Wired and Rewired Podcast: A First Timer’s and Long Timer’s Rewatch of The Wire

Wired and Rewired Podcast - Episode 37 - S3E12 - Mission Accomplished

Ellie and Chris toss a couple more beer cans on the roof of the station after they review Season 3, Episode 12, Mission Accomplished. They cover the fallout from Stringer Bell, the Unit finally catching up with Avon, Brother Mouzone and Omar parting ways, and the political ramifications of Hamsterdam.
 
Chapters:
Intro (0:00)
Prediction Scorecard (2:08)
Roiling Royce (5:08)
Bell in a Body Bag (8:41)
A Conflicted Avon (16:32)
Mission Accomplished (19:40)
Dante (50:39)
Hamsterdamage (53:08)
Dennis' Propsects (1:03:08)
Fallout (1:06:09)
Montage (1:31:07)
Killer Cameos, Mr. Nugget's Life Lessons, and Ellie's Predictions (1:49:29)
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Wired and Rewired Podcast - Episode 36 - S3E11 - Middle Ground

Ellie and Chris donate to join the Gold Circle Club as they review Emmy-nominated Middle Ground (Season 3, Episode 11). They discuss the culmination of the Detail's long-lived pursuit of Stringer Bell, Dennis and Bubs taking on new proteges, and the crossed paths of Avon and Stringer.
 
Chapters:
    Intro (0:00)
    Prediction Scorecard (3:56)
    Tag Team (4:47)
    Carcetti Sees the Ugly (10:27)
    Stringer Is Hung Out to Dry (27:36)
    Dennis and Bubs Proteges (57:47)
    McNulty Is Beaten to the Punch (1:11:28)
    Killer Cameos, Mr. Nugget's Life Lessons, and Ellie's Predictions (1:39:38)
 
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Wired and Rewired Podcast - Episode 35 - S3E10 - Reformation

Even though they got the bingo tonight, Ellie and Chris take the time to review Season 3, Episode 10: Reformation. They cover the Coop's Crisis of Leadership, Colvin facing the music at Comstat, and the Detail finally breaking through the burner obstacles.  
 
Chapters:
    Intro (0:00)
    Prediction Scorecard (2:05)
    Call It a Crisis of Leadership (5:08)
    Colvin Comes Clean (27:51)
    With Friends Like Carcetti Who Needs Enemies (51:32)
    Calvin's New Con (55:42)
    Mouzone-ing In On Omar (1:24:31)
    Coach Dennis (1:37:53)
    Killer Cameos, Mr. Nugget's Life Lessons, and Ellie's Predictions (1:49:14)
 
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Wired and Rewired Podcast - Episode 34 - S3E9 - Slapstick

Ellie and Chris know better than to disrespect a Sunday morning as they recap Season 3, Episode 9, Slapstick. They cover among other things Prez' disastrous turn down the wrong alley, Dennis' journey through the bureacracy, and Stringer violating the Sunday truce.
    Intro (0:00)
    Prediction Scorecard (2:30)
    A Racial Component to Consider (8:42)
    Permits, Permits, Permits (52:25)
    Herc Be Snitchin' (57:46)
    Carcetti for Council President??? (1:09:53)
    Breaking the Sunday Truce (1:12:49)
    Don't Mess with Omar's Grandmama (1:43:24)
    Killer Cameos, Mr. Nugget's Life Lessons, and Ellie's Predictions (1:48:29)
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Wired and Rewired Podcast - Episode 33 - S3E8 - Moral Midgetry

Ellie and Chris play around with the Make-a-Face while they recap Season 3, Episode 8, Moral Midgetry. They discuss the state of Hamsterdam, Dennis' (former Cutty) first steps on his new journey, the Detail's pursuit of the Trac phones, and the fractures starting to form in the Barksdale organization.
 
Chapters: 
Intro (0:00)
Prediction Scorecard (2:33)
Carcetti Gets Schooled (6:29)
Help for Hamsterdam (13:15)
My Dennis (29:22)
Tracking Trac Phones (43:11)
Home, James (1:09:56)
The Chump Brothers (1:10:50)
Killer Cameos, Mr. Nugget's Life Lessons, and Ellie's Predictions (1:59:25)
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Wired and Rewired Podcast - Episode 31 - S3E7 - Back Burners

Ellie and Chris do a taste test of Bushmills versus Jamesons while they cover Season 3, Episode 7, Back Burners. They unpack Omar's gift to Bunk, Carcetti's and Marlo's chess moves, Carver and Colvin doing for Hamsterdam while McNulty and Kima discover it, and Ellie reignites her love of Cutty thanks to his search for a second chance.
 
Chapters:
 Intro (0:00)
 Prediction Scorecard (3:50)
 Neatly Wrapped Present for Bunk (7:03)
 Carcetti's Next Power Play (17:27)
 Hamsterdam Needs a Babysitter's Club (28:45)
 Marlo Raises Rats with Wings (51:19)
 Avon's Threats and Stringer Sweats and Frets (56:08)
 Break-ups and Booty Calls (1:12:58)
 Ellie Hearts Cutty Again (1:49:20)
 Killer Cameos, Mr. Nugget's Life Lessons, and Ellie's Predictions (1:59:25)
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Wired and Rewired Podcast - Episode 31 - S3E6 - Homecoming

Ellie and Chris don a couple of big, white t-shirts as they review Season 3, Episode 6, Homecoming. They cover the war starting between Avon and Marlo, the continuing evolution of Hamsterdam, Bunk meeting with Omar, and Kima and McNulty's last-ditch effort to have the unit turn its focus back to Stringer.
 
Chapters:
Baghdad and Businessmen (7:46)
Hamsterdam Heats Up (47:35)
Carcetti Lays the Groundwork (59:35)
Bunk is Back (1:11:43)
Kima and McNulty's Workaround (1:27:11)
 
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Wired and Rewired Podcast - Episode 30 - S3E5 - Straight and True

Ellie and Chris crack open a case of PBR while they cover Season 3, Episode 5, Straight and True. They discuss Stringer's attempt to woo Marlo, Colvin's attempt to woo the mid-level dealers, and Carcetti's attempt to woo the mayor into protecting witnesses.
 
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Wired and Rewired Podcast - Episode 29 - S3E4 - Amsterdam

Ellie and Chris ain't getting their heads up as they discuss Season 3 Episode 4, Amsterdam. They cover Cutty's attempt to stay on the straight, Colvin's attempt to offer the corner boys amnesty for selling drugs, and McNulty's attempt to reel Stringer back in.
 
Chapters:
Intro (0:00)
Welcome to Hamsterdam (4:05)
Looking for a Glock in a Haystack (23:15)
Stringer: Dealer to Developer (31:02)
Carcetti for Mayor (1:16:32)
Welcome Back Cutty (1:20:57)
Killer Cameos, Mr. Nugget's Life Lessons, and Ellie's Predictions (1:36:30)
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Wired and Rewired Podcast - Episode 28 - S3E3 - Dead Soldiers

Ellie and Chris reviewing Season 3, Episode 3 Dead Soldiers ain't no 40-degree day. They follow Cutty's attempt to return to regular life, Colvin's plan to bring the crime rate down in the Western, Omar's heist gone wrong, and the legacy left behind by producer Bob Colesberry (aka Ray Cole).
 
Chapters: 
Intro (0:00)
Cutty's Closed Door (6:30)
Omar 1, Barksdale 1 (14:06)
Colvin at Comstat (42:57)
Major Crimes Moves On (58:33)
Carcetti the Cheater (1:12:36)
Rest in Peace Ray (1:15:46)
Killer Cameos, Mr. Nugget's Life Lessons, and Ellie's Predictions (1:26:19)
 
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