# 3.16: The U.S. Poet Laureate (with Television Without Pity and David Wade)

An episode of [The West Wing Weekly](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1093364587), 2 Aug 2017, 1 h 07 min.

Audio: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/52/d7aceaba-8e4c-4ebf-a73e-76a62e2625ed/3.16_TheUSPoetLaureate.mp3

We’re joined by two of the co-founders of the website Television Without Pity, Tara Ariano (@TaraAriano) and Sarah D. Bunting (@TomatoNation), to discuss the lemonlyman.com plotline—inspired by Aaron Sorkin’s own posts on TWoP. We’re also joined by David Wade (@davideckelswade) who was national spokesman for then-Senator John Kerry’s presidential campaign and who later served as Secretary Kerry’s chief of staff. We compare President Bartlet’s hot mic moment in this episode with a famous one from John Kerry when he was a candidate. For more, visit thewestwingweekly.com/316. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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