Show logo. It depicts the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, draped with the "Practical Idealism" banner from the 1999 West Wing episode "Five Votes Down"
Presentation
Hosted by
Dave Anthony Josh Olson
Genre
Political podcast
Language
English
Length
typically 60–120 minutes per episode
Production
Production
Brian Siano
Theme music composed by
Collyn McCoy (Diesel Boots)
Opening theme
"Calling All Wanglords"
Audio format
MP3
No. of seasons
7
No. of episodes
167
Publication
Original release
March 25, 2019 (2019-03-25) – September 22, 2022 (2022-09-22)
Provider
All Things Comedy
Related
Related shows
The Dollop The Movies That Made Me Chapo Trap House Michael And Us The Audit
Website
westwingthing.libsyn.com
The West Wing Thing is a progressive media analysis and commentary podcast created and hosted by the screenwriters Dave Anthony and Josh Olson. First uploaded in 2019–22, the series discusses the TV drama The West Wing (1999–2006) on an episode-by-episode basis, from a left-wing political perspective.[1][2]
Early episodes were recorded in All Things Comedy in Burbank, California prior to the COVID-19 pandemic; later episodes were recorded from the hosts' homes.[3] Heavy metal musician Collyn McCoy ("Diesel Boots") provides the theme tunes, which vary each season, as well as theme tunes for regular sections such as "West Wing Brain," "Misogyny Rundown" and "Psaki Bomb."[4] Guests on the show included David Sirota, John Rogers, Wyatt Cenac, Matt Taibbi, Blaire Erskine, Thomas Frank, Jared Yates Sexton, Abby Martin, Eddie Pepitone, Bilge Ebiri, Lee Camp, Katie Halper, several members of Chapo Trap House, Briahna Joy Gray, Gareth Reynolds, Marianne Williamson, Nathan J. Robinson, Adam McKay, Adolph L. Reed Jr., Wil Anderson and Susan Saxe.[5]
^"Forget The Politics, Enjoy The Drama: The West Wing Celebrates 20 Years". December 7, 2019.
^"The West Wing Thing". Comedian Dave Anthony.
^Comedy, All Things (June 16, 2020). "The West Wing Thing". All Things Comedy.
^@MccoyCollyn (October 28, 2020). "I don't devote a lot of time to blowing smoke up my own ass, but I think the next @TheWestWingThi1 theme song migh…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^"The West Wing Podcasts". player.fm. 28 October 2020.
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