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

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026 The West Wing Podcast – The Midterms

by anneso87 on May 7, 2012

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

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025 The West Wing Podcast – In the Shadow of Two Gunmen

April 30, 2012

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 [...]

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024 The West Wing Podcast – What Kind of Day Has it Been

April 23, 2012

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 [...]

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023 The West Wing Podcast – Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics

April 16, 2012

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 [...]

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022 The West Wing Podcast – Mandatory Minimums

April 9, 2012

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 [...]

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021 The West Wing Podcast – Let Bartlet Be Bartlet

April 3, 2012

In this episode of The West Wing Podcast, Maggie and Anne-Sophie talk about the 19th Episode of Season 1 called “Let Bartlet Be Bartlet”. Rumors percolate about a scathing memo that outlines the weaknesses of President Bartlet’s (Martin Sheen) administration for his political rival and grip the White House, until C.J. (Allison Janney) learns it came from [...]

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020 The West Wing Podcast – Six Meetings Before Lunch

March 26, 2012

In this episode of The West Wing Podcast, Maggie and Anne-Sophie talk about the 18th episode of the first season called ‘Six Meetings Before Lunch‘. When Zoey (Elisabeth Moss) attends a college fraternity party in which one of her friends is busted for using illegal drugs, C.J. (Allison Janney) struggles to keep the embarrassing story [...]

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019 The West Wing Podcast – The White House Pro-Am

March 18, 2012

In this episode of  The West Wing Podcast, Maggie and Anne-Sophie talk about the 17th episode of the first season called ‘The White House Pro-Am’. The President’s (Martin Sheen) and First Lady’s (Stockard Channing) staffs feud over rival agendas when her public statements about foreign child-labor abuse inspires a Congresswoman (Amy Aquino) to attach an amendment [...]

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018 The West Wing Podcast – 20 Hours in L.A.

March 5, 2012

In this episode of The West Wing Podcast, Maggie and Anne-Sophie talk about “20 Hours in L.A.”. President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) and several of his staff head to Los Angeles for a whirlwind visit that is topped off by a star-studded fundraiser hosted by a wealthy film honcho (Bob Balaban) who threatens to cancel the [...]

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