Did We Buy Into We Own This City?

The fact-based cop drama We Own This City brings co-creator David Simon back to Baltimore and to HBO; it also brings Santiago Melli-Huber back to the podcast to discuss this take on Baltimore's Gun Trace Task Force scandal. Around The Dial takes us through even more true crime with WeCrashed, Captive Audience, and Gaslit, plus The Baby and RuPaul's Drag Race. Santiago pitches the WandaVision episode "Previously On" for induction into The Canon; then after naming the week's Winner and Loser, it's on to a Game Time that might make players a bit crabby. Strap on your Kevlar vest and join us!

Show Topics

• We Own This City
• ATD: WeCrashed
• ATD: The Baby
• ATD: RuPaul's Drag Race
• ATD: Captive Audience
• ATD: Gaslit
• The Canon: WandaVision S01.E08: Previously On
• Winner and Loser of the Week
• Game Time: It's Almost Like The DC Tri-State Area Is Another Character

Show Notes

• Santiago Melli-Huber on Twitter
• James Poniewozik's We Own This City review at NYTimes.com
• Tara's interview with Dagmara Domińczyk at VanityFair.com
• "Thirty Seconds To Mars' Jared Leto Started A Cult -- Because Of Course He Did" at KQED.org
• Tara's review of The Baby at VanityFair.com
• Santiago's newsletter Hot Gay Nerd
• "The One Weird Trick Making Jared Leto's And Dan Stevens's Latest Performances So Great" at VanityFair.com
• Sarah's review of Captive Audience at the Best Evidence newsletter
• The Great American Pop Culture Quiz Show podcast
• "An Honest Conversation With Josh Charles" at Esquire.com
• Photo: Paul Schiraldi / HBO

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