"The Cost"

'The Wire': Way Down in the Hole

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Tv & Film

4.4 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2020

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Jemele 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 (44:15), and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Every great business story has a few things in common.
0:04.0	A once in a lifetime idea?
0:07.0	Mobile entertainment will truly still be the way for the future and the way we consume
0:11.7	media and, you know, those networks should be scared because HQ proved it.
0:17.0	It's a big personality.
0:19.0	Russ idolized Kanye West.
0:21.0	Colin never really got the spotlight because he wasn't that type of guy.
0:25.0	He's just a genius.
0:27.0	And plenty of drama.
0:29.0	HQ didn't die of natural causes.
0:31.0	It was poisoned with a lethal cocktail of incompetence arrogance, short-sightedness, and
0:34.5	sociopathic delusion.
0:35.5	He took a $100 million dollar company and brought it to zero in less than two years.
0:41.8	I'm Alyssa Breznak.
0:43.1	And over the past year, I've spoken with founders and fans, investors and engineers, employees,
0:48.5	celebrities.
0:49.5	All to answer one question.
0:52.0	What happened to HQ trivia?
0:54.8	The answer is a story about the absurdity of startup culture and the ego of its founders.
1:00.5	It's a story about virality and how companies navigate the attention economy.
1:04.8	It's a story about hope and promise, the trail and tragedy.
1:09.1	And at the heart of all of it is an app that drew millions of live viewers and was supposed
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