Hamsterdam: A Podcast About The Wire

We’re launching a new podcast! It’s called Watch This Immediately. Steve grew up as the son of a preacher man and I grew up in the Middle East. Consequently, there’s a lot of pop culture that we both missed out on as kids and as adults. We hope you’ll join us as we try to correct these wrongs.Here’s the link you can paste into your podcast player: Watch This Immediately This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hamsterdam.substack.com

It’s been a long time, we shouldn’t have left you.Join us as we let you know what’s been going on over the past 2 years, some of our usual banter, and what’s next for us. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hamsterdam.substack.com

UPDATE: We replaced the audio file with one where all the silence wasn’t cut out. Enjoy!We begin our journey to give Season 1 of the Wire its proper audiovisual due. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hamsterdam.substack.com

We discuss kids raising kids, precocious young boys, and the inexhaustible xenophobia of 1970s Britain. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hamsterdam.substack.com

An old friend joins us for the last episode, Abby shows that a leopard cannot change its spots, and we see a lot of the cast one last time through the eyes of a heavily made up Vinny. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hamsterdam.substack.com

Everyone’s out of money, Lori keeps zooming towards her rock bottom, and we see an abundance of pensive moments where people just stare off into the distance. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hamsterdam.substack.com

Abby reaches the apex of awfulness (we hope), Lori is not having a good month, and our dear friend Rudy Pipilo experiences a life changing event. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hamsterdam.substack.com

Gene Goldman steps up the moistness of his jheri curl, Candy wants Harvey to pay for her impractical movie, and Lori visits the The Badger State This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hamsterdam.substack.com

Abby ropes Candy into a harebrained scheme, Lori’s career change isn’t going well, and we are sure that Frankie will make it out his latest scrapes without a scratch. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hamsterdam.substack.com

Bobby visits Joey in the former Lehman Brothers building, Abby meets her spiritual twin, and Tod says what everyone is thinking. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hamsterdam.substack.com