Serial
36 EpisodesProduced by This American Life
Serial is a podcast from the creators of This American Life, hosted by Sarah Koenig. Serial unfolds one story - a true story - over the course of a whole season. The show follows the plot and characters wherever they lead, through many surprising twists and turns. Sarah won't know what happens at th… read more
Featured episode36 Episodes | 2014 - 2018
S03 Episode 09: Some Time When Everything Has Changed
November 15th, 2018
The state of Ohio decides where Joshua belongs.
S03 Episode 08: A Madman’s Vacation
November 8th, 2018
1:06:00
A teenager decides to cooperate.
S03 Episode 07: The Snowball Effect
October 25th, 2018
57:00
If you listen closely to the trash-talking, you start to get the message.
S03 Episode 06: You in the Red Shirt
October 18th, 2018
53:00
Life after you put a cop in jail.
S03 Episode 05: Pleas Baby Pleas
October 11th, 2018
1:02:00
Don’t tell the judges, but the prosecutors have the most power in the building.
S03 Episode 04: A Bird in Jail Is Worth Two on the Street
October 4th, 2018
1:01:00
What happens when the right evidence points to the wrong man?
S03 Episode 03: Misdemeanor, Meet Mr. Lawsuit
September 27th, 2018
1:04:00
The smell of raw marijuana + acting nervous + hands in pockets = ?
S03 Episode 02: You’ve Got Some Gauls
September 20th, 2018
58:00
When a judge believes he knows you better than you know yourself.
S03 Episode 01: A Bar Fight Walks into the Justice Center
September 20th, 2018
54:00
A young woman at a bar is slapped on the butt. So why’s she the one in jail?
S03 Trailer
September 5th, 2018
Serial is heading back to court—this time, in Cleveland. Hear the trailer now.
S02 Episode 11: Present for Duty
March 31st, 2016
1:06:00
The Season Two finale: What is Bowe’s fault, and what isn’t?
S02 Episode 10: Thorny Politics
March 17th, 2016
52:00
Are you hearing what I’m hearing?
S02 Episode 09: Trade Secrets
March 3rd, 2016
49:00
You don’t make peace with your friends.
S02 Episode 08: Hindsight, Part 2
February 19th, 2016
37:00
Woulda, coulda, shoulda…
S02 Episode 07: Hindsight, Part 1
February 18th, 2016
38:00
It makes sense if you’re Bowe Bergdahl.
S01 Update: Day 03, Adnan Syed’s Hearing
February 6th, 2016
15:00
February 2016: Sarah Koenig ducks back into the Adnan Syed case for a few days. There’s a hearing in Baltimore—a court proceeding that’s been nearly sixteen years in the making. Syed’s attorney will introduce new …
S01 Update: Day 02, Adnan Syed’s Hearing
February 5th, 2016
15:00
February 2016: Sarah Koenig ducks back into the Adnan Syed case for a few days. There’s a hearing in Baltimore—a court proceeding that’s been nearly sixteen years in the making. Syed’s attorney will introduce new …
S02 Episode 06: 5 O'Clock Shadow
February 4th, 2016
1:00:00
Why did Bowe Bergdahl walk off?
S01 Update: Day 01, Adnan Syed’s Hearing
February 4th, 2016
16:00
February 2016: Sarah Koenig ducks back into the Adnan Syed case for a few days. There’s a hearing in Baltimore—a court proceeding that’s been nearly sixteen years in the making. Syed’s attorney will introduce new …
S02 Episode 05: Meanwhile, in Tampa
January 21st, 2016
54:00
CIA, FBI, YouTube, the Portland PD? There was no handbook for getting Bergdahl back.
S02 Episode 04: The Captors
January 7th, 2016
46:00
What's happening on the other side of the door?
S02 Episode 03: Escaping
December 24th, 2015
55:00
Bergdahl’s first year in captivity starts with an escape and ends with an escape. In between, he learns necessary, twisted lessons of survival.
S02 Episode 02: The Golden Chicken
December 17th, 2015
59:00
On the move with Bergdahl, the Taliban slip past the U.S. Army’s massive effort to find him. During those days and weeks, each side is asking, what is Bergdahl worth to us?
S02 Episode 01: DUSTWUN
December 10th, 2015
44:00
In the middle of the night, Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl grabs a notebook, snacks, water, some cash. Then he quietly slips off a remote U.S. Army outpost in eastern Afghanistan and into the dark, open desert. About 20 minutes …
S01 Episode 12: What We Know
December 18th, 2014
56:00
On January 13, 1999, Adnan Syed was a hurt and vengeful ex-boyfriend who carried out a premeditated murder. Or he was a bewildered bystander, framed …
S01 Episode 11: Rumors
December 11th, 2014
41:00
Almost everyone describes the 17-year-old Adnan the same way: good kid, helpful at the mosque, respectful to his elders. But a couple of months ago, …
S01 Episode 10: The Best Defense is a Good Defense
December 4th, 2014
54:00
Adnan’s trial lawyer was M. Cristina Gutierrez, a renowned defense attorney in Maryland – tough and savvy and smart. Other lawyers said she was exactly the kind of person you’d want defending you on a first-degree …
S01 Episode 09: To Be Suspected
November 20th, 2014
45:00
New information is coming in about what maybe didn’t happen on January 13, 1999. And while Adnan’s memory of that day is foggy at best, he does remember what happened next: being questioned, being arrested and, a …
S01 Episode 08: The Deal with Jay
November 13th, 2014
44:00
The state’s case against Adnan Syed hinged on Jay’s credibility; he was their star witness and also, because of his changing statements to police, …
S01 Episode 07: The Opposite of the Prosecution
November 6th, 2014
33:00
Adnan told Sarah about a case in Virginia that had striking similarities to his own: one key witness, incriminating cell phone records, young people, …
S01 Episode 06: The Case Against Adnan Syed
October 30th, 2014
44:00
The physical evidence against Adnan Syed was scant - a few underwhelming fingerprints. So aside from cell records, what did the prosecutors bring to the jury, to shore up Jay's testimony? Sarah weighs all the other …
S01 Episode 05: Route Talk
October 23rd, 2014
43:00
Adnan once issued a challenge to Sarah. He told her to test the state’s timeline of the murder by driving from Woodlawn High School to Best Buy in 21 …
S01 Episode 04: Inconsistencies
October 16th, 2014
34:00
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 late one night and bring him down to Homicide. At first, he insists he doesn’t know anything about …
S01 Episode 03: Leakin Park
October 9th, 2014
28:00
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 stumbles on her body in a city …
S01 Episode 02: The Breakup
October 3rd, 2014
37:00
Their relationship began like a storybook high-school romance: a prom date, love notes, sneaking off to be alone. But unlike other kids at school, …
S01 Episode 01: The Alibi
October 3rd, 2014
54:00
It's Baltimore, 1999. Hae Min Lee, a popular high-school senior, disappears after school one day. Six weeks later detectives arrest her classmate and …
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