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Serial

Serial Productions makes narrative podcasts whose quality and innovation transformed the medium. “Serial” began in 2014 as a spinoff of the public radio show “This American Life.” In 2020, we joined t... Read more

Ranked #1

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Serial S01 Update 3: Day 03, Adnan Syed’s Hearing

Serial S01 Update 3: Day 03, Adnan Syed’s Hearing

February 2016: Sarah Koenig ducks back into the Adnan Syed case for a few days. There’s a hearing in Baltimore—a court p... Read more

18 Dec 2014

14mins

Ranked #2

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Serial S02 - Ep. 1: DUSTWUN

Serial S02 - Ep. 1: DUSTWUN

In the middle of the night, Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl grabs a notebook, snacks, water, some cash. Then he quietly slips off a r... Read more

10 Dec 2015

43mins

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Serial S02 - Ep. 7: Hindsight, Part 1

Serial S02 - Ep. 7: Hindsight, Part 1

It makes sense if you’re Bowe Bergdahl.

18 Feb 2016

36mins

Ranked #4

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Serial S01 Update 2: Day 02, Adnan Syed’s Hearing

Serial S01 Update 2: Day 02, Adnan Syed’s Hearing

February 2016: Sarah Koenig ducks back into the Adnan Syed case for a few days. There’s a hearing in Baltimore—a court p... Read more

18 Dec 2014

14mins

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Nice White Parents - Ep. 5: ‘We Know It When We See It’

Nice White Parents - Ep. 5: ‘We Know It When We See It’

Chana has traced the history of the school from its founding and come to the present. But now: One unexpected last chapt... Read more

20 Aug 2020

52mins

Ranked #6

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Nice White Parents - Ep. 4: ‘Here’s Another Fun Thing You Can Do’

Nice White Parents - Ep. 4: ‘Here’s Another Fun Thing You Can Do’

Public schools are inequitable because the school systems are maniacally loyal to white families. We can’t have equitabl... Read more

20 Aug 2020

48mins

Ranked #7

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Serial S01 Update 1: Day 01, Adnan Syed’s Hearing

Serial S01 Update 1: Day 01, Adnan Syed’s Hearing

February 2016: Sarah Koenig ducks back into the Adnan Syed case for a few days. There’s a hearing in Baltimore—a court p... Read more

18 Dec 2014

15mins

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Serial S02 - Ep. 2: The Golden Chicken

Serial S02 - Ep. 2: The Golden Chicken

On the move with Bergdahl, the Taliban slip past the U.S. Army’s massive effort to find him. During those days and weeks... Read more

17 Dec 2015

58mins

Ranked #9

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Serial S01 - Ep. 3: Leakin Park

Serial S01 - Ep. 3: Leakin Park

It’s February 9, 1999. Hae has been missing for three weeks. A man on his lunch break pulls off a road to pee, and stumb... Read more

9 Oct 2014

27mins

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Serial S01 - Ep. 5: Route Talk

Serial S01 - Ep. 5: Route Talk

Adnan once issued a challenge to Sarah. He told her to test the state’s timeline of the murder by driving from Woodlawn ... Read more

23 Oct 2014

42mins

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Serial S01 - Ep. 12: What We Know

Serial S01 - Ep. 12: What We Know

On January 13, 1999, Adnan Syed was a hurt and vengeful ex-boyfriend who carried out a premeditated murder. Or he was a ... Read more

18 Dec 2014

54mins

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Serial S01 - Ep. 4: Inconsistencies

Serial S01 - Ep. 4: Inconsistencies

A few days after Hae’s body is found, the detectives get a lead that opens the case up for them. They find Jay at work l... Read more

16 Oct 2014

33mins

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Serial S02 - Ep. 3: Escaping

Serial S02 - Ep. 3: Escaping

Bergdahl’s first year in captivity starts with an escape and ends with an escape. In between, he learns necessary, twist... Read more

24 Dec 2015

53mins

Ranked #14

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Serial S01 - Ep. 6: The Case Against Adnan Syed

Serial S01 - Ep. 6: The Case Against Adnan Syed

The physical evidence against Adnan Syed was scant - a few underwhelming fingerprints. So aside from cell records, what ... Read more

30 Oct 2014

42mins

Ranked #15

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Serial S01 - Ep. 10: The Best Defense is a Good Defense

Serial S01 - Ep. 10: The Best Defense is a Good Defense

Adnan’s trial lawyer was M. Cristina Gutierrez, a renowned defense attorney in Maryland – tough and savvy and smart. Oth... Read more

4 Dec 2014

52mins

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