The West Wing Weekly
Hosted by Hrishi and Josh · Joshua Malina & Hrishikesh Hirway
4.9from 11,030 ratings
- 209
- Episodes
- 9
- Transcribed
- 11,030
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2016
- First episode
- 480K
- YouTube views
About The West Wing Weekly
From The West Wing to The Diplomat to All the President's Men, we discuss works of political television and film. Co-hosted by Joshua Malina (The West Wing, Scandal) and Hrishikesh Hirway (Song Exploder).
- Publisher
- Joshua Malina & Hrishikesh Hirway
- Category
- tv & film
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 15 Mar 2016
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
9 of 209 episodes have a transcript.
5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Diplomat 1.06: Some Lusty Tornado (with Rufus Sewell)
29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Diplomat 1.05: The Dogcatcher (with Ambassador A. Elizabeth Jones)
22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Diplomat 1.04: He Bought a Hat
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The Diplomat 1.06: Some Lusty Tornado (with Rufus Sewell)
Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] You know, like secretary versus secretary is like a big one. And the things that are giveaways. Right. Like, you know, I think I occasionally have little giveaways. But I mean, listen, I love doing accents. I've always loved the mask. You know, there's something freeing about a limitation sometimes. […]
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- Rufus Sewell
- A Elizabeth Jones
- Don Ruschman
- Andrew Bernstein
- Debora Cahn
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 480,492
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 10,434 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 596 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 69 / 100
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- Quality
- 64
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 96
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