sick, so it's a boys-only episode. We talk about the objective value of ducks (lame, regular, or otherwise), Brayden preaches the virtues of preventative RSI health, and we discuss the merits of technocracy vs. direct democracy. Links: Ironic Process Theory Treaty Reservations The Man Who Came to Dinner Norma Rae Edmund Burke, Speech to the Electors of Bristol Hypernormalisation 2016...
We watch season 2, episode 5 of The West Wing ("And It's Surely to Their Credit") . We talk about proper fry saucing technique, struggle with the old-timey references in this episode, and Brayden sings a lot. Links: Toby's Captain Queeg reference HMS Pinafore - Full Show Original Got Milk commercial Stolen Valor Swiftboating, purple bandages Fake Snapple facts Radiolab's episode on color perception The Bowery Boys episode on Nellie Bly Drunk History segment on Nellie Bly...
We watch season 2, episode 4 of The West Wing ("In This White House") . We talk liberal smugness, medical and agricultural patents, and Elise outs herself as a Norman Borlaug fangirl.
We watch season 2, episode 3 of The West Wing ("The Midterms") . We try to make sense of the new world we live in, discuss the efficacy of John Oliver style monologues, and Eric has a special treat for the gang. Links: hebrew4christians.com Betty Ford Concession Speech
We watched season 2, episode 2 of The West Wing ("In the Shadow of Two Gunmen (Part II)") . We talk questionable wrist wear, search for clues in The Great Necklace Caper, and discover the origin of President Dad. Links: Monkey on the Lam The Shiny Legs Illusion The "Big Leauge" vs "Bigly" Question The "Big Leauge" vs "Bigly" Answer...
We watch season 2, episode 1 of The West Wing ("In the Shadow of Two Gunmen (Part I)") . We talk about how Nancy McNally may be responsible for the Iraq War and explain the 25th Amendment in easy to understand terms. Links: Shot in the Chest 100 Years Ago, Teddy Roosevelt Kept on Talking Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution...
In the season finale, we watch season 1, episode 22 of The West Wing ("What Kind of Day Has It Been?") . We talk about this episode's clever plot structure, do some impressions of the cast, and tally up the "previously on"'s for this season.
We watch season 1, episode 21 of The West Wing ("Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics") . We discuss the use of ambassadorships as political chits, question the efficacy of a military tradition, and argue the finer points of raspberries and zerbits. Fake Mark Twain Quotes Election Profit Makers United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon Jeepin' – Clueless Zerbit definition...
We watch season 1, episode 20 of The West Wing ("Mandatory Minimums") . We talk about drug reform policy, ponder a moral dilemma of being a sign interpreter, and implore everyone to respect the pie. Links: President Obama Commutations Clemeza Sauce Recipe...
We watch season 1, episode 19 of The West Wing ("Let Bartlet Be Bartlet") . We talk about putting our faith in weather forecasts, Brayden's breaks down his current sandwich regimen, and Eric has issues with the White House's email problems. Links: Suprisingly Awesome – Broccoli FEC Commission Appointment Rules James Madison & English as the National Language Let Trump Be Trump Let Reagan Be Reagan...
