Get the full episode at Patreon.com/Frotcast! Once upon a time, the Sopranos (James Gandolfini and Edie Falco) made a video to try to get Lebron James to come to the New York Knicks. Roundball Rock podcast host Sean Keane alerted us to this fact years ago, but until recently, almost no one outside of Lebron had actually seen the video. Well now it has finally surfaced and we get to listen to it. Other topics include the producer who doesn't think Sydney Sweeney is attractive or talented, the...

“It feels like the moment when David Simon’s twitter persona finally gained the upperhand on David Simon the TV writer.” -David J. Roth Well, we did it. We podded ourselves the whole Wire. The closer, Defector.com founder, and natural po-dcaster David J. Roth joins Matt & Vince to talk (at great length!) about The Wire’s finale, season five episode ten “-30-” Was it the best season of The Wire? Universally from guests and hosts alike, no, it was not the best season. Was it a good season?...

This is a Frotcast! To get all the new Frotcast episodes, sign up at Patreon dot com slash Frotcast! Did you guys know that there's an entire shadow sperm market that exists outside of regular sperm banks, largely connecting donors and recipients on an ad-hoc basis through a series of Facebook groups? This is the world chronicled in Spermworld, Lance Oppenheim's latest documentary, currently out on FX/Hulu. It's a fascinating, sometimes excruciatingly awkward portrait largely centered on...

“I never cracked the clock code.” -Brent Flyberg The gang’s all here for the penultimate edition of Pod Yourself The Wire. Comedian, producer of the pod, writer of these descriptions, and world-class-stud, Brent Flyberg joins Matt and Vince to talk about The Wire season five episode nine, “Late Editions.” If you have learned nothing else from this podcast, I trust that you have learned that we like when the guys on the show are friends. Right up to the end, Michael and Snoop are friends. He...

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“10-year-old Kennard would have bullied 25-year-old me.” -Dave  Dave from the Dopey Podcast returns to talk to Matt & Vince about The Wire season five episode eight, “Clarifications.” Dave hates season five. If you, like Vince, are a season five defender who loves the newsroom stuff, you might find yourself yelling at your phone during this one. He hates Gus. GUS – the last beacon of integrity at the fictionalized Baltimore Sun. He even hates Kennard, the pint-sized, foul-mouthed giant...

The first installment of our new miniseries on college football movies takes on Necessary Roughness (1991)! Vince and Brendan are joined by Spencer Hall, from Channel 6/the Shutdown Fullcast. This series was of course the brainchild of Brendan, our resident ex-college football player and former NFL superstar (*practice squad and NFL Europe). We all thought a miniseries on college football movies was a great idea, but it also could just be that Brendan is really big and might have CTE so we...

“This episode should have been called ‘Spite.’” - Brendan Sexton III For the first time in the history of this pod, we have a guest who auditioned for a role on The Wire. In 2007 he nearly played Frog (one of the many people who rip Ziggy off), but this week actor Brendan Sexton III joins Matt and Vince to talk about season five episode seven, “Took.” As our guest points out, this episode, like many, could have been called “Spite.” It’s what’s motivating the actions of our two favorite...

Hey Matt Lieb here, Sorry about there being no frotcast episode last week and also preemptively sorry about Pod Yourself The Wire being late because we weren't able to record last week. We explain why at the end of the episode, and big ole trigger warning for that. But also, we talk about a lot of funny stuff too. Love you guys! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Buy tickets to see Matt Lieb and Francesca Fiorentini headline the Punch Line in Sacramento on Sunday, March 17th at 7pm. “Maybe it’s a badge of honor that I don’t have a badge of honor.” -Nora Barrows-Friedman Matt and Vince welcome Associate Editor of The Electronic Intifada and Pod Yourself a Gun listener Nora Barrows-Friedman to talk about season five episode six of The Wire, “The Dickensian Aspect.” If David Simon used the same episode naming conventions as Friends, this episode would...

Buy tickets to see Matt Lieb and Francesca Fiorentini headline the Punch Line in Sacramento on Sunday, March 17th at 7pm. “If you thought dookie was gonna make it…” -Ashley Ray Another week, another returning guest, and another big lie from Scott Templeton. This week on the pod, comedian, and host of the TV, I Say podcast, Ashley Ray talks to Matt & Vince about The Wire season five episode five, “React Quotes.” If you like to see the smirk of a drunk Irish rascal with a naughty little...

Buy tickets to see Matt Lieb and Francesca Fiorentini headline the Punch Line in Sacramento on Sunday, March 17th at 7pm. “Everyone get your prostates checked, and then, look out for Marlo.” -Katrina Davis One-time Pod Yourself A Gunner, and now two-time Pod Yourself The Wirer, fan favorite, and comedian Katrina Davis returns to talk to Matt & Vince about The Wire season five episode four, “Transitions.” We say goodbye to another character this week, so if you haven’t seen the episode,...

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Alison Stevenson, comedian and Thick Strip impresario (comediENNE and impresARIA??) joins the podcast this week to talk about Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car" being suddenly cool again, and we mourn the death of Toby Keith, and along with him the George W Bush era, which was maybe an even crappier era than the current one. Holy crap, I just realized George W. Bush was president when I started blogging, I'm circling the freakin' drain over here. We also discuss Peter Thiel financing the "Enhanced...

“It feels like watching one of those movies where World War I is over a everyone says, ‘Well let’s not do that again.‘” -Dave Weigel Much like a totalitarian regime, we are rounding up all the journalists. This week, returning guest and politics reporter for Semafor, Dave Weigel, joins Matt & Vince to discuss The Wire season five episode three, “Not For Attribution” Lester is on board with Jimmy’s fake serial killer and pitches a salacious pervert angle to get more attention, as long as...

Come see Matt Lieb and his wife Francesca Fiorentini co-headline the Punch Line Sacramento in Sacramento, CA on March 17th, 7pm. BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW!! “I can’t tell you how many times I’ve stood at the loading dock of my big local journalism outlet at a mid-size post-industrial city” -Daniel Marans Extra! Extra! Read all about it! This week on the pod we have another journalist on the pod! Huffington Post Senior Politics reporter Daniel Marans joins Matt & Vince to talk about The...

Come see Matt Lieb and his wife Francesca Fiorentini co-headline the Punch Line Sacramento in Sacramento, CA on March 17th, 7pm. BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW!! “We have guns and oil – don’t even trip.” -Mike Isaac Kicking off the final season of Pod Yourself The Wire, Matt & Vince welcome a returning Pod Yourself favorite, tech reporter for the NYT, and author of Super Pumped, Mike Isaac to discuss the premiere of season five of The Wire, “More With Less.” A fitting guest for The...

Future Hall of Famer Brendan is back on the pod with a very very special episode where we get very real. Truly a must listen.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hey everyone, here's all the songs from season 4 of Pod Yourself The Wire! Also, come see Matt Lieb and his wife Francesca Fiorentini co-headline the Punch Line Sacramento in Sacramento, CA on March 17th, 7pm. BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW!! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Daniel Maté is back with his long lost sibling Matt Lieb to talk about zionist comedians and musical theater being used for evil. Visit Daniel's website here and check out his mental chiropractic service! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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