{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5f28b333f956d87bb1ad6cbf/60b7fc2fcc0016001b75e6a8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"West Wing Wednesdays: A Proportional Response w/ Alex Berger","description":"<p>For the third episode of West Wing Wednesdays, we brought on Alex Berger, writer on the upcoming Law &amp; Order offshoot, For the Defense, to talk about A PROPORTIONAL RESPONSE.</p><p><br></p><p>We talk about&nbsp;how the audience must suspend their disbelief in the show's bombastic dialogue, and view the characters more like superheroes than real life political figures, to better tune into what it's&nbsp;trying to achieve. We also discuss the cycling between optimism and pessimism toward real world politics that affect that era's fictionalized representation&nbsp;of the white house.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Find Alex at:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://twitter.com/alexbergerla\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">twitter.com/alexbergerla</a></p><p><br></p><p>Patreon:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://patreon.com/podcastlikeits1989\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">patreon.com/podcastlikeits1989</a></p><p><br></p><p>Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"twitter.com/podcastlikeits\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">twitter.com/podcastlikeits</a></p><p><br></p><p>Instagram:&nbsp;<a href=\"instagram.com/podcastlikeits\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">instagram.com/podcastlikeits</a></p><p><br></p><p>Reddit:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://reddit.com/r/PodcastLikeIts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">reddit.com/r/PodcastLikeIts</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Rebel Talk Network"}