Aaron Sorkin

About this episode

Oscar-winning screenwriter and playwright Aaron Sorkin joins Monica this week on Reclaiming for a conversation about the places that shape us and the years we wish we could get back. Aaron reflects on falling in love with theater as a child, why it still matters to watch a movie in a room full of strangers, and what he missed when Broadway went dark during the pandemic. Even with To Kill a Mockingbird on hold, he kept running the play in his head, right down to intermission. He and Monica revisit the unexpected connection between the 1998 scandal and the early days of The West Wing. Aaron also opens up about what it means to look back on a decade lost to addiction and how he thinks about that time today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices