After four years away, we’re bringing back The West Wing Weekly in a new form. As this election season heats up, we’re taking a weekly respite from the stress of reality, and turning towards political cinema instead. We’re watching and discussing some of our favorite films. It’s the same mix of analysis and nonsense that you’ve come to expect from The West Wing Weekly, but applied to a different movie each week. We’re starting our journey in the familiar territory of Aaron Sorkin dialogue, with The American President.We’re launching this podcast on our Patreon page, for paid subscribers. Go to patreon.com/thewestwingweekly to subscribe and join us. There are different tiers to choose from, starting at $5/month. Every paid tier has access to the podcast, with additional benefits and ways to connect with us and other TWWWPFF listeners at higher tiers. Okay, what’s next? We’re back! Let’s go!

The West Wing Weekly is an episode-by-episode discussion of the beloved television show The West Wing, co-hosted by Hrishikesh Hirway and Joshua Malina, who starred as Will Bailey for four seasons of the series. Based in Los Angeles, CA.

Hrishikesh Hirway is a musician and podcast creator. He is the host and creator of the Song Exploder, as well as the Netflix original series based on the podcast. Hrishikesh produced and co-hosted the award-winning podcasts Home Cooking, with chef and author Samin Nosrat, and The West Wing Weekly, with actor Joshua Malina. He’s the creator and host of the podcast Partners, and creator and executive producer of The Jump, hosted by Shirley Manson. He helped Google launch their first original podcast, serving as host and producer. As a recording artist, he’s released four albums and three EPs, and composed original scores for film, television, podcasts, and a video game. His most recent EP, Rooms I Used to Call My Own, features collaborations with Yo-Yo Ma, Jay Som, and Grammy-winning producer John Congleton. Hrishikesh has performed as a voice actor in the television show Bob’s Burgers, the DC Comics podcast Harley Quinn & the Joker: Sound Mind, and is a frequent contributor to the children’s storytelling podcast Circle Round. His TED Talk, "What you discover when you really listen," has been viewed three million times. He serves the Library of Congress as an advisor on digital strategy. In 2021, Fast Company named him one of the Most Creative People in Business, and AdWeek named him to their Creative 100 list, as an “innovator reshaping the media landscape.