Episodes
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We’ve compared The Wire to literature and to other television shows. Now let’s see how The Wire reflects or evolves conventions of theatre and drama. The Wire traces the evolution of the traditions of “Theatre of Cruelty” into “Theatre of the Absurd.” This is a useful way of thinking when we look at Season 5 as the bizarre outlier of the series.
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_of_Cruelty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_of_the_Absurd
https://www.theatrefolk.com/blog/life-meaningless-theatre-absurd/
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Works cited:
Key elements of a “Dickensian” poverty:
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-16184487
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2014/04/30/ditching-dickensian/
https://dickens.ucsc.edu/resources/faq/poor.html
https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/charles-dickens-and-crime
http://dickens.port.ac.uk/crime/
Key elements of a Marxist analysis:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxist_criminology
https://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/sociology/crime-and-deviance/marxism-and-crime/
Marx's theory of alienation
http://dickens.port.ac.uk/crime/
https://andrewjenkin.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/to-what-extent-is-the-wire-a-marxist-television-drama/
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In this episode, Kelly and Bailey review Foucault's theory of post-structuralism, and its relationship to discipline and punishment in The Wire.
Reference text here: https://zulfahmed.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/disciplineandpunish.pdf
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This episode was brought to us by a listener request, and we discuss how Marlo imapcts the storyline in The Wire.
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In this episode, Bailey and Kelly discuss all the women as leads in The Wire and the role they play: virgin or whore?
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In this episode, we discuss how techonology made it so that The Wire was able to exist in one certain time.
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Was Season 5 of The Wire the worst? We discuss.
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In this episode, Kelly and Bailey discuss the theory of Pascal's Wager, and ask, which characters in The Wire choose to believe in something bigger than the systems they're in? Also, it takes Bailey a few minutes to catch on!
Show resources from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal%27s_Wager
Follow up on Twitter @rewiredpodcast or send us an email at [email protected].
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In this episode, Bailey and Kelly discuss the sgnificance of Bodie's headcoverings, specifically his durag and his hood.
Show source notes:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/mar/10/hood-by-alison-kinney-review
https://www.shmoop.com/catcher-in-the-rye/holden-red-hunting-hat-symbol.html
https://waywewore.wordpress.com/2013/08/05/heisenbergs-hat-breaking-bad-theories-and-history-of-the-pork-pie/
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/john-edmondss-luminous-images-of-men-in-do-rags
https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/qbe5qp/the-hoodie-the-deadly-consequences-of-race-and-dress-456
http://press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/117987.html
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In this episode, we discuss the parallels between fathers in The Wire to fathers in The Bible, as well as archetypes of fatherhood like The Sage, The Authority, and The Proxy.
Follow us on Twitter at @RewiredPodcast or send us an email at [email protected].
Show notes:
http://charactertherapist.blogspot.ca/2013/06/archetypes-101-sage.html
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-are-jungs-4-major-archetypes-2795439
https://www.thoughtco.com/fathers-in-the-bible-701219
https://www.biblegateway.com/resources/all-men-bible/Eli
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_and_Esau#Reconciliation
https://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/job-bible-story-summary-with-lesson/
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In this episode, we talk fan theories about The Wire, including Rawls being gay, and whether Daniels is dirty.
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In this eipsode, we discuss the cultural phenomenon of Serial, and if it would have had the same impact without The Wire.
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In this episode, we discuss the significance of scenes taking place in restaurants in The Wire.
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Follow Mike Scott on Twitter at @ONE9HUNDRED.
Sources for today's podcast can be found:
https://imgur.com/a/ATAYe
https://www.color-meanings.com/color-symbolism-in-literature-what-do-colors-mean-in-literature-and-poetry/
http://entertainment.time.com/2012/03/15/the-anniversary-you-cant-refuse-40-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-godfather/slide/whats-with-all-the-oranges/
http://breakingbad.wikia.com/wiki/Color
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In this episode, Kelly and Bailey discuss Roland Pryzbylewski's evolution from the Clown Archetype to the Sage. Sources for our episode today can be found at:
http://thewire.wikia.com/wiki/Roland_Pryzbylewski
https://stottilien.com/2013/04/03/crazy-wisdom-the-archetype-of-the-fool-the-clown-the-jester-and-the-trickster/
http://www.soulcraft.co/essays/the_12_common_archetypes.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus
https://www.scribd.com/doc/180656232/The-Clown-An-Archetypal-Self-Journey
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In this episode, Bailey and Kelly discuss the goals of the podcast, as well as some of their favourite scenes.
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In this episode, Bailey and Kelly open up the debate: The Wire vs. Breaking Bad.
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In this episode, we discuss how mirroring and reflection are used as literary devices in The Wire.
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In this episode, Bailey and Kelly discuss how the Icarus Paradox is reflected in the characters in The Wire.
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In this episode, we discuss Baltimore County vs. Baltimore City, and the liminal spaces between the two.
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