01-03-2016, 01:39 PM
https://serialpodcast.org
My wife downloads a ton of podcasts for work and found one last year that was a spinoff of sorts to This American Life. She had me listen to it the day it came out. It would later become a huge hit. I'm of course referring to Serial season 1. If you haven't already, I'd listen to it. It was a fascinating story about a Muslim teen from a Baltimore suburb (15 minutes from my house!) accused of killing his Asian ex girlfriend. There was not a lot of evidence to suggest he did it and most of the prosecution's case rest on his drug dealer friend and cell tower data that would now no longer be considered accurate. The producer dug through the court documents, listened to recordings of the trial, and interviewed most of those involved with the case. Very good stuff.
Season 2 has begun and they're 3 episodes in. This season is about Bowe Bergdahl. I've only listened to the first 2, but she is working with the director of the Hurt Locker who has been talking with Bowe since he returned for a documentary he is making. It certainly is very different from season 1. Instead of a murder case where I immediately felt the kid was innocent, I don't know what to think. They have just gone over the basics of him, why he says he abandoned his post, how he says he was captured, and how the taliban says he was captured. He seems like an idiot who had a bad idea to raise awareness of problem that most would have just assumed is a part of military life. He ended up wasting tons of resources and endangered the lives of many.
Anyone else listening? Thoughts? Any idea on where this season is going? There doesn't seem to be a clear end game
My wife downloads a ton of podcasts for work and found one last year that was a spinoff of sorts to This American Life. She had me listen to it the day it came out. It would later become a huge hit. I'm of course referring to Serial season 1. If you haven't already, I'd listen to it. It was a fascinating story about a Muslim teen from a Baltimore suburb (15 minutes from my house!) accused of killing his Asian ex girlfriend. There was not a lot of evidence to suggest he did it and most of the prosecution's case rest on his drug dealer friend and cell tower data that would now no longer be considered accurate. The producer dug through the court documents, listened to recordings of the trial, and interviewed most of those involved with the case. Very good stuff.
Season 2 has begun and they're 3 episodes in. This season is about Bowe Bergdahl. I've only listened to the first 2, but she is working with the director of the Hurt Locker who has been talking with Bowe since he returned for a documentary he is making. It certainly is very different from season 1. Instead of a murder case where I immediately felt the kid was innocent, I don't know what to think. They have just gone over the basics of him, why he says he abandoned his post, how he says he was captured, and how the taliban says he was captured. He seems like an idiot who had a bad idea to raise awareness of problem that most would have just assumed is a part of military life. He ended up wasting tons of resources and endangered the lives of many.
Anyone else listening? Thoughts? Any idea on where this season is going? There doesn't seem to be a clear end game
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