The West Wing Weekly
Hrishikesh Hirway and Joshua Malina
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The West Wing Weekly is an episode-by-episode discussion of one of television’s most beloved shows, cohosted by one of its stars, Joshua Malina, along with Hrishikesh Hirway of Song Exploder. We are a proud member of the Radiotopia podcast network, from PRX.
After graduating from Yale University with a bachelor's degree in theater, Malina made his professional acting debut in the Broadway production of A Few Good Men, written by West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin. He went on to star as Jeremy Goodwin in Sorkin’s critically acclaimed television series Sports Night. He worked with Sorkin once again on The West Wing, joining the cast in the fourth season. On the big screen, Malina has appeared in Bulworth, In the Line of Fire, and A View from the Top, among other films. Currently, he stars as U.S. Attorney General David Rosen in ABC’s hit show Scandal.
Hirway is a musician, composer, and political news junkie. He makes music as half of the band Moors, and on his own as the One AM Radio. He scored the films Our Nixon and Save the Date. Hirway also is the creator and host of the podcast Song Exploder, where musicians take apart their songs and tell the story of how they were made, featuring guests such as U2, Björk, MGMT, the National, and many others. He studied art and design at Yale, and lives in Los Angeles.