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S01E04 – Part Four – Feedback

May 19, 2022 Taking Back our Corners

Looking at the systemic problems impeding justice, we wonder: how do we create solutions? And that’s the rub, there are no immediate solutions. The way forward will be incremental changes over years. Sounds like too long? It is. This is a multigenerational problem. Hopefully the addition of shows like The Wire and We Own This City are changing minds and bringing more attention to issues that need to be dealt with.

And thank you to the Baltimore residents who write in to check the authenticity of the show and provide more context. And for confirming Jon Bernthal’s Baltimore dialect is accurate.

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S01E04 – Part Four

May 16, 2022 Taking Back our Corners

With only two episodes left to go, we are soon approaching the end of We Own This City. We hear the title of the show said in this episode and it’s as infuriating as it should be. The show asks the question, when the bully cops go too far even by the other bully cops standards, why do those people who could do something, still do nothing? When this corruption and violence is the input of this horrid policing, then this unrest is the logical output.

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S01E03 – Part Three

May 9, 2022 Taking Back our Corners

This show makes us mad, in a good way. We’re getting a wider scope of the issues ingrained in the BPD and the bad police policy implemented decades ago that just kept getting worse over the years. Follow us on our episode breakdown by topic as we dissect the multiple characters, nuances, and layers of this show. One of our deep dives focuses on Hersl and the perverse incentives in this system. 

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House of the Dragon Preview 5

May 5, 2022 HOTD: A House of the Dragon Podcast

We’ve got hopes as high as the budget. HOTD caps their budget at a humble $20 million per episode. Meanwhile, Bezos goes full tilt funneling $500 million into The Rings of Power. For comparison, Peter Jackson made the LOTR trilogy with an average of $94 million per movie, modest by today’s high fantasy standards. Fans of fictitious languages, HOTD will have something to tickle your articulators. Will TROP and HOTD be friends, or fight on the streaming playground? Who knows, maybe they’ll both be bad and we can commiserate on Reddit.

More linguistic insider scoops: Game of Thrones 2: Electric Bookaloo – Bonus Bookaloo: House of the Dragon and More

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S01E02 – Part Two

May 2, 2022 Taking Back our Corners

It’s only episode two and We Own This City is laying out the big problems in the Baltimore Police Department. As to be expected, it’s a grim picture of corrupted departments and justice. What do you do with a law task force that has no regard for the law? In a situation that feels hopeless, maybe this show will offer a nugget of wisdom. 

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S01E01 – Part One

April 25, 2022 Taking Back our Corners

Back with another powerhouse show, David Simon and George Pelecanos are giving us a look into the corruption of the Baltimore Police Force. If you’re an alum of The Wire, you’ll find similarities in this show’s structure. If you’re not, this podcast episode has helpful insight for understanding the multiple POVs and how this mechanic is what makes Simon shows’ storytelling unique and powerful. There’s a lot to unpack, and this is just the beginning. 

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We Own This City Preview

April 18, 2022 Taking Back our Corners

David Simon and George Pelecanos, who brought you The Wire and The Deuce, are soon releasing their newest show: We Own This City. The show is based on the book We Own This City by Justin Fenton. Listen in to our spoiler-free first impressions and hopes for the show. It already looks good!

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Reacher, Severance, The Righteous Gemstones – Off the Clock

March 22, 2022 Off the Clock

This week A.Ron gives his impressions of Amazon Prime’s Reacher series. Then we talk about Severance through episode 6, and wrap up season two of The Righteous Gemstones.

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House of the Dragon Preview 4

February 3, 2022 HOTD: A House of the Dragon Podcast

We’re back for another quick update on House of the Dragon. There’s some minor casting news and A.Ron has some highlights from the early-goings of House of the Dragon to deliver.

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Station Eleven, Peacemaker, The Righteous Gemstones, Children of Time, Patron Topics – Off the Clock

January 25, 2022 Off the Clock

This time we’re capping off Station Eleven with a talk about all 10 episodes before going into the surprise hit, Peacemaker, dipping a toe into The Righteous Gemstones, and revisiting Children of Time now that we’ve both finished it. Top all of that off with a scoop of Patron Topics and you’ve got an episode of Off the Clock.

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