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The West Wing Weekly

5.15: Full Disclosure (with Lawrence O'Donnell)

The West Wing Weekly

Joshua Malina & Hrishikesh Hirway

Tv & Film

4.912.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2018

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Full disclosure: you’re going to hear the words 'full disclosure' a lot in this episode, as we discuss "Full Disclosure." Lawrence O’Donnell joins us to discuss how he wrote this episode, how Richard Schiff changed its meaning without changing a word, and how Josh Lyman’s plot line landed him in Hillary Clinton’s crosshairs.

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0:00.0

You're listening to The West Wing Weekly. I'm Rishi K. Shereway.

0:09.1

And I'm Joshua Molina.

0:10.8

Full disclosure. In this episode, we're talking about episode 15 from season 5. It's called

0:15.5

Full Disclosure.

0:16.4

And Full Disclosure. It was written by Lawrence O'Donnell, Jr. It was directed by Leslie

0:20.9

Lincoln Glatter and it aired on 2.25.04.

0:25.8

So you put the tone in there, too. That's why you're a professional actor.

0:29.2

That's right.

0:31.0

I just said the words.

0:33.0

And coming up a little bit later in the podcast, we'll talk once again to Lawrence O'Donnell.

0:37.8

For more on our brothers, here's the synopsis.

0:39.8

The Bartlett administration reels from press leagues that former Vice President Hoynes is preparing

0:43.6

a tell-all book that will embarrass the President and Leo as Hoynes plans to become a candidate

0:47.8

for President of the United States.

0:49.6

The newsflash first stunned CJ live on the air as she jostles with a cervic pundit tailor

0:54.2

read. Josh welcomes the mayor of Washington DC to the White House to discuss school vouchers

0:59.1

and also encounters a political firestorm when intern Ryan proposes closing a military

1:03.4

base in a district belonging to a powerful congressman.

1:06.2

Toby parles with trade union bosses who reach an impasse over import safeguards for

1:10.9

brushy hairs.

1:12.4

And will the briefly seen makes no impact?

1:16.0

I don't think that's true. I think in the end, in the final resolution for this episode,

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