Prologue

Before diving into Season 1, Jemele Hill (twitter.com/jemelehill?lang=en) and Van Lathan (twitter.com/VanLathan?lang=en) discuss how they first got into ‘The Wire’ (04:00), the show’s unique authenticity (15:30), the TV landscape in 2002 (24:30), initial reviews from critics (35:15), how close it came to cancellation (01:04:00), and more.

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