THE WIRE’S Bubbles: How do you help an addict? – SHRINK THE BOX

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🗓️ 6 August 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Ben and Nemone discuss The Wire’s ‘Bubbles’ aka Reginald Collins. An informant and heroin user, a man with a fragile support network who finds himself stranded while trying to forge closer bonds with those around him. Nemone tells Ben how unconditional love is the hardest thing to give an addict, and the key to helping them start their journey to sobriety. Plus we hear wisdom from Gabor Maté. Our episode on the Queen’s Gambit has great insights into addiction if you’re looking for even more on this subject. We talked about AA, Al Anon and Samaritans in the show. Here are links: AA: https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/ Al Anon: https://al-anonuk.org.uk/ Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org/ We want to hear about any theories we might have missed, what you’ve thought of the show so far and your character suggestions. Please drop the team an email (which may be part of the show): [email protected] NEXT CLIENTS ON THE COUCH. Find out how to view here Moira Rose, Schitt's Creek (Season 1) Raymond Holt, Brooklyn 99 (selected episodes) Jackson Lamb, Slow Horses (Season 1) Carrie Bradshaw, Sex and the City (selected episodes) CREDITS We used clips from Seasons 1 of The Wire. It’s available to watch on NOWTV. Starring: Dominic West - Jimmy McNulty Idris Elba - Stringer Bell Lawrence Gilliard Jr. - D’Angelo Barskdale Wood Harris - Avon Barksdale Deirdre Lovejoy - Rhonda Pearlman Wendell Pierce - Detective Bunk Lance Reddick - Cpt. Cedric Daniels Andre Royo – Reginald Collins, aka Bubbles Sonja Sohn - Kima Greggs Created by: David Simon Directed by: Clark Johnson Peter Medak Clement Virgo Ed Bianchi Gloria Muzo Produced by: Karen L. Thorson Ed Burns Joe Chappelle George Pelecanos Eric Overmyer David Simon Robert F. Colesberry Nina Kostroff Noble We would love to hear your theories: [email protected] A Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi I'm Elizabeth Day from How to Fail and I'd like to introduce you to Bist a village.
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0:15.8	self-portrait and Astrid at Miu, as well as classics such as Jill Sander and Mark Jacobs.
0:22.2	They're located in the heart of the Oxford countryside and only an hour from London by train or there's free parking all day. I would highly recommend planning a day out at Bista Village.
0:33.2	Hi there take listeners today Ben and Imoan are looking at Bubbles
0:37.1	from the Wire. Bubbles is fascinating, a sensitive sympathetic addict who flits between
0:42.4	the underworld and the police sometimes
0:44.2	playing informant, sometimes criminal.
0:46.1	A lot to get into, enjoy the show.
0:48.3	And please do set us your thoughts on the show and suggestions for characters for Ben and Nimon to cover to shrink the box at
0:54.6	Sony Music.com.
0:55.8	Someone is someone you need to know I put the red hat on.
0:58.4	Kim in here take the pictures.
1:00.0	If they're in the mix taking another color. If they don't get it,
1:03.0	everyone is that hat's part of Barksdale's crew?
1:05.0	At the terrace, we haven't hit the low rises yet.
1:08.0	That's sharp. I like that.
1:10.0	Yeah, ain't so good with names, but,, you know, faces I keep in my head.
1:14.0	I used to take him down Scapio and I let him look through the warm books.
1:17.0	He called me up that night, telling me to go to this corner, that corner.
1:21.0	Yeah, I paid $25 a pop.
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