Latest Van lathan Podcast Episodes
"Moral Midgetry"
'The Wire': Way Down in the Hole - August 20, 2020 14:26 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsJemele Hill and Van Lathan break down Episode 8 of the third season of ‘The Wire’ and the unintended consequences of many characters’ actions (1:30), the fallout between Avon Barksdale and Stringer Bell (9:50), and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
"Back Burners"
'The Wire': Way Down in the Hole - August 18, 2020 13:21 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsJemele Hill and Van Lathan push forward to Episode 7 of the third season of ‘The Wire’ to break down the impact of Bernard and Squeak’s romance on the Barksdale organization (12:30), and some of the episode’s standout scenes (33:40). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch...
"Homecoming"
'The Wire': Way Down in the Hole - August 13, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsJemele Hill and Van Lathan turn their attention to Episode 6 of the third season of ‘The Wire’ and break down the character of Marlo Stanfield, analyze the ongoing differences between Avon and Stringer, examine a memorable scene with Bunk and Omar, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
"Straight and True"
'The Wire': Way Down in the Hole - August 11, 2020 15:22 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsJemele Hill and Van Lathan dive into Episode 5 of the third season of 'The Wire' to explore Avon's return home from jail, the politics of Mayor Clarence Royce, best scenes from the episode, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
“Hamsterdam”
'The Wire': Way Down in the Hole - August 06, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsJemele Hill and Van Lathan get into Episode 4 of the third season of ‘The Wire’ to explore the "Hamsterdam" experiment (4:00), the intentions of Howard "Bunny" Colvin (11:45), scenes that stood out (31:00), and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
"Dead Soldiers"
'The Wire': Way Down in the Hole - August 04, 2020 11:09 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsJemele Hill and Van Lathan return for Episode 3 of the third season of ‘The Wire’ to look at the gradual setup for later episodes (03:00), the more information we learn about Councilman Carcetti (15:45), the moment that jumped out the most (33:40), the death of Ray Cole (01:00:00), and more. Lear...
“All Due Respect”
'The Wire': Way Down in the Hole - July 30, 2020 10:45 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsJemele Hill and Van Lathan sit down for Episode 2 of the third season of ‘The Wire’ to analyze the foundation of the Barksdale-Stanfield war (03:00), the story of Tommy Carcetti (18:00), their favorite scenes (36:30), going to the movies (57:15), and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
“Time After Time”
'The Wire': Way Down in the Hole - July 28, 2020 10:27 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsJemele Hill and Van Lathan kick off the third season of ‘The Wire’ by debating the overall theme (01:30), then they look into Dennis “Cutty” Wise (16:30), the opening scene of Bodie and Poot (32:30), a trivia nugget (58:00), and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc...
Season 2 Awards
'The Wire': Way Down in the Hole - July 23, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsJemele Hill and Van Lathan wrap up the second season of ‘The Wire’ by giving out awards such as Best Performance (01:30), Best Boss (21:00), Best Scene (32:15), Rookie of the Year (41:45), MVP of Season 2 (01:06:15), and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
"Port in a Storm"
'The Wire': Way Down in the Hole - July 21, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsJemele Hill and Van Lathan break down the Season 2 finale of ‘The Wire’ and the episode’s inevitable ending (01:30), if Nicky Sobotka was a victim (17:45), Stringer’s visit to Brother Mouzone in the hospital (36:00), the Greek’s goodbye (53:15), and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p...
“Bad Dreams”
'The Wire': Way Down in the Hole - July 16, 2020 10:43 - 56 minutes ★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsJemele Hill and Van Lathan jump into the 11th episode of Season 2 of ‘The Wire’ and its theme of the american dream (01:30), Frank Sobotka’s struggle with his life (17:45), the best scenes of the episode (34:00), and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
"Storm Warnings"
'The Wire': Way Down in the Hole - July 14, 2020 10:21 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsJemele Hill and Van Lathan jump into the 10th episode of Season 2 of ‘The Wire’ to identify the issue of fitting in (01:30), the uniqueness of Brother Mouzone (14:45), Valchek pushing Pryzbylewski over the edge (31:45), Ziggy’s confession (58:00), and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
"Stray Rounds"
'The Wire': Way Down in the Hole - July 09, 2020 10:07 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsJemele Hill and Van Lathan explore the ninth episode of Season 2 of ‘The Wire’ and its unintended consequences (01:15), the rise of Stringer Bell (09:30), McNulty’s trip to the brothel (39:00), and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
"Duck and Cover"
'The Wire': Way Down in the Hole - July 07, 2020 10:29 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsJemele Hill and Van Lathan look at the eighth episode of Season 2 of ‘The Wire’ and the danger of a lack of self-worth (01:30), self-destructive McNulty (11:00), the dynamic between the Sobotkas (31:15), who won the episode (01:11:00), and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoi...
"Backwash"
'The Wire': Way Down in the Hole - July 02, 2020 10:04 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsJemele Hill and Van Lathan move along to the seventh episode of Season 2 of ‘The Wire’ to look at the class divide and the fallacy of the American dream (01:30), Frank Sobotka’s nobility (28:30), mental health in the Black community (01:12:00), more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas...
“All Prologue”
'The Wire': Way Down in the Hole - June 30, 2020 09:14 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsJemele Hill and Van Lathan look at the sixth episode of Season 2 of ‘The Wire’ and its themes (02:00), say goodbye to D’Angelo Barksdale (17:00), go through Omar’s court appearance (45:45), and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
“Undertow”
'The Wire': Way Down in the Hole - June 25, 2020 09:54 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsJemele Hill and Van Lathan dive into the fifth episode of Season 2 of ‘The Wire’ to examine the trust issues among the characters and who is going with or against the current (01:00), before taking a closer look at Beadie Russell (09:45), the moment between Avon and Stringer that changed D’Angelo...
“Hard Cases”
'The Wire': Way Down in the Hole - June 23, 2020 09:49 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsJemele Hill and Van Lathan are onto the fourth episode of Season 2 of ‘The Wire’ to look at all the moves being made around Baltimore (02:00), Nick Sobotka and his relationships (10:00), trouble among the Barksdales (34:30), and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc...
“Hot Shots”
'The Wire': Way Down in the Hole - June 18, 2020 09:50 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsJemele Hill and Van Lathan break down the third episode of Season 2 of ‘The Wire,’ its theme of desperation (02:00), union leader Frank Sobotka (17:15), McNulty getting played by Bunk and Lester (34:45), Stringer Bell’s latest move (44:15), What Aged the Best? (58:45), and more. Learn more about ...
"Collateral Damage"
'The Wire': Way Down in the Hole - June 16, 2020 10:08 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsJemele Hill and Van Lathan are onto the second episode of Season 2 of ‘The Wire.’ They look at the overall feeling of powerlessness (01:00), the ruthless duo of “The Greek” and Spiros (13:00), Brianna Barksdale’s visit to Avon in prison (30:45), Wee-Bey’s cell getting tossed by the guard (40:45),...
"Ebb Tide"
'The Wire': Way Down in the Hole - June 11, 2020 13:08 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsJemele Hill and Van Lathan kick off Season 2 of ‘The Wire’ by looking at why the show focused on the Port of Baltimore (02:00), the introduction of the Sobotka family (10:45), Bodie’s new role in the Barksdale organization (25:15), Major Valchek’s vendetta (35:00), some casting trivia (58:30), an...
Season 1 Awards
'The Wire': Way Down in the Hole - June 09, 2020 10:31 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsJemele Hill and Van Lathan return to address some of the serious issues happening around the country before highlighting some of the most significant moments of the "best first season of television ever." They give out awards such as Best Boss (30:00), Best Quote (52:00), Rookie of the Year (01:0...
“Sentencing”
'The Wire': Way Down in the Hole - May 28, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsJemele Hill and Van Lathan break down the season finale of ‘The Wire' Season 1 (01:00), including Daniels reprimanding Carver (12:00), Kima taking a stand in the hospital (30:00), D’Angelo being pushed to the brink (37:15), the emergence of Brianna Barksdale (54:45), and more. Learn more about yo...
"Cleaning Up"
'The Wire': Way Down in the Hole - May 26, 2020 10:09 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsJemele Hill and Van Lathan are on to the 12th episode of ‘The Wire' Season 1 to break down the ongoing consequences of Kima’s shooting (01:30), why Wallace was so significant (10:00), D’Angelo’s reaction to Wallace’s death (34:30), and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices....
"The Hunt"
'The Wire': Way Down in the Hole - May 21, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsJemele Hill and Van Lathan return to analyze the 11th episode of ‘The Wire' Season 1 and discuss the fallout from the shooting of Kima (01:45), defense attorney Maurice Levy (09:15), the surprising actions of Rawls (41:45), the origin of the Wee-Bey GIF (01:03:15), and more. Learn more about your...
"The Cost"
'The Wire': Way Down in the Hole - May 19, 2020 16:14 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsJemele Hill and Van Lathan cover the shocking 10th episode of ‘The Wire' Season 1, looking at the risks everyone is willing to take (01:30), the events that lead to Kima getting shot and what makes her such a foundational piece of the series (11:15), Walon and Bubbles furthering their friendship ...
“Game Day”
'The Wire': Way Down in the Hole - May 14, 2020 10:25 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsJemele Hill and Van Lathan are on to Episode 9 of ‘The Wire' to break down Baltimore’s big game (02:00), the popular Shardene Innes (13:45), Poot getting “romantic” on a payphone (40:30), the importance of going hungry (01:02:45), and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.c...
"Lessons"
'The Wire': Way Down in the Hole - May 12, 2020 11:19 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsJemele Hill and Van Lathan look at Episode 8 of ‘The Wire' and the lessons that various characters learned (02:00), the homicidal Wee-Bey Brice (15:15), the best scenes (36:15), Omar’s most memorable line (48:00), and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
“One Arrest”
'The Wire': Way Down in the Hole - May 07, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsJemele Hill and Van Lathan dive into Episode 7 of ‘The Wire' and look at the progression of the detail (02:00), why Bubbles is so relatable (12:30), Walon’s powerful speech (32:30), how to look tough while ordering an iced tea (56:00), the Madame LaRue story line (01:09:00), and much more. Learn ...
"The Wire"
'The Wire': Way Down in the Hole - May 05, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsJemele Hill and Van Lathan get into the sixth episode of ‘The Wire' and examine the fallout from Brandon’s murder (02:00), the complex character of Wallace (09:30), Omar cooperating with the police (33:00), a romantic conversation between D’Angelo and Shardene (51:00), trivia (01:08:15), and much...
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