You've done it again. You've put on the West Wing weekly. I'm Josh Womalina.

And I'm Rishikesh Hereway. Today we're talking about Season 5 Episode 8 shutdown or how

Jizaya got his groove back. It was written by Mark Goughman, a terrific fellow, very talented

writer, would later become exec producer of Sleepy Hollow, Bull, White Collar, and other great

shows. This episode was directed by Christopher Missiano and it first aired on November 19,

2003. Coming up later, we'll be joined once again by Jean Spurling. He's the former director

of the National Economic Council. How Stella got her groove back, by the way, was directed

by Kevin Rodney Sullivan, who directed the West Wing episode, Lord John Marbury. Boom.

Of course, a co-starred Tay Diggs. Right. The world of the West Wing is so expansive and

there's so many people who have been involved over the various seasons that really, I feel

like you can look up any big title, movie or TV and find some connection to the West Wing.

How far removed from Kevin Bacon is it? This one I'm saying. I mean, not very far removed.

We can get to Kevin Bacon and, you know, zero steps. There you go. That's all you really

need. Well, one step. Zero steps would be Kevin Bacon on the West Wing. Sure. Okay.

In one step. Yes. I was thinking while I was watching, I was like, this episode is

how just I got his groove back and then I just went and Googled how Stella got her groove

back West Wing and immediately first result, Kevin Rodney Sullivan, director of Lord John

Marbury. There it is. This is a fun game, actually. Pick something else. Okay. Give me

another, something from the 2000s. Something from the 2000s. Or early 90s or whatever.

Those of work. Heather's. Heather's is not from the 2000s. Well, isn't it 90s? That's

fine. I'll just do it without even looking it up. Christian Slater. Christian Slater.

Yeah. I know. That was terrible. I answered it as I said it. That failed on every level.

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