The West Wing Podcast

In this episode of The West Wing Podcast, Maggie and Anne-Sophie share why there haven`t been any new episodes of our podcast and what you can expect from us in the future. You can listen to our interview on Tomorrow Will Be Televised here. If you would like to leave us some feedback, you can mail it to feedback@thewestwingpodcast.com You can follow us on twitter: @anneso87 and @ilea02 and check out our awesome podcasts: Maggie's World Girls' Night In Radio Fighting Anorexia Raus aus der Magersucht    Thank you for subscribing to our podcast!

In this episode of The West Wing Podcast Maggie and Anne-Sophie share their thoughts on The Portland Trip. While President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) and some of the staff are en route overnight to Portland for a major education speech, Leo (John Spencer) remains behind to monitor a tense situation in the Persian Gulf when a foreign tanker is suspected of smuggling contraband oil and fires on U.S. Navy helicopters sent to investigate. Elsewhere, Josh (Bradley Whitford) is on a tight deadline when he debates with an opposing party's congressman, Matt Skinner (Charley Lang) -- who happens to be gay -- the merits of a bill brought before the President that would prohibit same-sex marriages. On the plane, Toby (Richard Schiff) tries to re-work Sam's (Rob Lowe) questionable speech on education while Charlie (Dulé Hill) offers a novel idea that would result in more teachers. In addition, new hire Ainsley (Emily Procter) is content to perspire freely in her overheated office while secretary Margaret (NiCole Robinson) worries that her boss, Leo, might be tempted to take a drink after he signs his divorce papers. Stuff we mentioned: http://www.westwingepguide.com/S2/Episodes/29_TPT.html http://westwing.bewarne.com/second/29portland.html http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0745702/trivia http://www.lectlaw.com/files/leg23.htm http://www.teachforamerica.org/ http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pocket+veto http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresca http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_of_Marriage_Act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution We are now part of the IntroCast Producers & Friends Network. You can find out more about that here. A good resource for The West Wing fans: http://westwing.bewarne.com/13trash.html If you would like to leave us some feedback, you can mail it to feedback@thewestwingpodcast.com You can follow us on twitter: @anneso87 and @ilea02 Thanks For Subscribing To The West Wing Podcast: and check out our awesome podcasts: Maggie's World Girls' Night In Radio Fighting Anorexia Raus aus der Magersucht  True Beauty Podcast

In this episode of The West Wing Podcast Maggie and Anne-Sophie talk about The Lame Duck Congress. A wily President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) considers the extraordinary option of recalling the Senate from a winter holiday to push through a ratification of a new nuclear test-ban treaty -- despite the lame-duck status of many Senators who will not return in the next session -- while the drunken Ukrainian leader, Vasily Konanov (Eugene Lazarev) thunders through the White House demanding to see the President. Elsewhere, Toby (Richard Schiff) is shocked to hear that even if the Senate returns, the White House might still lack the necessary votes; Sam (Rob Lowe) learns something when he grudgingly works with new Republican assistant counsel Ainsley Hayes (Emily Procter); a stubborn C.J. (Allison Janney) argues against allowing reporter Danny (Timothy Busfield) private access to the President for a series of exclusive stories; and Donna (Janel Moloney) is on a mission to get the President to back legislation on repetitive stress injuries. Stuff we mentioned: http://westwing.bewarne.com/second/28lameduck.html http://www.westwingepguide.com/S2/Episodes/28_TLDC.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lame_duck_session   We are now part of the IntroCast Producers & Friends Network. You can find out more about that here. A good resource for The West Wing fans: http://westwing.bewarne.com/13trash.html   If you would like to leave us some feedback, you can mail it to feedback@thewestwingpodcast.com You can follow us on twitter: @anneso87 and @ilea02 Thanks For Subscribing To The West Wing Podcast: and check out our awesome podcasts: Maggie's World Girls' Night In Radio Fighting Anorexia Raus aus der Magersucht  True Beauty Podcast 

In this episode of The West Wing Podcast Maggie and Anne-Sophie share their thoughts on And Surely It's To their Credit. President Bartlet's (Martin Sheen) controversial -- and conservative -- new choice for associate White House counsel (Emily Procter) has rough sledding on her first day when she suffers the wrath of her hostile boss Lionel Tribbey (John Larroquette), gets a chilly reception from her co-workers and is humiliated by two other staffers, Mark Brookline and Steve Joyce (Steven Flynn and Paul Perri). Also, when Josh's (Bradley Whitford) insurance company turns down his claim for his recent life-saving medical bills, Sam (Rob Lowe) tries to convince him to sue the people who shot him -- the Ku Klux Klan. In addition, C.J. (Allison Janney) tries to shame the outspoken General Ed Barrie (Tom Bower) who is critical of the President into meeting with her. Stuff we mentioned: http://www.westwingepguide.com/S2/Episodes/27_AISTTC.html http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0745595/ http://westwing.bewarne.com/second/27credit.html http://math.boisestate.edu/gas/index.html - Gilbert and Sullivan Archive http://math.boisestate.edu/gas/pinafore/html/index.html - HMS Pinafore http://math.boisestate.edu/gas/pirates/html/index.html - The Pirates of Penzance   We are now part of the IntroCast Producers & Friends Network. You can find out more about that here. A good resource for The West Wing fans: http://westwing.bewarne.com/13trash.html   If you would like to leave us some feedback, you can mail it to feedback@thewestwingpodcast.com You can follow us on twitter: @anneso87 and @ilea02 Thanks For Subscribing To The West Wing Podcast: and check out our awesome podcasts: Maggie's World Girls' Night In Radio Fighting Anorexia Raus aus der Magersucht 

In this episode of The West Wing Podcast Maggie and Anne-Sophie talk about Episode 4 of Season 2 called In This White House. When a confident Sam (Rob Lowe) is outmatched by a novice Republican adviser, Ainsley Hayes (Emily Procter) on a political point-counterpoint television program, an impressed President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) offers to hire her as assistant White House counsel despite her party affiliation-- a bold move that sends shock waves through the resentful staff. Elsewhere, Toby (Richard Schiff) and Josh (Bradley Whitford) attend a deadlocked White House summit between representatives of pharmaceutical companies and the leaders of AIDS-ravaged African nations to discuss the high price and availability of much-needed drugs. However, the President is concerned for the safety of President Nimbala (Zakes Mokae), the eloquent leader of one of the nations, after news spreads about a bloody coup back home in his country. Stuff we mentioned: http://westwing.bewarne.com/second/26whitehouse.html http://www.westwingepguide.com/S2/Episodes/26_ITWH.html http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0745637/trivia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_jury http://campus.udayton.edu/~grandjur/faq/faq1.htm http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript.html We are now part of the IntroCast Producers & Friends Network. You can find out more about that here. A good resource for The West Wing fans: http://westwing.bewarne.com/13trash.html If you would like to leave us some feedback, you can mail it to feedback@thewestwingpodcast.com You can follow us on twitter: @anneso87 and @ilea02 Thanks For Subscribing To The West Wing Podcast: and check out our awesome podcasts: Maggie's World Girls' Night In Radio Fighting Anorexia Raus aus der Magersucht 

In this episode of The West Wing Podcast Maggie and Anne-Sophie share their thoughts on the 2nd episode of Season 2 called The Midterms. As one of the President's staff, Josh (Bradley Whitford) recovers from bullet wounds, the rest of the team pushes on to the "mid-term" congressional elections in November -- but as C.J. (Allison Janney) deflects press requests on how the assassination attempt has affected the mood in the White House, she knows that nearly everyone bears psychological scars in its aftermath. In particular, Charlie (Dulé Hill) is affected when he learns more about the shooting and reacts coldly both to Bartlet (Martin Sheen) and Zoey (Elisabeth Moss). For his part, Toby (Richard Schiff) surveys the President's newfound popularity in the polls and proposes that the administration pursue a course that would turn up the heat on extremist groups while Sam (Rob Lowe) convinces a friend, Tom Jordan (Jamie Denton) to run for Congress after the death of Grant Samuels, the current congressman. Elsewhere, Bartlet is obsessed with an obscure school board election in New Hampshire for purely personal reasons.Stuff we talked about:http://westwing.bewarne.com/second/25midterms.htmlhttp://www.westwingepguide.com/S2/Episodes/25_TM.html http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0745700/trivia http://www.rslevinson.com/gaylesissues/features/collect/drlaura/bl_drlaura009.htm We are now part of the IntroCast Producers & Friends Network. You can find out more about that here. A good resource for The West Wing fans: http://westwing.bewarne.com/13trash.html If you would like to leave us some feedback, you can mail it to feedback@thewestwingpodcast.com You can follow us on twitter: @anneso87 and @ilea02 Thanks For Subscribing To The West Wing Podcast: and check out our awesome podcasts: Maggie's World Girls' Night In Radio Fighting Anorexia Raus aus der Magersucht 

In this episode of The West Wing Podcast Maggie and Anne-Sophie talk about the first episode of Season 2 called In the Shadow of Two Gunmen. All the President's (Martin Sheen) men and women scramble in the chaotic wake of an assassination attempt that leaves some victims fighting for their lives. Meanwhile, as a manhunt continues, the wounded drift in and out of surgery recalling how Bartlet's team came together during the dark months of his longshot primary campaign. Elsewhere, the press department is hounded by the media for details of the shooting while a military crisis looms in Iraq.   We are now part of the IntroCast Producers & Friends Network. You can find out more about that here. A good resource for The West Wing fans: http://westwing.bewarne.com/13trash.html   If you would like to leave us some feedback, you can mail it to feedback@thewestwingpodcast.com You can follow us on twitter: @anneso87 and @ilea02 Thanks For Subscribing To The West Wing Podcast: and check out our awesome podcasts: Maggie's World Girls' Night In Radio Fighting Anorexia Raus aus der Magersucht 

In this episode of The West Wing Podcast Maggie and Anne-Sophie talk about the Finale of Season 1 called What Kind of Day Has it Been. President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) prepares for a town hall meeting with college students while the U.S. military races to find a downed American pilot in the Iraqi desert before the Iraqi military captures him. C.J. (Allison Janney) doesn't relish the notion of misleading the press over rescue preparations. Likewise, Toby (Richard Schiff) tries to ignore updates from the distressed orbiting space shuttle which includes his brother, a payload specialist aboard the craft which cannot close its cargo doors. Meanwhile, a huffing Josh (Bradley Whitford) is dispatched to run down and convince the wayward Vice President (Tim Matheson) to re-think his position on campaign finance reform.   We are now part of the IntroCast Producers & Friends Network. You can find out more about that here. A good resource for The West Wing fans: http://westwing.bewarne.com/13trash.html   If you would like to leave us some feedback, you can mail it to feedback@thewestwingpodcast.com You can follow us on twitter: @anneso87 and @ilea02 Thanks For Subscribing To The West Wing Podcast: and check out our awesome podcasts: Maggie's World Girls' Night In Radio Fighting Anorexia Raus aus der Magersucht 

In this episode of The West Wing Podcast Maggie and Anne-Sophie talk about the 21st episode of season 1 called Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics. While President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) and his staff nervously await the results of a poll to determine his favorability rating, he begins a heady transfer of ambassadors and members of the Federal Election Commission designed to kickstart campaign finance reform and defuse an embarrassing incident overseas. Specifically, wheeler-dealer Bartlet recalls the married ambassador to Bulgaria (Lawrence Pressman) who is discovered to be romancing the daughter of the country's Prime Minister, but faces another crisis at home when Sam (Rob Lowe) is photographed by a newspaper giving a graduation gift to known call girl (Lisa Edelstein). Meanwhile, C.J. (Allison Janney) anxiously paces the White House corridors and wonders if she is being marginalized by Leo (John Spencer) for past mistakes. In addition, Josh (Bradley Whitford) clashes with opinionated pollster Joey (Marlee Matlin). We are now part of the IntroCast Producers & Friends Network. You can find out more about that here. Stuff we were talking about: http://www.westwingepguide.com/S1/Episodes/21_LDLAS.html http://westwing.bewarne.com/21lies.html http://www.gallup.com/poll/116479/barack-obama-presidential-job-approval.aspx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1948 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_%28law%29 A good resource for The West Wing fans: http://westwing.bewarne.com/13trash.html If you would like to leave us some feedback, you can mail it to feedback@thewestwingpodcast.com You can follow us on twitter: @anneso87 and @ilea02 Thanks For Subscribing To The West Wing Podcast: and check out our awesome podcasts: Maggie's World Girls' Night In Radio Fighting Anorexia Raus aus der Magersucht 

In this episode of  The West Wing Podcast, Maggie and Anne-Sophie talk about the 20th Episode of Season 1 called Mandatory Minimus. A newly energized President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) bucks tradition and throws down the gauntlet when he names two campaign finance reformers to the Federal Election Commission despite threats from his political opponents to introduce embarrassing legislation that would dare him not to sign. But the President wants to go further and floats a controversial new drug enforcement policy. In the meantime, the early reactions to his first announcement are not encouraging, especially from top-notch pollster Al Kiefer (John de Lancie) who is hired to take the public's "temperature". Kiefer's arrival means his attractive cohort, Joey Lucas (Marlee Matlin), accompanies him, and she again draws a smitten Josh's (Bradley Whitford) attention. Toby (Richard Schiff) agrees to seek out his ex-wife (Kathleen York), a breezy congresswoman, to gauge her response to any future narcotics legislation that would emphasize prevention over enforcement. Leo (John Spencer) -- uncomfortably aware of his own brush with drugs -- agrees to be the Chief Executive's front man for positioning the high-voltage issue of revising the drug laws. Some references: http://www.westwingepguide.com/S1/Episodes/20_MM.html http://westwing.bewarne.com/20minimums.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandatory_sentencing We are now part of the IntroCast Producers & Friends Network. You can find out more about that here. A good resource for The West Wing fans: http://westwing.bewarne.com/13trash.html   If you would like to leave us some feedback, you can mail it to feedback@thewestwingpodcast.com You can follow us on twitter: @anneso87 and @ilea02 Thanks For Subscribing To The West Wing Podcast: and check out our awesome podcasts: Maggie's World Girls' Night In Radio Fighting Anorexia Raus aus der Magersucht