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

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

November 18, 2025Wired and Rewired Podcast - Episode 40 - S4E3 - Home Rooms
Ellie and Chris have their proper uniforms on as they review the first day of school for the boys in Season 4, Episode 3 Home Rooms. They cover the mayoral race between Royce and Carcetti, Prez's and the boys' first day at Tilghman Middle, Colvin's new career opportunity, and Omar's triumphant return.
Intro (0:00)
Prediction Scorecard (3:36)
Political Warfare (7:30)
Old Times (22:40)
Ultimatum for Bodie (26:33)
New Day, New Deal ... (40:31)
Domestic Life for Omar (43:57)
New Leadership for Major Crimes (55:14)
Once a Cop, Always a Cop (1:13:56)
F Prezbo (1:34:32)
Killer Cameos, Mr. Nugget's Life Lessons, and Ellie's Predictions (1:59:51)

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2 hr 27 min
November 10, 2025Wired and Rewired Podcast - Episode 39 - S4E2 - Soft Eyes
Ellie and Chris do a little grizzly bear hunting before they review Season 4, Episode 2, Soft Eyes. They review Herc interrupting Mayor Royce's ... meeting, Namond's family dynamic, Bunk's search for his shooter, and the Major Crimes unit serving up subpoenas.

Chapters:
Intro (0:00)
Prediction Scorecard (2:08)
Blowjobs and Battleships (5:32)
Back to School Shopping (18:09)
Looking for Lex (38:29)
Target Practice (46:17)
Serving Up Subpoenas (48:04)
Dennis' Prospects (1:07:00)
The Math ain't Mathin' (1:14:08)
Prez's Ring of Fire (1:21:03)
The Debate (1:29:38)
Killer Cameos, Mr. Nugget's Life Lessons, and Ellie's Predictions (1:36:09)
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1 hr 50 min
November 03, 2025Wired and Rewired Podcast - Episode 38 - S4E1 - Boys of Summer
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)
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1 hr 43 min
October 13, 2025Wired 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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2 hr 6 min
October 06, 2025Wired 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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1 hr 56 min
September 29, 2025Wired 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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2 hr 3 min
September 22, 2025 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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2 hr 3 min
September 15, 2025Wired 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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1 hr 58 min
September 08, 2025Wired and Rewired Podcast - Episode 32 - 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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2 hr 13 min
September 01, 2025Wired 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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1 hr 56 min