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

Wired and Rewired Podcast - Episode 21 - S2E8 - Duck and Cover

Ellie and Chris hit an all-night diner and enjoy some scrapple as they discuss Season 2, Episode 8, Duck and Cover. They go over how the different threads of Season 2 are now being weaved together as they discuss the detail's pursuit of Frank and the Greeks, Frank's response, and Ziggy's continued self-destructive behavior.
 
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Chapters:
Previous Predictions (1:52)
Squatters' Rights (4:35)
What the Duck? (10:43)
The Too-Big-For-A-Title Chapter (19:00)
Daniels Throws McNulty a Lifeline (46:48)
Killer Cameos, Music Drops, and Mr. Nugget's Life Lessons (1:04:49)
Ellie's Predictions (1:10:48)

Wired and Rewired Podcast - Episode 20 - S2E7 - Backwash

Ellie and Chris stand up to the modern urban crime environment as they discuss Season 2, Episode 7: Backwash. They cover the fallout from D'Angelo's death, Nick's foray into drug dealing, Herc and Carver's doomed surveillance attempt, and the Unit first steps towards uncovering the Greeks' operations.
 
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Wired and Rewired Podcast - Episode 19 - S2E6 - All Prologue

Chris is gonna hear about how he spilled the beans come Thanksgiving time, but he and Ellie forge on as they cover D'Angelo's Second Act, McNulty's Retirement, and Nick's negotiations with both the Greeks and his own principles.
 
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Wired and Rewired Podcast - Episode 18 - S2E5 - Undertow

Ellie and Chris fight against getting pulled under as they cover Episode 5 of Season 2. They talk through Frank making a devil's bargain for his union while Nick and Ziggy trying to get Ziggy out from under his debts to Cheese. They also cover McNulty's two journeys, the Detail getting started, and Bunk and Beadie finding a lead into the Jane Does.
 
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Wired and Rewired Podcast - Episode 17 - S2E4 - Hard Cases

When Ellie and Chris watch Hard Cases, they gonna dance. We cover all the details as the season starts to pick up speed, with the Unit coming back together, Nick and Zig taking on another caper, and McNulty roping in Bubs to track down Omar.
 
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Wired and Rewired Podcast - Episode 16 - S2E3 - Hot Shots

We wear plainclothes while covering Episode 3 to offset the tweedy impertinence and pinstripe lawyerly affectation of Freamon and Bunk. Ellie and Chris also discuss the investigation into the deaths of the women in the can and McNulty's futile attempt to help, Ziggy and Nick's camera caper, and Frank doing everything he can to keep his union together.
 
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Wired and Rewired Podcast - Episode 15 - S2E2 - Collateral Damage

Episode 2, you look like you could use a good cup of coffee. Ellie and Chris first acknowledge Ellie's amazing predicting skills before covering McNulty's shenanigans with Beattie to get Rawls to eat the murders and the beef between Valchek and Sabotka gets cooking.
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Wired and Rewired Podcast - Episode 14 - S2E1 - Ebb Tide

Yo, that be the Season Premiere of the second season of The Wire. Let's hear that sh*t. Ellie talks through her experience of learning about a whole new set of characters the season will follow while Chris tries to provide as much spoiler-free info as he can to clear up any confusion. They also follow up on some familiar faces from Season 1 and discuss what's in store for the season.
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Wired and Rewired Podcast - Episode 13 - Sentencing

Ellie and Chris wrap up Season 1 by recapping Episode 13, Sentencing. They cover both the Unit's successes and failures in their pursuit of the Barksdale organization, and they discuss the setup for the future of some of the characters for Season 2.
 
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Wired and Rewired Podcast - Episode 12 - Cleaning Up

Ellie and Chris review Episode 12, Cleaning Up, in which the title pretty much says it all. Even though the Barksdale organization does its best to tie up loose ends, it still can't evade the Unit entirely. Meanwhile, Daniels tries to prevent Burrell and the department from cleaning up the Unit before their work is done.
 
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