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

Ellie and Chris clock out early to get their school clothes before covering Season 4, Episode 1, Boys of Summer. They cover the introduction of the middle-schoolers, Bodie's new post-Barksdale corner, the Detail chasing Marlo, and Carcetti trying to survive the election.   Chapters:  Intro (0:00) Marlo's Mausoleum (6:37) Dialing for Dollars (14:16) Urine Trouble (34:16) The Wiretaps That Just Keep Giving (51:39) Carver makes Friends (59:59) Stand and Deliver ... sort of (1:09:35) Lex Loser (1:17:09) Killer Cameos, Mr. Nugget's Life Lessons, and Ellie's Predictions (1:38:35) Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired.

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) Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired.

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)   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired.

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)   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired.

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)     Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired.

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) Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired.

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...

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)   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired.

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.   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired.

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) Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired.

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)   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired.

Ellie and Chris go looking for the Edwin Allen Poe house as they discuss Season 3, Episode 2: All Due Respect. They discuss the dog fight and ensuing war between Cheese and Daz, the bond beginning to form between Burrell and Colvin, Cutty's attempt to stay legit, and the unusual relationship between Herc and Carver and Poot and Bodie.   Chapters: Intro (0:00) Listener Mail (woo-hoo!) (3:05) Prediction Scorecard (5:30) Cutty for Hire (7:28) Make Way for Marlo (10:15) Who's Your Dog (24:05) Carcetti Wheels and Deals (1:07:20) Power Hitters to Paper Bags (1:15:42) Killer Cameos, Mr. Nugget's Life Lessons, and Ellie's Predictions (1:46:01)   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. Yo...

Chair recognizes Ellie and Chris as they keep doing the same thing over and over, this time reviewing Season 3, Episode 1: Time After Time. They cover Stringer's New Business Model (10:44), What Cutty is Up To (16:46), Bubs and Johnny Keep Getting Burnt (27:51), The Detail's Diminishing Returns (34:51), Marla Daniels for City Council (58:11), and Colvin's Got No Effs Left to Give (1:01:50).   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired.

Ellie and Chris take a field trip to a hotel at the harbor to discuss the season 2 finale, Port in a Storm. They wrap up all the Season 2 story lines and take a peak at what may be coming in Season 3.   Chapters: (04:30) Frank's Fate (19:20) Nick and the Detail (47:13) Closing the Case on the Can (01:03:04) The Barksdales and Brother (01:25:46) The World Keeps Turning

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Ellie and Chris enjoy two hot dogs and a strawberry soda while discussing Season 2, Episode 11, Bad Dreams. They review the showdown between Omar and Brother Mouzone and follow Frank's efforts to protect his union and his family after the Unit makes its final push to take down the Greeks' organization.   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired.

Ellie and Chris feed the meter before diving into Season 2, Episode 10, Storm Warnings. They cover Ziggy's final, disastrous act, Brother Mouzone establishing his presence with authority, and Valchek's deploying of the Feds and ultimate descent on the Unit.   Chapters: Don't Mess with Mouzone (3:40) Zig Takes a Zag (24:00) FBI Are Friends (45:45) Music, Killer Cameos, and Mr. Nugget's Life Lessons (1:24:15) Predictions (1:29:20)   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired.

Ellie and Chris go undercover as out-of-town salespeople as they discuss Season 2, Episode 9, Stray Rounds. They discuss the tragic events surrounding Bodie's attempt at a hostile takeover, McNulty's "successful" sting at the brothel, and Stringer's decision to partner with Prop Joe while Avon brings in muscle to defend their territory.   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired.   Chapters: Previous Predictions (1:45) Broadus to Brother (3:53) Ziggy's Next Play (38:32) Lazy Boys and Davinas (47:36) Killer Cameos, Music Drops, and Mr. Nugget's Life Lessons (1:18:08) Ellie's Predictions (1:22:48)

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.   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired.   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)

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.   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired.

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.   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired.

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.   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired.

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.   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired.

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.   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired.

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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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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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.   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired.

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.   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired. | Bluesky | Instagram

Everyone is in reaction mode after Kima's shooting during the failed bust with Orlando. The Barksdales circle the wagons while also giving up one of their own, and the police department looks for retribution. Ellie and Chris cover both angles as they recap Episode 11, The Hunt.   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired: Bluesky | Instagram

Ellie and Chris cover one of the most difficult episodes of Season 1, The Cost. They discuss all the ways that the cost is now coming due, and they work through their feelings brought up by the dramatic climax of the episode.   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired.

Ellie and Chris have some fun following games that the unit, the Barksdale Organization, and Omar play in Episode 9, Game Day. We also meet a new player in the game who might be the opposing king on the game's chess board. Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired.

Some characters get taken to school in Episode 8, Lessons, and Ellie and Chris cover all the ways they're forced to learn something new, usually the hard way.   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired.

The wire produces its first arrest, and Prez and Daniels are forced to face the result of the unit's past actions. The arrest leads to the Barksdale Organization changing things up in the pit. Meanwhile, Omar takes revenge on the Barksdale organization by serving up Bird on a platter. Ellie and Chris cover all these details and more as they discuss Episode 7, One Arrest.   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired.

The game is afoot now that the unit has a wiretap up and running and an informant in the fold. Ellie and Chris discuss the eponymous Episode 6, The Wire, and cover how Wallace struggles to come to terms with his role in Brandon's murder, Omar's own reaction to seeing Brandon in the morgue, and Rawls and Daniels butting heads over the future of their respective cases.

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There's nothing slow, nothing late about this episode. Ellie and Chris discuss Episode 5, The Pager, and follow the unit as they take their first big step in pursuing the Barksdale organization, and we see the first big move on the chess board by one king against the other.

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Where DON'T you want to go? While you think about that, Ellie and Chris talk Episode 4, Old Cases, and dig into the backstories of some of the main players in The Wire. Oh, and if you're wondering: 39 times. That's how many times McNulty and Bunk mutter variations of a single word in one of the most famous scenes of the whole series (we counted). 

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Hey Episode 3, how come you got all this wisdom and your life's so hard? Ellie and Chris ponder that question as we learn a valuable lesson about The Game from D'Angelo, follow the detail into the Pit for their first set of hand-to-hands courtesy of Bubbles, and meet a new opponent for the Barksdale organization.    Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired.

Hey Episode 2, you the bomb. The plot thickens for Ellie and Chris as they follow the police who form a (mostly) functioning detail while D'Angelo gets used to both his new role in The Pit and his uncle's presence in his life.    Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired.

Ellie (the rookie) and Chris (the veteran) kick off the launch of the Wired and Rewired Podcast by talking about, naturally, the first episode of Season 1: The Target.
Ellie provides the first-time viewers perspective, and Chris provides the perspective of someone who has watched every episode about 100 times.   Send feedback to our e-mail: wiredandrewired@gmail.com. You can follow us on all social media by searching for @wiredandrewired.