Pod Yourself A Gun - A Rewatch Podcast

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,...

“If you have any sort of sentimentality in this shitty rotten system, you’re going to lose.” -Nando Villa Writer, host of the new podcast Shoot The Messenger , and returning guest Nando Vila joins Matt & Vince to break down season two episode seven of The Wire , “Backwash.”  Nando raises an interesting point about Herc & Carver. They are yet another in a long line of comedy duos featuring...

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“There is no happy show about Baltimore “ -Trevor Joyner Why do white people love The Wire ? This week’s guest, Stand up comedian and writer Trevor Joyner , joins Matt and Vince to ask the important questions while discussing season two episode six of The Wire , “All Prologue.” Before getting into the episode, which could be a pilot for a sitcom called Everybody Loves Omar , they fire up the Back...

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“Dillon Brooks is definitely the Cheese of the NBA” -Big Wos Writer and NBA analyst from The Ringer , Wosny “Big Wos” Lambry , takes some time out of his definitely busy day (we recorded the day after the NBA trade deadline) to talk to Matt and Vince about season two episode five of The Wire , “Under Tow.” A conversation about an episode from 2003 and its showdown between Ziggy and Cheese, the dru...

“I’m bummed that my episode didn’t feature more Omar.” -Shereen Lani Younes The band continues to get back together and Matt & Vince welcome writer, filmmaker, co-host of the Ethnically Ambiguous podcast, and fellow Idris Elba appreciator, Shereen Lani Younes breakdown The Wire season two episode four, “Hard Cases.”  This episode is sort of like that scene in T2 , after they shatter the T-1000...

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“When I’m king, it’s you against the wall.” — Adam Tod Brown (not Radiohead) Buy stock in Omar, sell stock in Motorola, and listen as writer, podcaster and founder of the Unpops Podcast Network , Adam Tod Brown joins Matt and Vince to share his opinions, both pop and unpop, of The Wire season two episode three, “Hot Shots.” Big brain business genius Stringer Bell is bearish on telecom stocks and b...

Our first ever live PYAG went off with minimal hitches. Very fun show, unfortunately the audio isn't great, the clips are visual, and the audience was not mic'd so it's not the greatest recording but it gets the job done. In the future, it will sound better I swear! For now, enjoy this live PYAG. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.c...

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“Does anyone else think, Ziggy: the original Roman Roy?” -Anna Hossnieh Writer , co-host of the Ethnically Ambiguous podcast , and season two skeptic, Anna Hosnnieh joins Matt and Vince to dissect The Wire season two episode two, “Collateral Damage.” Often, The Wire is about the lengths to which normal people will go to avoid doing work, or getting yelled at. Some episodes, like this one, are abou...

“You feel cold just watching it.” -Billy Wayne Davis Avast, ye piggies! Pod Yourself The Wire returns for season two. Matt and Vince welcome writer and comedian (see his new special Testify now), Billy Wayne Davis aboard to talk about The Wire season two, episode one, “Ebb Tide.” Season two starts with a portside turn, leaving the terraces, towers, and low-rises behind to explore the ports of Balm...

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Hey everyone, first of all please subscribe to our Patreon while you wait for season 2 of Pod Yourself The Wire. ANNOUNCEMENT 1: We have decided that the Pod Yourself A Gun feed is where you will find all future episodes of the Wire podcast. We were dumb to split the feeds and now we have decided to fix our mistake by urging all of you to subscribe to the Pod Yourself A Gun feed if you haven't...

“By the time you’re on your fourth or fifth show it will be a full zoo crew situation.” -David J. Roth Taint and the Beav, aka Matt and Vince, welcome writer, podcaster,  Defector  co-founder, & unofficial Pod Yourself a Fourth Member,  David J. Roth , for a morning-zoo-crew-influenced edition of the pod. Matt fires up the soundboard as the three break down  The Wire ’s first season finale, “S...

“I once dated a woman who compared me, not entirely unfavorably, to McNulty, and you know what? It was kind of a wake up call.” -Ben Fowlkes Making his debut on the podcast is writer and podcaster from Co-Main Event, Ben Fowlkes joins Vince and Brent (still filling in for Matt even though his kid is like four-weeks-old which is old enough to get a job damn cut the cord already, Matt) to talk about...

“Over the last 20 years, the goalposts for what is copaganda have moved.” –Ben Flores As many of you know, our beloved piggy wrangling, bum lumming host is a father now, and the recording of this episode of the pod took place in the days immediately following the birth of Matt’s first child. Filling in as co-host is Pod Yourself The Wire producer, comedian, and writer of these descriptions, Brent...

“We have to turn our taste into politics to delude ourselves into thinking our consumption can change the direction of the ship of state.” -Matt Christman This week on the pod, Matt and Vince invite the return of writer, podcaster, and self-proclaimed Bunk head, Matt Christman from The Chapo Trap House podcast ( on tour now! ) to talk about The Wire season 1 episode 10, “The Cost.” This is a mid-a...

“A show about the Eastside would be boring because Prop Joe is running it well.” -Cullen Crawford. On the latest edition of the pod, Matt and Vince invite writer, podcaster, and host of the Football Friends Who Are Gambling podcast, Cullen Crawford to be a basketball friend who is not gambling, but rather, discussing The Wire season 1 episode 9, “Game Day.” Every day is game day for Avon, Stringer...

“Can someone please make a Stringer Bell profile on LinkedIn?” -Leah Carroll With each pod we get closer to landing David Simon. Today’s guest is not only a casual acquaintance of Baltimore’s preeminent erudite curse word factory, she’s also the author of Down City: A Daughter's Story of Love, Memory, and Murder . Leah Carroll returns to talk to Matt & Vince about The Wire season 1 episode...

“I’m old enough for all of this.” -@Danfromtheinternet On the latest episode of the pod, Matt & Vince welcome a frustratingly young guest, Dan from the internet, to talk about  The Wire  season 1 episode 7, “One Arrest.” Dan is a gen z content creator and news commentator. He's a host on  Good Morning Bad News  on TikTok, as well as his news & culture show  Power Report  and  Audioface...

Hey, what's up, gang. It's Vince here, and boy have we got a treat for you guys on the free feed today! Not that you deserve it. In fact, you should definitely stop listening right and go sign up for the Patreon at Patreon dot com slash frotcast. Are you still listening? God dammit. Oh well. Anyway, this week, I'm talking to Steve-O. You know, from Jackass . You know Steve-O! Steve-O h...

“D’angelo would for sure be an Andrew Tate fan.” -Adrian Mcnair If you’re within five miles of the Koreatown neighborhood in Los Angeles, you may have seen today’s guest on any of the dating apps, but today you can hear comedian and television writer Adrian McNair talk to Matt & Vince to talk about The Wire season 1 episode 6, “The Wire.” Discussing the titular episode of the series, we learn...

“Do you know how many people you have to kill for a whistle to catch on?” -Katrina Davis It’s a great day for grown men named Stinkum, and an even better day for you, because on the latest Pod Yourself The Wire , Matt and Vince welcome the return of comedian and Pod Yourself A Favorite Katrina Davis to discuss The Wire season 1 episode 5, “The Pager.” It’s important to McNulty that Kima knows that...