diff --git a/recipes/the_wire.recipe b/recipes/the_wire.recipe
index 52d4a4c045..7f85e0cec3 100644
--- a/recipes/the_wire.recipe
+++ b/recipes/the_wire.recipe
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
+import datetime
 import json
 
 from calibre.web.feeds.news import BasicNewsRecipe
@@ -73,6 +74,11 @@ class TheWire(BasicNewsRecipe):
                     continue
                 if not b.get('post_type', '') == 'post':
                     continue
+                now = datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc)  # Ensure 'now' is offset-aware
+                post_date = datetime.strptime(b['post_date'], '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S').replace(tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc)  # Make 'post_date' offset-aware
+                if (now - post_date).days > 1:
+                    self.log('Skipping', title, 'as it is too old')
+                    continue
                 title = b['post_title']
                 desc = b['post_excerpt']
                 slg = b['categories'][0]['slug'] + '/' + b['post_name']