The West Wing Weekly

13/03/2026

Come see us live in Chicago on May 30! Joshua & Hrishikesh will be on stage and having a conversation about life, art, creativity, and Hrishi's new album. Afterwards, Hrishi and his band will perform. We never got to bring The West Wing Weekly to Chicago, so we're making up for it now! Tickets here: https://lh-st.com/shows/05-30-2026-hrishikesh-hirway/

24/02/2026

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24/04/2025

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22/03/2025

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21/10/2024

UK boys! Hrishi went to Josh’s play, “What We Talk about When We Talk about Anne Frank” while he was in London. It’s terrific (as all the reviews are saying)! Go see it!

01/10/2024

Our new mini-series, The West Wing Weekly Political Film Fest, is now available on our regular podcast feed! We were able to work with our friends at Radiotopia to figure out an ad-supported version, so everyone can listen. The first episode, on The American President, is out today! To hear it, just head back to The West Wing Weekly on your favorite podcast app, and re-subscribe to the show. New episodes will come out every Tuesday!

23/09/2024

Have you seen Martin Sheen's terrifying depiction of J.Edgar Hoover in "Judas and the Black Messiah"? We discuss this Oscar-winning movie in today's episode of The West Wing Weekly Political Film Fest! Subscribe to our Patreon and listen here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/judas-and-black-112512479

16/09/2024

Our third episode in the Political Film Fest is out now! We discuss the masterpiece Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is out now! Listen to our conversation about the genius of Peter Sellers playing three different characters, and all the incredible creative decisions that went into the movie, which also featured James Earl Jones in his very first film role. https://www.patreon.com/thewestwingweekly

11/09/2024

Our second installment of The West Wing Weekly Political Film Fest is out now! This week, Joshua and Hrishikesh discuss the brilliant movie “In the Loop,” from the creators of “Veep” and “The Thick of It” and “Succession” and more. Become a Patreon supporter to listen to this, plus our episode on The American President, our upcoming episode on Dr Strangelove…and all the rest of TWWWPFF. https://patreon.com/thewestwingweekly

06/09/2024

Please come see the play, and say “hi” after, if you’re in London! — JM

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02/09/2024

Our podcast episode on The American President just came out! It's the opening entry in the TWWW Political Film Fest. Join our Patreon to listen as we discuss the film: the highs, the lows, and all the ways it prefigured The West Wing. https://www.patreon.com/posts/american-111086920

23/08/2024

We recorded our conversation with Melissa Fitzgerald, Mary McCormack, Aaron Sorkin, Richard Schiff, Janel Moloney, and Dulé Hill about the Melissa and Mary's new book "What's Next: A Backstage Pass to the West Wing," and you can listen to it now as an episode of the podcast: thewestwingweekly.com/021

Congratulations to Melissa and Mary – the new book is officially a New York Times Bestseller!

Get your copy here: https://bookshop.org/a/104031/9780593184547