War Crimes w/Special Guest Tarence Ray from Trillbilly Worker's Party
Head hunters, gods, war crimes, pennies and the birth of The Newsroom. This one's got it all!
Episodes
The West Wing Thing
Each week hosts Dave Anthony and Josh Olson watch and then discuss an episode of The West Wing.
And when you're done, join us on our new podcast, The Audit on The Lever
Episodes
On The Day Before
This week, the West Wing takes on the Israel Palestine conflict, where to get C4, and fashion tips.
Ways and Means w/Special Guest Amber A'Lee Frost
Amber joins us from her deep dive into Aaron Sorkin. This one's epic, folks!
Season 3 Premiere - Manchester Parts 1 & 2
It's the third season of The West Wing Thing, and we start off with the bang made by Josh and Dave crashing into the rocks of the two part season premiere.
Are you there God, it’s me, Jed? w/Very Special Guest David Sirota
It's the second season finale as we dive deep into Two Cathedrals with the one and only David Sirota! And don't worry - we'll be back next week.
The Fall's Gonna Kill You w/Special Guest Tom Sexton from the Trillbilly Workers Party
Recorded as LA was being shut down, Josh and Dave romp through a piquant and heady brew of misogyny and stupid right wing tax plans with Trillbilly Tom Sexton.
18th & Potomac
The West Wing tackles Haiti as only the West Wing can - by pretending America never did anything bad in Haiti. Hilarity ensues. Plus - If you like Diesel Boots' songs for our show, you can now buy any and all of them straight from the source! https://collynmccoy.bandcamp.com/releases
Bad Title Rising
The importance of always telling truth, and always laughing at how silly women and their concerns are. Plus, we talk about that Aaron Sorkin interview in the New York Times, and Josh rants about the “Film By” credit.
17 People
In which Tobey takes days to figure out the bleeding obvious, Sam and Ainsley argue the ERA, and we offer up an assignment for any one of our diligent listeners to take on.
Somebody's Going To Emergency, Somebody's Going To Jail w/Special Guest Luke Savage
Luke Savage returns just in time to watch The West Wing get everything about NAFTA wrong. Trigger Warning - this episode contains Don Henley content. Proceed accordingly.
The Stackhouse Fillibuster w/Special Guest Matt Stoller
Matt Stoller joins us to explain why we don’t like Hamilton, which neither of us have seen. But he's right. He also explains why what we do here matters. Plus, we talk about a dopey episode of The West Wing.
Ellie
Ha ha ha ha! People who smoke pot always want to eat stuff. Ha ha ha ha ha! Plus a very special rewrite of The West Wing that fixes everything.
The War At Home
This week, the West Wing takes on the very serious problem of progressives who are just whiny children who don't understand the realities of politics. Plus - will Ainsley pee on the president's rug?
Bartlet's Third State of the Union
What is it with women and paint, and why must they constantly sit in it?
The Drop In
In which we ask the very wonderful and brilliant Alex Press to watch her very first episode of West Wing, then force her to talk about it.
The Leadership Breakfast
A good deal of time is spent discussing pancake syrup, but we ignore all that to discuss how The West Wing kids are always losing.
Noël
A very special episode, in which we take a break from discussing the terrible effect of The West Wing's politics, and talk about it's equally terrible impact on mental health.
9/11 Special w/Special Guest Matt Christman
In light of recent events, we put together this special 9/11 episode of The West Wing Thing with special guest, Chapo Trap House's Matt Christman. Let's talk Isaac & Ishmael, folks!
Galileo w/Special Guests Katherine Krueger & Will Menaker
Katherine Krueger and Chapo Trap House's Will Menaker loved it so much, they came back this week to discuss a very smarty pants episode of The West Wing.
Shibboleth w/Special Guests Katherine Krueger & Will Menaker
West Wing superfans Katherine Krueger and Chapo Trap House's Will Menaker join us to set us straight on the greatest television show in history.
The Portland Trip
In which Josh (the one on The West Wing, not our beloved co-host) explodes in a fit of misogynistic rage. Hilarity ensues.
The Lame Duck Congress
"The Lame Duck Congress" In which Sorkin explains the reasons why it's wrong for a politician to do their job.
And It's Surely To Their Credit
"And It's Surely To Their Credit" Bartlet comes perilously close to getting laid, and the great John Larroquette gets to say what the rest of us are thinking.
In This White House
"In This White House" Everybody's favorite Good Republican finally comes to The West Wing. It's Ainsley Hayes, folks! This is how you government!
The Midterms
"The Midterms" Josh finally explodes, but then Dave blows up even more. THE most iconic scene in the history of the show
Season Premiere: In the Shadow of Two Gunmen w/Special Guest John Rogers
Episodes 1&2 In the Shadow of Two Gunmen We're back! And we're joined by TV writer/producer John Rogers, creator of LEVERAGE, who explains - among other things - that it's possible to run a TV series withOUT screwing your writers out of money.
What Kind of Day Has It Been? w/Special Guest Luke Savage
Episode 22 “What Kind of Day Has It Been?” It's the action packed finale of the first season of The West Wing, and we celebrate by talking with Luke Savage, whose Current Affairs article HOW LIBERALS FELL IN LOVE WITH THE WEST WING is the seminal work in the field. We'll be taking a brief break, but we'll be back shortly with season 3 of The West Wing Thing, in which we discuss season 2 of The West Wing. Confused? Ask Dave. He'll explain.
Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics
Episode 21 "Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics" In which Josh and Dave hype the other West Wing podcast, attempt to bring back the word “pud,” reveal who can beat Trump in a debate, and discuss what might actually be the worst line ever uttered on The West Wing. And on The West Wing, the gang sacrifices a live cow to the great god Bipartisanship, and we explain why that's dopey.
Mandatory Minimums
Episode 20 "Mandatory Minimums" Joey Lucas is back, Josh wears his special suit, and the mating habits of emotionally stunted man-boys take center stage. Plus, the dark West Wing past of a Democratic presidential hopeful is laid bare for all to see.
Let Bartlet Be Bartlet
Episode 19 "Let Bartlet Be Bartlet" In an obvious response to our many criticisms of the show, Leo and the gang determine to buckle down and get real about using the power of the White House to actually get something done.