Vice and Easy

S02 E04: Out Where the Buses Don't Run

August 26th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  48 mins 23 secs

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This week on Miami Vice: Crockett and Tubbs are investigating a drug dealer who is thought to have disappeared and is helped by an eccentric ex-cop Hank Weldon (Bruce McGill) who isn't all there but, seems to know a lot about the guys they're going after. Bring some tissues as I cry my eyes out and talk about mental health treatment and how it lacked then and now, loyalty to one's partner, more about Joel Surnow (the last episode he appears to be credited on :( and the origins of 24 being planted here (Dennis Hopper almost played Hank Weldon, as much as I love Dennis I think Bruce had the subtlety and heart to take this episode further. Some spicy content about Little Richard in Viced Tea (45:08), be warned!

S02 E03: Whatever Works

August 19th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  37 mins 14 secs

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This week on Miami Vice: Crockett and Tubbs dig into the world of Santeria with the help of a Priestess (guest star Eartha Kitt) during their investigation of the mysterious death of two cops outside of their jurisdiction. Crockett has his own problems when his Spyder gets taken back into police custody with plans to take it to auction.

S02 E02: The Prodigal Son: Part Two

August 10th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  51 mins 45 secs

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This week on Miami Vice: Crockett and Tubbs are still in New York trying to get closer to the Revilla brothers by cutting off their supply after their previous plan gets them nowhere, Valerie still isn't returning Tubbs' calls, Crockett's new interest is hiding his gun but, maybe more? Part Two wraps up their trip to NYC with some great guest stars, songs, outfits and some hard truths about the "politics of contraband" as our friend Glenn Frey put it so succinctly.

S02 E01: The Prodigal Son: Part One

August 5th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  46 mins 59 secs

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This week on Miami Vice: Crockett and Tubbs welcome us back into Season Two with another two-parter packed full of hit songs, fashion, guest stars (Penn Gillette, Gene Simmons, Pam Grier) and one-liners! Crockett and Tubbs head to NYC to track down a cartel leader (Luis Guzman) with the help of Jimmy (Penn Gillette) and Tubbs tries to reconnect with Valerie (Pam Grier) whose life has changed a lot since she was last in Miami.

S01 E22: Lombard

July 22nd, 2022  |  Season 1  |  48 mins 22 secs

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This week on Miami Vice: We wrap up season one with Dennis Farina returning as Lombard, John Santucci returning after 8 episodes to play a different character (love that Michael Mann loyalty), and Ned Eisenberg as the son of a late Mafioso. Crockett and Tubbs have to protect Lombard, who is very reluctant to testify against the Labrizzi family even as he is backed into a corner with immunity, which means he can't plead the Fifth, but can be held in contempt of Court. We talk about the magic of crushed garlic, not garlic powder, what is Seven Card Stud poker for those of us who grew up watching celebrities play Texas Hold 'Em on TV and the price we all pay for what we feel is morally right.

Programming Note: Season 2 of Vice and Easy will be back in August! Thanks for listening and catch up with old episodes in the catalog and then we are off to meet Sonny and Rico in New York with the Season 2 premiere.

S01 E21: Evan

July 15th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  55 mins 6 secs

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This week on Miami Vice: Crockett and Tubbs are trying to bust an arms dealer but things get more complaicated when Crockett recognizes one of his henchman, an ATF agent who used to work with him on Vice. Guest starring: William Russ (Cory Matthews' dad) and Al Israel (Scarface) whose paperwork says he's 27?!?!?!?! This is a very emotionally poignant episode and I'm surprised it wasn't the season finale!
Trigger warnings: homophobia, suicide

S01 E20: Nobody Lives Forever

July 8th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  53 mins 13 secs

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This week on Miami Vice: Sonny falls in "Lust With Potential" at a very inopportune time, when a group of youths (pronounced "yutes" like in My Cousin Vinny) are on a murderous crime spree through Miami. Crockett struggles with work-life balance as his romance with Brenda (guest star Kim Greist from Manhunter) gets hotter. Gina learns some hard life lessons (don't date your co-workers!), Tubbs must deal with a distracted partner and Izzy has a new shoe hustle (including clogs?)

S01 E19: The Home Invaders

July 1st, 2022  |  Season 1  |  42 mins 50 secs

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This week on Miami Vice: The Vice team works with Robbery to investigate a string of brutal home robberies across Miami while Tubbs is on vacation with Valerie in NYC. Crockett and co. work his old mentor, the man who taught him everything he knows about robbery, but it seems now that he's lost his touch as the years go on. Guest stars include: David Patrick Kelly, Esai Morales and Nancy Valen!

S01 E18: Made For Each Other

June 24th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  46 mins 25 secs

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This week on Miami Vice: It's time for our favourite secondary and tertiary characters to bask in the warm glow of the spotlight! Zito and Zwitek inadvertently become roommates, along with Zito's ex and Zwitek's current gf, awkward! Will their history and mutual admiration of Elvis keep their friendship intact? Izzy and Noogie go deeper undercover than usual and end up in hot cement and wet cement (ha!) when trying to infiltrate a counterfeit goods racket led by Costellada, who has never met a cigarette, silk shirt or telephone he didn't like. Guest stars: Ellen Greene and Mark-Linn Baker.

S01 E17: The Maze

June 17th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  47 mins 17 secs

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This week on Miami Vice: Garcelle Beauvais and Ving Rhames guest star! Tubbs goes undercover and accidentally gets involved in a hostage situation when a group of street punks graduate to killers as SWAT tries to diffuse the situation and protect Tubbs' cover with no help from a hot-headed cop. Other topics include: why I could never be a hostage negotiator, getting emotional about Doug Flutie and why you should go where you're wanted, a rumoured "monster dong" according to Garcelle and more!

S01 E16: Rites of Passage

June 10th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  44 mins 15 secs

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This week on Miami Vice: Crockett and Tubbs go undercover in a high-class escort ring to help Tubbs' old flame Valerie (Pam Grier) reunite with her missing sister. John Turturro guest stars as her high-powered pimp. This episode features a ton of great 80s fashion, diplomatic immunity, love-making under a full moon and smoking at an airport gate.

S01 E15: Smuggler's Blues

June 3rd, 2022  |  Season 1  |  48 mins 36 secs

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This week on Miami Vice: Crockett and Tubbs are off to Cartagena with the help of Jimmy (Glenn Frey) to help pinpoint an agency leak that's resulting in the kidnapping and and deaths of smugglers and their families.

We are testing out some more categories! The Fashion segment now has a Wild Card! I wax a little too poetically about CanCon (sorry and I got the categories wrong haha), talk about what came first, Smuggler's Blues the song or the episode, the Miami Vice movie yay or nay (I'm in the nay camp, but I'll try to watch it again this weekend), and Crockett and Tubbs are working with the dad from Step Brothers!

Timestamp: 0:00-6:34 Programming Note (and a thank you to the listeners!)

S01 E14: Golden Triangle: Part Two

May 27th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  51 mins 21 secs

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This week on Miami Vice: In Part Two, Castillo confronts his old adversary, Lao Li, who is settling in permanently in Miami and reunites with his long-lost wife in a touching episode with amazing over-the-top decor, outfits and one-liners. Noogie makes a brief appearance while Crockett, Tubbs and the vice team put their efforts together to help their Lieutenant seek justice.

S01 E13: Golden Triangle: Part One

May 20th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  44 mins 52 secs

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This week on Miami Vice: Crockett and Tubbs discover more than they expected when working undercover at a hotel trying to bust dirty cops when they discover Castillo's old enemy is in town. More of Castillo's past comes to the surface in a great episode with impeccable style.

S01 E12: Milk Run

May 6th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  37 mins 55 secs

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This week on Miami Vice: Crockett and Tubbs try to set two young men set after catching them about to smuggle drug-filled statues in from Colombia. The first episode I ever saw features a young Evan Handler (that's Harry Goldenblatt to my generation), boxing, arthouse cinema fashion and A+ acting from Don Johnson. I reminisce on how relaxed flying used to be and point out another GTA: Vice City trivia fact.

S01 E11: The Little Prince

April 29th, 2022  |  Season 1  |  45 mins 28 secs

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This week on Miami Vice: Crockett and Tubbs go after a wealthy and dirty businessman through his drug addicted son and worry they're doing more harm than good in the process. Crockett goes undercover at the WASPiest Polo Match you can imagine, Gina and Trudy score smack from a baby-faced Giancarlo Esposito as Luther and a 28-year old hunk playing a college kid might be hooking up with his father's girlfriend?