5.19: Talking Points (with Richard Schiff)

The West Wing Weekly

Joshua Malina & Hrishikesh Hirway

Tv & Film

4.9 • 12.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2018

⏱️ 79 minutes

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We're joined by Richard Schiff to discuss this episode, his television directing debut! Hear what it was like for him to step behind the camera for this story about power and labor and international trade.

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0:00.0	You're listening to The West Wing Weekly. I'm Rishikesh Hereway.
0:09.0	And I'm Joshua Molina.
0:10.6	And today we're talking about Talking Points.
0:13.0	That's episode 19 from season 5.
0:15.0	It was written by our dear friend Eli Addy.
0:17.8	It was directed by our dear friend Richard Schiff.
0:20.8	Richard Schiff.
0:21.7	Richard Schiff making his television directorial debut, I believe.
0:24.8	Heza!
0:25.6	And it originally aired on April 21st, 2004.
0:29.5	Joining us later in this episode, Richard Schiff.
0:32.2	Hurrah!
0:33.2	Here's the official synopsis of this episode.
0:35.4	On the eve of the president's controversial trade summit
0:37.6	meeting in Brussels, Josh is troubled when he learns
0:39.9	that Bartlett will reverse his position
0:41.5	about sacrificing American jobs to foreign lands.
0:44.3	CJ is frustrated with a new federal communications commission
0:47.1	ruling, allowing multimedia companies
0:49.2	increased ownership of TV stations.
0:51.6	Meanwhile, the administration tries to downplay
0:54.0	job loss statistics.
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