# Lawrence O’Donnell: Inventing Arnie Vinick

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Podcast: [Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda](https://stenobird.com/podcast/clear-vivid-with-alan-alda-734200)
Published: 2026-07-07T07:00:00+00:00
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Today an MS NOW host, in 2004 he was writer/producer on the popular NBC series The West Wing tasked with introducing a new character – a Republican Senator running for president.

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