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Have thoughts or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com]]>enNewsCopyright Imran Berishahttps://d1botjg6upurv.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker-beta.com/original/6979f28aebee20e1071cc03d109dd9d1.jpghttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/show/serial_5Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:23:00 +0000Imran BerishaImran Berishafeeds@spreaker.comSerial 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 the New York Times Company. Our shows have reached...
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Search for it wherever you get your podcasts.To get full access to...nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com ]]>3593false153fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-preventionist-ep-2--1117795nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com ]]>659d6d93-3771-4591-9bde-81f95fe4e4caThu, 30 Oct 2025 09:55:00 +0000Imran BerishaOne pediatrician’s path to Pennsylvania, and the rise of a powerful new field in child medicine. Our newest podcast, “The Preventionist” is out now. Search for it wherever you get your podcasts.To get full access to this and other Serial Productions...nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com ]]>3088false152fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-preventionist-ep-1--1117794nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com ]]>7a36f0a9-cbab-437c-adaa-523045b77734Thu, 30 Oct 2025 09:50:00 +0000Imran BerishaThe story of how this extraordinary situation in the Lehigh Valley came to light — because it almost didn’t. Our newest podcast, “The Preventionist” is out now. Search for it wherever you get your podcasts.To get full access to this and other Serial...nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com ]]>2516false151fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-preventionist-trailer--1117641nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com ]]>f98d8682-d934-4078-bcdd-b3a6bbef7963Thu, 16 Oct 2025 14:12:19 +0000Imran BerishaIn the summer of 2023, reporter Dyan Neary received a tip about a problematic doctor in Pennsylvania. Families were claiming that when they sought medical care for their children, this pediatrician falsely accused them of abuse, and their children...nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com ]]>286false15trailerhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-retrievals-s02-episode-4-the-solutions--1116701nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com ]]>a4a87446-dd65-44c8-b313-53e3bf981760Thu, 07 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000Imran BerishaSometimes you can’t wait for research to tell you what to do — you just have to go ahead and do it. We get back on L&D with Clara, Mindy and Heather. Subscribe now to get early access to this episode. Our newest podcast, “The Retrievals, Season 2”...nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com ]]>2850false144fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-retrievals-s02-episode-3-the-guidelines--1116702nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com ]]>1a87ee30-4825-4591-bfbd-806a5313f36fThu, 07 Aug 2025 10:55:00 +0000Imran BerishaPain during a cesarean section isn’t a new problem. But for a long time, it’s been a hidden one. In England, a patient named Susanna not only brings the problem to doctors’ attention, but also tries to solve it. Our newest podcast, “The Retrievals,...nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com ]]>3386false143fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-retrievals-s02-episode-2-the-speech--1116704nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com ]]>bd9d396b-d23b-4e4b-bef1-48915bf4ee6dThu, 07 Aug 2025 10:50:00 +0000Imran BerishaWhat went wrong with Clara’s delivery? And can Heather get doctors to talk about it? Our newest podcast, “The Retrievals, Season 2” is out now. Search for it wherever you get your podcasts, or follow it here: lnk.to/retrievals2 To get full access to...nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com ]]>2763false142fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-retrievals-s02-episode-1-the-case--1116703nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com ]]>c09f9189-16c3-46b0-ae93-11473e4da689Thu, 07 Aug 2025 10:45:00 +0000Imran BerishaClara is a labor and delivery nurse, so she has a pretty good idea of what to expect when she delivers her own twins at the same hospital where she works. But she wasn’t prepared for this. Our newest podcast, “The Retrievals, Season 2” is out now....nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com ]]>2931false141fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-retrievals-season-2-trailer--1116377nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com ]]>5abe096c-620f-466c-8172-7722e343d79bThu, 10 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000Imran BerishaC-sections are the most frequently performed major surgeries in the world. So why do so many patients feel severe pain during them? Season 2 of the award-winning podcast “The Retrievals” is an investigation into this underreported problem — and the...nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com ]]>297false14trailerhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-good-whale-ep-6--1114608here, or search for it wherever you get your podcasts.To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com ]]>146a5d14-0fc5-4c25-9c70-091370786930Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:25:00 +0000Imran BerishaAfter a month at sea, Keiko pops up near a Norwegian fishing village, causing a stir among the residents and his own team of caretakers. They figure that if they wait until spring, maybe Keiko will swim off again with a wild pod. If they can all just...here, or search for it wherever you get your podcasts.To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com ]]>2225false136fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-good-whale-ep-5--1114609https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1k1TQ2Lh0o Our new podcast, “The Good Whale,” is out now. Follow it here, or search for it wherever you get your podcasts.To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com ]]>bd44a2c1-d975-4e85-a8c4-aa981cdd2a1cThu, 02 Jan 2025 11:20:00 +0000Imran BerishaKeiko disappears in Icelandic waters, swimming east for four weeks. Unobserved, with no human contact. Since nobody knows what happened to Keiko during that mysterious time, we decided to recreate it — as a musical. From Keiko’s perspective,...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1k1TQ2Lh0o Our new podcast, “The Good Whale,” is out now. Follow it here, or search for it wherever you get your podcasts.To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com ]]>931false135fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-good-whale-ep-4--1114610here, or search for it wherever you get your podcasts.To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com ]]>15f3213c-1739-434d-ba4e-f33ba7992a32Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:15:00 +0000Imran BerishaA fresh training team takes a hard-line approach and doubles down on breaking Keiko’s bond with humans. By summer it seems to be working, until one day Keiko swims away. This is the moment they’ve all been waiting for. Our new podcast, “The Good...here, or search for it wherever you get your podcasts.To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com ]]>2167false134fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-good-whale-ep-3--1114605here, or search for it wherever you get your podcasts.To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com ]]>2ccef205-a81c-4597-bb35-c6acff3deee6Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:10:00 +0000Imran BerishaKeiko finally arrives in Iceland, where years of preparation will be put to the test when Keiko gets his first chance to interact with orcas in the wild — something he hasn’t done since he was a calf. It does not go according to plan. Our new podcast,...here, or search for it wherever you get your podcasts.To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com ]]>2584false133fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-good-whale-ep-2--1114607here, or search for it wherever you get your podcasts.To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com ]]>b69571bc-240c-4e23-b132-69b733de83e8Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:05:00 +0000Imran BerishaKeiko has a new tank in Oregon and a dream team of experts that gets him into shape. But soon they start fighting over what a realistic future looks like for this golden retriever of an orca. Our new podcast, “The Good Whale,” is out now. Follow it...here, or search for it wherever you get your podcasts.To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com ]]>2210false132fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-good-whale-ep-1--1114606here, or search for it wherever you get your podcasts.To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com ]]>330cab9a-e4a7-4b28-aeb5-2975444e96e7Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000Imran BerishaWhen the movie “Free Willy” is released, word gets out that the star, a killer whale named Keiko, is sick and living in a tiny pool at a Mexican amusement park. An environmentalist sets out to give the fans what they want: their favorite celebrity...here, or search for it wherever you get your podcasts.To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com ]]>2857false131fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-good-whale-trailer--1114118nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter.Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? 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To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign...18false5bonushttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/where-to-find-episodes-3-9-of-serial-season-four--1113945f6708719-fbf2-4265-b581-5ec05d3da6a2Tue, 15 Oct 2024 17:09:16 +0000Imran BerishaTo get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts. To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign...18false4bonushttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/where-to-find-episodes-3-9-of-serial-season-three--111394709ab6b76-1bd5-4c9c-afde-cc7b424426a1Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:59:58 +0000Imran BerishaTo get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts. 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To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign...18false1bonushttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/s04-ep-9-this-is-the-weirdness--11003913ba5101e-a7e6-4dae-ac21-464b42b8d858Thu, 16 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000Imran BerishaThe criminal case against the men accused of planning the Sept. 11 attacks is the one aspect of Guantánamo that would seem to make sense – until you start watching it.3760false4fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/s04-ep-8-two-ledgers--1100380d927493b-1284-42c7-b6c8-93fba9963299Thu, 09 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000Imran BerishaMajid Khan spent years locked away in CIA black sites. What would he tell the world when he finally got the chance to speak? 3668false4fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/s04-ep-7-the-forever-reporter--110036277bb7bc6-183f-4c5c-99dc-e3b9477ebc15Thu, 02 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000Imran BerishaOne reporter has been covering Guantánamo since the day the prison opened. The military would like her to go home now.3773false4fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/s04-ep-6-part-2-asymmetry--110035185c823b4-e6a8-4860-a2c1-1f4dd926712cThu, 25 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000Imran BerishaAfter the worst happens at Guantánamo, the warden tries to explain it to the outside world – and to himself.3392false4fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/s04-ep-5-the-big-chicken-part-1--1100338abd45e05-2ffa-4241-900d-0652b4bb820dThu, 18 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000Imran BerishaA new warden comes to Guantánamo and decides to make some changes. A prison’s a prison, he thinks. How hard could this be?3285false4fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/s04-ep-4-the-honeymooners--1100315cec37180-138a-4943-bddd-2e7e324eac07Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000Imran BerishaThe case against a young airman gets even weirder when the government pulls in two fresh investigators. Part 2: A bride, an FBI agent, and a polygraph machine.3081false4fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/s04-ep-3-ahmad-the-iguana-feeder--10973762839c8fb-2213-4649-aaeb-42dc0de1fbd2Thu, 04 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000Imran BerishaAn Arabic-speaking airman is sent to Guantánamo to translate, and soon finds himself at the center of a major scandal. Part 1: Suspicion swallows evidence. 3737false4fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/s04-ep-2-the-special-project--109732336d019c8-c33f-4d1a-9324-0a6c579a3ccfThu, 28 Mar 2024 10:05:00 +0000Imran BerishaIn 2002, an elite interrogation team secretly staged Guantánamo’s most elaborate intel operation — to try to get a single detainee to talk.2861false4fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/s04-ep-1-poor-baby-raul--10973249e437311-28e0-41b6-83c2-8decb09d12aaThu, 28 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000Imran BerishaMaybe you have an idea in your head about what it was like to work at Guantánamo, one of the most notorious prisons in the world. Think again.2534false4fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/s04-trailer--10972852a5d8b09-30f0-43e2-bc9c-d111b295c87fThu, 21 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000Imran BerishaFrom Serial Productions and The New York Times, Serial Season 4 is a history of Guantánamo told by people who lived through key moments in Guantánamo’s evolution, who know things the rest of us don’t about what it’s like to be caught inside an...143false12trailerhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/an-update-from-sarah-koenig--10970379ca783c3-ba36-47f4-bba8-33a42fdb5060Fri, 01 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000Imran BerishaNews about an upcoming project.60false11fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-kids-of-rutherford-county-ep-4-dedicated-public-servants--1096070312f852d-ede3-452f-9ce0-269da633c2d1Thu, 16 Nov 2023 11:15:00 +0000Imran BerishaThe lawyers settle with the county, which agrees to pay the kids who were wrongfully arrested and illegally jailed; the hard part is actually getting the kids paid. From Serial Productions and The New York Times in partnership with ProPublica and...2360false11fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-kids-of-rutherford-county-ep-3-would-you-like-to-sue-the-government--1096067d7a0d276-73d5-47f9-adda-a1e5fbc95601Thu, 16 Nov 2023 11:10:00 +0000Imran BerishaWes Clark reads a telling line in a police report about how Rutherford County’s juvenile justice system really works. He and his law partner Mark Downton realize they have a massive class action on their hands. From Serial Productions and The New York...2875false11fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-kids-of-rutherford-county-ep-2-what-the-hell-are-you-people-doing--1096069c043d72a-689c-481b-ab65-c5391e1145dbThu, 16 Nov 2023 11:05:00 +0000Imran BerishaA young lawyer named Wes Clark can’t get the Rutherford County juvenile court to let his clients out of detention — even when the law says they shouldn’t have been held in the first place. He’s frustrated and demoralized, until he makes a friend. From...1971false11fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-kids-of-rutherford-county-ep-1-the-egregious-video--10960685a2759e9-37d7-4900-baeb-70c030f903f4Thu, 16 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000Imran BerishaA police officer in Rutherford County, Tenn., sees a video of little kids fighting, and decides to investigate. This leads to the arrest of 11 kids for watching the fight. The arrests do not go smoothly. From Serial Productions and The New York Times...1673false11fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-kids-of-rutherford-county-trailer--1095730679c92fc-323a-44f1-877f-488d10ffe1d7Thu, 19 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000Imran BerishaFor over a decade, one Tennessee county arrested and illegally jailed hundreds, maybe thousands, of children. A four-part narrative series reveals how this came to be, the adults responsible for it, and the two lawyers, former juvenile delinquents...237false11trailerhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-retrievals-ep-5-the-outcomes--10947363a15a443-3fc3-42a2-afee-3871097a6744Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:20:00 +0000Imran BerishaIn fertility treatment, a successful outcome is defined as a healthy baby. In this story, the outcomes are complicated for everyone involved. 3226false10fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-retrievals-ep-4-the-clinic--109473772624b00-1942-4cae-86df-7bd531fd0f25Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:15:00 +0000Imran BerishaWhat we know about what happened at the clinic.2280false10fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-retrievals-ep-3-the-sentence--1094733f395e525-4917-470b-8685-1ddb851b30beThu, 17 Aug 2023 10:10:00 +0000Imran BerishaAt the nurse’s sentencing hearing, the patients learn a shocking detail that forces them to confront the limits of their compassion.2799false10fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-retrievals-ep-2-the-nurse--10947340c207e66-67de-4b52-bb49-87dabd19580dThu, 17 Aug 2023 10:05:00 +0000Imran BerishaThe patients know what happened to them. Now they learn who did it. The story of the nurse whose own pain was also unseen.1986false10fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-retrievals-ep-1-the-patients--1094735576538b0-bc26-48b4-8a31-fcb2436300e0Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:00:00 +0000Imran BerishaPatients at a fertility clinic experience excruciating, unexpected pain. For months the reason for that pain remains hidden. Then they get a letter from the clinic.3395false10fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-retrievals-trailer--10925675407b837-2f33-4f2f-97bd-9366288b77e6Thu, 22 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0000Imran BerishaThe patients in this story came to the Yale Fertility Center to pursue pregnancy. They began their I.V.F. cycles full of expectation and hope. Then a surgical procedure called egg retrieval caused them excruciating pain.Some of the patients screamed...265false10trailerhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/episode-8--1091981211ddb13-b3ba-47d8-8a0d-cce2c4c30cdbThu, 30 Mar 2023 09:35:00 +0000Imran Berisha2195false9fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/episode-7--1091983a4aee38e-aa53-4c52-bbbe-c9da02b2c961Thu, 30 Mar 2023 09:30:00 +0000Imran Berisha2075false9fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/episode-6--1091984c0ef920f-37eb-4534-b848-27bf0b4d5506Thu, 30 Mar 2023 09:25:00 +0000Imran Berisha1879false9fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/episode-5--1091982671209b3-6499-417b-9564-a9b3813c85d6Thu, 30 Mar 2023 09:20:00 +0000Imran Berisha1978false9fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/episode-4--10919806a94d6f0-cedc-4e0e-8a7d-7f3301c54d73Thu, 30 Mar 2023 09:15:00 +0000Imran Berisha2200false9fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/episode-3--1091977e286c4d4-b9e5-4bdf-82d9-897272ce0a8eThu, 30 Mar 2023 09:10:00 +0000Imran Berisha1690false9fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/episode-2--10919780fe05727-78ca-4b67-a0d0-9cfeb3191111Thu, 30 Mar 2023 09:05:00 +0000Imran Berisha1418false9fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/episode-1--1091979827d6145-f6cd-4a7e-b170-e911ea18134aThu, 30 Mar 2023 09:00:00 +0000Imran Berisha1458false9fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-coldest-case-in-laramie-trailer--1087917972716fa-eea0-4797-b613-3d8fc2593af7Thu, 16 Feb 2023 05:00:00 +0000Imran BerishaKim Barker, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter for The New York Times, revisits an unsolved murder that took place while she was in high school in Laramie, Wyoming, nearly 40 years ago. She confronts the conflicting stories people have...282false9trailerhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/we-were-three-ep-3-i-am-all-that-is-left-amen--10879192e3812be-f943-47ce-86cb-c6b72719abb9Thu, 13 Oct 2022 06:10:00 +0000Imran BerishaRachel goes back to California, to the place where she grew up and where her brother and father died, to find answers. For more information on 'We Were Three': https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/11/podcasts/we-were-three.html2692true8fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/we-were-three-ep-2-assassin--1087928c10cc6b1-0455-440f-8762-61ba1924e102Thu, 13 Oct 2022 06:05:00 +0000Imran BerishaRachel retraces how her family, over decades, fell apart and came back together. For more information on 'We Were Three': https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/11/podcasts/we-were-three.html2997true8fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/we-were-three-ep-1-black-box--108793325bc8a0c-5be4-4977-85a4-65754f3fe2ecThu, 13 Oct 2022 06:00:00 +0000Imran BerishaRachel goes back to California, to the place where she grew up and where her brother and father died, to find answers. For more information on 'We Were Three': https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/11/podcasts/we-were-three.html2672true8fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/we-were-three-trailer--108791824e439ec-65f9-46bd-95ee-c3b64a34dad0Thu, 13 Oct 2022 05:55:00 +0000Imran BerishaA three-part series from This American Life producer Nancy Updike. When Rachel McKibbens’s father and brother died suddenly last fall, two weeks apart, from Covid, she’d had no idea her father was sick, and no idea her brother was dying. They were...183true8trailerhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-trojan-horse-affair-part-8--10879217582af05-6e48-4529-afd9-0317d1a42268Fri, 18 Mar 2022 09:35:00 +0000Imran BerishaA man banned from working in education in the aftermath of the Trojan Horse letter inspires Brian and Hamza to track down one last witness with him – in Australia. And all three travelers find their faith tested.2883true7fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-trojan-horse-affair-part-7--1087935bb6fe551-1736-4967-aa53-dbb685eb1722Fri, 18 Mar 2022 09:30:00 +0000Imran BerishaBirmingham authorities struggle to explain why they disavowed their own findings about the Trojan Horse plot. But when Brian and Hamza make a discovery deep inside some court documents, everything suddenly makes sense.3058true7fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-trojan-horse-affair-part-6--1087920542fe2d9-b0eb-48c8-a0ef-8e5ff4edbaa8Fri, 18 Mar 2022 09:25:00 +0000Imran BerishaHamza takes a long, hard look at what the government found when it investigated more than 20 majority-Muslim schools in Birmingham. And our two reporters have a confrontation – with each other.3928true7fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-trojan-horse-affair-part-5--1087922fa480af7-3063-472e-9906-1711e39e1c4aFri, 18 Mar 2022 09:20:00 +0000Imran BerishaHamza and Brian learn that the Trojan Horse letter wasn’t the only unsigned letter alleging an extremist operation was afoot in Birmingham. An interview with a couple who lodged complaints against their school starts out cordially, but six hours...3640true7fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-trojan-horse-affair-part-4--1087934a8e281c9-b92d-4e2d-8398-da9b704d7a42Fri, 18 Mar 2022 09:15:00 +0000Imran BerishaA series of frustrating interviews with Birmingham politicians leaves Brian and Hamza wondering if crucial information about the Trojan Horse letter was kept from officials in London. Then one rainy Friday afternoon, Brian hears back from a government...2757true7fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-trojan-horse-affair-part-3--1087956fef88e18-3b3e-419e-be60-94b6d148e43cFri, 18 Mar 2022 09:10:00 +0000Imran BerishaIn a state of surprise, Hamza and Brian leave a meeting with the man the Trojan Horse letter was first sent to. And they learn about an internal investigation report that local officials have kept hidden, but which they think could contain a bombshell.2319true7fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-trojan-horse-affair-part-2--1087944baf2beba-8db1-4287-ae12-36ef6588f8c6Fri, 18 Mar 2022 09:05:00 +0000Imran BerishaHamza and Brian think the source of the Trojan Horse letter might be hiding in plain sight. After learning about the petty personnel dispute that probably gave rise to the letter, they’re even more bewildered about how it ever could have been taken...3232true7fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-trojan-horse-affair-part-1--10879585186314f-7c43-4f9d-b3ce-d2fc29265eabFri, 18 Mar 2022 09:00:00 +0000Imran BerishaA strange letter appears outlining a plot by Islamic extremists to infiltrate Birmingham schools. Hamza and Brian visit the supposed mastermind of the plot, and he tells them he did take over a bunch of schools – just not for the reasons in the letter.3588true7fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-trojan-horse-affair-trailer--10879590542fdf1-5d6b-4fdd-b16d-56e59d0ae024Thu, 03 Feb 2022 10:00:00 +0000Imran BerishaA mysterious letter detailing a supposed Islamist plot to take over schools shocked Britain in 2014. But who wrote it? From Serial Productions and The New York Times, “The Trojan Horse Affair,” an investigation that became bigger than we ever...248false7trailerhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-improvement-association-ep-5-democrat-republican-white-black-green--1087960955beb42-d15d-4790-9c96-dd7d99dbd9c9Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:00:05 +0000Imran BerishaThe Improvement Association PAC’s power in the county is threatened when an unlikely candidate enters the race for county commissioner. Plenty of people outside the PAC now have their own ideas about how to build Black political power here. Zoe...2962false6fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-improvement-association-ep-4-let-them-pull-the-red-wagon--1087964d71972e4-86b9-4e6a-b564-1b2735a57781Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:00:04 +0000Imran BerishaWith the PAC’s reputation suffering because of years of cheating accusations and resentment stirring within its ranks, a prominent member turns against the leadership. Nevertheless, Horace and his closest allies make a bold move by supporting a...3094false6fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-improvement-association-ep-3-the-ballad-of-the-nursing-home-ballots--10879254286740d-ef04-4210-9cbc-40d3594a7e2eWed, 28 Apr 2021 10:00:03 +0000Imran BerishaZoe delves into one of the most serious allegations against the Bladen Improvement PAC: an accusation about stealing votes from vulnerable people that goes back 10 years. In trying to track down the veracity of this particularly persistent rumor, she...2409false6fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-improvement-association-ep-2-where-is-your-choice--1087924e08770b8-a4ce-46d4-890c-dfe5e2c7366fWed, 28 Apr 2021 10:00:02 +0000Imran BerishaZoe talks to people in the county who believe the Bladen Improvement PAC has been cheating for years. She tries to get beyond the rumors and into specifics, and comes face to face with the intense suspicion and scrutiny leveled against the...2714false6fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-improvement-association-ep-1-the-big-shadoo--1087940a046f335-e05f-4b76-9a6f-59d45336c6adWed, 28 Apr 2021 10:00:01 +0000Imran BerishaFollowing a notorious case of election fraud in Bladen County, North Carolina, in 2018, the reporter Zoe Chace gets an invitation from Horace Munn, the leader of the Bladen County Improvement Association PAC, a Black political advocacy group whose...2715false6fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/the-improvement-association-trailer--1087963ff3c56c9-d061-46e1-9e91-6f54fd57c169Tue, 30 Mar 2021 10:00:00 +0000Imran BerishaListen to the trailer for our newest show, "The Improvement Association." From Serial Productions and The New York Times, hosted by Zoe Chace.218false6trailerhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/nice-white-parents-ep-5-we-know-it-when-we-see-it--1087937nwp-e05Thu, 20 Aug 2020 09:00:00 +0000Imran BerishaAn unexpected last chapter. Some white parents start behaving differently.3176true5fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/nice-white-parents-ep-4-here-s-another-fun-thing-you-can-do--1087931nwp-e04Thu, 20 Aug 2020 08:59:00 +0000Imran BerishaIs it possible to limit the power of white parents?2967false5fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/nice-white-parents-ep-3-this-is-our-school-how-dare-you--1087939nwp-e03Thu, 20 Aug 2020 08:58:00 +0000Imran BerishaWe saw what happens when white families come into the school. What happens when they stay out?2736false5fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/nice-white-parents-ep-2-i-still-believe-in-it--1087938nwp-e02Thu, 20 Aug 2020 08:57:00 +0000Imran BerishaWhite parents in the 1960s fought to be part of a new, racially integrated school. Where’d they go?3145false5fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/nice-white-parents-ep-1-the-book-of-statuses--1087943nwp-e01Thu, 20 Aug 2020 08:56:00 +0000Imran BerishaA group of parents take one big step together.3713false5fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/s-town-chapter-vii--10879674e95f6b3-4a05-4ff8-b2d0-3c2b9d0a4e6aTue, 20 Nov 2018 10:30:00 +0000Imran Berisha“You’re beginning to figure it out now, aren’t you?”3732false4fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/s-town-chapter-vi--1087965dd9d1154-7dce-4cc5-a10b-13fad77ee668Tue, 20 Nov 2018 10:25:00 +0000Imran Berisha“Since everyone around here thinks I’m a queer anyway.”2758false4fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/s-town-chapter-v--108797105557825-60f1-4ff2-b97c-4fd5ecc21838Tue, 20 Nov 2018 10:20:00 +0000Imran Berisha“Nobody’ll ever change my mind about it.”3681false4fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/s-town-chapter-iv--108794249c9edf6-0b88-4209-8cf6-8cc17771c394Tue, 20 Nov 2018 10:15:00 +0000Imran Berisha“If anybody could find it, it would be me.”3694false4fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/s-town-chapter-iii--10879233142f67e-f348-4e86-b48f-8ea660064f9cTue, 20 Nov 2018 10:10:00 +0000Imran Berisha“Tedious and brief.”3184false4fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/s-town-chapter-ii--10879269d85d9a5-ddca-4e66-8c3d-e485cd07611cTue, 20 Nov 2018 10:05:00 +0000Imran Berisha“Has anybody called you?”2831false4fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/s-town-chapter-i--10879464a4eafd4-59fc-4e8c-a290-a6270797e206Tue, 20 Nov 2018 10:00:00 +0000Imran Berisha“If you keep your mouth shut, you’ll be surprised what you can learn.”3114false4fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s03-ep-9-some-time-when-everything-has-changed--1087948s03-e09Thu, 15 Nov 2018 10:30:00 +0000Imran BerishaThe state of Ohio decides where Joshua belongs.2916true3fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s03-ep-8-a-madman-s-vacation--1087955s03-e08Thu, 08 Nov 2018 10:30:00 +0000Imran BerishaA teenager decides to cooperate.3816true3fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s03-ep-7-the-snowball-effect--1087927s03-e07Thu, 25 Oct 2018 09:30:00 +0000Imran BerishaIf you listen closely to the trash-talking, you start to get the message.3263true3fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s03-ep-6-you-in-the-red-shirt--1087968s03-e06Thu, 18 Oct 2018 09:30:00 +0000Imran BerishaLife after you put a cop in jail.3001true3fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s03-ep-5-pleas-baby-pleas--1087949s03-e05Thu, 11 Oct 2018 09:30:00 +0000Imran BerishaDon’t tell the judges, but the prosecutors have the most power in the building.3554true3fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s03-ep-4-a-bird-in-jail-is-worth-two-on-the-street--1087972s03-e04Thu, 04 Oct 2018 09:30:00 +0000Imran BerishaWhat happens when the right evidence points to the wrong man?3547true3fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s03-ep-3-misdemeanor-meet-mr-lawsuit--1087950s03-e03Thu, 27 Sep 2018 09:30:00 +0000Imran BerishaThe smell of raw marijuana + acting nervous + hands in pockets = ?3668true3fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s03-ep-2-you-ve-got-some-gauls--1087954s03-e02Thu, 20 Sep 2018 09:30:00 +0000Imran BerishaWhen a judge believes he knows you better than you know yourself.3327true3fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s03-ep-1-a-bar-fight-walks-into-the-justice-center--1087929s03-e01Thu, 20 Sep 2018 09:15:00 +0000Imran BerishaA young woman at a bar is slapped on the butt. So why’s she the one in jail?3065true3fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s02-ep-11-present-for-duty--1087970s02-e11Thu, 31 Mar 2016 09:30:00 +0000Imran BerishaThe Season Two finale: What is Bowe’s fault, and what isn’t?3833true2fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s02-ep-10-thorny-politics--1087951s02-e10Thu, 17 Mar 2016 09:30:00 +0000Imran BerishaAre you hearing what I’m hearing?3027true2fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s02-ep-9-trade-secrets--1087975s02-e09Thu, 03 Mar 2016 10:30:00 +0000Imran BerishaYou don’t make peace with your friends. 2864true2fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s02-ep-8-hindsight-part-2--1087930s02-e08Fri, 19 Feb 2016 10:30:00 +0000Imran BerishaWoulda, coulda, shoulda…2134true2fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s02-ep-7-hindsight-part-1--1087977s02-e07Thu, 18 Feb 2016 10:30:00 +0000Imran BerishaIt makes sense if you’re Bowe Bergdahl.2211true2fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s02-ep-6-5-o-clock-shadow--1087982s02-e06Thu, 04 Feb 2016 10:30:00 +0000Imran BerishaWhy did Bowe Bergdahl walk off? 3529true2fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s02-ep-5-meanwhile-in-tampa--1087978s02-e05Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:30:00 +0000Imran BerishaCIA, FBI, YouTube, the Portland PD? There was no handbook for getting Bergdahl back.3138true2fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s02-ep-4-the-captors--1087973s02-e04Thu, 07 Jan 2016 10:30:00 +0000Imran BerishaWhat's happening on the other side of the door?2638true1fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s02-ep-3-escaping--1087932s02-e03Thu, 24 Dec 2015 10:30:00 +0000Imran BerishaBergdahl’s first year in captivity starts with an escape and ends with an escape. In between, he learns necessary, twisted lessons of survival.3188true2fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s02-ep-2-the-golden-chicken--1087957s02-e02Thu, 17 Dec 2015 10:30:00 +0000Imran BerishaOn 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?3483true2fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s02-ep-1-dustwun--1087952s02-e01Thu, 10 Dec 2015 11:00:00 +0000Imran BerishaIn 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 later, it occurs to him: he’s in...2586true2fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s01-ep-13-adnan-is-out--108798392eade1d-ddf2-45f0-bd66-b6ab42b40334Thu, 18 Dec 2014 10:50:00 +0000Imran BerishaIt’s Baltimore, 2022. Adnan Syed has spent the last 23 years incarcerated, serving a life sentence for the murder of Hae Min Lee, a crime he says he didn’t commit. He has exhausted every legal avenue for relief, including a petition to the United...1014false1fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s01-update-3-day-03-adnan-syed-s-hearing--1087936160 at http://serialpodcast.orgThu, 18 Dec 2014 10:45:00 +0000Imran BerishaFebruary 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 evidence, and present a case for why...853false1bonushttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s01-update-2-day-02-adnan-syed-s-hearing--1087941159 at http://serialpodcast.orgThu, 18 Dec 2014 10:40:00 +0000Imran BerishaFebruary 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 evidence, and present a case for why...878false1bonushttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s01-update-1-day-01-adnan-syed-s-hearing--1087974157 at http://serialpodcast.orgThu, 18 Dec 2014 10:35:00 +0000Imran BerishaFebruary 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 evidence, and present a case for why...908false1bonushttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s01-ep-12-what-we-know--108796257 at http://serialpodcast.orgThu, 18 Dec 2014 10:30:00 +0000Imran BerishaOn 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 for a crime he could never have committed. After 15 months of reporting, we take out everything we’ve...3266true1fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s01-ep-11-rumors--108798456 at http://serialpodcast.orgThu, 11 Dec 2014 10:30:00 +0000Imran BerishaAlmost 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, Sarah started getting phone calls from people who knew Adnan back then, and told her stories of a...2381true1fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s01-ep-10-the-best-defense-is-a-good-defense--108795354 at http://serialpodcast.orgThu, 04 Dec 2014 10:30:00 +0000Imran BerishaAdnan’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 murder charge. But Adnan was...3163true1fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s01-ep-9-to-be-suspected--108794549 at http://serialpodcast.orgThu, 20 Nov 2014 10:30:00 +0000Imran BerishaNew 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 little more than a year later, being...2687true1fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s01-ep-8-the-deal-with-jay--108796145 at http://serialpodcast.orgThu, 13 Nov 2014 10:30:00 +0000Imran BerishaThe 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, their chief liability. Naturally, Adnan’s lawyer tried hard to make Jay look untrustworthy at trial. So,...2564true1fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s01-ep-7-the-opposite-of-the-prosecution--108796642 at http://serialpodcast.orgThu, 06 Nov 2014 10:30:00 +0000Imran BerishaAdnan told Sarah about a case in Virginia that had striking similarities to his own: one key witness, incriminating cell phone records, young people, drugs - and a defendant who has always maintained his innocence. Sarah called up one of the defense...1918true1fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s01-ep-6-the-case-against-adnan-syed--108794734 at http://serialpodcast.orgThu, 30 Oct 2014 09:30:00 +0000Imran BerishaThe 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 circumstantial evidence they had...2579true1fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s01-ep-5-route-talk--108796931 at http://serialpodcast.orgThu, 23 Oct 2014 09:30:00 +0000Imran BerishaAdnan 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 minutes. It can’t be done, he said. So Sarah and Dana take up the challenge, and raise him one: They...2572true1fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s01-ep-4-inconsistencies--108797928 at http://serialpodcast.orgThu, 16 Oct 2014 09:30:00 +0000Imran BerishaA 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 the murder. But eventually he...1995true1fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s01-ep-3-leakin-park--108797621 at http://serialpodcast.orgThu, 09 Oct 2014 10:00:00 +0000Imran BerishaIt’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 forest. His odd recounting of the discovery makes Detectives Ritz and MacGillivary suspicious. For...1627true1fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s01-ep-2-the-breakup--108798117 at http://serialpodcast.orgFri, 03 Oct 2014 14:00:00 +0000Imran BerishaTheir relationship began like a storybook high-school romance: a prom date, love notes, sneaking off to be alone. But unlike other kids at school, they had to keep their dating secret, because their parents disapproved. Both of them, but especially...2150true1fullhttps://www.spreaker-beta.com/episode/serial-s01-ep-1-the-alibi--10879802 at http://serialpodcast.orgFri, 03 Oct 2014 13:45:00 +0000Imran BerishaIt's Baltimore, 1999. Hae Min Lee, a popular high-school senior, disappears after school one day. Six weeks later detectives arrest her classmate and ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed, for her murder. He says he's innocent - though he can't exactly remember...3178true1full