3.08: The Women of Qumar (with Allison Janney and Fmr UN Ambassador Sarah Mendelson)

The West Wing Weekly

Joshua Malina & Hrishikesh Hirway

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4.9 • 12.2K Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2017

⏱️ 75 minutes

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This week's episode gets a bit dark, as does our discussion of it. We're honored to have two amazing guests. We learn more about the realities of trafficking with former UN Ambassador Sarah Mendelson (@SarahMendelson). And the brilliant but elusive Allison Janney (@AllisonBJanney) finally — finally! — makes her West Wing Weekly debut. For more, visit thewestwingweekly.com/308.

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0:00.0	Before we get started we just wanted to give a heads up to any parents out there who may listen to our podcast with their children.
0:05.0	Our discussion of the women of Kamar gets deeper into the subject of human trafficking and prostitution and at times it gets very serious and very dark because the realities are very serious and very dark. Because the realities are very serious and very dark.
0:14.8	So you may want to listen to this one on your own first
0:17.1	to determine if your children are ready for the entire conversation.
0:19.7	Thanks. Hi friends you're listening to the West Wing Weekly I'm Joshua Molina and I'm
0:31.2	Rishi K Shehirway and today we're talking about the Women of Kamar.
0:34.9	It's from season 3, episode 8.
0:37.4	It aired originally on November 28, 2001.
0:41.3	The Teleplay is by Aaron Sorkin, and the story is by Felicia Wilson, Laura Glasser, and
0:47.8	Julia Dahl.
0:49.1	The episode was directed by Alex Graves.
0:51.9	So a story by three women, because this is the women's issue episode.
0:57.0	Gotta stack the roster.
0:59.0	Seems like it.
1:00.0	This episode deals with CJ taking on the rest of the staff over an arms deal to
1:05.6	Kamar, a country that's essentially supposed to be Saudi Arabia.
1:09.6	Yes.
1:10.6	There's also a parallel, though not intersecting plotline about Josh and Amy Gardner played by Mary Louise Parker who gets introduced for the first time this episode
1:20.5	discussing a treaty and language around prostitution.
1:24.0	Toby meets with a veterans group who are upset about a Smithsonian exhibit that deals with
1:29.5	Pearl Harbor and Sam is working on a lawsuit about seatbelts.
1:34.3	Am I wrong or do I detect what was just an extemper rhinopsis?
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