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Buy tickets to see me and Jessica Sele at the SF Punchline May 31st at 8pm in San Francisco. But no one was asking, ‘okay but why a drug war?’” -David J. Roth The most 38-year-old people alive are back with another thrilling season of rewatching a very good show that began twenty years ago, when we were voting weird old New England Dracula, John Kerry. Transitioning from closer to starter like a reverse John Smoltz, Vince and Matt’s guest for season three episode one of The Wire, “Time After Time” is writer, podcaster, and Defector capo, David J. Roth. You might notice things are a little different around here. You are, after all, reading this on either a Youtube page or Vince’s substack. After sixteen years, Vince’s former employer told him to kick roxx, but we’re on to bigger and better things. For instance, we weren’t supposed to use swears in our episode descriptions before, but here in the ‘Stack, we can say whatever the hell we want. We’re going to live like damn hell ass kings. Season three starts kinda slow, as The Wire is wont to do, but we get some characters who will be important moving forward, like everyone’s favorite cop, Bunny Colvin, and prom king politician, Tommy Carcetti. Why is the episode called “Time After Time?” Stop asking questions and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts already, you fuckin’ nerd. Subscribe to Pod Yourself The Wire on Apple Podcasts. Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want. Sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier to hear Vince give you a corner nickname on the podcast, like this week’s newest members: Frosty, Nice Guy, & T-Bone. -Description by Brent Flyberg Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hey everyone, the frot is back and once again Vince came to LA to frot (and to take Joey Devine out to a Top Chef dinner event.) In this episode we talk Ben Affleck's Air and Johnny Depp's McDonalds analogy. Watch it or listen, we don't care. Watch it here. Buy tickets to see me and Jessica Sele at the SF Punchline May 31st at 8pm in San Francisco. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hey all, Vince came over to Matt's house and they decided to do a live stream. Here is the audio from that episode and you can also watch the video here.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Hey everyone. Here is an unlocked episode of our OG podcast The Frotcast, with guests Joey Devine and James Fritz talking about basketball stuff, Vince losing his job, the Mario Brothers woke discourse, and so much more. You can listen to hundreds more eps like this on by subscribing to our Patreon. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Hey all, Here is a collection of all the dumb songs I did for season 2 of the pod, plus a song I did for the live podcast where we talked Many Saints. Enjoy! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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“When characters die on this show, the feeling of loss is frightening.” -Max Collins Put season two of The Wire in a blender and listen as this week’s guest Max Collins from Eve6 spins it around into a beautiful oblivion with Matt & Vince as they discuss the twelfth and final episode, “Port in a Storm.” Before saying farewell to the docks, the Sobotkas, and the not-Greek Greeks, Matt, Vince, and Max compare when they first started hearing the kids say “hella.” For Max it was age 13 at skateboarding camp in Visalia, which sounds hella rad. After that, really just tying up loose ends and seeing that, as always, the police work is only about getting your stats and not being the sh*tbird of the day on any given day.  Season two detractors rejoice. Ziggy is gone, and next season we return to the streets. See you on the other side, you sickos.  Guess the Greek’s nationality in five-star review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to Pod Yourself The Wire on Apple Podcasts. Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want. Sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier to hear Vince give you a corner nickname on the podcast, like this week’s newest members: The Rascal, Baldy, The Counselor, Josh, Jaws, Frat Boy, & The Pastry. -Description by Brent Flyberg Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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“Neither of them can do a Baltimore accent.” -Leah Carroll. Writer and pod yourself a favorite, Leah Carroll returns, bearing gifts, to talk to Matt & Vince about The Wire season two episode eleven, “Bad Dreams.” In an act of preparation that would put the producer of this pod to shame, Leah dug up a clip from a Dominic West and Micheal K. Williams’ audio commentary on episode six of this season, in which you hear, in rapid succession, Dominic West compliment his own looks, then the two of them reverently assess Nicky’s girlfriends “beautiful knockers.” The death of the DVD commentary is the worst thing to happen to media in our lifetime.   This episode of The Wire, if you can even believe it, is a bit of a bummer. Frank is walking directly into his almost certain death to try to help his dumbass son Ziggy out of another mess, Omar is hoodwinked and oopsie shoots the wrong guy, and Daniels realizes Landsmen bungled his Sobotka connection. It’s almost like these guys don’t really care about solving problems and just want to not get yelled at, cash a check, and hang out at a bar with no wives.  Tell us your favorite DVD commentary track in a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to Pod Yourself The Wire on Apple Podcasts. Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want. Sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier to hear Vince give you a corner nickname on the podcast, like this week’s newest members: Snake, The Viking, The Wafer, & The Karate Kid. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

“The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a Greek guy with a gun.” -James Fritz On the latest PYTW, comedian and writer from The Frankie Quinones Show, James Fritz, joins Matt & Vince to discuss The Wire season two episode nine, “Storm Warnings.” Well Ziggy’s really done it now hasn’t he? Congratulations to all the Ziggy haters out there, you got what you wanted, two dead greeks. Ziggy and his huge hog burned too damn bright for the Bawlmer ports, and while he lives to tell his own heartless tale to Jay Landsman, there will be no more Zig on The Wire. During the episode, there is a conversation about the actor who plays Lamar (Brother Mouzzone’s valet), and how he, like too many cast members, is no longer with us. The recording took place the day before we also lost the actor who played Daniels, Lance Reddick. RIP to another real one. Here’s an interview he did after the third season and before the show really took off. Tell us your interpretation of Stringer calling Bodie “cottage cheese chest” in a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to Pod Yourself The Wire on Apple Podcasts. Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want. Sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier to hear Vince give you a corner nickname on the podcast, like this week’s newest members: Ham Sandwich, The Windmill, Josh, & Shooter. -Description by Brent Flyberg Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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BUY TICKETS TO MY STAND UP SHOW IN LOS ANGELES!!! March 16th, 2023 at 8pm! https://www.sijcc.net/events/mishegas-3-16-23 “I couldn’t imagine a more perfect show to watch… high on heroin.” -Dave Mannheim  The block is hot and the pod is hotter as Dave Mannheim from the Dopey Podcast joins Matt & Vince to break down The Wire season two episode nine, “Stray Rounds.” This episode has a fun little cold open in which we are introduced to a child who is shortly thereafter killed by a stray bullet from a territory dispute between a Barksdale crew and a Prop Joe crew. It makes sense that Dave & Matt bond over watching the show while on heroin, because opiates might be the only way to maintain a positive attitude while watching this show.  We lose one favorite character, Ziggy’s duck (couldn’t handle his liquor), but gain another notable character in Brother Mouzone, leading to debate about whether he is a cool, interesting, Omar-of-New-York type of character, or a corny ass Fargo on FX quirky villain guy. Either way, his valet Lamar needs to find him a Harper’s Bazaar, ASAP.  Join the new Pod Yourself The Wire and Pod Yourself A Gun subreddits so we can grow them into toxic echo chambers full of willing sycophants to mobilize against our enemies. Or, make a post about how to leave a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to Pod Yourself The Wire on Apple Podcasts. Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want. Sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier to hear Vince give you a corner nickname on the podcast, like this week’s newest members: The Greek aka 5Cent, Crabby, Knight Rider, & Excalibur. -Description by Brent Flyberg Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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BUY TICKETS TO MY STAND UP SHOW IN LOS ANGELES!!! March 16th, 2023 at 8pm! https://www.sijcc.net/events/mishegas-3-16-23 “[McNulty]’s got the kind of alcoholism you think you can work with.” —Rachel Fisher Ziggy’s got a duck and we have writer, co-host of the Hollywood Crime Scene Podcast & recent The Wire binger Rachel Fisher returning to the pod to talk to Matt & Vince about season two, episode eight, “Duck and Cover.”  The episode starts with an extended McNulty rock-bottom-hitting scene. Dominic West is proving he is our generation’s finest drunk actor. He’s puffy, red, sweaty, and ready to bone.  Then, the show gets as lolrandom as David Simon is capable of.  Ziggy brings the titular duck to the Polish Dudes Rock bar so he can make it drink booze and finally get some of the respect he wants so badly. And it works! Acting like a silly goose is what these people want from him. If Ziggy had taken some improv classes instead of doing crime, he’d still be alive today (but think of how female improvisers he would have sexually harassed - maybe for the best). Rachel started watching The Wire when she heard we were doing the pod, further proof that we are industry tastemakers, and she and Matt agree that the AA meetings in The Wire are the only realistic depictions of AA meetings on TV. According to these two, there is no cross talking in AA meetings. You’re telling me they’re better organized and more respectful than this podcast? Seems unlikely.  Do you know any good bird dealers? Let us know in a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to Pod Yourself The Wire on Apple Podcasts. Email us at frotcast@gmail.com; leave us a voicemail at 415-275-0030 Support the Pod: become a patron at patreon.com/Frotcast and get more bonus content than you could ever want. Sign up for the Pod Yourself a Shoutout tier to hear Vince give you a corner nickname on the podcast, like this week’s newest members: C-Train, Mute Button, & Cans. -Description by Brent Flyberg Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy