• We Own This City Podcast

  • By: HBO
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We Own This City Podcast

By: HBO
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  • The official podcast of the HBO Original Limited Series, We Own This City. Over six episodes, host D. Watkins will share his experiences in and out of the writers’ room and speak to the people who brought this story to the screen, including executive producers George Pelecanos and David Simon, actor Jon Bernthal, actor Wunmi Mosaku, and director Reinaldo Marcus Green. Podcast episodes are available each week right after the latest episode of We Own This City on HBO and HBO Max. The official We Own This City podcast is produced by HBO and Pineapple Street Studios.
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Episodes
  • “Part Six” (with Jamie Hector and David Simon)

    “Part Six” (with Jamie Hector and David Simon)
    May 31 2022
    D. Watkins shares his thoughts on the We Own This City finale. First, the show's executive producer George Pelecanos (The Deuce), walks through theories about Sean Suiter's death and how the team chose to depict it. Next, Watkins interviews Jamie Hector about playing Suiter and what Suiter's story teaches us about corruption in the Baltimore Police Department. Then, David Simon discusses returning to Baltimore so many years after creating The Wire and the city's addiction to the drug war. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    33 mins
  • "Part Five" (with Darrell Britt-Gibson, Nina K. Noble, Thea Washington, and Reinaldo Marcus Green))

    "Part Five" (with Darrell Britt-Gibson, Nina K. Noble, Thea Washington, and Reinaldo Marcus Green))
    May 24 2022
    D. Watkins discusses episode five, which explores how the thin blue line of police loyalty shields some of Baltimore's dirtiest cops from the consequences of their actions. The show's executive producers, George Pelecanos (The Deuce) and David Simon (The Wire, The Deuce), comment on the inefficiency and violence of modern policing and the war on drugs. Watkins talks to Darrell Brett-Gibson about how his upbringing affected his opinion of police officers and how he came around to playing Jemell Rayam. Next, executive director Nina K. Noble and casting director Thea Washington discuss some behind-the-scenes details of shooting in Baltimore and building a cast and crew that includes many Baltimore locals. Then, director Reinaldo Marcus Green talks about this show being a "cousin" of The Wire and the responsibility of getting such a sensitive story right. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    39 mins
  • “Part Four” (with Dagmara Dominczik & Baynard Woods)

    “Part Four” (with Dagmara Dominczik & Baynard Woods)
    May 17 2022
    Host D. Watkins discusses episode four, which focuses on the corruption of Wayne Jenkins and the ripple effect of the Gun Trace Task Force on Baltimore's civilians. The show’s executive producers George Pelecanos (The Deuce) and David Simon (The Wire, The Deuce), discuss the aftermath of the Freddie Gray case and the corrupt cops who remained on the force. Actor Dagmara Domińczyk talks to Watkins about her preparation to play FBI agent Erika Jensen and how her family's history as refugees informed her thoughts about law enforcement. Next, journalist Baynard Woods (I Got a Monster: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Corrupt Police Squad) joins Watkins to discuss what he saw covering the Freddie Gray trial and how it has shaped his understanding of police corruption in Baltimore, in addition to journalism's familiar blind spots in covering criminal justice. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    42 mins

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