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Join Chris and Susan for an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at “Homicide: Life on the Street,” with journalist, author, writer, and producer David Simon. David delves candidly into how his award-winning 1991 book, “Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets,” was translated to the screen, how he learned to write for teleplays, and how the real crimes and detectives from the book became the engaging stories and characters portrayed in the award-winning television series. David Simon is a Baltimore-based journalist, author, and television producer. He created and produced the celebrated HBO series The Wire, which depicts an American city's political and socioeconomic fissures.  A former reporter for the Baltimore Sun, Simon is the author of two books of narrative non-fiction. His first book, Homicide, was the basis for the NBC drama of that name, and his second, The Corner, became an Emmy-winning HBO miniseries.  Subsequent television credits include Generation Kill, Treme, Show Me A Hero, The Deuce, and The Plot Against America. His most recent project, We Own This City, is a six-hour, limited series chronicling the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force. It examines the corruption and moral collapse that befell an American city in which the policies of drug prohibition and mass arrest were championed at the expense of actual police work. If you enjoy this podcast, please connect with us and share the episodes on social media You can connect with us here:   BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/homicidepod.bsky.social Instagram https://www.instagram.com/homicidepod/ Threads https://www.threads.net/@homicidepod X https://twitter.com/homicidepod The Podcast is also available on YouTube Music for the podcast by Andrew R. Bird Graphics by Luna Raphael Edited and Produced by Films & Podcast LTD

Robyn Chapman discusses her work on First Second's release of HOMICIDE: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL, which is an adaptation of David Simon's nonfiction book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, which also was the source material for the award-winning TV show Homicide: Life on the Streets. Robyn provides some great info on the unique journey Philippe Squarzoni's detailed adaptation took from the States to France and back. She also details all the hard work the First Second crew did to realize this impressive two-part graphic novel.

Robyn Chapman discusses her work on First Second's release of HOMICIDE: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL, which is an adaptation of David Simon's nonfiction book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, which also was the source material for the award-winning TV show Homicide: Life on the Streets. Robyn provides some great info on the unique journey Philippe Squarzoni's detailed adaptation took from the States to France and back. She also details all the hard work the First Second crew did to realize this impressive two-part graphic novel.

Jesse Starcher and Mark Radulich present their Homicide Life on the Street Season 6 Review! Homicide - Life on the Street is an American police drama television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit. It ran for seven seasons (122 episodes) on NBC from January 31, 1993 to May 21, 1999, and was succeeded by Homicide: The Movie (2000), which served as the series finale. The series was created by Paul Attanasio and based on David Simon's book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets (1991). Many of the characters and stories used throughout the show were based on events depicted in the book. The sixth season of Homicide: Life on the Street aired in the United States on the NBC television network from October 17, 1997 to May 8, 1998 and contained 23 episodes. The sixth season marked the debut of character Detective Laura Ballard (Callie Thorne). Detectives Frank Pembleton (Andre Braugher) and Mike Kellerman (Reed Diamond) depart the show in the season finale. Chief Medical Examiner Julianna Cox departs mid-season, with her last appearance being in the episode "Lies and Other Truths". Detectives Paul Falsone (Jon Seda) and Stuart Gharty (Peter Gerety), both of whom appeared in the Season 5 finale, become regular characters. Going into the sixth season, NBC gave the series producers an ultimatum to make Homicide more popular than its CBS timeslot competitor Nash Bridges or face cancellation. Andre Braugher would go on to win the only Emmy and, in 1999, Golden Globe awards the series would ever receive. Mark Radulich and his wacky podcast on all the things: https://linktr.ee/markkind76 also snapchat: markkind76 FB Messenger: Mark Radulich LCSW Tiktok: @markradulich twitter: @MarkRadulich

Jesse Starcher and Mark Radulich present their Homicide Life on the Street Season 6 Review! Homicide - Life on the Street is an American police drama television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit. It ran for seven seasons (122 episodes) on NBC from January 31, 1993 to May 21, 1999, and was succeeded by Homicide: The Movie (2000), which served as the series finale. The series was created by Paul Attanasio and based on David Simon's book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets (1991). Many of the characters and stories used throughout the show were based on events depicted in the book. The sixth season of Homicide: Life on the Street aired in the United States on the NBC television network from October 17, 1997 to May 8, 1998 and contained 23 episodes. The sixth season marked the debut of character Detective Laura Ballard (Callie Thorne). Detectives Frank Pembleton (Andre Braugher) and Mike Kellerman (Reed Diamond) depart the show in the season finale. Chief Medical Examiner Julianna Cox departs mid-season, with her last appearance being in the episode "Lies and Other Truths". Detectives Paul Falsone (Jon Seda) and Stuart Gharty (Peter Gerety), both of whom appeared in the Season 5 finale, become regular characters. Going into the sixth season, NBC gave the series producers an ultimatum to make Homicide more popular than its CBS timeslot competitor Nash Bridges or face cancellation. Andre Braugher would go on to win the only Emmy and, in 1999, Golden Globe awards the series would ever receive. Mark Radulich and his wacky podcast on all the things: https://linktr.ee/markkind76 also snapchat: markkind76 FB Messenger: Mark Radulich LCSW Tiktok: @markradulich twitter: @MarkRadulich

Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode explore the influence of David Simon and The Wire, as the Baltimore-set opus celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Beginning his career as a police reporter for the much respected Baltimore Sun, David Simon eventually became disillusioned with changes being made at the paper and spent a year embedded with the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit. That resulted in the book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, which became the basis for the TV show Homicide: Life On The Street. Simon followed that with another book, The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood, which was adapted for TV as The Corner, and then created The Wire, which changed television forever. Simon has since been behind the shows Generation Kill, Treme, The Deuce and The Plot Against America. His latest project We Own This City sees him return to Baltimore, this time to tell the true story of the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force and the corruption surrounding it. Ellen looks at the influence of David Simon's work with a focus on unconventional casting - Simon repeatedly casts non-actors, and people with first hand experience of the subjects he explores. She speaks with casting director Pat Moran, who has worked alongside Simon on several projects. She also talks to Ronan Bennett and Gerry Jackson. Ronan is the creator and writer of Top Boy and Gerry is the series' story consultant. Gerry is a fitness trainer but his knowledge of Hackney and connection to the local community helped Ronan to write Top Boy, and to find local talent to feature in the show, in an echo of The Wire. And Mark goes back 20 years to speak to someone who was there when The Wire began. Actor Clarke Peters was on the show for all five seasons, playing fan favourite Detective Lester Freamon and delivering some of the show's greatest lines. Mark also talks to Professor Liam Kennedy, editor of The Wire: Race, Class, and Genre - a series of essays exploring the show's portrayals of race, drug war policing, deindustrialisation, and the inadequacies of America's civic, educational, and political institutions. Also, Top Boy star Ashley Walters shares what he's been watching. Screenshot is Radio 4's guide through the ever-expanding universe of the moving image. Every episode, Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode journey through the main streets and back roads connecting film, television and streaming over the last hundred years.   Producer: Tom Whalley A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

Jesse Starcher and Mark Radulich present their Homicide Life on the Street Season 5 Review! Homicide - Life on the Street is an American police drama television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit. It ran for seven seasons (122 episodes) on NBC from January 31, 1993 to May 21, 1999, and was succeeded by Homicide: The Movie (2000), which served as the series finale. The series was created by Paul Attanasio and based on David Simon's book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets (1991). Many of the characters and stories used throughout the show were based on events depicted in the book. The fifth season of Homicide: Life on the Street aired in the United States on the NBC television network from 20 September 1996 to 16 May 1997 and contained 22 episodes. A new opening sequence debuted with the start of this season, including elements of a police investigation (murder weapon, dusting for fingerprints, etc.) and a growing chatter of radio transmissions behind the theme music. In addition, pictures of the actors were displayed alongside their names for the first time. The sequence ends with the ringing of the squadroom phone and a voice answering, "Homicide." Grammarly Ad: 32:13 Amazon Music Ad: XXXX For a 30 Day Free Trial of Amazon Music Unlimited head to http://getamazonmusic.com/w2mnetwork. Amazon Music is free. Amazon Music Unlimited is not. And for the Grammarly special offer, go to http://getgrammarly.com/w2mnetwork. Also check out the W2M Network Discord https://discord.gg/aydMgvUN9d Mark Radulich and his wacky podcast on all the things: https://linktr.ee/markkind76 also snapchat: markkind76 FB Messenger: Mark Radulich LCSW Tiktok: @markradulich twitter: @MarkRadulich

Jesse Starcher and Mark Radulich present their Homicide Life on the Street Season 5 Review! Homicide - Life on the Street is an American police drama television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit. It ran for seven seasons (122 episodes) on NBC from January 31, 1993 to May 21, 1999, and was succeeded by Homicide: The Movie (2000), which served as the series finale. The series was created by Paul Attanasio and based on David Simon's book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets (1991). Many of the characters and stories used throughout the show were based on events depicted in the book. The fifth season of Homicide: Life on the Street aired in the United States on the NBC television network from 20 September 1996 to 16 May 1997 and contained 22 episodes. A new opening sequence debuted with the start of this season, including elements of a police investigation (murder weapon, dusting for fingerprints, etc.) and a growing chatter of radio transmissions behind the theme music. In addition, pictures of the actors were displayed alongside their names for the first time. The sequence ends with the ringing of the squadroom phone and a voice answering, "Homicide." Grammarly Ad: 32:13 Amazon Music Ad: XXXX For a 30 Day Free Trial of Amazon Music Unlimited head to http://getamazonmusic.com/w2mnetwork. Amazon Music is free. Amazon Music Unlimited is not. And for the Grammarly special offer, go to http://getgrammarly.com/w2mnetwork. Also check out the W2M Network Discord https://discord.gg/aydMgvUN9d Mark Radulich and his wacky podcast on all the things: https://linktr.ee/markkind76 also snapchat: markkind76 FB Messenger: Mark Radulich LCSW Tiktok: @markradulich twitter: @MarkRadulich

On episode 2 the panel reviews the Pilot episode of the television drama Homicide Life on the street which aired January 31, 1993, the series stars Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Wendy Hughes, Clark Johnson and Yaphet Kotto The series was based on David Simon's nonfiction book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets (1991). 4/5/22 Hosts: Kinte www.instagram.com/kinteferger... Jen www.instagram.com/followingbl... Olaf www.instagram.com/olafbarbosa/ Renee www.instagram.com/rdcartbydes... Josh www.instagram.com/chittyjoshua/ Toryhttps://www.instagram.com/rushtory/ "Gone for Goode" Lewis and Crosetti uncover a woman's plot to murder loved ones for their life insurance; Bolander convinces Munch to pursue an old case. Pilot Season is a show where a panel rates and reviews the first episode of a television show drama or comedy. In season one reviews of such classics of Gilligan's Island, Get Smart and the Golden Girls will be review. As well as dramas such as Lost, The Practice and the Sopranos. The show is hosted by Kinte.

On episode 2 the panel reviews the Pilot episode of the television drama Homicide Life on the street which aired January 31, 1993, the series stars Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Wendy Hughes, Clark Johnson and Yaphet Kotto The series was based on David Simon's nonfiction book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets (1991). 4/5/22 Hosts: Kinte https://www.instagram.com/kinteferger... Jen https://www.instagram.com/followingbl... Olaf https://www.instagram.com/olafbarbosa/ Renee https://www.instagram.com/rdcartbydes... Josh https://www.instagram.com/chittyjoshua/ Toryhttps://www.instagram.com/rushtory/ "Gone for Goode" Lewis and Crosetti uncover a woman's plot to murder loved ones for their life insurance; Bolander convinces Munch to pursue an old case. Pilot Season is a show where a panel rates and reviews the first episode of a television show drama or comedy. In season one reviews of such classics of Gilligan's Island, Get Smart and the Golden Girls will be review. As well as dramas such as Lost, The Practice and the Sopranos. The show is hosted by Kinte.

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本期主播：狂人 | Dio这一期，与友的聊主播Dio联播。文稿隔日发布。本期书单：凶年 Homicide：A Year on the Killing StreetsHBO的内容战略 Inside the Rise of HBO : A Personal History of the Company火线宇宙（大卫·西蒙）其他作品片单：1 Homicide: Life on the Street (NBC, 1993-1999 - creator, developed by Tom Fontana)情理法的春天2 The Corner (HBO, 2000 - co-created with Ed Burns, developed with David Mills.)街角3 Generation Kill (HBO, 2007 - developed with Ed Burns)杀戮一代4 Treme (HBO, 2010-2013 - co-created with Eric Overmyer)劫后余生5 Show Me a Hero (HBO, 2015 - developed with William F. Zorzi)黑色乌托邦6 The Deuce (HBO, 2017-2019 - co-created with George Pelecanos)堕落街传奇7 The Plot Against America (HBO, 2020 - developed with Ed Burns)反美阴谋Michael Kenneth Williams相关Viceland Black marketsBlack Market with Michael K. Williams（2016）How i met your mother S8E08 Lily致敬OmarBoston Legal 波士顿法律 S2E09Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations S5E13 Felicia 'Snoop' Pearson当集嘉宾

Society preaches forgiveness for the rich and retribution for the poor. Entrenched inequality and its companion, poverty, are the dark side of the American dream for a citizenry united by name, but not by rules. Is the divide fair, the result of natural winners and losers, or is it built into the system? We know that inequality is bad for the rich as well as the poor, and that more equal countries are healthier and happier, but this knowledge won't bring change by itself. What can be done when those with the power to change the divide are those that benefit most from it? As long as the more equal won't let go, the less equal will suffer. David Simon is a journalist, author, and television writer/producer best known as the creator and showrunner of HBO series The Wire and Treme. He spent twelve years on the crime beat for the Baltimore Sun. He also worked on the adaptations of his books Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets and The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood for NBC and HBO respectively.

Today we talk about David Simon’s “Homicide: A Year in the Killing Streets” and how it can be used to inspire players and storytellers in World of Darkness games. The Brian Book Club is a series when we cover different horror stories in all media forms, and how you can be inspired by them to run and play in World of Darkness games. World of Darkness and its game settings are owned by White Wolf Publishing. If you would like to support the podcast stop by our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/TwinCitiesbyNight Come by and visit our Discord! https://discord.gg/T9zeN9p Check us out on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/twin-cities-by-night/id1246523585?mt=2 Find us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/Twin_Cities_VtM Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TwinCitiesByNight/ Find us on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBUyj7h-xIhwsM3kHK56SRA For more White Wolf RPGs game play and media please check out https://www.facebook.com/groups/862703457198327  

On Thanksgiving weekend 1987 a quiet townhouse community in suburban Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C., is rocked by the bondage strangulation murder of a woman in her home. A hundred miles north of the state capital in Richmond, Arlington only saw a handful of murders a year but officers there had encountered a murder exactly like this before -- three years earlier and just a couple miles away. This episode continues the story of the South Side Strangler serial killings. Special Offers For extra content like exclusive bonus interviews and video of our one-hour live show, please support Southern Nightmare at www.southernnightmare.com/donate To get a free audiobook from Audible, visit www.audibletrial.com/southernnightmare for a free 30-day trial and an audiobook of your choice to keep! I suggest David Simon’s excellent behind-the-scenes chronicle of the 1980s Baltimore homicide squad, Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets or Michelle McNamara's I'll Be Gone in The Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer.

The Cho family immigrated to the U.S. from South Korea in search of the American Dream. Instead they found a Southern Nightmare. Fifteen-year-old Diane Cho was a typical 1980s teenager, arguing with her little brother, hanging out with her friends at the mall and dating a boy behind her parents’ backs. She would become the next victim of the South Side Strangler, raped and murdered in her bedroom while her parents and brother were sleeping in the next rooms. This episode features interviews with Diane’s mother and brother, as well as her friends. Thanks for listening and please be sure to tell your friends about us and leave us a positive review on iTunes! And to keep up with the latest updates, sign up for our newsletter at www.SouthernNightmare.com – the sign-up box is at the very bottom of the page. Special Offers For extra content like exclusive bonus interviews, please support Southern Nightmare at www.southernnightmare.com/donate To get a free audiobook from Audible, visit www.audibletrial.com/southernnightmare for a free 30-day trial and an audiobook of your choice to keep! I suggest David Simon’s excellent behind-the-scenes chronicle of the 1980s Baltimore homicide squad, Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets.

John Temple teaches reporting and writing courses at West Virginia University. His specialty area is narrative nonfiction writing. His new book 2016 Edgar Award nominee “American Pain” chronicles how two young felons built the largest painkiller distribution ring in the United States. The book, published by Rowman & Littlefield, also explores the massive rise in the use and abuse of narcotic painkillers over the past two decades. Temple is the author of two previous nonfiction books: “The Last Lawyer: The Fight to Save Death Row Inmates” (2009) and “Deadhouse: Life in a Coroner’s Office” (2005). In 2010, “The Last Lawyer” won the Scribes Book Award from the American Society of Legal Writers. More information about Temple’s books can be found at www.johntemplebooks.com. Prior to teaching at WVU, Temple taught and studied creative nonfiction writing at the University of Pittsburgh, where he earned an M.F.A. Temple worked in the newspaper business for six years. He was the health/education reporter for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, a general assignment reporter for the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C., and a government and politics reporter for the Tampa Tribune in Tampa, Fla. Hollee Schwartz Temple is a journalist-turned-lawyer-turned-professor at West Virginia University College of Law. She is the co-author of Harlequin's "Good Enough is the New Perfect" and the textbook "West Virginia Legal Research." After graduating at the top of her class with a combined bachelor’s and master’s degree from Northwestern, Hollee headed to Duke University School of Law. She graduated in 1999 and began a four-year stint as a litigation associate at a large Pittsburgh law firm. After her first son was born in 2002, Hollee returned to her firm part-time before joining the WVU faculty the next year. An active scholar and speaker, Hollee has been published in newspapers (including the Miami Herald, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and Michigan City News-Dispatch), national law reviews and legal writing publications. She has conducted seminars on generational issues and projecting professionalism in writing for large law firms. John and Hollee have also been small business owners since 2013, when they opened the Morgantown, West Virginia's party destination beauty salon known as "The Beauty Bar." Notes from the show: John takes 6 months to a year to put together a book proposal. Hollee's proposal on her first book took 3-4 months. A book proposal contains sample chapters, outline, and Hollee's included a national survey she and her co-author Beck conducted. Mentioned: The New Times article "Pain and Gain", David Simon's book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets and the eponymous television show. Warner Brothers bought the rights to "American Pain," to be adapted for the screen by Melisa Wallack. "Figuring out who you want to talk to and who is at the center of your story and how to find them is a large portion of the process."  "There's a human compulsion to tell your story." "You can ask anybody almost anything as long as the think you really want to know [the answer]." Mentioned: "Dreamland" - Sam Quinones "It's a daily struggle [to balance work and home life]. And only one of us could be working on a book at one time." The Beauty Bar draws on a theme from Hollee's book that women deserve to feel beautiful. The California model of a "blowout bar" didn't translate to Morgantown, WV, so they pivoted the Beauty Bar to providing many more salon services. Managing staff and personalities is the toughest part of being a small business owner. Hollee is a big fan of BNI. Mentioned: "The Price of Nice Nails" Hollee gained a competitive advantage through social media and working with Mom blogs. They are able to juggle home life and work a little more now that their kids are older. Priorities change as children grow. The kids are integrated into their work life.  Academic jobs allow for their lifestyle. Hollee can oversee a large staff by living close and having 10 security cameras connected to her cell phone. Best business advice: Hollee's: "I'm the heart of the business. I can't just give that away." John's: "Stick with it until the 18 month point." Best book writing advice: John's: "You have to schedule your writing into your day and give it a prime spot in your day." Hollee's: "I got up at 5 to write for a couple of hours before everyone else got up." Recommended book: "The War of Art" by Steven Pressfield This podcast hosted by New York attorney Michael Prywes was sponsored by Prywes Schwartz, PLLC, a law firm devoted to artists and entrepreneurs. This podcast may contain attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee future outcomes.

Our guest is comedian, Ed Salazar. We talked about large closets, coffee, comics, fitness for television, Jay Leno, Making of a Murderer, Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, The Fall, Broadchurch, Law & Order: SVU, female protagonists, action figures, Star Wars, Jedi vs. Bene Gesserit, MRAs, The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail, goth kids as Sith Lords, Nine Inch Nails, John Mayer, Robin Williams, The Fat Jew, MadTV, diversity in comedy, Aziz Ansari, The Hateful Eight, George Lucas, rape culture, homophobia, and feminism. Find us online at http://something2xp.net. Get your free audiobook download and 30 day free trial at http://audibletrial.com/something2xp #PleaseBeKind

Reporting from Hoth and and the word outside the Snowpiercer respectively, Luke and Shiri examine the concept of narrative non-fiction through the lens of David Simon’s Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets.   Our next stops are, appropriately, a post-mortem on Constantine season 1 (#SaveConstantine) and an examination of our open case file on Gotham.       We end, as always with the Grrrrr and the Arrrrrrrrrgh.

There are two Americas. In one, bankers get golden parachutes, insider traders return to society as well-paid consultants, and influence is for sale. In the other, opportunity is scarce and forgiveness scarcer, jail awaits those caught possessing recreational drugs, and cries for help are ignored. Society preaches forgiveness for the rich and retribution for the poor. Entrenched inequality and its companion, poverty, are the dark side of the American dream for a citizenry united by name, but not by rules.Is the divide fair, the result of natural winners and losers, or is it built into the system? We know that inequality is bad for the rich as well as the poor, and that more equal countries are healthier and happier, but this knowledge won't bring change by itself. What can be done when those with the power to change the divide are those that benefit most from it? As long as the more equal won't let go, the less equal will suffer.From his journalist days on the crime beat through to his work on shows like The Wire and Treme, David Simon has brought the divide between these two America's to life like no other. Simon looks at the oppressed, the victims of manmade disasters such as the war on drugs through to natural disaster such as Hurricane Katrina, and forces us to ask whether the fictional stories he shows us on screen are any less real than the theatre of compassion we see on the news from the very same people who have the power to treat all citizens equally but choose not to. David Simon is a journalist, author, and television writer/producer best known as the creator and showrunner of HBO series The Wire and Treme. He spent twelve years on the crime beat for the Baltimore Sun. He also worked on the adaptations of his books Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets and The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood for NBC and HBO respectively. 

One of the hottest tickets of the 2009 Book Festival, we were thrilled the creator and writer of HBO's universally acclaimed TV series The Wire, took time out to come to Edinburgh for the Book Festival. David Simon first posed the question 'Are America's inner cities unpoliceable?' eighteen years ago in his award-winning Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets. Now re-issued, the gripping, gut-churning account of his twelve month stint on the streets with the Baltimore police is factual storytelling to rival Mailer and Capote. An utterly fascinating event.