2.22: Two Cathedrals (Part II, with Aaron Sorkin and Kirsten Nelson)

The West Wing Weekly

Joshua Malina & Hrishikesh Hirway

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4.9 • 12.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2017

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Aaron Sorkin joins Josh and Hrishi for our final episode of Season Two, to talk about his experience writing "Two Cathedrals." Plus, Kirsten Nelson (@NelsonKirsten) tells us about playing the role of the young Mrs Landingham.

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0:00.0	You're listening to The West Wing Weekly. I'm Rishi Kei Shereway.
0:08.4	And I'm Joshua Molina.
0:10.0	Today we're talking about Tuket Theedrals. It's the second part of our discussion of this incredible episode,
0:15.4	the Season 2 finale of The West Wing.
0:18.1	We're joined once again by the creator of The West Wing, Aaron Sorkin.
0:22.0	Aaron, thanks so much for coming back to The West Wing Weekly.
0:24.3	It's my pleasure.
0:25.0	It was written by Aaron Sorkin. It was directed by Thomas Tommy Schlame.
0:28.9	And at first aired on May 16th, 2001.
0:32.6	When's the last time you watched it?
0:34.3	May 16th, 2000.
0:35.5	That was really.
0:36.3	Yeah. Not really.
0:38.4	Yeah. I loved watching the episode when it aired.
0:42.9	I loved sitting there and sort of pretending I was part of the audience that was seeing it for the first time,
0:48.6	pretending I was seeing it for the first time.
0:50.8	And there's hardly any episode that I've gone back and watched a second time.
0:55.8	That's wild.
0:57.2	Yeah. Is there a reason for that?
0:59.2	Well, I think I mentioned this the last time I did the podcast.
1:02.5	There isn't anything I've ever written that I wouldn't like to have back again so that I could write again.
1:08.2	And I don't feel that way while I'm watching the show when it airs.
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