About this episode

The episode explores whether 'The Candidate' serves as an anti-'West Wing' narrative, featuring an interview with screenwriter Jeremy Larner.

Is The Candidate, in fact, the anti- West Wing ? A political story that ends not with a bang, but with a question of existential dread. Interview with screenwriter Jeremy Larner in Brooklyn Magazine The trailer for Downhill Racer (1969) Jerry Seinfeld on Letterman: "You're rooting for clothes." Let us know what you thought of the film! Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

People in this episode

Hosts: Joshua Malina, Hrishikesh Hirway

Guest: Jeremy Larner

Topics covered

• politics
• existential dread
• film analysis
• screenwriting
• interviews

Keywords

• The Candidate
• existential dread
• political story
• screenwriter
• film analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Brooklyn Magazine

Books & works: Downhill Racer

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